Morning Discussion

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  Heading out to buy it now! Add me on XBL if you want to play. : jasonepowell
  • I already have you, but I'm not playing until Saturday so we have the minimum amount of exposure to quest... : Deathlove
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  [You Don't Know Jack] has single-handedly redefined . . . the way we will think of trivia in games. -... : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • sounds like someone yada yada'd something : Dravenport
  • I don't think that's necessarily wrong, if you consider that it's a decade-old franchise. *This* particu... : Masem
• Add me on XBL if you want to play! Samizul :D : sammyl
• OFFICIAL SHACKBATTLE THIS WEEKEND? : mancide
• Can I download it to my 360 or do I have to struggle out to a "store"? : Dave-A
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  $20 on steam! Can anyone confirm that is awesome as I remember? http://store.steampowered.com/app/9920... : lord cecil
  • It's on steam too? damnit.... : Masem
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    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-you-dont-know-jack/17-3754/ : Dave-A
    • Ok, despite the annoying commentary, that game looks like a shitload of fun. : virus
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      Looks fun. Steam page is not available. Is this going to be released in Europe? : MindFukr
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        ITs only NA according to Steam NA. : Masem
        • Sigh blah : MindFukr
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    fuck yeah! : deject
    • ^ not a confirmation, just jubilation : deject
  • Ah! Not available in my region? : marmite
  • Hooray! This very slightly increases the chance that the PC version will get the 4 DLC packs! (Also, it ... : RaptorII
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    No online multiplayer right? : pancake humper
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      That would be idiotic. : omnova
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        It appears they may actually be idiots. Unbelievable. : omnova
        • Yes, it's completely fucking insane. : pancake humper
    • Yup, none. I won't bother. Shame. : Link.
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    PC says local only and player cap is listed as...two. Ouch. : kbufo
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      Well, that kills most of my anticipation. : Crabs Jarrard
      • Basically this. Plus reports of no 360 controller support and no button remapping (seeing as you couldn't... : kbufo
    • TWO!? That's not acceptable. : RaptorII
    • sorry if you want more players that'll be another $10 : mikecyb
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    I can't decide, Steam or 360. Which one and why! I'm wondering if the Steam version will be continuously ... : lord cecil
    • 360 if you want any kind of online multiplayer. Looks like the PC version is gimped to hell. : sigpro
    • There was talk of 4 DLC packs with 10 episodes each, but considering the PC version only supports 2 peopl... : RaptorII
  • Confirmed. Jack Attack is still as sweet as it ever was. First go at it I had over 20k at the end of roun... : kartooner
• I am so sad that I don't have any way to play this at the moment. :( : sgtsanity
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  How does the t yping answers work on 360 like the snickpiss testion questions. : SlingBlaze
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    are there even typing answers this go around? : RikiTiki2
    • this would answer my question also. : SlingBlaze
  • AFAIK it's all multiple choice. : mancide
  • they don't have those questions : Masem
  • I got a '97 Snickpiss Testion up on blocks out back : Dave-A
  • As far as I can tell there are sadly/thankfully no Gibberish Questions. : RaptorII
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  I'd rather have spent 30 dollars on 1 vs 100. Fuck you Microsoft. You fucking cock fucks. : soggybagel
  • this : riptyde
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  is this download only? or can i get it from a store? : CoRDS
  • From a store. Only download is DLC. : sigpro

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  Apparently bear armor got a 33% increase, and the damage-related nerfs were already live. Pretty good,... : walker270
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    Hells yes http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/68778/agile-shadowspirit-diamond/ : action roommate
    • Yeah. Unfortunately it's a random world drop, so the pattern will probably list for 20kg and the cuts wi... : walker270
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    Where did you see the armor increase? I couldn't find it in the patch notes. : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • There was talk about the increase on the PTR. The patch notes don't explicitly call it out, but it's app... : walker270
• Im glad I saved all my fossil fragments and a bunch of other solved relics in the bank, should make a coo... : c0ucheh
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  Finally get to sell all those goddamn archeology artifacts I've been too cheap get rid of. : Rotten Deadite
  • I was pissed I used 3k Dwarf fragments trying to get the staff and then the next day they announced they ... : Crimsonbeak
  • You don't use an autosell mod? I autosell all grays everytime a vendor window pops up. : daVinci1980
  • I'm retarded and completely spaced that I should of saved them. Damnit!! : chungathebunga
• I enjoy re-learning my class every 6 months it sure is fun! And expensive! : ghost in my shell
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  Patch notes: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2166872 : overkill
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    Shapeshifts: Entering or leaving a shapeshift no longer cancels root effects. It continues to cancel move : action roommate
