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  http://www.ign.com/videos/2010/12/17/battlefield-bad-company-2-vietnam-video-review?objectid=77646&show=H... : ant_hillbilly
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    =o I can't wait to get this, and get away from that BLOPS foolishness. BFBC2 has ruined every other multi... : theangrywaffles
    • Tell me about it. I can't get enough. This is prolly the most mp i've played on one game since the q2 d... : catman1027
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    god damnit I found this link and now I cant even get it to work it wont go past the age gate. : ant_hillbilly
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      Fuck that site i found it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKNFFxt4wuE : ant_hillbilly
      • lmao the comments are hilarious =P : chickdigger802
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    I wasn't really looking forward to Vietnam until watching this. Time to preorder. Hopefully the unlock... : dex.collins
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      All weapons are unlocked from start. An official tweet said this. : ZenzenTen
      • Awesome. Fully boned up and preordered. : dex.collins
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  BC 2 was such a flash in the pan as far as MP goes that Im probably gonna skip this one. I got much more ... : Tommy Toolbag
  • There is so much fail in this post (imho) : watcherxp
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    You're crazy man. BC2 is still a blast, so much more fun than any crappy CoD game. : MagicWishMonkey
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      Im not saying its not fun, because it is ... I just got tired of the same maps forever. I dont even know ... : Tommy Toolbag
      • You have to be joking. All we played earlier tonight were the new maps. : MercFox1
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    To each their own. Blops was the fastest flash in the pan for me in the past 5 years. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • Likewise. I stopped playing before I finished the single player campaign and I played about 2 rounds of m... : MagicWishMonkey
    • I'm so glad I resisted my 2 friends badgering to buy BLOPS. They were like, "Oh man, buy this CoD. It's ... : coyoterys
  • i'm with you bro : ultramega
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    I agree, I bought BC2 and quit playing it a few days later. It was too drawn out & boring for me. I don... : jingletard
    • BF2 had this issue but I dont think BC2 does. if you spend tons of time running in a map other than heav... : threeup
    • What? How many maps did you try? there are several maps with less than 5 vehicles. BC2 was pretty much th... : Hemtroll
    • I loved that fucking game : progressor
    • I actually love the huge maps and drawn out games ... there just werent enough maps : Tommy Toolbag
    • A few days? That's not even enough time to get used to the original map list much less actually "learn" t... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      So wrong. There are only 1 or 2 maps you need a vehicle to effectively get around. Otherwise you're just ... : deject
      • And the squad aspect makes spawning in large maps very easy even if you don't have a vehicle handy. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Still mad I never got dr pepper shit for pc gamers even though they said they would fuck them : Iwannaacura
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    I blame the fucked up server browser, friend list, and menus for how quickly it died. People were patient : Serpico74
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      I drudged through all the server browser bullshit but stopped once I eventually switched from Recon to Me... : synapse19
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        I really hope that they tone down the grinding aspect in the next Battlefield game, it just isn't fun whe... : Serpico74
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          They really need to take a page from CoD and not make the default classes so underpowered compared to the... : synapse19
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            the default guns seemed pretty kickass in bc2. maybe not the best options, but very very suitable and fa... : EvilDolemite
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              "the only exception was the m60 for the first three months or so" Yup, one of many issues that were ev... : Serpico74
              • it's not even that great now. you can get some kills with it but the spread and kick is incredibly hard ... : EvilDolemite
          • Yeah, that and TF2 have it right, where the extras are nice but they are either sidegrades or don't give ... : Serpico74
    • it's awesome fun to play on Thursday shackbattles! : jimmy_legs
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      God damn, yes. Dice dropped the ball on such a great game. Weeks to fucking months to fix the most simple... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I gave up on adding people after my friends list got wiped out for the third time. It is so stupid, espec... : Serpico74
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        BC2 is a great game. I played the beta for a month straight constantly before the retail version happened... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • And the dumbest thing Dice did or didn't do for BC2 was not creating map creation tools for the online co... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • OMG, the beta was way better than the retail. Server browser didn't work (shocking) but everything else, ... : Serpico74
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      Yeah early level classes are unbelievably unbalanced and the friends list is an abomination, but the MP e... : Navy Spitfire
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        Yeah, and this bums me out even more. The game did so much right but it was offset by so many other negat... : Serpico74
        • I was actually annoyed with the server browsing in the beginning. I had no idea how to access it or what ... : Navy Spitfire
  • I'm the exact opposite. MW2 got old fast. BC2 had far more to offer to me. : FirstPersonCooter
  • Haven't played MW2 multi, but I agree on the BC2 part : shirif
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    lol yeah i've only logged over 200 hours in BC2 : gyokuro
    • That's a lot, even for a game like BC2. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Anyone who has a problem with Fortunate Son deserves to have their ass kicked. : justwr!ght
  • Agreed!! : TEXIT
• Did it blow them away? : Wisp!
