Morning Discussion: New Year's Eve

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  Dawn of Discovery Gold. Recettear (again). : Nixx2004
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    oo yeah, Dawn of Discovery would be nice : veras
    • and it's on sale! 50% off : veras
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    Yay! $15? Boo! : Nixx2004
    • You'll get sucked in completely and lose all track of time if it ends up being your kind of game. : limpossible
    • Still so worth it at $30. $15 is a steal! : Volatus32x
    • its a great deal : feek
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      Hey, Bro! That $15 is for both DoD games! Nut the fuck up and get 'em. : Crabs Jarrard
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        The problem is me, not the price or the games. I've been having trouble getting 'into' these strategy ... : Nixx2004
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          yeah, for me ... I do like them, but I have Civ V, Elemental, and Patrician IV ... it's the lack of time.... : Nation
          • Of those, DOD is the superior game. : Volatus32x
        • You have gotten younger as you get older? : CRasterImage
  • FINALLY. DoD Gold boughted. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Got that game. : shirif
• Redneck Rampage : porp
• Anyone think that this is the last day of original sales? I'm guessing a 2nd half re-cap for tomorrow an... : pigvomit
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  Out of the Park Baseball 2007 : Sovos
  • I'm pretty sure OOTP11 is on sale through their website until the end of the year (not that you should bu... : Deathlove
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  Dawn... of DISCOVERY. My prayers have been answered! : The Grolar Bear
  • great game, I should really get back to it : Arctic Fox
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    I'd like to try this. : re-verse
    • there is a demo : feek
• Today's sales up: Far Cry 2, Theatre of War, TF2, SW: Jedi Knight Collection, Dawn of Discovery Gold, S.T... : veras
• Dawn of Discovery Gold for $15 and STALKER Bundle for $5 are absolutely awesome deals. Buy them if you do... : limpossible
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  That Jedi knight pack is insane. INSANE : shirif
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    I already own 4 of them and am still gonnna buy the bundle just to have them on Steam. : malevolence
    • Same here. : ShoCon
  • Do the later ones run on Win7? (Outcast/Academy) : Crabs Jarrard
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    For the record the games are: Star Wars: Dark Forces Star Wars: Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight Star Wars... : Schnapple
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      where's jedi academy 2? : RikiTiki2
      • They never released it... : etherboy
    • Dark Forces 5: Jedit Knight 4: Jedi Outcast 3: Jedi Academy 2: Back to Jedi School =P : Lunatic Angelic
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  C&C3 is more expensive than 4. Lol : shirif
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    I'm thinking about getting 4 just for the sake of seeing how it ended. I played the MP beta when it was o... : Tincan
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      You're better off just watching the videos on YouTube. Trust me on this. I kind of liked the MP though... : limpossible
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        Spoilers for endings: GDI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8No_Ea6tmYY NOD http://www.youtube.com/watch... : limpossible
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          Watching them again is so very, very painful. WTF EA. Just WTF. : limpossible
          • Indeed, I have just cried tears of blood :'( : lordkosc
        • Wow thanks for this, makes it obvious the game is not worth even $5 dollars. The GDI ending was so te... : FreshwaterAU
    • This is what I'm doing as well. : thetangent
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    Any reason not to get Uprising over 3? I see Uprising has Ric Flair and doesn't require 3 to be installed... : Crabs Jarrard
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      It's got additional (zany even by RA3 standards) units and mini-campaigns. Also a challenge-type campaign... : Marrbe
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        I guess a better question is, would I be missing out on a much better game in RA3? I mostly play these to : Crabs Jarrard
        • if you don't have RA3, get it. uprising will make little to no sense without it anyways : RikiTiki2
  • Are any of these newer C&C games comparable to Generals? From the screenshots available on Steam they loo... : USteppin
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  DO the old jedi knight titles include the original music? : EvilDolemite
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    Someone buy it and tell me if dark forces and dark forces II have music : EvilDolemite
    • no, but there are work-arounds, like buying my discs for an obscene amount. : shirif
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      I just played for a minute and i was hearing music. dark forces anyways. : Ziz
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        but not sure if it's the original music or something else. : Ziz
        • Dark Forces is definitely the original music; it only used MIDI, no red book audio. For the other Jedi... : Vimn
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    Long ago roushimsx (I think) posted some disk images that you needed in order to get music for some of th... : Johnny Law
    • Pretty sure I deleted them off of the server because they hadn't been downloaded in like...months. Not ev : roushimsx
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  C&C3 = $7.49 C&C4 = $4.99 lol Failure has never looked so blatant. What a fucking travesty. C&C4 is... : pigvomit
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    That's not the same in the UK. 3 is £3.74 and 4 is £4.99 : marmite
    • 12.5 euros in Sweden. :/ : Marrbe
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  Theatre of War pack good? : sanchez
  • pretty awesome game, but very cpu intensive. It'll still run on a slowish dual core but you'll get slight... : thewindcriesmary
  • According to the reviews, not very good. : JohnnyRey
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  If someone does not own that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. bundle by the end of this 24 hour period, I will hunt you dow... : deject
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    Fucking Steam. I waited for COP to go on sale this whole time and then they do this bundle that I can't b... : Crabs Jarrard
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      it'll let you buy it even though you own SoC and you'll get CoP for $5 : veras
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        I fucking already gave them the ten dollars. The game is worth at least 4x that, but $5 would have been n... : Crabs Jarrard
        • Oh my bad, I read that as "I'll let you buy it....." : Crabs Jarrard
      • Yeah apparently, cool. Bought. : Marrbe
  • Instead of punching us, why don't you gift us? : ender_juego
  • I'd rather be punched in the face. : Cliffzorz
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  Guardians of Graxia looks really interesting. Getting that with the map pack. : aggro crag
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    Yeah it's so cheap I might try it out, looks vaguely like mtg. : AgentPothead
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      I'm a little disappointed that it lacks multiplayer features. But if it turns out to be good, maybe I'll ... : aggro crag
      • Oh no mp damn, that's the best part of games like that. : AgentPothead
      • After playing the computer version, I don't think I want to try the boardgame, there is so much math invo... : u sir name
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  it's kind of odd that the Stalker bundle doesn't include Clear Skys. : deathofrats
  • Yep, and if you already have SoC you don't get a giveaway. But £3 for CoP is A-OK by me! : inchwide
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    People don't like Clear Sky for some reason. Call of Pripyat is the most refined S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, bu... : deject
    • Clear Sky was a step in the right direction with weapons mods and gameplay enhancements. But it was also ... : Hemotoxin
    • I really liked clear sky : Milleh
  • gogamer.com usually has it for around $5 shipped. its not as good as shadow of chernobyl though. : X-GOUKI
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  Red alert three is awesome! : maulla
  • Nice graphics and art style, but it became too much micro-managing for me. I couldn't handle it. : shirif
  • I actually enjoyed C&C3 more than Red Alert 3. RA3 seemed hamstrung and a bit too consolized for my liki... : pigvomit
  • Everything went downhill after the stat hack in CnC: Zero Hour. : dedgecko
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  Does Dawn of Discovery come with a good in game tutorial? : ajvitaly
  • The campaign is the tutorial and it's great. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• This is easily the best day yet. Throw a rock and you'll hit a great game. And break your monitor. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  Wow they successfully did NOT put GuildWars on sale for the entire season. And therefore I have been save... : Slowtreme
  • You still have 2 more days, though odds are good that Sunday's deals are repeats. : Masem
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    I'm almost certain it was on sale... : etherboy
    • I think so too. : Pacalon
    • It wasn't. I was waiting for it : justwr!ght
    • It was on sale in the summer, but not since then. I've been holding out to get a new account : Slowtreme
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  I wish that the Jedi Knight pack wasn't missing the music for Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith. Pre... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Wait. It doesn't have any music at all? : Scotty22
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  how is supreme commander 2? is there a battle.net type of multiplayer service for it? : ]pm[chem
  • I only played a bit of the campaign and it didn't really grab me. : X-GOUKI
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24602535#itemanchor_24602535 : Arcanum
    • welp : ]pm[chem
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  So is Dawn of Discovery pretty much the definitive Anno game? I remember messing around with one a few ye... : ZenzenTen
  • Yes. It's phenomenal. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • I've been playing continuous mode games for over a year now, and still haven't touched the campaign. SO M... : Cliffzorz
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    Anno? : Scotty22
    • It's known as the Anno series in Europe - DoD is Anno 1404. That and Anno 1701 had their titles changed f... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  I have been hoping for a Blops sale. :( : .Jayson
  • Maybe in 2 years. : ZenzenTen
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    physical copy has been on sale a few times and it's Steamworks so it activates on Steam - that's probably... : veras
    • yeah I figured. I forgot about it being a Steamworks title though, thanks. : .Jayson
• How do the JK/MOTS games run in WIndows 7 x64? : Schnapple
• haven't bought a game for the entire sale. thinking about DoD. : mwasher
• I bought SupCom2 last time it was on sale for $3.75 and I still haven't even run it yet... : Schnapple
• No, but seriously: Theatre of War? I love WW2 (still) It appears to have destructible buildings..... : Ebu
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  If you don't have either of them I can really reccomend the Empire and Napoleon total war double pack - ... : marmite
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    I have Empire but not Napoleon and no DLC for either of them. I'm thinking of just buying this pack (I al... : The Grolar Bear
    • I really like the refinements and polish in Napoleon. It feels like a much nicer package and I think it b... : marmite