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      Yeah, they're tearing apart ferals in this. Berserk no longer cancels fear, either. TBH, I don't give... : walker270
      • Yeah. I haven't pvp'd much in cata, but I damn sure know I enjoy shifting out of Asaad's Static Cling : action roommate
      • Play guild wars : tKillbox
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      All damage reduced by 10% : Entity
      • They shifted some bleed damage to direct. There isn't (supposed) to be a dps-loss there. From what I'... : walker270
      • No, that's not fair to say. Cat Mangle and Shred are stronger. : action roommate
    • Fuck Blizzard. Whats the point of all these changes? I thought Blizz didn't balance around PvP. :( : Robotic Puppy Eater
• I knew if I waited long enough they'd fix Priests. : LoioshDwaggie
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  I'm a sad frost mage : SkipperMcG
  • It could be worse. At least our pets will go invis now. I will still melt faces by stealing their buf... : c0ucheh
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    Goddammit did they get fucked? I was kicking ass in DPS finally. It only took me 73 levels to figure ou... : Phil
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      Not as bad as some think. The whole ring of frost radius / coldsnap to recast it change is overrated. Tha... : c0ucheh
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        Hells yes. That's my spam button. : Phil
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          20% less damage for Deep Freeze. : Ebu
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            Seriously, fuck this. People cry in PvP so FMages get nerfed. PvP and PvE need to be two completely... : Ebu
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              I'm pretty sure every PvPer is fed up with getting fucked because of PvE after six years of it too. : JarEme
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                It's a PvE game. They added some PvP content, but at its core it's a PvE game. : Ebu
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                  I only play to pvp.... so yea what about me? : erebus
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                    If you're playing WoW only for PvP you should re-evaluate your game choice. : JarEme
                    • Sorry I raided as a priest pre any expansion and you know what, it sucked. : erebus
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              I'm also tired of PVP ruining the PVE game, especially given the nature of how WoW PVP is unbalance-able ... : Entity
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                Blizzard just needs to be a little more willing to add or change core abilities between expansions. Th... : walker270
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                  "eviscerate the core mechanics of the class" You mean like shifting out of roots which we've been able : action roommate
                  • I thought that was removed, then added back a few months after release when it was blatantly obvious that : walker270
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                    I would trade the loss of breaking roots for shredding from the front. This "must be behind the target" c... : Entity
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                      I wouldn't : action roommate
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                        I can't say shred's restrictions has ever been a significant issue for me. : walker270
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                          I lose orientation on heavy-movement bosses, when there's spell effects all over the place and I can't fi... : Entity
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                            Pick up tanking, even if it's on another character. Your situational awareness skyrockets once you tank ... : walker270
                            • I've tanked for years; halfway through WOTLK is when I made the change to DPS. It's not a matter of knowi... : Entity
                          • I do too, but when I realize I'm not behind the target, I just hit mangle. Sure, it's a DPS loss compare... : action roommate
                          • Yeah! and then change rogues so we can backstab from the front too! : sneakyalmond
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            This is the change that really confused me since this is really a PvE only nerf. : SkipperMcG
            • This is the change that has me right pissed off. : Ebu
          • ...and a *huge* Mastery nerf too. : genom
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      Yeah it was nice to see frost mages doing good damage in raids. A little jealous actually, it looks like... : atom519
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        I thought overall frost mages were down quite a lot compared to fire. http://stateofdps.com/ : daVinci1980
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          Yes. Frost Mages already sucked in the rankings, now we suck even harder. Fuck this game. I'm out. : Ebu
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            You've got two specs and they use the same gear. Just pve fire and pvp frost. : walker270
            • That's what I do and it is super fun. Best of both worlds. : c0ucheh
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              Right, but I was PvEing Frost. 20% off my biggest hitter is pretty heavy. I don't PvP. I don't enjoy Pv... : Ebu
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                If by "fun" you mean "Alliance" then I agree. Fire is fun to pve don't dismiss it! I love all mage sp... : c0ucheh
                • You missed the boat on Arcane, then. It's doubtful it'll ever be back to how amazing it was in ICC. : genom
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      phil you brought this on yourself. frost is dumb. : Downforce
