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• Right after you finally cave in and get it for XBox : Serpico74
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  Seriously. I want to play that shit with everything turned up. Plus Fat Guy Ragdoll Mode. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Just think how good it would look on the PC. : TEXIT
    • I know. My PC gets a boner every time it thinks about RDR running on it. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I hated looking for rabbits and small animals to kill for those side quests because they were so hard to ... : code-e255
    • Sounds about right : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Fuckin bushes. So Jaggy! : Chipwarrior
• I have been wondering the same thing. : funnynamehere
• This and Mortal Kombat are the only games I wish would get ported over to the PC. : TEXIT
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  i think it's coming right after Halo 3 and Reach and Gears of War 2 : dantastic
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    RDR has nothing in common with those you listed.... : TEXIT
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      They are all video games. : snot3353
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        You know what I mean. Those he listed are XBOX 360 only games, while RDR is on PS3 & 360. Rockstar also... : TEXIT
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          Except for Halo 1 & 2 and Gears of War 1 were released on PC... : etherboy
          • How about Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo: ODST, Halo: Reach and Gears of War 2? : ShekkyBoy
      • ...that will never be released on PC lol : slickdoody
    • Don't feed the troll, you fool! : MercFox1
    • they are all video games that are never getting PC releases : dantastic
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    Don't kid yourself. No one wants those titles for PC. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • i dont even want them for console : dantastic
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      If i had a choice I'd pick Reach over RDR on PC. : pyide
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        I assume you have not played Halo:Reach? : shirif
        • Nope. I liked Halo 3 and wanted to see the series continue on PC with mouse support and detail upgrades. ... : pyide
• After winning GOTY on several sites, I'd be surprised if they didn't port it over : liquidlies
• Right after SSF4 for PC. C'mon Capcom. : Nitrium
• They only need to make 1 copy, the rest will take care of itself. sick piracy burn! : jingletard
• I bought it for PS3 a few days ago so it's coming next month. : jermm
• It'll come. : The Grolar Bear
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  I don't know if it is coming or not but I've heard second hand that RDR along with a bunch of other games... : baron calamity
  • :O : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Microsoft better not screw this up (they will) : MercFox1
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    no... nO.... NOOOOOOO : Nitrium
    • This makes perfect sense. Microsoft has built the premier online gaming service through Xbox Live, so cle... : Rooster Cockburn
  • Godsdamn it. : Dschinghis Khan
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    i don't know. i can't imagine not playing an amazing game because of some tie-in to a clunky service. t... : EvilDolemite
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      they are trying to move GFWL to the XBL paid service I think. : Slowtreme
      • And I'm the first customer :( : Crabs Jarrard
      • Haha! Yet another good reason Xbox live is a paid service. : chadg033
      • Oh, you mean we'll now be able to pay them to screw us on PC gaming? : dfay
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    Sweet! I've been waiting to play RDR and depending on what these "other games" are, maybe those too! : Hemtroll
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      Let's see if they can make GFWL half as good as Steam. : Dschinghis Khan
      • Which would be slightly better than when Steam first launched? : one random winner
      • I don't care if they make GFWL half as good as Steam, I'll take GFWL the way it is now as long as RDR wor... : Hemtroll
  • Argh. : The Grolar Bear
  • rockstar, please don't fuck everything up and do this. : jayares
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    god that would be completely hilarious I hope it happens so people can have meltdowns over it : veras
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      What? GTAIV uses GFWL and there's no issue. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        GTA4 is also available on Steam though. It would be a very different story if Microsoft tried to compete. : Zek
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          The Steam version uses GFWL when you log in to play. All your stats and achievements are tied to GFWL. Th... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Yeah, but we're talking about games being exclusive to the GFWL store. : Zek
            • they have a working store where you can buy things already so problem solved! : Hemtroll
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        There are issues with GTA4, but I'm pretty sure it's mostly related to Rockstar sucking wolf dick at onli... : Crabs Jarrard
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          Yeah I've had no issues that broke my game playing experience using GFWL. But I've just found it to be an... : Godhatesfatpeople
          • Hmmm. In most Shackbattles we've done in the last year that required use of the GFWL lobby system, we've ... : Crabs Jarrard
          • Competition fosters creativity. Valve shouldn't be complacent and neither should we. I hope GFWL comes ou... : Rooster Cockburn
          • I had some pretty horrible experiences trying to play Dead Rising 2 with GFWL. It basically breaks all t... : Herman Toothrot
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        I dunno dude. The Friday shackbattles were damn fun but a big PITA to set up. Random disconnects, slow UI... : Nitrium
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          Ah see I've never used GFWL for that. I've used it only to play online with random people for DoW2 and GT... : Godhatesfatpeople
          • DOW2 and Street Fighter 4 are pretty much the only GFWL titles that worked correctly. : Crabs Jarrard
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    OH JESUS FUCK NO : Crabs Jarrard
    • Hahahaha : Dschinghis Khan
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      better settle your accounts! : veras
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        They won't let me! They said I had to start do the monthly 8 dollar billing to get my account un-suspende... : Crabs Jarrard
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          I have a $10 Visa Gift Card you can give them and get unbanned for at least a month. Could you reactivate... : EricZBA
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            No they told me it would be suspended again after a month because GFWL cost money now. : Crabs Jarrard
            • WHAT?! : dedgecko
            • GFWL doesn't cost money now though! : OverloadUT
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          Wait what is this what happened what what? : Hemotoxin
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24916631 : Crabs Jarrard
            • And now I remember why I hated that damned thing. What the shit. : Hemotoxin
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          Fuck them. You should call every day and ask the same question over and over. : MercFox1
          • yeah, wasting his own time everyday to talk to someone in Hyderabad who a) doesn't give a shit b) probabl... : veras
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            When you call GFWL support, they know exactly what's going on. They have all been knowledgable and courte... : Crabs Jarrard
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              They admitted that they've never heard of GFWL? Wow, right hand's not talking to the left, huh? : The Grolar Bear
              • It's ridiculous that this is even an issue. If they want to tie the services together make it so that GFW... : MercFox1
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                I recently had an issue with my ancient hotmail account I made just so I could make an xbox live account ... : Hemtroll
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                  Haha wow, talk about inept. I'm glad I only had to call Microsoft support once in my life with no issues ... : The Grolar Bear
                  • yeah, at least they didn't wash away my xbox memorabilia or anything : Hemtroll
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          did you contact Consumerist yet? : Hemtroll
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            No. I had a friendly Shacker contact me to get my info so he could get my shit escalated and asked me to ... : Crabs Jarrard
            • just because they registered today and have a link to the Nigerian Banker's Association in the profile do... : Hemtroll
        • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud : the archvile
    • Did you try writing to Major Nelson or some other Xbox or MS games public figure? : Code RedBeard
  • N000000000!!! : CrustaR
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    And you'll probably have to be online to play the game with that GFWL connection, right? Ubisoft crappy D... : TylerJSmith
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      I've been able to play games using GFWL offline with no issues? : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I haven't :( : TylerJSmith
        • That sucks. :\ : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I dont know about you but i have an always on connection. The only time ive had an outage at my current h... : pimpium
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        Mine likes to kick me off when it rains or snows. Which happens a lot in Pittsburgh. : TylerJSmith
        • Oh. :( : pimpium
    • GFWL doesn't require a constant connection as far as I know. it's not like Ubi's thing where if your int... : mikecyb
  • you've heard second hand? yeah i'll believe this shit once you credibly source it or it actually happen... : MurrayTheSkull
  • lol I'll just buy it on ps3 if they do this. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • I would buy an XBOX before dealing with GFWL again. : spyrext
  • Not really crazy about GFWL. Pretty much any game I want attached to it is relegated to bargain bin purch... : Thund3rball
  • Awesome, at least I know I can save money in the future. Dear Rockstar, DONT BOTHER. : MeestaNob
• It more than likely won't ever be released. Which i really don't mind because are literally 10s of amazin... : Dschinghis Khan
• They'll never make it. : BouillonCubes
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  Rockstar has posted every other game. I don't see why they wouldn't port this. Just buy an Xbox though ;p : justwr!ght