  • I love medieval, tried many many times to get into Empire and just couldn't. I'll probably buy the pack a... : judge
• Woohoo! I was hoping for C&C discounts - this was basically the last thing I was hoping for with this sal... : thetangent
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  Blood Money is $2.50 : pyide
  • That's a very good deal! : marmite
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    Which one is it where ya start off with all the dead clones? I know i got the first game and pretty sure ... : Ziz
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      Blood Money was my favourite by far. It was really really good. : marmite
      • Just bought it, i have the others already on disc. : Ziz
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    Where's Contracts? I know they have some music licensing deals but still :( : shirif
    • Yeah that's the last one i've played, haven't finished it yet though. : Ziz
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    Are the others any good? : rhekua
    • Hitman 1 is hasn't aged well but it can be fun. Everything after that fucking owns. : justwr!ght
• SUPCOM2 menz This mod (I've not played it) apparently a) makes the units 50% smaller (so the maps are ... : marmite
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  How much does Anno's expansion bring? I already have 1404, but I'm wondering if it's worth getting Dawn o... : Cliffzorz
  • Oh my, New Zealand Rape Dollars in full effect with C&C4 at $17.49US and Anno at $25US. : Cliffzorz
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  TF2 is $5, what the fuck : Maddog_Delphi97
  • too much? its been $10 at Best Buy and Walmart forever, while its been $20 on steam. : dignan
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    What are ya getting at here? : watcherxp
    • They've had it on sale for $2.50 before I believe. : FlamingGimp
  • Loads of people will pick up a few copies of that just to idle with : Beady
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    It's been out for a while and Valve is now able to make money via the Mannconomy, so lowering the cost of... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • True : Maddog_Delphi97
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  anyone have or play xeno clash? is it worth 8 bucks? : teethmarks
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    Definitely. It's short but it's a totally unique experience. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • I agree with this, it's a unique game worth experiencing. : Matt Burris
  • Play the demo. I did and did not like it. : megarust32
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  Do I not want Far Cry 2 for 5 dollars? : Theos
  • That game is very divisive and like the Matrix, you cannot be told if it will be enjoyable to you. For 5$... : shirif
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    Great shooter, shit game : Bamtan
    • reminds me of the first assassins creed. very repetitive and boring and contrived but theres a great game... : spiderfill
  • hell yes, amazing game imo. : Milleh
• I'm probably gonna re-buy the C&C3s. Sure would be nice if they were in a bundle. : Fenring42
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  Awww, yeah. Dawn of Discovery Gold. I own it twice. Once on stupid Impulse, and once on Steam. So g... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I bought it, i played the demo before and really liked it. : Ziz
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      where did you get the demo? : Nation
      • Ah downloaded it somewhere, been awhile. : Ziz
  • haha same here : zuff
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  Is C&C3 really that bad on Windows 7? It's saying you have to deactivate UAC which I don't want to do. :( : K1Bond007
  • I wouldn't know, I already have UAC deactivated and I don't have any issues though. (nor any viruses) : Hemotoxin
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    I didn't have any problems with it with UAC enabled. : mtgDoofy
    • What does Union Aerospace Corporation have to do with Windows 7 or C&C3? : Marrbe
• I bought DOD, Star Wars pack, and Blood Money. : Ziz
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  Everyone buy DoD:Gold, you horrible cunts! : Foxhawk
  • I'm seriously considering it, the demo suprised me I thought it was fun : kainen1
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    looks like it has tages w/3 activation limit. is this the most god awful worse drm? : teethmarks
    • I object to it on principle, but it's unobtrusive, and at least it's better than ubisoft's always-on DRM. : Goncyn
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      They patched the activation limit shit out last year I think. : Cliffzorz
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        of the original game but the expansion installs tages with a three activation limit. which does not s... : teethmarks
        • big deal, bad idea... more info here http://steamdrm.flibitijibibo.com/the-big-drm-list/ : teethmarks
        • Hmm, I think I might have to track down the expansion on disc then. I really want to play multi with shac... : Cliffzorz
  • you make a good point. bought! : Theos
  • I already did, you smelly vagina! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  do people play DoD multiplayer? : maulla
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    let's do it. DoD multi is the greatest. : Foxhawk
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      STILL DOWNLOADING : maulla
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        maulla just got the VIP dod tutorial, so he's pretty much pro now : Foxhawk
        • game is deep. I want to start a mega co-op game that will take weeks to complete! unlike the last civ pit... : maulla
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  Well that was an easy $9.99. Got the STALKER pack and the Jedi pack. I tried STALKER when it came out... : Thresher
  • When you try STALKER again, you should do it with the Complete 2009 mod. http://artistpavel.blogspot.com... : ShoCon
• bought Dawn of Discovery Far Cry 2 (shrug, will get an hour out of it before the checkpoints piss me o... : judge
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  Wow. This is one of those days where I would but everything on the featured sale page except 1 thing. (I ... : funnynamehere
  • I'm assuming this means you have/know about Theatre of War? I'm into WW2 and the game seems appealing bu... : Zuchu
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  I'm starting to regret not getting NFS Hot Pursuit. :( : kainen1
  • I'm not, i'd rather get it for 360 and have the DLC. : Ziz
  • there will probably be another 2nd chance day : maulla
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    i watched GB's quicklook and wasn't impressed. i was constantly comparing it to burnout paradise which se... : DrFlammable
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      yeah, i have burnout paradise from an earlier steam sale so I probably should just you know....actually p : kainen1
      • Burnout Paradise seems to be a much more open game, with JUMPS, and a sense of freedom. My biggest gripe ... : u sir name
    • I liked how in Paradise my friends and I would always be looking for the fastest route as well as racing ... : Pneum0
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  What's so great about DOD? : justwr!ght
  • I thought it was so slow. : massdev
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  That's stupid, if I buy the STALKER bundle I won't receive the original to gift to someone. † No... : jingletard
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    That's how every bundle works that I've seen. Also, for that price, I don't see the complaint. I bought... : Poor Yurik
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      I guess it just doesn't make any sense, if I'm paying the discounted price for a bundle it shouldn't matt... : jingletard
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        Why are you surprised? It has been like this for 4 years. Has it worked with any game other than the Oran... : Crabs Jarrard
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          There have been a few exceptions which is why it's worded on the FAQ as 'most cases'. I don't generally ... : jingletard
          • My bad, I see it applies to Orange Box, L4D, and Dawn of War 2. : Crabs Jarrard
          • Dude, just think of it as 5 bucks for Pripyat, and Shadow comes free as a bonus if you don't own it. : Poor Yurik
      • If it makes you feel better, undoubtedly bundle pricing takes into account that they are getting some "do... : Johnny Law
      • It's not a Steam issue. It's a publisher issue. Publishers don't want copies gifted. Valve and a few o... : Matt Burris

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  WTF rudds? That's fine. Play your games, have something to drink, watch the ball drop and relax. No wo... : Volatus32x
  • Also, I have a bottle of Moet & Chandon White Star. I'll be relaxing here at home. My wife and I will g... : Volatus32x
• I'll be at my job till about 11 or beyond tonight and planning on hanging at home tonight. Everybody I kn... : limpossible
• Instead of a New Years celebration I plan on having a THIS IS THE YEAR TES: V SKYRIM COMES OUT! Cel... : Hemotoxin
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  I think I remember one New Years only, and that's because it was really weird, not special. : niiftyniichy
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    what made it weird : spiderfill
    • I was with my ex alone in my house, we were broken up at the time, and we just watched The Dog Whisperer ... : niiftyniichy
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  DUDE. Going out with Kel and Vivi for fesitivites but will be back around 9:30-10pm your time. Games? ... : kainen1
  • Haha yes, that's the one. Let's play some drunken 2v2 after you get back. : rudds
• I plan watching the fireworks in about an hour and a half and then playing videogames and watching the ba... : Hemtroll
• I think most people just stay home anyway. I usually do. : phate81
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  Going to a rave with Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Showtek. I think I'll be good :D : Moonbase Commander
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    Wow, there are still raves in this day and age?! Trippy man! : reZaun
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      The deadmau5 show last night had candy ravers! It brought a tear to my eye to see that the scene is start... : spiffymc
      • Last night was the all-age show, man. : Moonbase Commander
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        He was good on the 26th. Unfortunately the house DJ sucked fucking monkey nuts. : Boring Writer
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          Calvin Harris? I heard he was good when he played here last night. : Moonbase Commander
          • Fucking TERRIBLE. Same beat all night. : Boring Writer
  • SRILLEX! SKRILLEX!!!! : Draugluin
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    That sounds like the most brotastic rave ever. Enjoy it tho! :D I'm thinking about hitting up a Glit... : mwasher
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      I hate to say it but the ratios at almost any rave in Edmonton are TERRIBAD. And I hate using that word.... : Moonbase Commander
      • We get about 2-to-1 at Austin dubstep nights and maybe 3 or 4 to 1 for drum and bass. it's not too bad, ... : mwasher
    • I may just get drunk and play a new years set on kockradio for 2 people to listen to : mwasher
  • Update: Deadmau5 played his Minecraft song and his stage, which was made up of LCD screens, started show... : Moonbase Commander
• you need sleep for GSL season opening on the 2nd : Foxhawk
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  I'm being dragged to a NYE party. I may get obnoxiously drunk and embarrass my wife in front of her frien... : maulla
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    You should drop shrooms. : Deathlove
    • I changed my mind halfway through that on acid and shrooms. Eat shrooms. : Deathlove
  • Mission success : maulla
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  NYE party that encompasses an entire hotel/country club. Topless swimming for the lizadees and a "leave ... : Halen