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        Frost is the best spec for leveling still, no? : daVinci1980
        • best for leveling and best for pvp. when you get to 85 dungeons/raids its only useful in situational figh... : c0ucheh
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        It's the least gear-dependent of the specs. Arcane has been laughable at 85 - mana cost scaling and a ... : genom
        • This to the hundredth power. Nerfing deep freeze is inexcusable. : Ebu
      • Frost is fun as hell and you are broken : overkill
• We'll see. Hopefully I'm not losing too much dps. At least my serpent spread and cobra shot will work tog... : Vincent Grayson
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  A socket has been added to most crafted epic armor pieces that did not already have one. but not http:... : mwasher
  • >:( : mwasher
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    Blizzard has a habit of forgetting about mdps leather. : walker270
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      ... or agi gear at all, tbh. There were a lot of agi enchants, gems, vendor gear missing in Cata that ... : walker270
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        you happen to have a list of this stuff? : mwasher
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          The list is probably on mmo-champion's front page. Off the top of my head, they're adding a new agi/cr... : walker270
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            Yeah, the agi/crit metas requiring lots of blue gems made no goddamn sense at all. : Vincent Grayson
            • The ej guys were actually able to find a build for feral cats that increased dps in many gear configs. I... : walker270
    • They should've double checked on wowhead. :) : daVinci1980
  • those bastards have done it again! : jonin
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    if it makes you feel any better I don't think the crafted tank belt actually got an upgrade after they to... : Draugluin
    • plate that is : Draugluin
• Wooo shaman buffs what??!? : D45hiz
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  Damn, some really nice changes to Priests. More specifically: 1) Chakra states now last 1 minute, up f... : ateam311
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    208% more is still one hit, though. : Ebu
    • The Chakra change alone is nice. : ateam311
    • I guess you can say that if you don't care about HPM or the fact that PW:S is actually usable now (previo... : TreMetal
  • Not that I'm playing my priest, but that change to Mind Sear is great. : breadsticks
  • yeah, I'm happy about the priest changes, fixes a few things that were annoying me : Goncyn
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    Wow I'll just be ever more op as shadow : Iwannaacura
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      I'm dual-spec Shadow/Holy, but I don't think I've gotten the hang of Shadow DPS. Can you please point me ... : lpearl
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        Sure. http://elitistjerks.com/f77/ Read the first post in the "Shadow Priest -- Cataclysm" thread.... : ateam311
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          I used Facemelter for a while to get the hang of priorities, and I still have it on but I've thankfully g... : drhazard
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            I use a combination of LUI v3 and Healbot to do everything for me. LUI: http://www.wowinterface.com/do... : ateam311
            • Here's mine: https://picasaweb.google.com/ateam311/Screenshots02#5571476073291313730 The next 3 pic... : ateam311
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            i use fortexorcist for the spell timer + cooldown. It makes things very easy, showing buffs and dot dura... : gnomish
            • mine ends up looking like this: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=spriestlol_9j62g38oqjfda8xqswfd... : gnomish
            • Hm, yeah, that'll probably be enough. Thanks! : drhazard
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    Someone is trying to convince me that a Smite-heal spec is viable again. I'm going to look into it but I ... : drhazard
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      The SFK run I did yesterday had a smite-heal spec priest healing. Was.. kind of embarrassing having bo... : walker270
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        See, that's what the guy was trying to sell me on, but it definitely wasn't like that at the start, and I... : drhazard
        • I'm sitting at 355 or so with no pvp gear. Yeah, it works for me tanking because a healer is barely re... : walker270
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          Shouldn't be using holy fire, but yeah. : TreMetal
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            He's saying to use the smite glyph to get more heals off it (increases smite by 20% on targets with holy ... : drhazard
            • You just use divine accuracy and skip holy fire. : TreMetal
    • It works fine unless your tank is bad. Obviously, you will have to swap off at times for PoH if there is ... : TreMetal
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  I hope they patched that starting zone for the goblins and took the FUCKING SUCK out of it. : Phil
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    what the fuck is this noobery. phil they have a drunken pool party. : Downforce
    • It's those goddamned carts and cart paths that make me want to kill myself. : Phil
  • You're stoned on that Texas weed again aren't you : pancake humper
• Paladin rebuke for all specs, I love it. 4 sec spell school lockout OFF the gcd, my pvp tankadin just bec... : darcspeed
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  Awful. As if cat DPS wasn't bad enough before, it's dead in the water now. Time to play my alts or quit t... : Entity
  • Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM! : action roommate