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  "except all that damn creedence" what the fuck?? : feek
  • Seriously, what? : Johnnsen
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  THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I NEED TO KNOW is if you can play music while driving a vehicle? : Cliffzorz
  • BIRD BIRD BIRD : Metatron85
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    Yeah. There is over two hours of music : justwr!ght
    • Ride of the Valkyrie while flying a helicopter here I come! : Cliffzorz
  • This is a must for that era. : TEXIT
  • ♪♫ this is the end ♪♫ : devpaul
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  The first time I used the RtCW flamethrower in the beta I was in such awe! : lord_omega
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    It really set the standard. It was so damn pretty. : TEXIT
    • Signed. : Lightzout
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  And you owning Killing Floor, which has a great flamethrower! I don't even generally like flamethowers, b... : AxeMan808
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    Killing Floor is growing on me. I gave a buddy of mine the guest pass, I would like to get a game going ... : TEXIT
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      I *know* your SHACKNAME is TEXIT. (giggle) : AxeMan808
      • Haha oh shit, steam name. : TEXIT
• OKay first off...9.5 on IGN -- SICK. Watched the review and I am confident i made a good purchase now. ... : pepelouis
• The one in Natural Selection 2 looks better, IMO. : bigimp
• What looks so good about the flamethrower? : DinK
• While using the flamethrower, it is best to be a medic so that you can heal / revive all of the teammates... : Milleh

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  A new generation costs R&D money beforehand, and then is traditionally a money-loser in the first 1 to 2 ... : the archvile
  • Who says that? You almost never get a faster framerate, you get newer features and a faster cpu/gpu and p... : SeaLlama
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  lol. Games look great on my 360. : FormerHPB
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    Not as good as my PC tho :P : Strid3rtheGreat
    • You should see how good games look on my PC. : jahulio2
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      In 3-5 years your $2000 gaming rig will look like shit too, what's your point? : yosemiteclimber
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        I'll still be able to play new games at medium to high settings while still getting 60+fps. I only upgrad... : Strid3rtheGreat
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          No you wont, no gaming rig I've built has held up that well for that amount of time. After 3 years you're... : yosemiteclimber
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            The last three years might be a unique case. There hasn't really been anything to bring a system to its k... : Vincent Grayson
            • Yes, especially now that 99% of PC games are ports. : ughhhhhhh
            • I have a gut feeling Metro 2033 could be optimized enough to give a 20% performance gain. : Discrete
          • I just upgrade from a rig I have had for over 2 years and that system I could still play bad company 2 on... : Strid3rtheGreat
          • My 8800gtx rig moves along just fine and it's pushing 4 years old now : ninjase
          • This is a myth, my budget pc cost a few hundred quid and I built it 2 years ago. It still runs all my gam... : Pandilex
          • You're dead wrong. Every rig I put together usually costs me around £800 and lasts me easily 3-4 years... : Mr. Goodwrench
          • Oh yes he will. : Dr_Cube
      • "$2000 gaming rig" trollololol : Marrbe
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    They look good, but compare the same game on a PC and it's going to look pretty bland. Better textures... : sigpro
    • Not on my pc. :) : FormerHPB
• I don't want a new gen. Still enjoying my 360. : FrayLo
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  If the hardware gets stale, it allows developers to focus on other creative value investments: novel game : adpalumbo
  • But that doesn't seem to be the case. They keep trying to push the graphic higher when the consoles are a... : Strid3rtheGreat
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    This is some fucking ignorant shit. You think that stagnant hardware is good for gaming because it equali... : FlatlineDixay
    • Seriously; the "creative value investments" we've had this year are Kinect and Move, which have been a bi... : the archvile
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      I think developers would be more creative gameplay-wise if we stayed with this technology for a few years... : Chandler55
      • Stockholm Syndrome. : FlatlineDixay
      • They certainly get more creative squeezing visuals from the same hardware. Again, God Of War 2, amazing t... : Serpico74
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      I think a better way to state his argument is this: The first few years of the last two console genera... : sgtsanity
      • Spot on. It is hard to believe that God Of War 2 and Shadow Of The Colossus were on the same hardware as ... : Serpico74
    • I agree, some of the most novel stuff comes out when new consoles are released, not just things like the ... : Pandilex
    • I totally agree with this. adpalumbo statement is ignorant of bigger issues. : Dr_Cube
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  Build a gaming PC? : ajvitaly
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    Already have one that's why I'm not blind to how shitty console graphics/framerates are. : Strid3rtheGreat
    • Play Bayonneta. : shirif
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  RDR looks good on my ps3. Definitely not shit. : fsck
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    The game itself isn't shit I agree but the performance/graphic is horrible compared to what you see on PC : Strid3rtheGreat
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      The great thing about being ignorant about pc is that I don't know what I'm missing out on. I am satisfie... : FrayLo
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        I think they really need to have a demo pc setup right next to the console demo stations at stores for pe... : Strid3rtheGreat
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          People like me, a person who wants to play games on a console? I don't doubt pc graphics are amazingly b... : FrayLo
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            I'm sorry I wasn't trying to be an ass. To each their own, it's just had for me to play anything on my PS... : Strid3rtheGreat
            • Had=hard : Strid3rtheGreat
            • Except, its not available on PC. : SlingBlaze
          • I also have very little interest in playing games on a pc, because I sit at a pc all day at work. Would r... : FrayLo
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            Yeah, better FPS and graphics aren't as important to console gamers right now. It's more about ease of us... : sammyl
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              But how is playing at 15fps expectable? That's nearing slide show performance at that point, I don't know... : Strid3rtheGreat