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    so what you're saying is that you're going to put your dick in another man's open door? : Hemtroll
    • don't dis glory hole : Flying h4x0r
    • Unfortunately most dudes here aren't into that. : Halen
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    wow where is this : bolneze
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      Minnesota so all the vagina's are cold. : Volatus32x
      • I really hate Minnesota, but I will say the vagina's are plenty warm here. : Halen
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  NYE has always been a disappointment to me. I never do anything for it anymore. : edgewise
  • Ditto. : ThomW
• We should do a Shackbattle for the non-partyers or something. I'm doing something with friends tomorrow s... : dfay
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  Just getting really drunk with a bunch of close friends, pretty ideal. : fletch_
  • That is my plan as well. Also sushi and fondue. : Deathlove
  • yup : gmd
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  Back on New Years Eve 2000, I played Q3DM19 against the bots at the stroke of midnight. : the archvile
  • This is the story that TRON was based around : Arctic Fox
• No, you shouldn't. Who cares? We typically just drive down to my parents' place for a few hours and han... : DinK
• chilling with friends at a bar then coming to our place to drink and play video games. spent the day cle... : arizona bay
• I don't give a shit about it and I hope everybody who enjoys it die from explosive diarhea. : Utopia
• The gf and I are spending out NYE with her folks watching sci-fi movies (they...and us, are huge nerds). ... : Super Sparker
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  Brad just play video games and have fun! Also when is your top ten video going up, I've watched all of t... : grendel
  • Mine is the last one for whatever reason, it's going up tomorrow with the final GOTY stuff. : rudds
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  You could accept my Steam friend invite, close out 2010 on a high note! : hirez
  • Never give up, good buddy :D : Dave-A
• I've been online playing WoW on several occasions during New Years.... at least they have fireworks. : stonedonkey
• I'm stopping by a few parties that are around, but nothing big. I can only really remember one NYE and it... : skizl
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  I'm on a boring party and rather would be sitting at home with my fiancee and be playing rock band right ... : razorblade79
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    Did you venture your gatherings before partying forth? : Dave-A
    • Oh god hahaha probably the alcohol but that cracked me up : razorblade79
• Enjoy your games! : EruditeCaveman
• * Played some more Darksiders (X360) this AM, before the wife woke up. * Just finished emptying out a bu... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Where is your TOP 10 games of 2010 on GB?! : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Dude its just another year, stay home and play video games. It's more entertaining then watching a ball ... : HL3dsx
  • I'm going out to watch my friends band play, I don't want to spend any money though, but I know I wont ge... : HL3dsx
• I'm staying in and playing iphone games. What an odd year. : Chipwarrior
• If you have a girlfriend then you shouldn't worry about it. Only reason to try and go out if you have no... : sKetchflow
• I never celebrate it really - it's just a retarded drinker's holiday anyway. Don't feel bad. : wytefang
• Just having a few beers with some friends. : The Grolar Bear

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• its halfway done dawg : multisync
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  I think you usually want every other iteration. : Rauol Duke
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    what do you mean, everything but iphone? : HisKillSkill
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      He means get iphone4 v1, skip v2, get v3. : pwnjoo
      • dosent providers usually get decent deals about upgrading to a newer version anyway? : HisKillSkill
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      Nah, I think the 3GS was the sweet spot on the Iphone, and the next version after the 4 will probably be ... : Rauol Duke
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        im more worried about the end of cycle, i dont want the 4GS or whatever coming 1month after my purchase :... : HisKillSkill
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          Not gonna see a new one until July at the earliest, I'd say. That is, unless, Verizon finally gets it, wh... : Ambient80
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            so verizon would get a 4G/GS iphone? : HisKillSkill
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              Hmm, I suppose it's possible, but I would doubt it. LTE is still very, very limited to just 30-40 cities,... : Ambient80
              • If Verizon does get the iPhone in January, I'm almost willing to bet it will be the White iPhones. So man... : Ambient80
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  Amazing phone man, but the iPhone release cycle is well-known. We will see a new one in June, but at this... : MaxPete82
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    steve jobs will think of something. THREE CAMERAS! : yoonix
    • There will be a kinect in the phone. Also, it will talk to you and have a personality you can select. Als... : snot3353
    • i want a better resolution for the one that you can see the screen as you take it. i've taken a couple cu... : dahanese
    • third camera for holograms : hanged_man
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    oh, june is far enough for me to buy one right now then : HisKillSkill
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      Except then you will be off cycle every time there is upgrades : Slowtreme
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        i dont understand : HisKillSkill
        • he's saying you'll be sad in 18months : multisync
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    wait until it gets slow with the next software update : zyklonbee
    • ^^^^^ i swear to god they have forced obsolescence built into their products. someone should find the cod... : biskits
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      i bet you have a 3G/GS ? : HisKillSkill
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        I had a 3g since day 1. iOS 4 made it unusable by comparison to when it was new. Now it's a great iPod To... : zyklonbee
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          why didnt you moved to the iphone4? : HisKillSkill
          • I think Einstein answered that question. It has to do with insanity. : Herman Toothrot
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            Wanted the hardware keyboard of the Sprint Epic. Also wanted to be able to customize my phone a bit more ... : zyklonbee
            • ohh i see : HisKillSkill
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              What carrier and phone did you go with? I'm shopping around, currently considering a Fascinate on Verizon... : Herman Toothrot
              • Oh nevermind, missed where you answered that exact question right at the front of your post! : Herman Toothrot
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        even my 4 has gotten slower. sometimes takes 5-10 seconds to open the fucking camera : FrayLo
        • WTF? Can you do a restore? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
        • This happens to me if I leave the camera app open in the background for long periods of time. Less so it ... : tfboc
    • Yep. : Begawkiness
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  I got myself a 3G, and it's pretty awesome. I'm holding off for the iPhoner 5. : CrustaR
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    my wife's 3G is so insanely slow with the updates compared to my 3GS. I refuse to buy another iphone bec... : handofthrawn
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      No problems here! DOOM II RPG runs quite well. : CrustaR
      • well if you only got it recently then you wouldn't realize the speed difference between now and on launch : derelict515
    • Try jailbreaking it. You can remove unwanted features to make it faster. : razlebol
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      I think you're more likely to miss the apps in the app store than the store itself. Android has an app s... : Herman Toothrot
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        I think he means the apps rather than the store, as in my case I'm perfectly happy with my galaxy S, just... : g3dHorse
        • They never will be. : biskits
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          The games were never the most interesting apps to me. I always found the semi-practical holy-shit-I'm-in... : Herman Toothrot
          • Damn iPhone. VNC not BBC. : Herman Toothrot
          • Yeah, those are some of the key reasons for my choice as well, I am going to give android development a g... : g3dHorse
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      How is the support bad? What other phone gives you 3 years of OS updates? With most of the Droids that ca... : BlackCat9
      • It's bad because each update made the phone worse. : Herman Toothrot
• i'm going to try and hold out a bit longer to see how this verizon stuff plays out. : crypt420
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  If you're sticking with ATT go for it. Verizon looks likely to have it in a few weeks if you want a new ... : adsriordan
  • im in canadia : HisKillSkill
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  Buy an unlocked one from Apple, then sell it when the new one comes out. : Dave-A
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    im a total nooblar with mobile phone stuff, but how does a unlocked works? you buy a voice a data plan an... : HisKillSkill
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      Yes, you buy an unlocked phone at full price from Apple, then you're not locked to a provider or a contra... : Dave-A
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        I don't think it's possible to buy an unlocked iPhone from Apple USA. But it's doable in Canada and sever... : Mmmmmoo
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          yeah only 659 :( : HisKillSkill
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            It's worth it for the freeeeedom. : Afterglow
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              i dont think so : HisKillSkill
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                Dude, remember - resale value and you can get a new one when it comes out : Dave-A
                • well rogers credits you the initial phone value towards a newer one : HisKillSkill
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        Do you think I could get $500 for an unlocked iPhone 4 when iPhone 5 comes out? How much of a fag am I... : Rice-Rocketeer
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          A smart one? I've been very tempted to do the same but I've held off this long I figure I can wait for th... : Tincan
          • Well, I got a release iPhone 4 and have been keeping it pristine by encasing it in a case and putting an ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Unreasonably Pedantic Hijack: It's fucking Yea or nay. I seriously hate all of you that keep using yay : Cheeziologist
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    look how wrong you are : HisKillSkill
    • No, actually he's right. : biskits
    • Yea in this case is not pronounced 'yeah', but sounds like 'yay'. But Cheeziologist is totally being u... : famine101
  • Yay. : omnova
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  The iPhone 4 was such a cluster fuck I wouldn't be surprised if they announced a new Design next year. : not work safe
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    If by cluster fuck you mean huge success. The antenna thing was so blown out of proportion. : tfboc
    • What about it being made of glass and breaking the first time you dropped it? : Anastomosis
  • iPhone 4S! : the archvile
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  I'm really not sure what they could put in the next iPhone, so I think it will be an incremental bump lik... : SiW.