  • But, consoles are maximum meh. : vx2o
  • I want to shoot people with my mouse!! : Iwannaacura
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    Rockstar got all butt hurt about people complaining that GTA4 for the PC was a pile of shit. Shortly afte... : BeowolfSchaefer
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      I'd like to think that they are taking their time porting the game, and perhaps improving the MP side of ... : dedgecko
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        Isn't Rockstar San Diego down to skeleton crew anyway? : Rooster Cockburn
        • After rereading their wiki, it would seem that it's rare that the same studio that developed the game, ha... : dedgecko
• In Heaven with Grandpa : The Wilhelm Scream
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  BREAKING NEWS: PC gamers have thousands of games to play, bitch about one in particular. (Pirated) footag... : David Craddock
  • * wet fart * : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Can you confirm that RDR is a shitty game and that we wouldn't want to play it on PC? : Hemtroll
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      I sure can't! I just get tired of all the bitching. I'm a PC gamer, but it's almost embarrassing to be kn... : David Craddock
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        http://i54.tinypic.com/206dhrd.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
        • http://multifamilyinvestor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/the_rock-hollywood-hogan-hulk-hogan-300x231.jpg : David Craddock
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          your response is a 4chan meme? : RikiTiki2
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            Well, to be honest, there only about two people whining in the thread about no RDR, and all the rest whin... : Crabs Jarrard
            • Seriously. : Nixx2004
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              I totally did. It doesn't happen often, and it didn't even have anything to do with the OP or RDR specifi... : David Craddock
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                When did many developers start giving a damn what a tiny vocal minority thinks? I've not seen a single in... : pyide
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                  Weren't dudes who wanted dedicated servers a 'tiny vocal minority' and then there were dedicated servers ... : SpaecKow
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                    And then Treyarch spat on them out of disgust? They seemed to understand what works best for each platfor... : pyide
                    • I would take "buggy" BLOPS over "fuck you" MW2. : MercFox1
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                Vicious cycle. Devs make shitty ports, gamers complain. Devs point at complaining as reason to not... : Nixx2004
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                  Good ports get a lot of praise because they are, well, good. There's no reason to bitch about somethi... : pyide
                  • ^^^^ This. In the last few years, devs have been putting out some games that were great. In a few cases, ... : Crabs Jarrard
              • Gamers bitch. Period. Everyone does and PC gamers don't do it more than console gamers. : razlebol
          • And? : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Sounds like you're bitching now! : Crabs Jarrard
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          Indeed. This is a situation where irony and hypocrisy seemed necessary. : David Craddock
          • Well, we're proud to have you here! : Crabs Jarrard
      • i want to frame this post : RikiTiki2
      • I'm a mostly a PC gamer too but what do I care if other PC gamers are whiny? I just want more games! I kn... : Hemtroll
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        http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_left4tCTPB1qf8yek.gif : dedgecko
        • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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          who the fuck is that guy and why is there a gif of him doing every motion known to mankind? : Hemtroll
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            http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/57cd8635ef/asshole-for-hire?playlist=featured_videos : dedgecko
            • oh god, that's amazing. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Don't know what the OP did to deserve this, but your point is kind of silly. Platform based stereotypes a... : MercFox1
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        PC is the best platform available - cause its the only platform available - for smaller indie titles out ... : SpaecKow
        • don't forget that indie developers can just make their games open source and release them on linux, there... : Hemtroll
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        They never will. Seems like there is some sort of entitlement with PC gamers. I rarely hear people who ga... : Pettytheft
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          "I rarely hear people who game on a console bash PC gamers" hahahaha : Godhatesfatpeople
          • I lol'd also! : project13
        • Jesus fucking christ. : Dschinghis Khan
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        I'd rather have people bitching inteligently or legitimately about something than hordes of people who ju... : Beady
        • This x1000. : The Grolar Bear
        • Haha. : Nixx2004
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          Boy are you on the wrong website. : ArcKnight
          • I also have the really, really strong urge to encourage you to join our BC2 shackbattles so I can unceasi... : ArcKnight
        • Well, saying it like this (and on this site) doesn't help anything, but I think you're making a decent po... : Felraiser
        • You must not like... any multiplayer game on any platform then? : TheVietSpecial
      • I'm a PC gamer, and I completely agree. : Sgt_Boomstick
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        Totally can't agree with your remarks. It's pathetic how frequently PC gamers get screwed or ignored by ... : wytefang
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          That entitlement thing he was talking about? You're exhibiting it right here. You aren't entitled to a... : ArcKnight
          • The problem is that the word entitlement is attributed incorrectly way too frequently on this site. Just... : wytefang

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• it's not bad... : j0nchan
• it's the same logo except without the text border. : cpt_gloval
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  Link? : historyinthemaking
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    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=new+starbucks+logo : lodit
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      ..... The reason I asked is because there have been scraped versions of the starbucks logo redo in the pa... : historyinthemaking
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        Oh boohoo. Clean the sand out of your vagina and relax. : lodit
        • No, he's right, you were a dick. The LMGTFY meme is old and tired. : coldfusioncs
        • douchey of you though : bolneze
      • The main image that comes up if you google "new starbucks logo" is that one. : Bob_Loblaw
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      If you're going to talk about a logo or any other image for that matter, it's common courtesy to provide ... : Arcanum
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        Basically same rules as girlfriend/wife/sister/etc : zakazi
        • Yeah, except with no reason to not post it. The logo won't do bad things to you if it finds out you post... : Arcanum
  • yeah i didn't paste it in. my bad. my initial source was this: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l... : Downforce
• It's fantastic. This is doing it right. They kept enough so it's still immediately recognizable, but made... : Morgin
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  They are getting away from coffee and into food. need to remove the name. : loke662
  • This is why : historyinthemaking
• You are smoking crack. The Gap logo was hilarious and the Starbucks logo is a nice update. : lodit
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  Not even close on this one downsforce. This is the natural and expected evolution of logo marks. They wil... : haiku
  • Also, starbucks does almost all of their design in-house. They have a huge and very impressive design sta... : haiku
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    This isnt even really a redo as much as an evolution of an already designed logo. Basically the same ... : historyinthemaking
    • Yeah it is pretty much what any responsible brand should be doing... re-trenching and incrementally evolv... : haiku
  • Just like the shack : DonkeyPopsicle
  • Bravo on the subtle downsforce. : lodit
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    You don't think it's a mistake to drop the brand name entirely? I get that at some point, the logo itsel... : bipolar
    • Guaranteed they have 40 years of market research that has guided them to this point. : get_navi
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      I don't at all personally. The central graphic was too small before, and now this is a logo rather than a... : node
      • Dropping the borders around the wording and just leaving STARBUCKS would have left the logo at nearly the... : bipolar
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        I don't see abstract line art mermaid and think "Oh, Starbucks". I see Starbucks and think, "Oh Starbucks... : ZenzenTen
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          Me too. I don't think I've ever noticed the Siren before. I certainly don't recognize the new logo as hav... : mathyou
          • as they branch out into other products, they're going to have to figure out how to put "starbucks" back o... : Downforce
    • I agree, they should have thrown a few more stars in at the bottom instead. 3 or 5. 5 is good, for 7 tota... : ZenzenTen
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      I don't think their logotype was servicing the brand much, no. Their color is probably the most important... : haiku
      • "forward looking narrative". That is an excellent paradigm shift, haiku : riptyde
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        hmm. so they've gotten to nike or apple level of recognition with the siren? I dunno. just need an image ... : Downforce
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          Especially because they want more presence in asia they should be losing any english words at all. Latin ... : haiku
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            well I'm glad you responded, thanks for the good feedback. good info. : Downforce
            • but don't you think it would be endearing to have starbucks in the native written text ?? :D let's st... : Downforce