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    it's too bad a druid can't fill any other roll in the game huh? : mwasher
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      Yes, because what my raid team needs is to have me scrap the 12 pieces of 359 gear I've picked up, reset ... : Entity
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        DPS is that bad huh ? :( : chungathebunga
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          No, he's focusing in on two things and overreacting. The changes are intended to be dps neutral, but e... : walker270
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            I concede that while I was aware of a buff to mangle, I wasn't aware of one to Shred, and yeah, from my (... : Entity
            • Cats certainly don't seem to be scaling well at all. This was a pvp patch, though, with very little pv... : walker270
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  Arms warriors got hosed =[ : hatchet165
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    SMF Fury warriors got a huge buff >:) : chungathebunga
    • It's sad that the best spec for pvp and pve dps is fury, unless you like fury. : hatchet165
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    Yup, it seems Blizzard wants all dps warriors to be Fury. It's stupid, Fury is boring as hell to play to... : Derringer
    • Maaan, I hadn't gotten around to redoing my second spec (after prot) but I was going to try out arms afte... : drhazard
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  I don't know. Did they fix Worgen capes and shields? That's literally all I care about. : kallanta
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    I hope they fixed the model position when using 3d portraits. I'm tired of staring at male worgen crotch. : BlackCat9
    • lol : Phil
    • It'd be nice if they found a way to make those hoods look less awful on every model that hunches forward. : Vincent Grayson
• Subtlety rogues gets a buff! My Goblin will be pleased. :D : DM7
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  Threadjack Anybody here good at writing macros? I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to read y : action roommate
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    You could do like: /cast [stealth] [mod:shift] Ravage; Shred Can change shift to alt / ctrl if you pr... : TreMetal
    • Yeah, a modifier wouldn't work. I've already defined actions for modifiers to that key. Gonna try tha... : action roommate
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    feral druids need macros for facerolling? who knew? : maulla
    • Nothing about feral is face rolling. : walker270
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  I started tanking Heroics on my DK after acquiring all the tank gear in DPS mode. I don't really like it ... : seaNity
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    do you have all the heirlooms? : Vincent Grayson
    • Hmm, hadn't thought of that actually. Already had the heirlooms I need for the priest I'm leveling up but... : seaNity
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    I love tanking on my dk. Had to create an alt just to buy heirloom gear for.... : rhuntley12
    • I think I'm not enjoying it as much because I kind of feel forced into it, you know? It's that or absurd ... : seaNity
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  just tanked a random heroic. felt like a freakin regular level 85 instance. with the difficulty nerfs a... : smax
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    Random heroics were already like that for me. I'm going to be sporting like, 180k hp in random groups ... : walker270
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      yeah i broke 200k buffed for the first time. :P : smax
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        oh god are you one of those all blue gems + double stam trinket tanks? : walker270
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          is there another kind? : smax
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            Yeah, ones that aren't terrible. Stam stacking like that is a liability in Cataclysm. : walker270
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              debatable, there's no real consensus yet which is best to stack. (good discussion here: http://pwnwear.co... : smax
              • No, I won't be surprised. They're undergeared for the content they're attempting, which requires more st... : walker270
          • Why are you stacking stam and not working on avoidance? : mrvandelay
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        Stam stacking is just for epeen and BIG NUMBERS!!111!!!! Avoidance and Mitigation is what defines a ta... : joekamel
        • Yeah, stam is only there to allow you to survive the spike damage. Once you can survive, any extra stam ... : walker270
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    Lame. Was to point they were fairly easy as it with nothing more then ilevel 346 gear... : rhuntley12
    • I'm almost full normal-mode raid epics, and I don't really need a healer for most pulls and even some bos... : walker270
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    They were already a joke, people cried way too much =/ : Evil Benius
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      They're a joke for people with even a marginal amount of skill and experience. I've been doing at least o... : seaNity
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        The minimal skill level is so low that I am surprised these people can even figure out how to login to th... : Evil Benius
        • Almost makes you wonder if the bell curve of human intelligence is skewed towards "stupid" ;( : seaNity
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          Figuring stuff out on your own is actually really hard and takes a lot of work. Once you know what to do... : walker270
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            That's fine and I agree to an extent but there are some really basic concepts that shouldn't require any ... : seaNity