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                what the fuck, what game on the 360 is going at 15fps? WOW JUST WOW : FrayLo
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                  You can not deny that some games hit framerate dips into the teens, it's a fact. Granted games dont sta... : Strid3rtheGreat
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                    Which games : FrayLo
                    • RDR, reach, F:NV, just to name a few I know had framerate issues. : Strid3rtheGreat
        • I showed a friend Blur. 8xAA, Ansio, 60FPS solid at 1080p on the PC. That sold him. : LoioshDwaggie
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          Nobody is arguing that console graphics are better than PC graphics. But my $400 Xbox 360 has lasted me ... : riptyde
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            Huh? I'm sorry but if a $1000 3 year old rig is having trouble running things you bought the wrong compon... : Hemotoxin
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              Not trying to sound elitist or douche-y but it simply isn't true that the console is "amazingly" cheaper.... : Hemotoxin
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                $200 monitor or $1000 tv (granted a lot of people already have tv's in their homes but they still had to ... : Strid3rtheGreat
                • Meh but you can just use the TV for the computer like you would a console if you chose too. Granted it is... : Hemotoxin
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                  Everyone can enjoy my $1000 tv in my house. Only I enjoy my pc. I'm completely on the side of PC gamers... : SlingBlaze
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                    Hook up the pc to the monitor and plug in acouple 360 controllers and your good to go, their are games on... : Strid3rtheGreat
                    • Monitor= tv in that statement btw lol : Strid3rtheGreat
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                      What games on PC support multi-player? I honestly don't know. Maybe a SNES emulator? And having 4 peop... : SlingBlaze
                      • Trine : Strid3rtheGreat
                      • Lara Croft: GOL : DewFuel
                    • Not in the way that the console does. Blur split screen? Borderlands? Lost Planet 2? Nope. : Halen
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                  Plus the $1000 couch I had to buy so I have something to sit on while I play the console. : riptyde
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                    Let's not talk about how much the fucking house cost, jeez : Serpico74
                    • You are correct, internet and electricity bills should be the logical next step. : Hemotoxin
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              someone a couple days ago was telling me a dual core penryn + 9800gt couldn't display games as well as a ... : MamiyaOtaru
              • Unless they are on a 15in monitor, they lie : Strid3rtheGreat
              • I hate it when I encounter this or the "Macs run faster! They have these graphics and stuff that are amaz... : Hemotoxin
              • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24765957 he wasn't alone : MamiyaOtaru
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                Depends on the game. It would choke on GTA4 while the 360 would be fine. : Serpico74
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                  that game is quite CPU bound, yeah. A dual core isn't quite hot enough. CPU is more than enough though.... : MamiyaOtaru
                  • *GPU* more than enough though bleh : MamiyaOtaru
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              A Q6600 with 8800GT sucks these days, I'm sorry. I've gone through two upgrades from a faster hardware co... : Serpico74
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                2560x1440 what size monitor is that? : Strid3rtheGreat
                • 27" 16:9, pretty new so there aren't a lot around right now. You can get them from Apple, Dell, and NEC. ... : Serpico74
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                  That's a 27" Probably a Dell U2711 ? : Toraz Chryx
                  • 27" iMac in target display mode : Serpico74
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                No. Just no. Go look up benchmarks. I play ME2, BC2 (Which Xbox lags on) and many other new titles at hig... : Hemotoxin
                • Do they even benchmark such old hardware? I'm not being snarky, I have a hard time finding C2D and 8000 s : Serpico74
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                ive had my cpu for over 4 years and my graphics card for over 2. i play gta4 quite well. looks better tha... : feek
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                  Specs? I remember when GTA4 came out, that it would have been choppy on what I had (E8400/8800GT SLI/1920... : Serpico74
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                    e6400 / amd4800 / 8gb ram/ 1600x1200. im just going to guess that resolution kills it : feek
                    • Guess so. I need to be clear, I am extremely pro-PC, but I also see the long term advantages that console : Serpico74
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                This isn't true, my e6600 from late 2006 runs gta4 great, which is noted for being cpu limited, and looks... : RetroRedEyeJr
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                  My problem is that my monitors keep getting larger, so on top of wanting smoother framerates I'm also sup... : Serpico74
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                    you can cure that by using your console. or be frustrated by it. one way or another : MamiyaOtaru
                    • Or I'll just keep on buying for everything. Big ups to disposable income. : Serpico74
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                Just chiming in here. I've got an OCd Q6600 and one 8800GT on a 1920x1200 display. The only game I have t... : Greymatter42
                • Maybe I should have refreshed. : Greymatter42
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                  Even Team Fortress 2 had me wanting more performance, and I had a similar rig to yours. Good to know that... : Serpico74
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                    Well, hardware performance is all relative to the user. Maybe I just have lower standards than you, who k... : Greymatter42
                    • I don't miss the DOS custom file days at all. :) So many hoops to jump through just to play a stupid gam... : Serpico74
              • Wait wait wait. Did you just say that PCs aren't as good as consoles because you run them at four times t... : AlexW1203
              • I could still play most games at medium with that setup. I could still make due with my 8800GT if I had t... : Dr_Cube
              • Wrong, I still have my Q6600 + Radeon HD2900. The radeon is terrible if you want to push it, but if all y... : Tchest
            • Your 8800GT is about to die :) : SiW.