  • Oh, and 4G I suppose. : SiW.
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    magic, they can add more magic : Slowtreme
    • can you add magic forever? : HisKillSkill
  • FaceTime without WiFi. : Anastomosis
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  Pretty much, the best phone ever. : GeorgeB3DR
  • no love for Android, George !!! :( : hanged_man
• I'd wait for Verizon if I were you. AT&T has really dropped the ball on networks overall. : pauk111

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  That's because NwN had a terrible interface and it was clunky, tedious, and sloppy. But no one had done i... : OverloadUT
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    I used to have patience to deal with bugs / clunky UI's / and read every detailed information about every... : coyoterys
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      A better user experience does not mean dumbed-down. : OverloadUT
      • True. Guess I'm just losing my mojo. : coyoterys
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    Not true at all. Lots of old Nintendo games are just as good today. Of course, only the best of the b... : pyrogen
    • Okay that's true. After I posted I realized that my blanket statement was false. : OverloadUT
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    The way you interact with movie has always been the same, yeah: watching and listening. It's tougher for ... : Marrbe
    • I think it has more to do with the age of the medium. Gaming is in it's infancy. Aside from a few classic... : chrisschutz
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    crafting sucks. I do want fine grained control over my powers and many things to choose from as I level u... : steelsamurai
    • I thought the same, but after going back to NwN and creating my character, it was daunting to read all th... : coyoterys
• Ya I did the same, though I never played NWN2 before. It is way too painful. So slow and clunky. O... : IncursionZ
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  nostalgia is a lie : crypt420
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    Final Fantasy II on the SNES. : Volatus32x
    • Still awesome. : Ebu
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    Exactly. Old games suck now. Remember them fondly, and leave them be. : Dave-A
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      Hell no. I can absolutely still enjoy Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics etc. : Volatus32x
      • I LOVE me some Chrono Trigger any place any time. : greenbergMD
      • Never really played Secret of Mana or Evermore, but always wanted to. : eldiablo01
    • lol no : justwr!ght
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      GOG want's to have a word with you : shakybonez31
      • Yea, I love my old school point-n-click adventures. : coyoterys
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      Dave-A you might want to get that calibrated. :( : MercFox1
      • I put the "no" in nostalgia : Dave-A
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      There still isn't a space sim that compares to Freespace 2. : pigvomit
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        TIE Fighter? : Haxim
        • TIE Fighter and X-wing games are great, but Freespace 2 is still my favorite. : pigvomit
      • ^^^^ undeniable proof : stuka
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        that may be true, but that genre just straight up died and nothing new has come out. the actual game is ... : crypt420
        • Graphics aside, it holds up perfectly. The gameplay is good, the battles go from tense to epic. The ships... : Chipwarrior
        • I don't want to live in this cold bleak future world where beam weapons aren't considered awesome. : JarEme
    • Some older games used to be a lot riskier due to budgets. Less to lose. Those I give credit for and lik... : kingdepork
    • this is the correct response. : crypt420
    • i still think the infinity engine was the best thing to ever happen to RPGs : valael
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      depends on the game, I can't stand most old games because lousy graphics, voice acting, sounds and dated ... : Hemtroll
      • Correct. : shirif
    • For me, I don't think it's that the old games suck now so much as that many of the gaming experiences wer... : skizl
    • They suck if you're ten years old in the brain. They're awesome if you're good at liking games though. : SpaecKow
    • it really depends on whether you played the game originally or not. even the best classics can seem very... : EvilDolemite
    • http://imgur.com/6mVhC : cap n KRUNCH
  • chrono trigger is still amazing : bolneze
• wtf why are you crafting? i love nwn 1 + 2 and i probably tried to craft once and said it was stupid and ... : DrFlammable
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  Dragon Age is amazing. Negative forum posts about it made me avoid the game for a long time, and I'm gla... : Poor Yurik
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    They nerfed difficulty pretty hard after all the bitching, so you are probably having an easier time than... : chrisschutz
    • Interesting, but are you sure? From the posts I've seen, people seemed confused about how to best use th : Poor Yurik
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  hehe funny you mention that. I just purchased stalker: CoP and while I though original stalker was supe... : X-GOUKI
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    The gun mechanics are completely different and more developed than in Shadow or Clear Sky. What do you m... : Poor Yurik
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      ok, I have only played it for 15mins, but they still do not let you toggle iron sights. you still need ... : X-GOUKI
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        Ah gotcha, I really do not like toggle ironsights in any game, so for me it was just as I like it. : Poor Yurik
        • haha yeah, well I'm also a right mouse = move forward user, none of that W,A,S,D bs :D : X-GOUKI

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• Can't argue with that. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  Sad but true and while review scores (for the most part) are total bullshit. : pyide
  • How does why become while? I swear my brain checked out today. : pyide
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  That's backwards. That's more how gamers see review scores. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I like it when people see a 3/5 on Giantbomb and say "oh man, that's a 6/10! that game fucking blows!". I : roushimsx
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      Yes. Like the retards who lose their shit on any review because it didn't get at least a "9" because "Hal... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Wasn't there more 8.8 rage recently (this year?) because a big release was only given around an 8.0 by a ... : SigmaDraconis
        • Something like that. But if a title they think didn't get the score they always have to roll out a prior ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Like Ben Dutka losing his shit when Edge gave Killzone 2 a "7": http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/4586.h... : the archvile
        • lol, holy shit. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      no because people who read Giantbomb actually will read the review and understand that 3/5 doesn't necess... : deathofrats
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        It gets converted to an x/10 when it goes to the almighty metacritic though. : Haxim
        • Which is why metacritic should change that. Not sure how that could happen though : humbleone
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        You're giving too much credit to the average gamer : roushimsx
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          The average gamer doesn't even know about giantbomb. : razlebol
          • Well then too much credit to the average GiantBomb reader. : roushimsx
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  How does one undo this trend? : Marrbe
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    Remove publishers that demand high MetaCritic scores from the picture. : Masem
    • it's the readers just as much as the publishers that cause this. by all accounts, every time some publica... : DeBurgo
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    Write for a publication and refuse to grade out on the 7-10 scale. Change comes from within. : Deathlove
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      And then wither and die because no publisher will buy ads in your magazine or on your website. : alias
      • Or maybe they all will? OR MAYBE THEY ALL WILL. : Deathlove
      • ^^^^^^ : biskits
    • So then your 6 is a 10, and it's no different than a 10. : noxiousgg
  • I don't see why there is a need to undo it. It's what we all grew up on in school so it's very understand... : OverloadUT
  • The really good review sites don't give out a score. Idle thumbs didn't. Neither does Rock paper shotgun. : ysbreker
  • As long as it's been around, I'm not sure the trend can ever be undone. : SigmaDraconis
  • Review the product, but don't give it a number score : Demius
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  Sounds pretty accurate for any site that's not Eurogamer (properly uses the whole 10 point scale! holy sh... : roushimsx
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    Giantbomb & Eurogamer were the reason for the parenthesis in my post above. I'm sure there has to be a fe... : pyide
    • Destructoid tries to full-scale their reviews. : Masem
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      I also like it when sites abandon traditional review scores and adopt stuff that just doesn't translate t... : roushimsx
      • I like both Kotaku's "What we loved/what we hated" that highlights the main reasons to buy or not, or eve... : Masem
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  so in other words basically the same as school scoring and not that hard to figure out? : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Yep. Every game gets a gold star for showing up! HOORAY FOR THEM! : pyide
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  That's not really true. It used to be that lots of games sucked some serious shit 20 years ago. Like they... : enyakk
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    If the average quality has gone up, shouldn't our standards go up to compensate? : pyrogen
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      They do. Lots of titles that would have been amazing 3 years ago get rated as average now. It's just that... : enyakk
      • Even broken games usually get at least a 5/10 average. See Elemental - War of Magic. : pyrogen
  • You mean like Borderlands? : capt tripps
  • It seems like they are still having trouble with those "basics" today. : mobab
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  This is why I like the 5-star (with half stars) system. Even though it's essentially the same scale, you... : DinK
  • I agree. When I rate something out of 10, I tend to apply the grade-school thought. But when I rate out o... : OverloadUT
  • Personally, I prefer 1-5 without the half-stars, or no score at all. : pyrogen
  • Basically, a 10 points system. Although I agree that 5 (with halves) stars is the most pleasing from a de... : enyakk
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    Half stars make it too much like a 10pt scale. You gotta resist the urge to put those things in there. : roushimsx
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      4 stars has worked well enough for movies. Though I guess it's more like 5 if you count 0 / no stars for ... : pyide
      • Not sure if they have or not. I grew to really love the 5 star scale when I signed up with Netflix. I ... : roushimsx