          • why do i see so much Engrish then? : MamiyaOtaru
  • what an ugly shade of green though : indosauros
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    ^^^ It's literally Graphic Design 101. Going iconic is something you want to be able to do, usually words... : zakazi
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      I have to defend logotypes for a moment. I agree that a simple stamped icon is probably the most effectiv... : haiku
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        Coca-Cola is a prime example of this as well. : ZenzenTen
        • yeah, it definitely is. I remember when they tried to inch a bit toward "the wave" symbol with the whole ... : haiku
      • I completely agree. In general I think that rebrands should be to solve a problem not because you fee... : zakazi
  • And then they will be a bank. : steauengeglase
• This is far from the hideous GAP logo :(. And I think that the article missed the mark on the brand worsi... : v1ctoly
• Not even close to GAP. Though seeing all the logos next to each other makes me think of that meme with zo... : zakazi
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  http://www.starbucks.com/preview : GrimmyD
  • Ugh. I wish they'd just say "hey we made a cool new logo" rather than try and doll it up with some fancy : riptyde
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  I never realized that was a mermaid until I saw that brown logo. : shortbuscaptain
  • It isn't a mermaid... it's a SIREN! My company had Starbucks as a client and they were very adamant abo... : obiquatro
• Doh. Wait til some fundie realizes there is a crescent moon and a star in Arabic green. :[ : ZenzenTen
• I still say it looks like a woman spreading her legs. : riptyde
• wow, you can't compare the starbucks redesign to the gap one. WAY different and not even remotely as bad. : Korban

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  I have been using Chrome at home for the same reasons. Firefox feels so bulky lately. There are some thin... : TheNiXXeD
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    Like what? : doomed
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      -I want browsing history to clear on exit. Yes I know about incognito mode, but that's not what I want. N... : TheNiXXeD
      • There's an option you can check for each extension, that enables them in incognito mode I believe : Arctic Fox
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        I think there's an option to remove all cookies and stuff when you close the browser : Hemtroll
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          I haven't seen it, and I don't have it installed at work. I guess I'll have to look again, but I thought ... : TheNiXXeD
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            On the dev channel you can set it here: Options -> Under the Hood -> Privacy -> Content Settings -> "Cle... : arhughes
            • Awesome! Thanks. : TheNiXXeD
      • You can enable extensions in incognito mode. You can also get an extension that adds a bookmark menu. Not... : noxiousgg
      • Ok also since you guys have been helpful. I use a gesture extension (works great) but I use my middle mou... : TheNiXXeD
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  http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Customization#Google_Chrome_Extension : Johnny Law
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    Why does this extension need access to my browsing history? : Jeepy McJeeperton
    • it automatically posts links to all the furry porn you've been watching : Hemtroll
    • It requires the "tabs" permission because it uses some functions under chrome.tabs or chrome.windows. ... : arhughes
• Chrome > FF : BeowolfSchaefer
• I abandoned Firefox almost as quickly as I did IE (for FF). Not that FF was ever as bad as IE, but I lik... : slickdoody
• just for kicks I generally adopt all new browsers for awhile. I gave a fair chance to all of them, got us... : Draugluin
• I've been using Firefox for years as well but I'm temporarily using Chrome. I still prefer Firefox and I ... : Hemtroll
• I switched today and going to use Chrome for some days. So far, all extensions have equivalents on Chrome... : Nitrium
• I switched from FF to Chrome too for these very same reasons. FF just seems slow and resource-hogging. ... : Jeepy McJeeperton
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  I've been a loyal fan of Firefox since the 0.5 days (probably earlier than that) and promoted it to every... : Matt Burris
  • Yeah, I was a big firefox fan from the start but Chrome has just destroyed it. As a web dev, I'm using al... : g3dHorse
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  I was a major proponent of open browsers and to that extent, Firefox. When Google released Chrome I tried... : Alastayr
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    Have they changed that shortcut to something else? The other day I was trying to get to the bookmarks man... : Dontdrop
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      There's no shortcut to the Bookmark manager any more. Shift + B has no function now and Ctrl + Shift + B ... : Alastayr
      • Yeah, this is bizarre, and I find the bookmarks manager can be a bit dodgy as well - sometimes decides it... : g3dHorse
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  i can never switch because google's information policies scare the bejesus out of me. : biskits
  • Yeah, that's definitely a concern of mine too. I also don't really see any benefit in Chrome over FF. ... : gokwyjibo
  • Agreed. Maybe if they get a new CEO I'd reconsider. Also I like having a status bar. : overkill
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    i guess i can understand privacy concerns in general, but do you actually have specific suspicions about ... : electroly
    • Suspicions is probably the wrong word to use (for me at least). It's about Google and their stance on pr... : overkill
• i did and i can't see myself going back to Firefox :/ : mayooms
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  Is there a password manager that works w/ chrome and can import passwords from firefox? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Lastpass? : Dontdrop
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  What's the state of Chrome on OSX these days? I remember it was a little shaky on first release. Anyone? : grifter
  • It's good although I personally prefer safari since it got extension support. : SolrFlare
• I tried out chrome when it first became available, switched from FF and never looked back. Firefox seems ... : bundy
• yeah. i'm the same way. chrome just loads so much faster. there are a few sites i can't use well with chr... : mindmann
• Chrome > FF3 but I like the FF4 beta more than chrome. : Nali4Freedom
• And it looks like Chrome finally supports NT Authentication. Sweet. : breadsticks
• I keep Chrome installed and try it from time to time but I just can't tolerate the interface changes or t... : Sapiens

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• I don't care, I want Diablo 3 and so do you. :D : DM7
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  I'd toss RDR in there too, it was basically GTA on a horse with a few minor innovations to make the empty... : pyide
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    Different setting than we're used to? : DM7
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      Westerns games have been done before but yeah, that's about all there is to it to set it apart Rockstar's... : pyide
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        The "conspiracy sci-fi story thing" Assassin's Creed is doing is pretty novel by video game standards. I : Arcanum
        • Bizarre indeed, and that's a good point and while I do want to see what happens next, at the same time I ... : pyide
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    Huge world (something like 32 square miles) tons of sidegames, just things like getting on and off the tr... : locater16
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      So that's why the core gameplay is still a generic cover based shooter and the game and story progression... : pyide
      • Agreed, it was pretty standard GTA formula : derelict515
      • If you don't remember what I was talking about: http://www.gta4.net/random-characters/ : pyide
      • From end to end the worlds takes 20 minutes to cross on the fastest horse. But maybe I enjoyed it so much... : locater16
    • The amount of content isn't "staggering". There's a lot of land, but it's pretty limited in terms of thi : Arcanum
    • Everything you've just described has been in previous Grand Theft games, with a different skin. Grand ... : daVinci1980
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    Not really : justwr!ght
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      No, he's right. It's essentially GTA in the old west. That's not a bad thing. : Arcanum
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        It's GTA with great restraint, made by people who understand how important that is to keeping the story a... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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          Such restraint like mowing down dozens and dozens of soldiers with a gatling gun from a moving train for ... : pyide
          • The very first story mission in Mexico was completely retarded. "You just killed some local peasants for : Arcanum
          • Sorry, I meant to include EXCEPT EVERYTHING IN MEXICO in big bold letters. The first and last big section... : Happy Doodle Muffin
        • And as Arcanum and others have said, it's Grand Theft Horse. Well executed Grand Theft Horse. Fun game, w... : daVinci1980
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  Ambition usually isn't profitable. Ambition involves risk; risk is bad. : the archvile
  • You must be a CEO : BeowolfSchaefer
  • Sweet, I didn't know Steve Ballmer was a shacker. How's that "The iphone will never catch on" thing going... : locater16
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    Risk is risk. You take risk to achieve, knowing fully you could fail. Both outcomes are possible. : silent prophet
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      failure is generally the more likely outcome : derelict515
      • True. I think that's a price you have to pay to innovate. A larger probability of error and failure. In r... : silent prophet
  • No guts, no glory. : IHATEDUST
  • Yeah and it fucking blows. :( : Godhatesfatpeople
• what happened is that budgets for AAA games ballooned to tens of millions which makes publishers incredib... : derelict515
• Try http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/. Yes its mechwarrior which isn't exactly original, but I guarant... : Toth21
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  You must have never played Game Dev Story. : bling1bling
  • why can't we get an english localization of the PC game? :( : roushimsx
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  You're gonna wanna be checking out random european and russian stuff. : roushimsx