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          How about people like you stop being so desperate, and let people enjoy what they enjoy.. PC gaming is de... : rasputinreborn
          • You contradict yourself in the first sentence... : Pandilex
      • Ignorance is a really shitty argument : Pandilex
    • Yeah but to be cutting on pc is fucking expensive, not to mention console is first priority then pc, so p... : papaskot
• Current gen is still awesome, no need to update yet. : even4
• I really don't want to buy new consoles again anytime soon. : NastyJack
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  Because there's not that much to add for the next gen console. Current gen has network play, DLC, TV and... : riptyde
  • Not just graphics but also performance. How many games lately have had some serious framerate issues? Rea... : Strid3rtheGreat
  • Exactly. People wouldn't buy it, not when current gen graphics are still "good enough" for most people. U : Serpico74
• Cuz if nothing comes out then you are stuck with it? Also I don't want to buy a new console. I'm perfect... : papaskot
• i rarely find myself bothered by any major title's graphics now : EvilDolemite
• if it was up to me, we would still be playing with our dreamcast. I can stomach those graphics no probl... : X-GOUKI
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  the ps2 was garbage and it made money FOREVER. Why not the ps3? : Lucy Labia
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    Errr, ps2 was probably the best console in recent memory (trumping the psx because of backwards compatibi... : DewFuel
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      lucy is probably referring to technical prowess. : crummynz
      • correct : Lucy Labia
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    God Of War 2 is a great example, btw. When it came out it had graphics that rivaled those of new systems,... : Serpico74
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      There are some reasons for that though, #1 Had the PS2 hardware and tools been designed better the PS2... : Lucy Labia
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        Point #1 is irrelevant only because the game rivaled new consoles, the main difference being SD instead o : Serpico74
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          I should have just written my post and deleted it. I don't think I made my points clearly..... : Lucy Labia
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            #1 wasn't so good but I agree with #2, I just don't believe that it is a negative thing. : Serpico74
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              After you wrote "Point #1 is irrelevant" without including " because when I was programming for the PS2" ... : Lucy Labia
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                How difficult the PS2 was to program for in 2000 has nothing to do with how PS2 games in 2007 rivaled PC,... : Serpico74
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                  All day son. : Lucy Labia
                  • Never mind, you are right, you should stop posting. ;) : Serpico74
      • The same issues happen/ed with the PS3 and 360 with tools development and will happen yet again with the ... : synapse19
  • they still sell PS2's! :D : RikiTiki2
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  That's because you're playing on a platform that usually sees inferior ports. Try it on the 360 instead. : jingletard
  • Also : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR2X6Wng2Tg : jingletard
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  call me blind but I dont really see much of a difference visually : ultramega
  • 360 vs ps3 sure If you mean console vs pc I reply: O.o : Strid3rtheGreat
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  i think that it is animation that needs to improve over rendering fidelity. You could take a game lik... : haiku
  • http://www.gametrailers.com/video/technology-l-a-noire/708505 I personally still think a lot of it loo... : synapse19
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    Animation is currently the most frequent breaker of immersion for me. : brickmatt
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      Same. Uncharted 2 and the HL2 games are the big ones that have done it right so far. : Serpico74
      • Uncharted's stuff looked great, but unfortunately not many studios have the budget to pull off what they ... : synapse19
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        Much like I had to wait years for wheels on vehicles to actually be round, I am afraid I will be waiting ... : haiku
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          Its weird, but the one game that really nails solid physicality down is Little Big Planet. The objects ha... : Serpico74
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            Little Big Planet is so good. Everything is so immediate and responsive, and it rarely feels glitchy. I t... : haiku
            • The fact that the camera is essentially locked in it's viewpoint is pretty huge as well : synapse19
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          The Assassin's Creed series does a great job of this. : ArcKnight
          • Amazing job really, I notice it everytime I play. : Hemotoxin
          • Yeah, the animation in Assassin's Creed is fantastic. : peanut-
        • This is something contradictory for me in GTA4. The most redeeming thing about the game for me was the an... : Lord Skellington
    • AI for me. AI these days is WORSE than it used to be. : LoioshDwaggie
  • This is a good solid post containing meaningful sentiment right here. : rudds
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    amazing animators who want to work on games are just so damn rare that it becomes a crazy expense. I'd lo... : thechunder
    • imo Valve and Blizzard have the strongest animators in the games industry and are as close as you're goin... : synapse19
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  here come the Console Gaming is Dead threads.... : gyokuro