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        "no stars" is bad from an interface design point of view, because you can't tell at a glance if it's a ba... : OverloadUT
        • Right. I'd imagine that 1 star is as low as they go. I was just curious but it doesn't seem necessary hav... : pyide
        • I like the way the Chronicle reviews movies with the guy in the chair. It makes it pretty clear what thei... : BlackCat9
      • Not possible, one star is the minimum on our scale (and a number of games have gotten that score). : rudds
    • I'm fine with only doing 5 whole stars too. I just specified the half stars because then it's literally ... : DinK
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    I agree, but I'd even do without half stars. There's not really a need to have games graded on such a fin... : BlackCat9
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      Next Generation magazine had it right. : pyrogen
      • I actually listened to an episode of the PC Gamer podcast where they spent a whole segment explaining how... : BlackCat9
      • This. Next-Generation's 5-start system was perfect. : pgharavi
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    I think rating systems are mostly fine, the problem with them is when sites like meta critic take say a 4 : pixelat3d
    • The problem with metacritic is that everybody uses different scales. I'm fine with the idea of averaging... : DinK
  • 5 stars with no halves is the best system. : Sgt_Boomstick
• That's about it. If my friends tell me a game sucks, I don't care what the review says. I won't waste ... : Porkasaurus
• good except that anything over 9 is just overhyped : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Ok how many fuckin Reddit re-posts are we gonna get on here? : chiisu81
  • 1,000,000 more. make sure you keep score so we don't go over. : jimmy_legs
  • Hey, at least this one is gaming related! : Dave-A
  • Shacknews is my reddit (whatever reddit is). : pgharavi
  • this is a valid service since i dont even know what reddit is. : freakynipples69
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    I never visit reddit. But from all the apparent Reddit "reposts" here, maybe I should see what the big d... : Zips
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      ugly threaded layout with popularity sorting of comments. no thank you. : biskits
      • you can turn off popularity sorting of comments. though I don't know exactly if you can sort it by mos... : DeBurgo
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      it's the new digg, except without kevin rose and ron paul : smax
      • Well, I hated Digg, so I might as well continue to stay away from Reddit then. : Zips
  • that depends, do you want sikander to stop posting all together? : maulla
  • how do i up this post? : eldiablo01
  • If you're going to be on a bunch of sites that circulate internet pop culture, expect reposts. I don't : DinK
  • Everything is on Reddit these days, enjoy it with your shackers : Mondo
  • Is there something that is not already on Reddit? : byorn
  • All of them. This place has rampant re-Reddit-ism. : eskimo spy
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    yeah, because all the content in the chatty before reddit came along was all original to the shack. We ne... : Prozium
    • I can guarantee over half the links that get posted here came from reddit, also 100% of the img.ur ones a... : AllYourBase
  • About as many as we're going to have complaints about reddit reposts I'd imagine. : cpt_gloval
  • I don't read Reddit, so it's new to me. : Fred Garvin
  • Hey, did you read this story? http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101230/NEWS010702/12310331/Suit-Deputi... : rosewood
  • Who the hell cares? Not everyone goes to that shitty website. : phate81
  • How many Reddit re-post complainers are we gonna get on here? : indosauros
  • this reminds me of a guy who talked about fukung and how it's all from 4chan like i gave a shit : valael
• Unfortunately accurate. : SigmaDraconis
• Funny, because it's true. : MegaTroncek
• Well, the odd thing is that "Possibly GOTY" stretches all the way back to the 8s or.. whatever the publis... : K1Bond007
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  A game thats almost a 9 is considered average? Makes no sense. : rtrson
  • Really I'd consider average to be 7.5-8, the way games are reviewed now. If I see a score in the 80s tha... : DinK
• Today? It's always been like that. : EvilDolemite
• I've never had trouble accepting that if a game doesn't get a 8.0 avg it's probably not very good. I don'... : ramshot
• Wasn't there a gaming site or magazine that didn't give final scores? In my opinion, just a box with plus... : shyguy74

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• I try to keep the site out my long term memory so that the memes stay funny. : giant boy detective
• this one right here, smoochy. no other moment is as clear to me as this one. : jujubeads
• Maybe thekidd will post his now traditional "year in review" someday later. Can't wait for it. : Nitrium
• This is one of my recent favorites - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24665441#itemanchor_24665441 : MagicWishMonkey
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  Here are my pics: Best pic (thanks Phil): http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22476862#itemanchor_2247... : Milleh
  • Hmm, I guess that night terror pic might be pre 2010, but it still deserves an honorable mention. : Milleh
  • The best cruel parent comment is incredible. : Head Rush
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    the "idiot relationship" post was apparently Marauder IIC's last ever, which is a bummer. : dirge23
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      er wait no it wasn't, but he did leave after a similar one (which is probably even worse really): http://... : dirge23
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        good riddance I say : Milleh
        • we lose a lot of people who are otherwise good/interesting/funny posters because they post threads about ... : dirge23
    • Now I miss the classic BattleTech mechs that Harmony Gold killed off. :( : ZenzenTen
    • I need somebody to explain the Marauder's post(s) to me : Clay
  • "Poly Triad" would make a great metal band name : riptyde
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  Getting a thread on the front page! Woohoo! : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    shack new years resolution: birdge the gap between latest chatty and fp! : Milleh
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      Don't even think about it. Widening the gap to a moat would probably be better. : JozhGoober
      • We better call in Deathwing to shatter that gap into a fullblown interdimensial rift >> : Smoochy666
      • I am not entirely opposed to the idea if well implemented. : Milleh
      • only way to make that happen is to move the chatty completely away from the Shack, and then you'd be back... : dedgecko
    • So there seriously is some kind of unspoken/unwritten rule that FP article commentators can't also freque... : wytefang
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  Growly Gus was a good one http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23077108 : Bamtan
  • Yeah, loved how long that lasted before people caught on ^^ : Smoochy666
  • bwahahahha I missed that! : Milleh
  • Growly Gus is thread of the year every year from now until eternity : rgoer
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  2010, LEAVING WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE???? : kill9
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    This has got to be Sparkly's finest moment ever. : Smoochy666
    • I've had better : sparkly
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  Get out of my head with your gays! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23027935#itemanchor_23027935 M... : Head Rush
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    hahahahhahahahahha the fence omg can't stop laughing : Milleh
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      ah busey : spiderfill
      • I don't remember, did he ever get a reaction from the neighbor ? : Lightbulb
      • there are no problems that cannot be solved with a proper application of busey : GloriousCow
    • The fence is just some amazing shit. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Love the fence, also the amazing lack of awareness in the guy who caused it to be built. : DinK
  • These are really good picks. : The Grolar Bear
  • set your mom free has me in tears : Merconium
  • I FUCKING LOVE the Maulla thread, I still think about about it everytime I see the word higher. : HL3dsx
  • wow, i didn't realize so many of those posts were THIS year. : biskits
  • Wonderful. What will 2011 bring? : Dr_Cube
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    Oh man, I've seen that Ender.Wiggin post so many times, and yet every time it fucking slays me. Oooooh... : paulatreus
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      r3dn3ck's post in that thread is pretty fantastic too! : Head Rush
      • Yeah, and it's low enough down that just as my laughter is subsiding, that brings it right back into full... : paulatreus
  • that Garey Busey thread is the greatest thing in history : Megara9
  • I don't really get what's insanely funny about TexasGameJunkie's response? Seems like a reasonable gripe... : wytefang
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  2010 sucked . : supermonkeyballz
  • Yeah fuck 2010. : deject
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  The day Phil came back to us: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24440942 : Ride-My-Rocket
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    why does he tease us so? i mean, not w/ the pics of jessica alba, but of his intermittent presence. :( : arcane_
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      He lost ~50lbs since August 1 working out... I think he's trying to re-establish some Cezar Milan-style b... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        yeah but he's back on WoW crack now, not sleeping and probably not exercising : Slowtreme
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          He's definitely not sleeping, but AFAIK he's still exercising. : Ride-My-Rocket
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            Slowtreme is right. FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU : Phil
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              Only you can fix this Phil : Slowtreme
              • Tomorrow I hit the track once again. The holidays threw me in a bit of a tailspin. I have no fudge resist... : Phil
• Quakecon 2010 was awesome. It was my first Quakecon and I got to meet many cool shackers! : EricZBA
• Mar 29, 2010 5:33pm CST was the best because that was when I registered : Hemtroll
• Learning that we all still have dreams where we have to go back to highschool for some reason : rosewood
• WHAT A PIG YOU ARE : grandmasterlee
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  Something about running as fast as niggers. -Maulla. : Ambient80
  • As yes, I see it posted above now, nigger speed! Bahahahaha : Ambient80
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  I'm waiting for theKidd's year in review. Past ones: http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Famous_Posts#thekidd.27... : TroZ
  • I didn't know I was on the shackwiki! : thekidd
  • holy shit look at the recent changes... lots of spam accounts on there, seriously : MurrayTheSkull
• Multisync coming out : ninjase
• This translation of one of Kombit's posts had me in tears. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24139171 : o0JediBeavis0o
• mr.sleepy's finest work: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23227158 : deject