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    Seems like strategic games is dead in the US. meanwhile euro & russia make some great strategy games. : loke662
    • unfort. US loves the 3-D FPS ... i just like a little more diversity. : loke662
• i know this was last year, but i really feel like demon's souls did a good job with this. in a lot of way... : mindmann
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  Because apple has something that game companies with new ideas don't have. A man that represents the com... : Lucy Labia
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    We can't rest the future of the entire industry on Indiana Jones games, especially after that last movie. : Brian Leahy
    • I don't see why not, licensed refridgerator DLC is a completely untapped market. And for the sequel they ... : Hemtroll
  • lol no. : freakynipples69
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    • Fap fap fap fap fap : freakynipples69
• i must be a stupid idiot because i think there are ridiculous amounts of great games coming out all the t... : EvilDolemite
• I feel late 90s early 20s were some kind of golden age were tech was advanced enough to do interesting st... : tcs
• budgets got too big. also the game industry is more mainstream, it used to be that only rich people could... : Chandler55
• What happened is these games are now made by russians/ukranians/etc. I have come to the point where I wil... : Tchest
• Making games is expensive. Making ambitious games is risky. Risky games may not make money. : freakynipples69
• Heavy Rain was amazing : uglysad
• There were a lot of innovative indie games though. Minecraft is one of them. : Fpsnut

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• Server Renders & Stats! MercFox1 Angle: http://mercfox1.sytes.net/~djr/mc/gmap/ Server Stats: http:/ : EricZBA
• Guides and Utilities Lazy Edition! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24698112#itemanchor_24698112 : EricZBA
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  LIKE A BAWS : Hemtroll
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    LIEK A BAWZ : Hemotoxin
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      LICK A BAOWZ : Hemtroll
      • Mmm, balls : LoioshDwaggie
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  i am notch and we are planning to get drunk and randomly delete lines of code at the meeting. : ass-street
  • This is probably true. : Hemotoxin
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    So, progress, then? : foo
    • This man understands. : Hemotoxin
    • there are creepers in the code. we must find them. : ass-street
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    I hate to once again be the negative nancy, but I really hope they dont have this big meeting and end up ... : EricZBA
    • i'm sure they will talk about more than just the 1 million sale party. like the other game they are worki : ass-street
    • You love it! ;) : Nixx2004
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      I don't know where you even got that idea, you guys sure like to make up new ways that Notch is incompete... : Zek
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        Are you serious? Make up new ways? We don't have to make it up. Just look at his history. : JohnnyRey
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          He's made some mistakes when it comes to development priorities and quality control during the alpha but ... : Zek
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            Yeah, but Zek, this is Shacknews... : MercFox1
            • Also this. You think we will ever NOT berate notch? GTFO : JohnnyRey
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            So apparently you're blind? -Participating in Game competitions instead of working on the game -Twitt... : JohnnyRey
            • JohnnyRey, I care about musical blocks and when you walk into my creeper strip-club complete with butt-ro... : ass-street
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              - During his weekend. - During his vacation. - Fun features are fun. People loved Secret Friday updates... : Zek
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                speak for yourself. i would love nothing more than weeks of bug fixes : electroly
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                  Good thing that's what we've had for the past two months. : Zek
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                    what bugs has he fixed? i'd just check the release notes but i don't think notch actually makes release ... : electroly
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                      He finished all the multiplayer functionality(boats, minecarts, health, inventory validation, etc) and fi... : Zek
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                        he didn't fix the minecart bug i actually care about, which is that powered minecarts are utterly useless... : electroly
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                          but hey no i'm glad he brought smp up to the same useless level of functionality : electroly
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                            I think that bug is pretty obviously lower priority than any of the other stuff he's fixed by most people... : Zek
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                              are you aware of what bug i'm referring to? it's the bug where minecarts are worthless. they are slower : electroly
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                                and telling me that "making an online video game is hard" is pretty patronizing. i'm aware, chief. i al : electroly
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                                  That's exactly what he's doing in the beta, at least the spacing builds out part. He even said on Monday ... : Zek
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                                    yeah i'm hoping the new release schedule will be better than the way he's been doing things. also the ab... : electroly
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                                      Updates have been non-mandatory for a long while, Notch just abuses his right to push 'critical' updates ... : Arctic Fox
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                                        honestly i don't think any update should be mandatory ever. there's no reason for it. let people decide... : electroly
                                        • ^ this. : Hemotoxin
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                                The irony of this argument is that to get minecarts to work you have to utilized boosters which I am fair... : Hemotoxin
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                                  boosters? is there some way to get powered minecarts to push you up an incline? i've had to literally g... : electroly
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                                    No, just google boosters on youtube and you will understand. It's kinda hard to explain. : Hemotoxin
                                    • ah yeah, the hack with the adjacent carts? i don't do any of that sort of thing. i think the less explo... : electroly
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                                      It's a bug that happens when two carts touch--they spontaneously start to move. You can use this bug t... : Vividvoid
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                                        It was originally a bug - however, notch has stated that he would attempt to keep that effect as the user... : TroZ
                                        • Which is good and all but seriously? His BUGS work and players like them but he STILL cant fix the PLANNE... : Hemotoxin
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                                          http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/22746652209061888 gg not¢h can't even do bugs right : Zek
                                          • :O :( : TroZ
                                  • http://www.youtube.com/user/AlmtyBob#p/a/u/2/gPls6LXlkGI From the 'Guides' post that nobody actually r... : Arctic Fox
                              • At least they don't crash the server anymore. : BeowolfSchaefer
                      • minecarts are still broken. : ass-street
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                      Leaf-decay : GreatGooglyMoogly
                      • shit i'll give you this one. that was a great bug fix : electroly
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            Wait, we are talking about Notch, the creator of minecraft, right? The same Notch that manages to brea : Hemotoxin
            • I don't have any scientific proof yet, but I'm fairly certain Hemotoxin is my doppelganger. : foo
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              Great googely moogely, what a crazy amount of entitlement for a $15 game It's just a game : geedeck
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                We've all been let down by his promises time and time again, to the point that we just don't give a damn ... : foo
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                  The real reason I am always so negative against Not¢h is that I miss playing Internet Legos with you a : EricZBA
                  • Trust me, I miss it too. Don't really know what I'm going to do about it, either. The old community is ... : foo
                  • I miss digging the really long tunnels that pop up in unexpected locations :( : dnagenome
                • It's not done yet. : deject
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                So if it was a $60 game I would be justified in my want for patches that don't break the game and a devel... : Hemotoxin
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                  I don't think geedeck understands what an emotional rollercoaster it is, dealing with Notch. "OH FUCK ... : foo
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                    I don't see why that since minecraft cost less it should be less responsible than any big game developer ... : Hemotoxin
                    • Also note that these modders had to reverse engineer the code to work on it, so technically they did MORE... : Hemotoxin
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                      To be clear here, I think this used car DOES WORK. It drives down the road. Sure maybe the passenger wind... : BeowolfSchaefer
                      • True, it wasn't a good analogy, but considering workload vs AAA titles and Minecraft it just feels that m... : Hemotoxin
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                    I think the problem is that everyone wants to love Minecraft, but every time you invest in it you get bur... : Arctic Fox
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                      Yeah, I mean I feel you guys in that respect. But it's just clear there's a lot going on with progress on... : geedeck