  • Why would you think that? That's not even remotely the case; does anyone think so? : David Craddock
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  Have you not seen the trailer for Uncharted 3? They're still pulling power out of the PS3, and I doubt th... : Vincent Grayson
  • They haven't, not if we compare 1999 PS2 games with 2007 PS2 games. : Serpico74
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  Last E3 I saw one of the live Rage demonstrations. I don't know what witchcraft was involved, but that ga : Serpico74
  • At E3 you are never sure what is really running what. It isn't uncommon for developers to sit you in fron... : baron calamity
• i still don't feel that the full potential of our current generation of consoles has been utilized. ps3 ... : dopeman
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  Your first mistake was playing it on a PS3. second one is expecting a R* game to look great. : edgewise
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    I thought rdr looked excellent : dantastic
    • Word on the street is La Noir's lead platform is PS3, as it was originally a PS3 exclusive. : Gorkgork
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  Check the LA Noire video on the front page :) : dantastic
  • That game proves his point. They tried to make the animation better, and succeeded, but it only calls mor... : Tchest
• The big AAA games take 3-4 years to make so they can push it. You can still do cool new stuff with the co... : Dr_Cube
• I agree with you. I'm so done with this generation of consoles. Plus i thing customers had their fill of ... : baron calamity

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  Did you look at the Seagate Momentus XT? http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/laptop-hdd : ant_hillbilly
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    haha i was about to type this post but refreshed before doing so That thing is pretty rad for laptops : veras
    • http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd : veras
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    That's kinda neat. Does it just show up as two hard drives? : BlackCat9
    • I believe just one. : ant_hillbilly
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      No, it's one hard drive that has performance that blows away a mechanical drive - check the Anandtech rev... : veras
      • well blows away is an overstatement but it's really cool! : veras
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        Looks like it's generally on par with a 10,000RPM drive, sometimes outperforming it. But it doesn't do so... : BlackCat9
        • It never feels like an SDD :( : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • I was under the impression that these hybrids don't actually provide significant performance increases. ... : boarder2
  • CDNs! The 500GB of these is 109$ @ NCIX in their specials. I am going to get one for my laptop. Reviews l... : SirX
• just get an ssd : filthysock
• Why not just buy a cheap 7200 rpm drive in the interim? : bipolar
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  Velociraptors aren't really notebook drives.... SSD that fucker. That's what I plan on doing after Chri... : magistersmax
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    I need like 250-300GB unless I ditch the Windows partition. And even without it, I'm spending twice as mu... : BlackCat9
    • Well you get what you pay for, once the new Intel and Sandforce stuff is out (hopefully within 2-3 months... : sanchez
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  Just get an SSD now! I got my SSD a while ago now, probably > 1 year ago. Even at it's worst (the per... : OwenButler
  • Because he has a macbook and only has room for one drive and needs to hold more data than the SSD his bud... : boarder2
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  Don't waste your money on these high rpm or hybrid drives. Save up and get a good SSD, you wont regret it... : sanchez
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    500 gb hybrid drive is like $120 a 500 gb SSD is going to cost multiple times that even if/when prices... : veras
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      Honestly, I don't need amazing performance, I just don't want everyone to leave the TF2 match before I ca... : BlackCat9
      • they have nice 7200 rpm drives made for laptops that are totally affordable! : dopeman
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        Have you used a computer with an SSD? The performance improvement in just using the OS is amazing especia... : sanchez
        • I've played around with one of the new Macbook Airs. Yeah, I admit that apps start amazingly fast. I'd lo... : BlackCat9
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  why not get a reasonably sized ssd and then use external drives for everything else? : dopeman
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    If I were trying to load a game off a USB drive, wouldn't that be even slower than an internal 5400 RPM d... : BlackCat9
    • well, i was thinking more like an 80-120GB SSD, and then keep all your music / work / other stuff on an e... : dopeman
• Put an SSD in and get an external for data : Slowtreme
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  Dude, I bought the Intel G2 160GB last August/Sept, for that same MBP, and it was by far the best upgrade... : pgharavi
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    SSDs might be 4x the performance of one of the hybrid drives like the one above, but it looks like they'r... : BlackCat9
    • SSD! SSD! : sanchez
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      hmm you might want to pass on it, the seagate forum does not look promising for the drive after further r... : ant_hillbilly
      • What did you find, specifically? : BlackCat9
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      How about 180GB? OCZ Vertex 2 180GB is a pretty good compromise for size and price at $295 from newegg or... : Alco23