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  dahanese's reaction: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21999245 : Schnapple
  • I though this was going to be BALLS BALLS BALLS : EricZBA
  • okay, that's a good one. i approve. : dahanese
• I have a short memory so it is like reading these all over again and I am in tears laughing. : hrdwregk

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• I'm out between 4 and 7 EST or so, everything else is fine with me. : Hemtroll
• I may or may not be available : RetroRedEyeJr
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  SPEAKING OF ARMAII:OA Fun times last night! Working with the new changes implemented by Zuff and ArcKnig... : trOmblyj
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    ArcKnight and I brainstormed last night for a good hour or so about the future of ARMA Shackbattles. We b... : zuff
    • I like this idea. : legsbrogan
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      how hard is it to get into mapmaking for ArmA 2 and how deep does it get? Can you set up scripted events ... : Hemtroll
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        It's extremly complex and detailed. You can set triggers that start ambushes, helo insertion/extraction, ... : zuff
        • good to know. I liked building adventures in NWN 2 so if we keep playing this I'll probably invest the ti... : Hemtroll
      • The editing tools are insanely in-depth and the reason Operation Flashpoint was played regularly from its... : trOmblyj
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      Alright god damn it, I just bought arma 2 from amazon for $10 because that jungle map looks really nice. : sigpro
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        nonono, get the 2 pack for 2 bucks more.. : watcherxp
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          he already has OA : Hemtroll
          • Indeed I do, so I just needed ARMA II itself. : sigpro
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  If somebody wanted to get in on this, do you just need OA? Or do you need it all? Also how many ppl do ... : EyeOWah
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    I think around 24 people showed up last night. All you need is OA, everything else is downloaded when you... : fadetofunk
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      We need to stop this ^ People, spend the extra $10 and get 2 games instead of one with limited featur... : zuff
      • yea i agree there's no reason not to be getting combined ops. I would love to check out that lingor map w... : DarkDeus
    • First time for me last night, was awesome. : james_austintx
  • Please get Combined Ops pack. it's only a bit more and you get a lot more content. Currently the shackbat... : zuff
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  Shack Arma Video! I put together a very short video from the game last night. Unfortunately fraps cuts my : DarkDeus
  • Stop whispering my name! I can hear you! : Hemtroll
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    Haha, the Chinook evac into the pack of enemies was hilarious. : limpossible
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      aha yea i was ohhh shit when I saw where I would be landing. It looks like someone else landed even furth... : DarkDeus
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        I landed next to a whole group of them. I thought they were friendlies at first since they didn't shoot ... : MamiyaOtaru
        • pretty sure that was me still coming down at the end of the video heh : MamiyaOtaru
  • that drop was hilarious for some reason : spiderfill
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  I don't know what was going on during that Marx Brother's version of Blackhawk Down, but you're all to re... : CoreContingency
  • Oh, that was just our rave. : trOmblyj
  • yea that was pretty funny you couldn't see anything on the ground because there was so much smoke. There ... : DarkDeus
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  Thank you post for taking it easy on a newb like me last night. Also thanks for Merc for not raging to ba... : james_austintx
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    That 5 man squad game was brutal. So close yet so far :( : limpossible
    • Yeah, it was quite a bit harder like that. 2 helis + tanks, AA, and lots of infantry is hard for a group ... : dfay
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  I want in on this. http://steamcommunity.com/id/sheepraper : sheepraper
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    I also want an invite to the group: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Hemtroll : Hemtroll
    • Is there actually a group? I didn't think there was. : dfay
• I'm bummed I had to bale early last night, was fun while I could play. The new changes to enemy spawning ... : sigpro
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  Things I implemented last night and then I went to bed like a bitch because sleep :( Being in the C-13... : ArcKnight
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    It was actually super super simple to do, zuff found the script. : ArcKnight
    • I hope everyone does the HALO jump tutorial then because otherwise we might have some people splat. : sigpro
  • I didn't know a C-130 could get into orbit : Hemtroll
  • nice i was wondering why i could not choose when to open the chute or steer it. : DarkDeus
  • Awesome! I bailed out of a C130 at 6000m in the Showcase just to try air drops, and after like 10 minutes... : dfay
  • Hell yah man! Glad it worked. Now if we could only do that other thing we were talking about! : zuff
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  Do you use joysticks for controlling the helicopters? I just got it when the steam sale was going on,... : roggor
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    Yes. Keyboard is suicidal. : gyrfalcon
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      Actually many of the pros use keyboard for helicopters in Arma, see Dyslecxi: http://www.youtube.com/watc... : zuff
      • ugh butchered his name, as always Dslyecxi : zuff
      • I actually have my 360 controller just for helis. I also plug my mic into it. : tboomer2
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    i use a joystick but i know a lot of mouse use the mouse and keyboard and are quite good at it. I think d... : DarkDeus
    • *people, not mouse lol : DarkDeus
    • hahah - I'd like to see someone pull some of that shit off in a real one. : dedgecko
    • lol wow I cant believe I didn't see your post. Well at least I didn't call dslyecxi a mouse : zuff
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    Yes, it mixes. Joystick is a lot easier to fly, but I find the mouse fairly reasonable. (Finally dug out ... : dfay
    • Buy DCS Black Shark if you want a true Heli Sim. It's a great game but has a steep learning curve. I st... : sheepraper
  • A few of us do use Joysticks/HOTAS rigs. As to your mouse controls, it's the game trying to simplify cont... : CoreContingency
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  Gonna start the server up around 7pm eastern. Or before. : trOmblyj
  • Server going up in a few minutes. : trOmblyj
  • I might have a buddy of mine play on my behalf. Apologies if he fucks up brilliantly. : tboomer2
  • Things are going well in Zargabad! : trOmblyj
  • trOmblyj, I noticed you are on the xfire group. You should use the broadcast app when playing on shackb... : X-GOUKI

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• Server Renders & Stats! MercFox1 Angle: http://mercfox1.sytes.net/~djr/mc/gmap/ Server Stats: http:/ : Nixx2004
• Guides and Utilities Lazy Edition! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24698112#itemanchor_24698112 : Nixx2004
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  Some other links! http://fukung.net/v/35877/1c1a1d7d2477be1918a79da0259d22a6.jpg (posted by Arcath) : Nixx2004
  • What the shit, they can't end the series like that! (the video) : Nixx2004
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  If I'm just starting out playing, should I play on somebody's server or by myself? : aggybong
  • I'd play in single player for awhile, get the hang of things before adding in other players (that are unp... : Nixx2004
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    I really suggest playing by yourself first. Also consider taking a look at the guides posted in this t... : Prinny God
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      Is it stupid to go guide free? I've been playing for 30 minutes and have died multiple times and haven't ... : aggybong
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        No! Theres tons of fun in discovering things for yourself. Also, introduce your two lady friends to this ... : EricZBA
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          I am discovering nothing, though :( I can't figure out how to craft shit! : aggybong
          • http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting has all the recipies : EricZBA
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            Heh, yeah. Two suggestions: Read the wiki, or watch some of the videos on 'your first day in Minecraft... : Nixx2004
            • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bh4EexJO4I&hd=1 : EricZBA
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    Play on MercFox1. You're guaranteed to be playing by yourself. : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Pretty much. Hopefully that changes next weekish when I make it PVE : foo
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        I'm not coming back until we get dinosaurs and procedurally generated loot and weapons. : Crabs Jarrard
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          Wish Notch had put in code to allow players to be an enemy monster. It would certainly make PVP more int... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Wish your mom would wash that ass. It's getting hard to hang around till I get my nut. : Crabs Jarrard
            • Gross. : Nixx2004
            • http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/largest-cave/peter-photography You talkin' about this, crabs... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • interesting to follow the trajectory from "reset it" to this : MamiyaOtaru
• RPS goty too. : Milleh
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  Shadowdane, when will you return to us? : Afterglow
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    Was hoping this weekend... hopefully MinecraftForums comes back online, want to check to see if the Biom... : Shadowdane
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      The world _should_ work even without the mod. Think about it - all of those blocks are already placed. ... : foo
      • yah i know it should... but it just locks up when i try to start the server : Shadowdane
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        I think it might be the trees (biome trees) causing the most problem? I don't know. Seems like it should ... : Nixx2004
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          hmm forums aren't working here, i just get this: http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/Minecraft_Forums.jpg : Shadowdane
          • Yeah it's weird. I found the thread and it looks like it hasn't been updated. : Nixx2004
        • ok messing around with things more... i might of gotten it. Seems the Biome Mod puts some files in... : Shadowdane
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      Maybe a direct link works? http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=1760857#p1760857 This guy ... : Nixx2004
      • no direct linking works... seems the main index page is broke. : Shadowdane