                      • the charm of minecraft is that it's legos with your friends and mobs. the amateur way-too-early-release ... : electroly
                      • That's exactly what I'm doing, with the exception that I help administer one of the servers so some invol... : Arctic Fox
                  • exactly. none of this would matter if minecraft were a shitty game because we just wouldn't care. but a... : electroly
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                Yeah. People are emotionally invested in it, I guess. They want to play and get annoyed when things ar... : Nixx2004
                • It wouldn't be so annoying if it didn't auto-update (read: auto break) itself. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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      I am sorry I spawned this giant negative sub thread :( : EricZBA
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        what a pig you are to spawn a negative nancy subthread like this : Arctic Fox
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          <(^oo^)> : EricZBA
          • Wait where you are. I need to get my diamond sword. Man I have been wanting to heal this cut all day. : Hemotoxin
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  http://www.blogcdn.com/news.bigdownload.com/media/2011/01/bd-minecraft2010.jpg From http://news.bigdow : Nixx2004
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    I am not a fan of that creeper design. : at0micgarden
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      i prefer to think of the creeper as a cute blocky green fellow that explodes : ass-street
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        Me too. I dislike him being portrayed as a largish dick-man who wants to rape and ravage you. : Hemotoxin
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          I would post the Rule 34 creeper with dat ass but I'm at work :\ : uebersoldat
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            i'd totally BANG a creeper if you know what i'm sayin' : ass-street
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              Rule 34 Creepette would totally BLOW you away : uebersoldat
              • - IGN.com : EricZBA
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                oh don't worry...I can BUST a nut pretty quickly. : ass-street
                • Just be careful not to EXPLODE on the furniture! : uebersoldat
  • Old and meh. : vx2o
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  Anyone have an older version of minecraft archived that I could download? I'm talking about a /bin folde... : noknyc
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    God, what a bitchfest today's thread is. My little request here is totally going to get lost. : noknyc
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      Nobody knows the trouble I've seen... : noknyc
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        I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C : Arctic Fox
        • I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, and from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bir... : sogelegos
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  I don't get all this hate that you assholes are giving Notch. You paid to play a game that is totally un... : deject
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    what the hell else is there to do on the internet??? Be NICE? : uebersoldat
    • p.s. - I agree with ya deject : uebersoldat
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    did it make you feel better to write this post? a little venting always helps : electroly
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      It did feel a little cathartic. My point is though you guys seem to be way too upset about the situation : deject
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        i don't think anyone is losing sleep over this. it would just be nice if the game's development were a l... : electroly
        • Which is why everyone is mad. : Hemotoxin
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          Pretty sure Hemo is losing sleep over this : Arctic Fox
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            No, time yes. I have nothing to do today. So here I lurk. Play minecraft and bitch at notch. : Hemotoxin
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              draw me a picture. : ass-street
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                (not mine :P) http://treecomics.com/images/Playing-Minecraft-while-high.png : Hemotoxin
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                  now you draw one. : ass-street
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                    Your assumption is that I can draw. lol : Hemotoxin
                    • :( : ass-street
                • Fucking creepers! : Nixx2004
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          If he's having fun making the game, and I'm having fun playing the game even with all the missing/broken ... : deject
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            i really don't give a flying fuck if notch is having fun. i really don't. and i find a lot of the bugs ... : electroly
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              the problem is compounded when people like pc gamer award it game of the year. ITS STILL IN BETA YOU STUP... : JohnnyRey
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                Will this really end the rant? WILL IT JOHNNYREY? : Arctic Fox
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                  shit? did I use /rant. Well FUCK. I guess I'm done. for today =) : JohnnyRey
                  • NO RANT FOR YOU : Arctic Fox
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                So it shouldn't be eligible for awards because it's in beta, but you're still holding it to the standards... : Zek
                • I'm not holding it to any standard. It's not the state of the game that pisses people off, it's how notch... : JohnnyRey
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    Ruh roh, people are discussing things on a discussion forum : Arctic Fox
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      How dare those people differ on opinions? Goddamned assholes. : Hemotoxin
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        it is kinda sad/weird that it's the same argument that has been hashed out in these minecraft threads a m... : ass-street
        • This is why I've largely stopped participating in the hatemail threads. I've said my piece. Kudos to Zek ... : Arctic Fox
        • Ya. Notch cares not. He just wants his moneyhats. /start argument.jar : Hemotoxin
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      I am also discussing things on a discussion forum. I'm discussing the level of bitchitude displayed by p... : deject
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        Good, as long as we can also discuss the level of "kissnotchsassitude" displayed by people we will still ... : Hemotoxin
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          This can only be settled by a duel. Whiners vs. Asskissers. Penis Island at sundown. Swords. ;) : Nixx2004
          • Gold equipment? : Hemotoxin
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        people are sick of notch's bullshit, it's as simple as that. If he shut the fuck up, and just worked on t... : JohnnyRey
        • We can't have the Zelda LTTP without musical blocks. : Vividvoid
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          I don't think notch cares about protecting petulant man-children on the internet from themselves. If you'... : Zek
          • no shit? : JohnnyRey
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        You're bitching about bitching. Which I guess means that I'm bitching about you bitching about bitching. ... : Arctic Fox
        • worlds within worlds!!! : ass-street
        • Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! : deject
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  ATTN: Huge minecraft threads are back! Yay :-) : Hemotoxin
  • lol : JohnnyRey
  • haha. JOB = DONE : foo
  • I love reading this junk. : MercFox1
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  ER Cant get here fast enough :/ : EricZBA
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    Shhh troublemaker, we don't want to hear anymore from you. : Hemotoxin
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      :( thanks.txt : EricZBA
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        Don't listen to him Eric, he was there throwing gasoline on the fire all along : Arctic Fox
        • But it was Eric that had the matches. :) : Hemotoxin
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  Thank goodness the film crew left, maybe now he can get some work done. http://twitter.com/notch/status/... : Haxim
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    I love how you guys will criticise Notch's productivity on any given day while simultaneously posting on ... : Arctic Fox
    • i do not develop awesome videogames! : ass-street
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      If you love Notch so much why don't you marry him? : Haxim
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        fear of commitment on notch's part : ass-street
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          That must be the only commitment he's afraid of. He seems to have no problems committing code willy-nilly... : Haxim
          • notch had the wedding ring but then he lost it. : ass-street
      • How appropriate, you fight like a cow : Arctic Fox
    • The best part is that half the time when people are bitching about him tweeting and not working, it is ac... : BeowolfSchaefer
  • mojang also makes porn : ass-street
  • Looking forward to his blog post! : EricZBA
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    on one hand I see the issue with him releasing buggy versions of his game and what an annoyance that can ... : mikecyb
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      imo notch shouldn't work on minecraft at all. delegate, delegate, delegate. that would give him plenty ... : electroly
      • and also nobody could say shit about his twitter addiction : electroly
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        I don't think him working on the game is a problem though if he wants to be serious about it he needs to ... : mikecyb
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          he has a QA team it's 1M ppl strong : boring gegtik
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            public betas have their merits but he needs a first-line team since they are far less likely to call him ... : mikecyb
            • he has a QQ team it's 1M ppl strong : boring gegtik
        • i think notch should work on his new game. it's clear to me that notch is all about ideas and that's fin... : electroly
        • He does have another programmer working on Minecraft now, and I think he mentioned they have a CEO. notch... : Zek