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        I think my full Time Machine backup image is about 170GB right now, so if I deleted some older games that... : BlackCat9
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          Buy an external HD for all your files then. : Shadowdane
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            As I said before, doesn't it defeat the purpose of having an SSD if you're always loading stuff from a sl... : BlackCat9
            • I have all my "slow" data off the SSD eg: * Itunes library * Movies/episodes * iPhoto/Lightroom phot... : OwenButler
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  Aren't there issues with TRIM (etc.) in OSX? : Merconium
  • There just isn't TRIM in OSX. : pgharavi
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    From what I've (briefly) read, lack of TRIM doesn't seem to affect them as much as some would think, alth... : vov1n
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      Only because the OS X benchmarks have used GC SSDs. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
      • Yeah I had to look that up, like I said, briefly. This wasn't until next year sometime I was going to upg... : vov1n
• Crap. I just looked online and I thought I had the 5400rpm drive, but I have the 7200rpm one. Man this th... : vov1n
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  My next notebook will be the inevitable 15" Macbook Air, which I reckon will be the new Pro model. Drop t... : Serpico74
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    Are you from the future? Tell me more! : vov1n
    • Optical drives are going the way of the dodo and SSDs are getting more affordable. This means thinner and... : Serpico74
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  Swap your optical drive for a SSD and have the best of both worlds. http://www.mcetech.com/optibay/ : tfboc
  • ^^^ This is correct. I did exactly this, and my C2D MacBook Pro is fast to load programs (SSD) and has l... : Dechter
  • This is a really good idea. : ant_hillbilly
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  Why is a MBP your primary gaming machine??? : the city
  • Honestly keep the HD and go to Fry's and assemble a mid range gaming desktop with like another 500 bucks ... : the city

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  That fish is creepy. : NFXFSX
  • That caption is terribly written. A dragonfish with teeth on both jaws and tongue (...) even has teeth : HamChowder
• That smile! http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/2010_3_12_16/y33_2615789... : ElChuy
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  God, this must have hurt: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/12/2010_in_photos_part_3_of_3.html#photo2... : HamChowder
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    so messed up when a country uses force to keep its citizens in : MamiyaOtaru
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      That's insane. Random guy decides to deal with rock thrower. : Tincan
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        shiit Opera centered on picture 21 when I clicked that. I was responding to the Korean relatives separat... : MamiyaOtaru
        • Haha, it kind of almost makes sense. : HamChowder
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    This probably hurt more: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/12/2010_in_photos_part_2_of_3.html#phot... : mojo the helpr monke
    • That video was as bad as the Shaun Livingstone knee injury...totally cringe inducing. : Dessicator82
  • He'll learn a good lesson about not standing in the way of moving vehicles. In the street. : rasputinreborn
  • ive been to that exact spot lol.. kinda ire : rbjester
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  Hmm, #40 cute French chick alert : notd665
  • pedo : filthysock
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  I had no idea the back blast on that AT-4 was so big. MW2 makes you think you can just pop them off aroun... : ultramega
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    I don't know if the AT-4 is in the latest iteration of America's Army, but in 2.0 you could kill enemies/... : HamChowder
    • Yeah, there's a new version of it that you can fire indoors and not murder everyone around you. Thats pre... : d0gbert
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  dude on 23 looks so badass : filthysock
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    He was the subject of a thread a while back. I think the consensus was that riding a scooter de-badassifi... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      no he's still badass because it's acceptable in his country : zerog83
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        I agree with you, but the mob has spoken. : Happy Doodle Muffin
        • we're obviously way more intelligent than the mob. they're like the birthers of shacknews. : zerog83
      • His badass-ness cannot be denied. : shirif
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  Buh... Bibibble? http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/12/2010_in_photos_part_3_of_3.html#photo16 : Rotten Deadite
  • Tom Tucker: "Any thoughts on the fight, Floyd?" Floyd Wetherton: "I.I.. I think that they are they're go... : AxeMan808
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  21 really gets to me :( : EagleSweet
  • Same here, its probably the saddest scenario I can imagine. : getfrisky
• Chick in 35 is kinda cute looking. ...rubs her hands across a female traveler's chest... Oh yeah. ... : Nixx2004
• the blast effect in 29 looks like the halo blasts from BATTLE: LA ! : iwonthelottery
• #20 goddamn : Navy Spitfire
• #7: "What are you doing, Stalker? I said come in!" #12: "Ohhhhh...That's what you were doing, Stalker." : AxeMan808
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  35 is awkward. : shirif
  • there are also some unfortunate photos :(. Sad : shirif
  • :( : shirif
• Holy shit.. the bull one in Part 2 is crazy. : K1Bond007
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  wtf tire http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/2010_2_12_15/y21_2614632... : tunis5000