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              They told me standing in the fire would give me buffs. : Phil
              • http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90704 http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90933/ragezone Sometimes! And they ar : seaNity
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              I only see maybe 2-3 people make those sorts of fundamental mistakes a month now, but I'm only doing one ... : walker270
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                I probably remember the negative experiences more vividly than the positive ones, so my perception might ... : seaNity
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                  They're probably missing key talents in their spec, or an ability or two in their rotation, or neglecting... : walker270
                  • Playing a class that swings wildly based on the RNG can also play a part. Depending on how lucky I am, m... : genom
            • Blizz has gotten better about making things more noticable. In general, you can stand in "white colored s... : Entity
  • They were never hard. : jasenmp
  • They were never hard. : jasenmp
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  nerf to black arrow and explosive shot are garbage : maulla
  • Yeah, I'm not looking forward to seeing what happens to my dps when I log in later :( : Vincent Grayson
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    maulla you survival guys were pretty OP in PvE gotta admit. Not sure how this will effect you PvP wise t... : atom519
    • hard to say. with the buff to arcane shot and kill command those might get moved up in the shot priority ... : maulla
  • yeah. I am pretty bummed about the patch. Auto-shot while running will be nice for some fights, but nerf... : sicko
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  my faire was laissez : threeup
  • heheh. : swiftB3
• It's pretty easy to keep being an abysmal player when I have to relearn how to play all my alts every cou... : TheRealBigDumbass
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  anything for ret paladins? : xxiv
  • Looks like a lot of changes, but I've never played so I'm not sure if its good/bad : chungathebunga
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  Disappointed. Haven't tested the DPS changes yet, but my druid's flight form now looks like a gay bat, wi... : alexvj
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    At least it now benefits from the +mount speed guild perk! : walker270
    • I don't care about that, I'm not in a guild : alexvj
• Well... umm.. damn : http://theincbear.com/thick-hide-theorycraft/ I actually have no idea if I had th... : walker270
• goddamn heroics are dumb with that 15% buff. Just burned through a Lost City, chain pulling, and not a... : walker270

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  Now I just wait until someone takes all the resources from Crysis and makes a mod for it... Open shoot... : locater16
  • I'll take New York over a jungle if it's well made. I can't wait to play this. : razlebol
• 2011 lookin like a good year for PC~ : ETPC1
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  because people drank that console FPS cool-aid and now years later its finally wearing off : NukemForever
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    What does that even mean. : NastyJack
    • It means he wants some fucking kool aid, Jack. I'm more of a Hawaiian Punch man, myself. : Dschinghis Khan
    • I think he means the death you got from drinking poisoned flavored beverages will wear off and you will r... : deject
  • I get it and I agree! : at0micgarden
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    I think Move and Kinect helped a lot too. If there was a huge fall season for consoles that wasn't presch... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      Kinect's success, I think, surprised a lot of our hard core console gamers. With 360 having nothing major... : LoioshDwaggie
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        What a goddamn cock-up. Flight Sim X was amazing and then they trashed ACES. What ever happened to Big Hu... : MercFox1
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          Their issue is that they have a poisonous culture to self-innovation. VPs wrestle for control, and once t : LoioshDwaggie
          • The classic example of that is probably the Windows Messenger vs MSNmessenger war. : SpaecKow
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            If this is even half-true - WTF MS? : Crabs Jarrard
            • They did this in the past too. Around 10 years ago they had a team working on moving Office online (befor... : LoioshDwaggie
          • holy fucking shit : ETPC1
          • That sounds about right, actually. : MercFox1
          • This is why, one day, Microsoft as we know it will die. : one random winner
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    Phew, glad that's over! I'm going to toss my 360 into a fire. : Dave-A
    • Only if that 360 is kindling for your face! :D : SpaecKow
  • agreed : Cashh
  • Yeah, fuck fun! : Fred Garvin
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  I'm torn between 3D on PS3 and higher res on PC. : Boxelder
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    Interesting comment. : SockMonkeh
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      Does the PC version support 3d? I guess I could carry it downstairs...every time I move a computer somet... : Boxelder
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        Yes it does! : ETPC1
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          I bet I'd have to turn it down to PS3 levels to get it to run smooth in 3d anyway though... : Boxelder
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            you also get mods and all the other stuff on pc don't forget that : ETPC1
            • And a motherfucking mouse and keyboard. Holy shit. : Wisp!