      • this method just pre-generates terrain but I'd also need a copy of the 0.2.8 server to use it... i don'... : Shadowdane
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  http://twitter.com/MiamiACR/status/20893107390255104 @notch It's a new year, which also means NEW UPDATE : Nixx2004
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    Throwable eggs took a massive effort! : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • That and fixing leaf decay (which he has been working on for about 5 months) and managing to cause massiv... : Hemotoxin
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    What an asshole : EricZBA
    • that's why he is an indie developer. : Vividvoid
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  Shadowdane's Server ● Now ONLINE ● BiomeTerrainMod is Off, the mod still hasn't been updat : Shadowdane
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    Seems to work, at least what I tested. I'm down in my cave, Stargates are dead like you said. It's been s... : Nixx2004
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      wouldn't really work as the explored area isn't a circle... those just prevent exploring into a circle ... : Shadowdane
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        Now that I look at the render...going to be hard to stay to explored land in that one narrow corridor, he... : Nixx2004
        • There's no need to, I built a stargate to the snowy area (SnowLodge), and also if you want to walk the co... : Volatris
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    I'm a little scared to log on, since all of my placed leaf blocks are sure to immediately decay. We were... : Volatris
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      you should be able to place a single tree trunk block underneath each bush. that would prevent the leave... : electroly
      • Yeah there's not going to be time to do all of that before they decay, and I don't want to deforest anoth... : Volatris
  • Hooray! Thanks for putting in all the hard work to get this going again. I look forward to logging in t... : noknyc
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  i'm having a lot of fun working on my server mod. i've got teleporters, protected areas, various god-lik... : electroly
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    Sounds neat! You looking to release it soon? : EricZBA
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      i'm hoping to make a standalone RPGish puzzle game out of it. you'd run the mineserver exe on your local... : electroly
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        this sounds awesome. i would like to test this out once you finish. : MurrayTheSkull
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          Indeed. Sign me up for beta/alpha testing. : Hemotoxin
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            will do. i think once notch puts out an official modding API and people start to realize that the minecr... : electroly
            • Definitely, it will be awesome. I remember all the good times I had with UT2004 and such because of the a... : Hemotoxin
      • Can't wait, sign me up! : Nixx2004
      • i would totally LOVE to play a monster in your RPG mod. :D : m0rfus
• ATTN: Raiders (creeper in suits) - <3 use and abuse my castle all you want - two chests on the upper l... : m0rfus

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• always been like that, even with the first one : HisKillSkill
• Play as a dirty camping sniper to learn where enemies camp and what paths they tend to take. From there, ... : ZenzenTen
• FYI - even though your view is being thrown all over, your aim is unaffected :) : dedgecko
• I love the chaos in BC2. Bullets flying left and right, tanks exploding right behind you, the way you can... : Hemtroll
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  thats what makes the game so awesome : hobosapien
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    It seems deliberate, but when there are constant explosions (ALL. THE. TIME.) there is no gunplay left an... : enyakk
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      I don't know what servers you play on because I always find tons of gunplay. Hardly any gustav spamming o... : Hemtroll
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        I am using the Aug with red dot or the scope now. Seems extremely effective. I had a match (on the ships ... : enyakk
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          Are you playing Rush or Conquest? There will be spam near the m-coms on Rush, but that is part of the gam... : Crabs Jarrard
          • Rush. The problem is the spam doesn't seem to be limited to the m-coms. I actually do prefer Conquest tho... : enyakk
        • I love the AUG, it's great. : deject
    • You can almost-always escape a mortar strike if you're paying attention and GTFO when you hear it. Also, ... : cpt_gloval
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  I've been playing it (I got it at launch but didn't play that much). The one thing that gets me is how I ... : marmite
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    1.) Do not go full auto on people 2.) Headshots are 1 hit kills with nearly every gun in the game 3.) S... : dedgecko
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      870 + Slug + Magnum Ammo is 1 hit kill bodyshot on Hardcore. :D Same applies to all the bolt action snipe... : ZenzenTen
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        Yea, it's crap as it negates sniper rifles because there's no bullet drop. : dedgecko
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          That all the non-sniper weapons have no bullet drop is a bit lame. Either have it or don't. Slugs should ... : ZenzenTen
          • I agree, the ballistics in BC2 are BS sometimes... I frequently get killed by some medic who spotted me f... : Code RedBeard
      • 870 + slug + magnum is a 1 shot on regular too. I also like the SV98, but the M95 damage and less drop ma... : Code RedBeard
  • do you have the Magnum Bullets perk? Sometimes, I find myself in the same position as you, and then I re... : cellx25
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    Some of the best weapons are the M16 and Abakan or whatevs because the burst fire gives it accuracy but y... : Hemtroll
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      I like the AEK-971 Vintovka and M416 on Assault. M16 is terrible for sniping as the 2nd and 3rd bullet go... : ZenzenTen
      • M416 is my weapon of choice but M16 and Abakan are my backups, all really great weapons. For engineers it... : Hemtroll
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    fire 1 round at a time from any weapon except the spray and pray (low damage high rof) types, try for hea... : cpt_gloval
    • XM22 is amazing at spray and pray on Vantage Point Rush on the first set of MCOMs. Defense and Attack. : ZenzenTen
  • You have to get headshots. You get points for them so you know when you are doing it right. : silent prophet
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  Lol. The maps are huge and there are plenty of areas of cover. You must be standing in the wrong spot. Ex... : Crabs Jarrard
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    Grenade spam used to be a problem in MW1, but I think they fixed it in MW2 and BLOPS. As for using cover,... : enyakk
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      That's awesome if rockets are hitting you from the sky. You must play with some badass motherfuckers. The... : Crabs Jarrard
      • Helicopters aren't ground based, you know. :) : enyakk
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      do you play a lot of Recon class? it sounds like you do. : cpt_gloval
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        Medic and Assault. How often can the Recon class request an air strike? : enyakk
        • fuck air strikes. Close Combat Assault class Saiga, C4, extra c4, and extended Shotgun Mags. Spa... : dedgecko
    • how did they fix nade spam? : kn1fe
• Hmm, there is lots of stuff going on, but most explosions are caused by player grenades, rpgs and those g... : Snipergen
• Welcome to war son. : HL3dsx
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  I love BC2 for this very reason. The sound effects and ambient noise in the game is fantastic. : mikefr24
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    make sure you set the audio to "War Tapes" : Alpha Class Android
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      War Tapes compresses the sound too much, there's a loss of dynamics. HiFi or Home Cinema is best IMO. : enyakk
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        Yep. War Tapes is good if you want everything to be real loud on a weak sound system, but if you have nic... : pyide
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          I love War Tapes because the sounds have some real power to them. I like when something explodes right ne... : Hemtroll
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            Yeah, it brings up the loudness of sounds that normally wouldn't be that loud (this is called sound compr... : enyakk
            • Lol, are audiofags really going to start doing this with videogames? No wonder you're getting your ass pw... : Crabs Jarrard
            • audio purists can suck it, I didn't spend much on my headset and I still get an amazing audio experience! : Hemtroll
            • i thought the War Tapes audio is the uncompressed stream. the HiFi mode sounds more compressed / less dyn... : cpt_gloval
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  PTSD from games. /facepalm : barcibus
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    I do have to take a quick break after intense rounds of BC2. It's more a good thing than a bad thing in m... : cpt_gloval
    • Do you think Activision wants you to stop playing BLOPS? The more you play BLOPS the less time you have ... : dedgecko
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  I rage quit when the spawn point is camped by assholes in both choppers with a tank thrown in for fun I ... : AssGoblin
  • Completely agree about making vehicles team-locked. At the very LEAST in the spawn. Crysis MP had a great... : Trips
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    First off, are you complaining about choppers in the PC version or on the consoles? On the PC it's rar... : dedgecko
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      I've played two rounds of Valparaiso this week where the Blackhawk completely dominated my defending team... : Goncyn
      • to be fair that just sounds like a really good pilot and/or gunners and skill should be rewarded. Usually... : Hemtroll
      • I pride on shooting those kind of people down. Was this on the PC? I'd love to find the server if it's ... : dedgecko
      • Sounds like you ran into a few comp players. They will wreck you as anything I'd expect. This was jus... : alias
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      On 360 you have to mg the shit out of a chopper from a tank just to even get the vehicle damage reward. H... : AssGoblin
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        You're playing on the wrong platform, regardless of how effective the aim-assist is. Granted there's p... : dedgecko
        • my pc is pretty shitty relatively speaking. it was good when I bought it 3 years ago :( : AssGoblin
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    It's really easy to escape spawn-camping. I really don't see the issue people have with it since the spa... : yldragon
    • There's a couple of the new Vietnam maps that are really poorly designed in regards to the spawn camping.... : dedgecko
  • Stop being terrible. You and your team's fault 100%. : alias
  • In vanilla BC2 I'd say it depends on the map. On wide open maps like Atacama it's possible to get caught ... : Hemtroll