  • Wallmart'ed : Fpsnut
• #31 Third guy from the right! Stop, ECILOP! : biofrog

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  is this the latest internet meme? : grabbie
  • let's hope not : DonkeyPopsicle
  • I think so. : kikilupo
• OH MY GOD THEY GOT THAT QUOTE WRONG AND THATS NOT EVEN H.l.... ohhhh (lulz) : harold.johnson
• Hahahaha : spazzium
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  When did he say that? : snuff
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    Is that Steve Gibson? : snuff
    • it's Dr. J : DonkeyPopsicle
• But.. but... that's not even the right speaker! :) : Masem
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  I don't get this. Someone explain. : mobab
  • pissing off multiple nerd fans at once by being so wrong : MoreVespeneGas
  • It's doctor who standing next to a quote said by someone that isn't the person mentioned in the quote. : akirabob
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  The Gandalf one is still better : Godhatesfatpeople
  • yup : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Link it! : spazzium
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      http://lh5.ggpht.com/_04xrYUMQzNk/TQdZ4YOYT9I/AAAAAAAAEaY/DmHgbo9Z2MM/s800/3Chyz.jpg : Fenring42
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        hahahahaha : photonzach
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          Bigger http://i51.tinypic.com/2603kbb.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
          • Hahahahaha : spazzium
          • omg... hahahaha : DewFuel
  • Yeah. : Fenring42
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    Nah, it's just as dumb as this one. : locater16
    • How does it feel to be born into this world without laughter? : DewFuel
    • agreed : shirif
  • Exactly, all these examples are just lame. Sorry Edgewise. : red2lucas
• These are really awful : soggybagel
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  It feels like a few people who are really trying to make this meme happen. Any other examples? : Serpico74
  • I hope not. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I made this one just for you http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/B.jpg : edgewise
    • and another http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/football.jpg : edgewise
    • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/Clint.jpg : edgewise
    • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/don.jpg : edgewise
    • Goddammit : Serpico74
    • Change Stewie to Bugs Bunny : Godhatesfatpeople
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      http://www.shackpics.com/files/edgewiseown_kspseumbn1ss3h9yk9fj.png : Fenring42
      • OMG : Serpico74
      • YES : Zero|DPX
      • lol perfect : ass-street
      • Winner : socksta
      • hahahahaha : MercFox1
      • haha : breadsticks
      • this is awesome : kingfish
      • BWAH-hahah! : AxeMan808
      • Flawless victory! : angrytaxman
      • Nice :D : Snipergen
      • LOL : Downforce
      • haha almost better than the original : razorblade79
      • hahahahaha : Scotty22
      • ok that one was good : Smellsy
      • LOL always a classic. : HL3dsx
      • Haha this is it! : Rasnowl
      • lol great! : ThomW
      • owned : Dravenport
    • Gary Larson is the best part. : acheron
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      http://d.pr/fVl1 : sgtsanity
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        http://d.pr/jrwQ : sgtsanity
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          http://d.pr/v8T : sgtsanity
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            http://d.pr/RZXO : sgtsanity
            • Haha these ones are actually funny : nodebug
      • I'll be honest. I liked this one. : sogelegos
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      http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/arnulhd.jpg : edgewise
      • but he says I'll be back in every movie that's the worst quote to use! they could have at least used 'ge... : mikecyb
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  I don't even recognize that guy. : fsck
  • Doctor Who. I really liked the show and then Scifi stopped carrying it. I don't get the beeb so I haven't... : K1Bond007
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  huh? : sanchez
  • Dr. Who with a Doc Brown quote attributed to Bill Preston (of Bill and Ted). : Fenring42
• its shit like this that needs to be meme'd http://i.imgur.com/bNmB1.jpg : Metatron85
• This one is terrible. : edgewise
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  The t-shirt version http://www.corneer.se/nolegacy/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bob-marley.jpg : blueharvest
  • Love it : Serpico74
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  If this is the latest meme, I hate it. : bawbeh
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    It was slightly funny for just one picture. Don't worry you won't hear long about it. : guigr
    • I disagree, this is precisely the criteria for a meme to go pandemic. : nem00
• wow I didn't any of those references : dael
• The reason this one isn't funny and the Gandalf one is, is because there isn't a whole lot of crossover n... : heartsauce
• I simply don't get this meme. Yes I understand the goal. Mismatch quote with a clashing picture in order ... : baron calamity

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• Server Renders & Stats! oh god how did this get here I am not good with computer Edition!!! MercFox : EricZBA
• Guides and Utilities Lazy Edition! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24698112#itemanchor_24698112 : EricZBA
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  something is different http://www.shackpics.com/files/galleonDifferent_klfz4r088ds193ix2zwc.jpg : MamiyaOtaru
  • The blocks in the background seem to be some sort of hall-of-mirrors effect. : RomSteady
  • Quickly flip through the render distances, I think that should fix it. : Fenring42
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    Mamiya, where you playing now? : mlev