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  notch is the new georgeb3dr we rag on him if we hear he went to sleep last night instead of coding DNF : boring gegtik
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    are you saying Notch will sell Minecraft to Gearbox and then everyone will be all pissed at Steve for som... : mikecyb
    • vegas is giving even odds : boring gegtik
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      Whos pissed off at Steve? I thought we had a We Love Steve Gibson thread over the weekend : EricZBA
      • Borderlands PC never forgive, never forget : Zek
    • notch needs to become a shacker first. : MercFox1
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  @Notch Btw, top minecraft priority turned out to be a better save file format, followed immediately by mo... : BeowolfSchaefer
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    hooray it's the two things i have said from the fucking beginning are the most important items : electroly
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      i'll cry tears of joy if he uses the Z axis for altitude and if he makes his yaw an actual radian angle i... : electroly
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        dude...swedish mensa. don't mess. : ass-street
        • American nambla : Crabs Jarrard
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        That's an OpenGL thing. X and Z are the planar co-ords, and Y is the altitude. : Kylegar
        • So the creators of OpenGL didn't take basic geometry? No wonder Direct X is considered superior :-D : Hemotoxin
        • shit is whack. i bet the fucked up yaw thing isn't an OpenGL thing : electroly
  • poo : mroizo40
  • top priority should be farting, magic capes, flags, pirate hats and toilets!! : ass-street
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    Sweet jesus, could this possibly mean my 20 MB world won't be split into 15,000 individual files on my HD... : silent prophet
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      i can already see what's going to happen. he'll do this but won't fix the corruption bug, so it'll start... : electroly
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        Maybe he'll do it as a relational db in a flat file! or just One Giant Array! : mroizo40
        • I'm personally hoping he'll save the world info as one huge XML file. : silent prophet
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            Hopefully he'll ditch gzipping every single chunk file then. : mroizo40
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              gzipping each chunk is so profoundly stupid i don't even know what to think : electroly
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                i'm thinking he doesn't understand filesystem blocks so he thinks 400 bytes is better than 800 : electroly
                • It actually does help in this case - a raw uncompressed chunk is ~80kb - compressed it can be 3kb or so.... : mroizo40
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        Meet me at Penis Island, at sundown, you freaking whiner. ;) But seriously, I guess you are...I don't ... : Nixx2004
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          is mercfag still around? last couple of times i've tried to connect i just got a server error : electroly
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            mercfox1.sytes.net I was just on. Wanna meet up in Penis Island for ol times sake? : EricZBA
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              still at work sadly :) i'll try tonight to see if i can get in. it's been awhile since i've seen my sky... : electroly
              • But Eric can only hook up at penis island when he's at work, otherwise his wife might find out. : dnagenome
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      more than likely all our worlds will be have to be nuked and restarted :( : Shadowdane
      • I'm sure someone (not Notch) will make an old format ---> new format converter : Arctic Fox
      • Nah, if you look at his twitter discussions that followed, he iterated several times that the game would ... : Volatris
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        i wouldn't mind at all. starting over is the most fun :/ : ass-street
        • yah i like new worlds... granted as a server op some people go crazy when shit is reset. : Shadowdane
  • There have been a few other informative Tweets, too. : Nixx2004
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  done with minecraft here. Me and my cousin decided we would gear up and try that portal stuff after spend... : scener
  • uhhh...i thought that was common knowledge : ass-street
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    End scene. : Nixx2004
    • lolz! : RogerDandy
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    Serious post? It's an unfinished feature, this is still a beta. If you really want to play in the Nether ... : Zek
    • Hey didn't someone just make a server portals mod? I suppose you could run 2 servers. One day world and o... : BeowolfSchaefer
  • hahaha you'll be back. play single player in the meantime, that has the nether in it. : MurrayTheSkull
  • ..... : vx2o
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    The Nether is pretty pointless and boring anyway. : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • In single player. I see potential for interesting things in PVP. : Nixx2004
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  Touring MercFox1 with Haxim. Lots of additions since last I roamed the server. Who built PedoBear? : EricZBA
  • LOL PedoBear crashed my Minecraft and now I cant log back in : EricZBA
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    So, where is the fun these days? : watcherxp
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      Mostly Borderlands. Crabs and I have been playing semi-daily. Our characters are up to lvl32 now. Feel fr... : EricZBA
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        Dude, either level faster or slower. You're too high for my siren now, but if you get a few more levels ... : dnagenome
        • Eric should quit his job so he can play more Borderlands and not get gutted in Quatar. : Crabs Jarrard
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  (Probably a repost, but worth it) TRON minecraft pack http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f... : watcherxp
  • good lord. that screenshot looks hellish : ass-street
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  i *will* be topping the maze tonight. i hope Vivid finishes. i have warp points to all the rooms. : m0rfus
  • uh oh...i won't be able to login. i guess i'll respawn inside a block or something. oh well : ass-street
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    I still need lava : Vividvoid
    • i got your lava. give me a timeframe plz :) : m0rfus
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    Goddamn, I missed out. I love building mazes in this game. Too bad mine on foo1 got demolished. : Vincent Grayson
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      Wasn't there a maze on mercfox1 called something like "1,000 wrong turns"? : Vividvoid
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        ours is pretty good. it makes me cry. i started removing the torches and MY GAWD THE SPIDERS!! : m0rfus
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          you know without torches its going to be impossible right LOL : .ka`boom.zZz.
          • yay :D : MurrayTheSkull
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      also, i'd love to conscript you guys to do a massive multi-level one. like 5-7 levels. : m0rfus
      • I'm in. I've been shooting ideas around in my head for either a super complex level or just a barebones ... : MurrayTheSkull
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        ill help you, you whore. but im only making one level. thats bad enough. : .ka`boom.zZz.
        • 5-7 floors with 5-8 rooms or nothing bitch!! : m0rfus
      • Hells yes. : Hemotoxin

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  On my server thats the only thing they always win! : MacemanInTW
  • Isn't AB interserver? : re-verse
• Alliance must have been asleep. : breadsticks
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  We actually won Tol Barad as well! But then we lost it again haha. Oh well : NinjaGamerGirl
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    FUKCKING STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 BACK THE FUCK UP FOR A SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE A CHIC... : mace
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      Wait back the fuck up, this shit is played out. : Evil Benius
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        oh man, bunch of people undercutted us on the Maelstrom Crystals. Bunch of punks. : NinjaGamerGirl
        • Yeah I saw that this morning, but a ton of people raided last night so not surprising. I will relist toni... : Evil Benius
      • The only reason I still like it is that occasionally Mace does this to a guy. I like to imagine the resul... : Jonathan
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        glad I'm not the only one : Dravenport
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          just don't say anything or shackhate inc : pancake humper
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            I was already declared the worst shacker of 2010, trying to dial it back a bit. prolly locked down worst... : Dravenport
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              Dravenport, I must have been off the radar if YOU were the worst Shacker of 2010. : uebersoldat
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                infamy is a fickle mistress uebersoldat, Abrasion came in second : Dravenport
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                  abrasion? who's that? : uebersoldat
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                    I dunno what happened to him : Dravenport
                    • did he go on a self discovery mission again? :( Also, didn't LightzOut already win worst shacker of th... : pancake humper
      • yea you should really quit while you're ahead mace : twifosp
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      OMFG!!!! BACK THE FUCK UP A SECOND!!!!! ARE YOU A DUDE?!?!?!?!?! : NinjaGamerGirl
      • A match made in heaven. : Zuchu
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        I suggest you Ninja away somewhere.. or at least read Mace 's Post history! : Vincenoir
        • No way, i'm having way too much fun here! : NinjaGamerGirl
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        OMFG!!! BACK THE FUCK UP A SECOND!!!!! THERE'S A CAPS LOCK KEY?! : walker270
        • I know, right?!?!?! CRAZY! : NinjaGamerGirl
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        omg you have Wolfenstein3D in your Shack Profile. I now require pics since Mace is still too stunned to a... : uebersoldat
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          roflmao, i'm still adding more games on there. : NinjaGamerGirl