  • I only play on xbox. On atacama there is almost no place where you can spawn without being instamurdered ... : AssGoblin
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  1) Never stop moving. 2) Never stop moving?! 3) Start playing HC Conquest. I stopped playing Rush when I... : yldragon
  • You're right about Conquest, that is the superior mode. : enyakk
• This is pretty much why you'll find me at the BC2 Shackbattles for about 15 mins and then I'm suddenly in... : reZaun
• so go find the sources of the explosions and take 'em out! blow up that tank, bring down that UAV, hunt d... : CecilPhilpot
• It's both the cool thing about the game and arguably the worst thing about it. I grew weary of the game ... : wytefang

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• (3 30 min parts) : Masem
• Just as I leave home for a few days, fuuuuu! : Creepin_Jeezus
• excellent! : baron calamity
• YES! : enyakk
• Attention whore : mystifier
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  woot! : aurealis
  • A+ : aurealis
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  I lasted 4min. I know everyone loves this guy, but I can't stand that stupid voice he does, and I don't ... : proclone1
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    His awesome analysis has outweighed his horrible attempts at humor. I just wish someone redlettermedia'd... : kingdepork
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      The comedy needs to be there though, because he is quite aware how ridiculous it is to review these films... : enyakk
      • Him acting normal might be better than the amount of eyerolls that happen. Even if he did the voice and ... : kingdepork
      • no, it's fine to review these problems at length. it's fine. there's no reason for this awful garbage. : retarded talking dinosaur
      • sorry but i'm with the haters on this : RikiTiki2
  • yeah.. weak. these homemade geek review things are starting to all look alike. : crypt420
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    QUESTION: How many people here who can't stand the character of Mr. Plinkett or his voice have actually s : Schnapple
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      I actually sat through the first 3/4 of his SW:Ep1 review. And by lasting 4min, I did flip around to see... : proclone1
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        i agree, plinkett was spot on. i only regret that there aren't more prequels for him to review : aurealis
        • This response makes no sense. did you read the post you're "agreeing" with? : OverloadUT
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        I don't think the prequels are as bad as he says they are, and I do think Ep3 was the best of the bunch a... : Schnapple
        • Also hipsters shit on things just to shit on things and look cooler than everyone else. RLM gives exhaust... : Schnapple
      • He mentions this several times in all of the reviews, but what made the OT classics weren't the battles i... : MurrayTheSkull
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    I enjoyed the scared hooker in his basement, she had good acting! : SpaecKow
    • She's actually kinda hot in this one. Check out the making of the Ep3 Review trailer as well to see her l... : Schnapple
• Yesssss : shirif
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  wont load :( : GloriousCow
  • Part 1: http://blip.tv/play/AYKYsh8C Part 2: http://blip.tv/play/AYKYvXYC Part 3: http://blip.tv/play/A... : Masem
• wont load :( : GloriousCow
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  what the FUCK! I thought this was for Half Life EP3, fuck you guys!! : Trips
  • Ahahaha : Creepin_Jeezus
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    You thought a comedy video movie review site would review a game that has no released media, no announced... : Dave-A
    • We're thinking of the same Valve right? Who knows what the hell they're gonna pull next. : Trips
  • same : sanchez
• Fuck you in your stupid dickface asscunt : Draugluin
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  fuck I thought this was for HL EP3 : Slowtreme
  • What the shit 109 min of this? : Slowtreme
• Fucking awesome, yay! : tcs
• If it won't load, it's probably your plugins. I switched to chrome with no blockers and it went fine. E... : kingdepork
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  Nice! : Do_Or_Die
  • I'm just kidding, the word is "poop" : Schnapple
• Cool, this will be an afternoon hangover cure watch. : Big Luke
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  Wow, the shot / counter shot and couch business is so dead on. Green screen was overused so much the sho : Lunatic Angelic
  • hah yeah : shirif
• Part 2: I like to fuck my cat HAHAhahaha : Mr.Finkster
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  This is not the HL post I was looking for. =( : Ride-My-Rocket
  • yea... my heart skipped a beat and then was shut down, brutally. : Zolneirz
  • no shit >:| : tangles
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  for a review that nitpicks the slightest problems, they should really aim to provide better delivery. the... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    the worst part is, so much of this review is completely valid, but it is completely undermined by unwatch... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      They explained why they did it, people shut the things off when it was delivered clinically. : Lunatic Angelic
      • Right, but there are a wide variety of presentation choices between "clinical" and "annoying shlock". : jipey
  • so... you aren't a fan. : CRasterImage
• I've always imagined that this guy resembles Frank from 30 Rock. : Rethius
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  This guy is fucking awesome. I was a fan before he went all mainstream. : herradura99
  • First video was better than the first video. : skinlab133
  • http://memegenerator.net/Hipster-Kitty/ImageMacro/4156621/I-was-a-fan-of-hipster-kitty-Before-he-sold-out : EricZBA
• Hahaha @ the product placement : kikilupo
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  I know some of you don't like this but this guy is a god damn genius. They should show these in film sch... : mrwolf710
  • i agree. star wars issues aside, i've learned so much from watching them : aurealis
• These videos should be included as extras on every Star Wars DVD set. : Dr_Cube
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  I wish he reviewed the Lord Of The Rings movies. : kramweil
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    Yeah, hopefully those are next, though I doubt he will find a fraction of whats wrong with them like he's... : kikilupo
    • Yeah a big part of what he reviews has to do with things that are remakes or add on to an already establi... : MurrayTheSkull
  • that would be great. Star Wars ones were gold but it gets old by this one... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    I doubt he will do LoTR. Maybe Transformers. His bit is to go after fundamentally flawed films. I don'... : pigvomit
    • Transformers would fit the mold well for his style. But also consider that he could do a good movie to... : Masem
  • Why? His schtick is that he reviews bad movies. Fellowship is one of the best fantasy movies ever made... : Porkasaurus
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  As some people are icked out by the live action stuff in these: They're limited to the last 2-3 minutes o... : Masem
  • Yeah I was really expecting them to go balls-out this time with the whole hooker subplot but fortunately ... : Schnapple
  • well except for the whole cat thing. : deathofrats
• Not available on iPhone. I am crushed. : jingletard
• ooooooh shiiiiii : skelom
• I must turn into a simpleton when it comes to Star Wars, because there are a lot of things he brings up t... : drbriefs
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  This is not the EP3 I was looking for *waves hand* : Demius
  • me too : spazzium
• Their emperor impersonation is pretty good. : pigvomit
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  Every single criticism he has applies lipservice movies like scott pilgrim : twifosp
  • wut : NastyJack
  • Scott Pilgrim is the worst prequel trilogy ever. : dex.collins
  • English, your sentence lacks. : shirif
  • also hipster scarf : Sexpansion Pack
• His ideas at the end of part 1 about what the clone war should have been are brilliant and his observatio... : NastyJack
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  Holy shit, awesome! Can't wait to watch this!! : thetangent
  • On a side note, I just watched his review of 2009 Star Trek (the actual review, not the rape one) and I a... : thetangent
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  The ending: does this mean that RLM is going to be at the next Celebration convention? Wouldn't it be ins : Schnapple
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    wtf is a celebration convention? : deathofrats
    • Semi-regular Star Wars convention put on by Lucasfilm: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Celebrat... : Schnapple
• Am I the only one thinking HL2 ep3? You scamnmer : oldschoolbob-o
• About fookin time! : ihya
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  It's... not Half-Life :( : noxiousgg
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    Easily the most disappointing thread of the month. : Gylis
    • Easily the most disappointing thread of the month decade. there, i fixed it : r3dn3ck
  • As much as it might pain me to say it, I think the Star Wars prequels have priority over Halflife when it... : pigvomit
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  Hahah, "No, decapitating people is uncivilized!" : LilCrypto
  • His comment on Obi-wan saying how a blaster he used was uncivilized even though it saved his ass was grea... : Sailor of Fortune
• God I'm loving this! The whole dissection of the Wookie homeworld in video 2 is fucking hilarious. : Porkasaurus
• Oh god yes. : Greymatter42
• Biggest thing for me are how Lucas skipped everything about Anakin and Obi Wan being good friends and he ... : LilCrypto
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  The bit with the Jedi Robes^TM being mindlessly visually recycled from the desert robes everyone wore on ... : MamiyaOtaru
  • That actually was pretty annoying in one of the earlier movies because the Jedi act like they can move ar... : LilCrypto
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  who is this guy with the weird voice and bad timing, and why is everyone jerking off on each other in thi... : biskits
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    He's Harry Plinkett and he produces entertaining, hilarious in depth reviews. : NastyJack
    • i'm 12 minutes into this and want to punch all of you assholes in the face. : biskits
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    That's part of the schtick really, he knows his voice is weird. He knows everything is awkwardly produced... : Porkasaurus
    • the schtick detracts too heavily from his writing. : biskits
• I will be quoting this in the next three weeks of shackbattles. Prepare yourselves! : Orange Pylon
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  This is like beating up a quadriplegic . Do we really need to reaffirm that indeed Star Wars was awful? : thechunder
  • It's easy to say they are awful movies. It's hard to make hour and a half reviews on exactly why they are... : NastyJack
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    that's what I was thinking through the first 45 minutes or so. I know it was terrible. The last bit esp... : MamiyaOtaru
    • that is, I know the movie was terrible. Bad phrasing, sorry : MamiyaOtaru
    • The way he broke down all the scenes where they either walking and talking or sitting and talking was gre... : Porkasaurus
  • no, but he does make good points on why it's awful : smax