    • I hop on Merc to see if anyone's there. Lately I've followed that up with heading over to TeamLiquid's s... : MamiyaOtaru
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  I mentioned on Merc1 a while ago that this game reminded me of Settlers of Catan and a few people didn't ... : MurrayTheSkull
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    So while playing in a friend's server I realized the game has sheep, wood, bricks, wheat, and ore...so no : MurrayTheSkull
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      now I know your SA name : MamiyaOtaru
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        D: : MurrayTheSkull
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          prepare for internet buttrape : Hemtroll
          • :D : MurrayTheSkull
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  Today I build a bi-directional error free booster in Brickton Ruins. There is a single booster track b... : TroZ
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    nice. Ran into a delay circuit like that on the TL server (meant for exiting at a half way station). St... : MamiyaOtaru
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      oh, and there's always room for not chains if you build them vertically down then up : MamiyaOtaru
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        I've seen no chains go vertically up by alternating a block and a torch, but how do you build them going ... : TroZ
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          hop on merc can show. Can do it in a 2x1 horizontal space one torch per two vertical levels. Can get on... : MamiyaOtaru
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            or, since I'd hate for anyone to have to get on that server, view these images: http://www.shackpics.com... : MamiyaOtaru
            • Thanks! Also, thats a nice texture pack! : TroZ
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  arson on merc1. gwyndion's grove and the pagodas burned down. the latter with lava I think? is a new l... : MamiyaOtaru
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    lol jeez how are the nearby forests? : MurrayTheSkull
    • Look! There is smoke rising to the south. There is always smoke coming from Isenguard these days. : Hemotoxin
  • was a non whitelisted user when I got on. dunno if they can cause fires http://www.shackpics.com/viewer... : MamiyaOtaru
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    Entirely possible it's not arson and is infact the byproduct of someone not properly fixing the pagoda's ... : foo
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      Reason I say that is because that shit's burned down about 10 times now : foo
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        but the lava column in the second pic I posted : MamiyaOtaru
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          You forget that entire building had lava in the floors and walls, for "security" : foo
          • no I don't forget that. It wasn't here, in the air between the docks: http://www.shackpics.com/files/ars... : MamiyaOtaru
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            Yes, except that lava column isn't anywhere near a wall, it's just out in the open. : Vividvoid
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              you spooged snow everywhere in port thong, didn't you? : MurrayTheSkull
              • Foo did. : Vividvoid
          • All the lava was removed. No lava in there. Someone fucked it up. No worries, I won't be coming back t... : spyrext
      • yeah mamiya and i saw the lava fountain poking up out of the water, which didn't seem natural : MurrayTheSkull
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    and how long has this been burned http://mercfox1.sytes.net/~djr/mc/gmap/index.html?x=84&y=64&z=773&zoom=... : MamiyaOtaru
    • that one could have been forever ago, never been there before : MamiyaOtaru
    • That one was a long time ago, when we turned off the lava nerf. I've investigated that one previously. : Arctic Fox
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    I'm a little disappointed with this. If we have no mods on the server and no roll backs might as well sh... : MamiyaOtaru
    • I'm checking it out Mamiya, just having some problems since some changes in hey0 broke the grief-checking... : Arctic Fox
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  Attn: TroZ is awesome and his minecart tracks are boss. That is all. : EricZBA
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    a video run-through of the tracks must be posted : MurrayTheSkull
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      I FRAPS'eda trip from Endor to Penis Island II station. Currently fighting to get it compressed from 6GB ... : EricZBA
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        Chevron 1 Encoding... : EricZBA
        • Chevron 2 Encoding. . . : Hemotoxin
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        Jesus H. I've never had this much trouble encoding video. Handbreak refuses to work. It starts encoding b... : EricZBA
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          how long is the vid? : MurrayTheSkull
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            4 minutes 20 seconds : EricZBA
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              lol : pancake humper
              • Total coincidence! : EricZBA
        • OK I think I got it. Uploading to youtube will take a couple of hours so I'll link to it in MD. Good nigh... : EricZBA
  • I agree. Come look at the Observatory! : BarrowWight
  • No, you are the one who is awesome! Can't wait to see the video! : TroZ
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  haha, this is cute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvc6hpJ3vpk&feature=related : BarrowWight
  • So is this: http://i.imgur.com/CJYql.jpg (NOT REALLY!) From Notch's Twitter. : Nixx2004
• 3 days until beta and he's doing this? http://twitter.com/notch/statuses/15720194445934592 Ludum Dare : Nixx2004