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            if you add Doom, Descent, Duke3D and Tie Fighter I wo....wait I'm married nevermind. : uebersoldat
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              Doom and Duke3D are on there haha : NinjaGamerGirl
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                Add the other two. : TreMetal
                • Haha doom was already there. I forgot about Duke3D. I did however, add some wii games I own. Mario RPG FT... : NinjaGamerGirl
              • ahahahaha : pancake humper
          • Sucks they won't let you add older games on there from older consoles :( I have a crap ton of games. : NinjaGamerGirl
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    Why didn't you activate the phone tree and wake us up for a raid??? : ghost in my shell
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      I don't got your numba foo. Give it to me so I can call your girl. : NinjaGamerGirl
      • Sure it's 867-5309 : ghost in my shell
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  What is your characters name? It's not still gims is it? : pancake humper
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    This is a personal question, I will answer the next time you are online. : ghost in my shell
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      eh not a major deal, was just curious : pancake humper
      • Someone transfered the rogue off the server so I stole the name back for one of my alts, if thats what yo... : ghost in my shell
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      Haha, in-game character name is too personal, but your phone number isn't? LOVE IT : NinjaGamerGirl
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        Did you call that number yet, Jenny will answer : ghost in my shell
        • No not yet, i'm cleaning the house while shasking it up like a pro : NinjaGamerGirl
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        Hey I heard you do acid by dripping it in your ear. : Evil Benius
        • Hahaha, I hate you >< : NinjaGamerGirl
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        what is going on here : Downforce
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          NGG doesn't get 30 year old musical references : Dravenport
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            That reference is older than me and I get it. >_< : MercFox1
            • im not making excuses, i was 2 when it was released and i get it lol : Dravenport
          • Haha, no, I totally get it. Gotta love 80s music. Hell, I wasn't even born yet when it was released ;) : NinjaGamerGirl
  • http://www.shackpics.com/files/WoWScrnShot_123110_040432_eo27pd37jjscewa9uefc.jpg Ghostinmycow :o : GrimmyD
• gims you don't play BC2 anymore, what a fgt going back to WoW. :( : MercFox1
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  i feel completely out of the loop in that game now. i'm level 83 and haven't been playing much since we k... : xxiv
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    When isn't there? lawl : NinjaGamerGirl
    • no shit that whole fucking game is one big drama bomb. : RogerDandy
• Just gotta pvp it out of your system. Own some alliance!! : NinjaGamerGirl
• My 74 mage has been doing PvP for 3 levels. He constantly tops the charts, but I bet Alliance in my BG on... : VictoriouSecret

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  Are there any other regular 360 games besides MNC that we play as a community? : Slowtreme
  • Doesn't even have to be something we regularly play as a community. We could bring back say Forza 3 or ev... : mancide
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    We have a good gathering of Halo Reach player every week! : cyclonebee
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      More detail: Fenring and I head it up every Sunday night. : cyclonebee
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        orly? I have reach, but I've never played the MP :o : Slowtreme
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          I'll send you an invite this week, I'm pretty sure you're on my friends list. : Fenring42
          • alrighty then : Slowtreme
    • \m/ : skelom
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    i still play Bad Company 2 every day. : purekillforce
    • same here.. either that or blackocks. : laidback
  • I think MNC would be fun, but I've got Reach too, and with notice can Gamefly any disc-based game... I'd ... : geedeck
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    We could scrape together a CODBLOPS match. : afrochops
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      MW2 would probably be owned by a lot more ppl tho : geedeck
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        I think pretty much everyone on my friends list that played MW2 has codblops. I think I was one of the la... : FormerHPB
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          Maybe? I haven't! Not that I couldn't get it but........ .ehhhhhh.... but if that's what people want to p... : geedeck
          • I still haven't got it. : mancide
          • The people want to play MNC! It's cheaper too. : Haxim
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    Super Street Fighter 4 : c_man_tmt
    • The shackfighter guys play this all the time. Join their steam chat and ask about when they do endless ba... : Fayk
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    Shack SSFIV is strong 6-10 people in chat daily, and daily "shack" battles. We invite you guys out to... : boomstickah
    • ^^^^^^^^^ we play almost every day : eeeealmo
• thats pretty interesting, id love to do a fifa 11 one : Dravenport
• I'm in. ThresherGDI. : Thresher
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  What are the requirements of being a host? : cyclonebee
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    1) own an xbox 360 2) active internet connection : Degenerate
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      3) space on your friends list (probably) : Haxim
      • they always throw in these impossible requirements! : Degenerate
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        if they want that they need to up the fucking limit. : Fyunch Click
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          I'm really surprised they haven't done anything with that by now. They shut down access for original xbox... : Haxim
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            theres still one dude connected to Halo : Degenerate
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              I thought that the last connection finally ended. : Slowtreme
              • lol shit if I know. I'm just talking out my ass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DrRE1LDY_U : Degenerate
      • If you volunteer to host, you'll probably need to temporarily clear out a large chunk of space on your fr... : beanman101283
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  would this lead to an influx of morons from XBL to shacknews? : dirge23
  • only if someone broke rule 1 : Dravenport
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  What is a playdate on XBL? What game would you play? : Faluzure
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    Yeah. I'm wondering as well. What's the point of it? : razlebol
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      It's to get people playing a game at a certain time really. And the community part is ensuring there are ... : mancide
      • So it works kinda like a calendar to remind people there is a gameplay session planned? : razlebol
    • I can see it at least reviving some mp games in older titles. It seems to sound like it can be almost any... : hoov1185
  • online fap : ass-street
• BLOPS or Reach would probably be good bets. : snot3353

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• Those are awesome. : Merconium
• 3rd pic is mesmerizing. : Prototype
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  *cough* : boring gegtik
  • have you seen these somewhere else geggy? : Dravenport
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    repost? : MagicWishMonkey
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      *van cough* : boring gegtik
      • Oopsie! : MagicWishMonkey
      • Van Cock? : Bamii
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        I hope this isn't some pathetically veiled attempt to call someone out for reposting from another site mo... : Merconium
        • haha, no he's pointing out my spelling error. : MagicWishMonkey
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  lame : jvox
  • agreed : umegastar
  • Do die in a fire. : rick
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  completely kills the painting and makes it look like a diarama. this person should stop doing it : cptstern
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    I find it interesting at least. : one random winner
    • ya it's interesting however it's also gimmicky : cptstern
  • I think it's cool. I'd like to see if it works as well on other paintings too, to see if having such a n... : twifosp
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    "makes it look like a diorama" Isn't that the point of tilt-shift? To make thinks appear as if in mini... : action roommate
    • well it's not technically the point of tilt-shift, but these guys are not really doing tilt-shift. : steelsamurai
  • i agree. stop messing with my classics, technology! off my lawn! : Rigg5
• A little too extreme in several cases but some of those are I maybe even a little improved with the feeli... : gooblerampling
• I like. : Arctic Fox
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  I like both tilt/shift and van Gogh, but this is fucking ugly and shit. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • i don't like tilt-shift in most uses, but here it brings van gogh's paintings to life, like stepping into... : biskits
• I like this. I was just asking my girlfriend: Are they as good as or better than the originals? Would the... : Creepin_Jeezus
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  It took her 3 years of art school to find the blur filter in photoshop. : AgentPothead
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    tilt shift lens, not blur >:( : Milleh
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      Wait, photoshop has a filter for tilt shift built into it? Cause it looks to me like she just cropped the... : AgentPothead
      • Lasso tool is for noobs. I'd hope she at least used masks. : action roommate
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      http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php : Alco23
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        That's a pretty crappy tutorial. - Doesn't show that you can do this non-destructive (which you can)... : action roommate
        • Point was this was done by photoshop, not with a tilt-shift lens. It was the first tilt-shift photoshop g... : Alco23
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      Using a tilt shift lens on a flat painting would not make items specific items in the painting not be blu... : Nali4Freedom
      • it says right at the top of the page that its photoshop : MisterPhoton
      • agreed. This person is using the Lens Blur filter. You can create a depth mask and then the Lens Blur fil... : steelsamurai
    • I am mistaken :( Oh well, it's nice to know that photoshop can easily do this stuff, also I know very lit... : Milleh
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  I LOVE tilt shift photography, wish I could afford to get my wife one of those lenses :( : Milleh
  • Why not just start out with a lens baby ? : imperator
• I think this is awesome, although I'm not a fan of Van Gough : ShadowRam
• I read this as "Titshifted" and was sorely disappointed. : Dschinghis Khan
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  whoa. I wonder if that's how he saw it in his mind. it looks really neat. : hirez
  • I was thinking the same thing. The paintings make more sense with tilt-shift than they do normally. : Thresher
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  <3 So weirdly 3d. Van Gogh is easily my favorite renaissance painter : locater16
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    first of all, he's not a Renaissance painter. : spectr3
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      Second of all, he's not a painter. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Thirdly, he's not your favorite. : Arctic Fox
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          and also, he's a not a he : sparkly
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            and last, : umegastar
            • JOHN MADDEN : pancake humper
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    Renaissance? : bipolar
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      he meant medieval or rococo : cptstern
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        But both of these are wrong : photonzach
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          Nothing gets by you photonzach : bipolar
          • Not trying to be a smartass. Just didn't understand cptstern's post. : photonzach
  • is this a troll? : photonzach
  • this explains a lot : veras
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    i loved him in The Iron Giant : GloriousCow
    • he was better in Doctor Who : Hemtroll
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      Vin Diesel? : repeat2k
      • Vin Diesel is a renaissance man. : steelsamurai
  • Post-impressionist : TheRealBigDumbass
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    is this the text version of the misquote/mispicture meme? : DonkeyPopsicle
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      No, then it would be: "Van Gogh is my favorite Renaissance photographer." with a Monet painting as the ba... : coldfusioncs
      • http://www.lowbird.com/data/images/2010/12/soup-4001-bbf8.gif : repeat2k
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    lol u didn't take art history : sKetchflow
    • It's a hard major. : Merconium
    • i like how every artist is renaissance if their work isn't menga comics. : Rigg5
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  I really like the one of the unmanned plough in the field with the city in the background. has a very zom... : riptyde
  • I'm pretty sure that's what he was going for in the first place. : Herman Toothrot
• HE KNEW!!! : sKetchflow

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  whats the screen size on that though. if its a 60 inch screen, that bezel isn't that small :( : harold.johnson
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    It's .2in wide (thats what she said) I am not sure how much smaller they can go. : ant_hillbilly
    • Drop your pants, that's how you find out how small they can go. : Maddog_Delphi97
• Whoa, what bezel? : Fred Garvin
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  Perfect for Eyefinity... : Haxim
  • Not quite, but much better. : one random winner
• I kinda prefer the image framed for contrast though... : imperator
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  Pretty soon samsung is going to be producing floating black rectangles. : haiku
  • http://www.terminartors.com/files/artworks/5/8/6/58625/Vilhena_Joao-Black_glass_monolith.jpg Unavailab... : MercFox1
• that's sweet : derelict515
• I'll take 3 42"s for triple screen please. : Lunatic Angelic
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  Holy fucking shitballs, the character are even coming out of the screen. : Utopia
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    Time to watch porn on that TV. : Faluzure
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      A dick would poke your eye out. : Matt Burris
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        http://www.shackpics.com/files/1244010884413_y8st0cdvt1vqttqcs2u0.jpg : Scrimbo Obeer
        • Whups, NWS : Scrimbo Obeer
      • John Holmes, still doing his thing. : Marrbe
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  yes please? what size screen : Slowtreme
  • Up to 65in for the top end 8000 series. 60 for the 7000 series. : ant_hillbilly
• Live broadcast of the panasonic press conference. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/panasonic-ces : ant_hillbilly
• If this is where it's going, I can see myself having three 42" LED tvs mounted on the wall for my gaming ... : SLUDGE^
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  Oh wow. That makes my current set look CRT thick. : TylerJSmith
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    It makes my current CRT looks downright shit! : hussdelrio
    • http://www.earlytelevision.org/philips_tx400.html : Maddog_Delphi97
• Damn, I'm a plasma fan but that is some sexy shit. : Merconium
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  Shame that it's an LCD. If you want to buy it as a piece of furniture though, pretty cool. : Serpico74
  • It will look great with Multisync's airplane chair/desk. : lodit
  • Yeah I know right. Why aren't they working on slimming down Plasmas like this? Panasonic Viera with thi... : spazzium
• I can bet money on the screen having tons of backlight issues from bent frames. The lack of a thick bezel... : ovrlrd
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  Speaking of the CES, anyone caught any news of Panasonics new plasmas yet? I've searched but can't find... : OwenButler
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    they are retiring the plasma line : Slowtreme
    • Replacing it with all TN panels. : OwenButler
• That is quite impressive. : spazzium
• Reflective silver doesn't seem like the best choice there but it looks nice otherwise. : rudds
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  damn small bezel is sexy as hell. i hope panasonic is going to drop some equally awesome info soon! : smacknca
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    From what I have read nothing very impressive. Infinite Black 2 panel for GT series and Infinite Black 2... : ant_hillbilly
    • are they saving the tv announcements for the floor? i was hoping to get info by now : smacknca

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• I want to play :( how do i find you guys? : Flying h4x0r
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  you are definitely terrible, yea. : mwasher
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    You guessed those though! : multisync
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      when do i get a turn to draw?? :( : mwasher
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        NEVER : multisync
        • :( : mwasher
      • start up your own game and you'll get to draw first! : Slowtreme
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  my 3 month old has more talent than you and all she's capable of doing is shitting herself 4 times a day : yoonix
  • I am up for hire. I ain't great but getting closer to where I am happy. http://k0lm.deviantart.com/galler... : K0LM
• lol, oh man reminds me I need to check on my games : spazzium
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  I think I made fun of you a few times too hahaha : mikecyb
  • though as I say this I decided to pass over 'waffle' for an impossible to draw word :( : mikecyb
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  To be fair, "humidity" is a shitty word for something like that. : action wombmate
  • You should see edgewise drawings though :( : multisync
  • Draw Florida and a thermometer? : edgewise
• You get credit for guessing every one of my drawings in the last round : OverloadUT
• hahaha "i hate you, seriously" : Hemtroll
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  cybermike, what the fuck dude, seriously : Serpico74
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    you are upset, but one person got that one! : mikecyb
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      but lols all the same http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_0g0d5ze38621he78gvgf.jpg : mikecyb
      • You should have seen my face when that first picture popped up, I was so pissed, haha : Serpico74
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        how do you get the yellow color! I only have red, blue and black : Galadriel07
        • buy them. : dahanese
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  drawing is not the key. these are communicative drawings so they must contain clear iconic symbols of the... : spiderfill
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    yea i tried to do the wheel thing, and it looked like a coaster :( : multisync
    • Next time draw the Civilization tech tree. : edgewise
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    .... And how could you get the point of a potter's wheel or a kiln much less Patrick swayze and Demi Moor... : edgewise
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      a lipped vase on top of a cylinder with arrows indicating that it spins with a stick figure holding his h... : spiderfill
      • That's fine, but based on multisync's drawings do you think he could pull that off? : edgewise
• mikecyb, that's some zaun-grade shit there bro. : jimmy_legs
• you deserved that. : dahanese
• i want to play! where do i go? : Rigg5
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  what was the last one? : Chandler55
  • projectile : multisync
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  You should get Cupcakes XL app. and draw in frosting instead. : edgewise
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    how is your shit so goddamn detailed like EXPERIMENT WTF : multisync
    • I think my "waiter" is my favorite. : edgewise
    • iPad? I dunno. : edgewise
  • someone post some of edgewises drawings : Chandler55
• oh there's a goddamn IPAD version! i bet thats how he's cheating : multisync
• You two are cute : Volatus32x
• hahahaha : StolenNosferatu
• why is it when i draw it keeps on connecting lines with little sketch marks its fucking annoying : StolenNosferatu
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  what is this? is this a game? im confused : fvarije
  • i want to plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy :( : Rigg5
• haha i like how they always become messages : bolneze