    • That and the fact that the whole point of the article was that the PC version will offer visual improveme : SockMonkeh
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  I love how the 8800gt is the low end. Mu 8800gt superclocked is old now :( : AMikaboshi
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    the 8800GT was a long fuckin time ago : ETPC1
    • exactamundo : vx2o
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    I can't believe the 8800GT's haven't all gone tits up by now. : dedgecko
    • I threw a bunch of them in builds for friends around New Years 2008 and, to my surprise, they are all sti... : Crabs Jarrard
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      I have a lifetime warranty, I'm hoping it goes tits up and I get a free upgrade! : AMikaboshi
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        There is such a thing as a free upgrade through warranty? : vx2o
        • It happens pretty often, especially when the card company no longer has any of the old tech in stock. : Crabs Jarrard
      • Only if you filled in your warranty info within 30 days of purchase! : dedgecko
    • most unreliable card in history. mine overheated out of the box and was dead after a single year : retarded talking dinosaur
    • mines in my parents computer. i put an aftermarket fan-less cooler on it years and years ago. it still wo... : chilln
    • Mine lasted 2.5 years. Great card. Now I have a 460. : Wisp!
    • been using mine since they came out. dont see too many reasons to upgrade. not until BF3 comes out :P : Guypz0r
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  It may be pretty, but in the end it's still just another FPS. : Jeepy McJeeperton
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    i've inserted your statement after a description of every FPS ever made. it still applies - good work! : EvilDolemite
    • Wrong, there are plenty of ugly FPS games! : SockMonkeh
  • you just blew my fucking mind with that astute observation : freshyk
  • deep. : justwr!ght
  • jeepers jeepy, you just might be on to something : project13
  • That's what DNF is for. : Boring Writer
  • Generic derp applies to generic genre! : MercFox1
  • I'm not even sure what this means, or were you just looking for attention? : FlamingGimp
  • you obviously didn't play the first one : eeeealmo
  • look at you acting all put out by his comment. I mean obviously it's an FPS, but weren't a lot of us bit... : MamiyaOtaru
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    Seriously guys. We really do not get tons and tons of FPS anymore. Most games are not FPS. TPS is now mos... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • by what metric? : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Hmm, well they said that about Borderlands so I guess I can assume Crysis 2 will have unclickable buttons... : SpaecKow
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    randy ruins everything. : jujubeads
    • I'm probably being hard on Crytek, a little while back they said something about PC which was true: they ... : SpaecKow
    • iawtp : ETPC1
  • It does look great on the pc but the interfaces are laughably illogical. : LilCrypto
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    Steve apologized for the Borderlands statements already :( : roushimsx
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      That's cool but I'll forgive them when DNF is awesome on PC. : SpaecKow
      • IAWTP : ETPC1
    • He did? : dedgecko
• Not a surprise. : roushimsx

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  They aren't the same CPU, the Snapdragon in the Nexus One isn't the same as the Cortex-A8 in the Nexus S,... : Toraz Chryx
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    Does it make much of a difference? : rick
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      Yes Also the Nexus S GPU is a LOOOOOOT faster http://androidandme.com/2010/12/news/nexus-s-gpu-benc... : Toraz Chryx
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        Wow the CPU performance depends so much on the android version. It almost doubles between 2.1 and 2.2, an... : rick
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          There's also a number of complaints about problems with multitouch on the One, where as the S has none of... : Wisp!
          • Hmm. I wish I could just play with both right now and see if I want the S for that much more money. : rick
    • Yes, the Nexus S is significantly faster. : Link.
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  I love my nexus one. If you have any questions I can help answer them. Buddy of mine has an S so I can co... : Demius
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    Did you get much chance to play with his? Did you notice if the browsing was much smoother than yours? I ... : rick
    • Wish flash installed yes, its choppy a little. I do not have flash installed on my phone though (I see no... : Demius
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  no NFC chip : harold.johnson
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    Right. I forgot about that. Are there many NFC peripherals out yet? : rick
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      they aren't really going to be peripherals. you'll find them at stores to pay with your cell phone, or g... : harold.johnson
      • Oh okay. : rick
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  I loathe Samsung as a phone manufacturer. People keep saying that the Nexus S will be different this time... : ConfusedUs
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    I dislike samsung as a phone company, and HTC's build quality feels really sold. Thats the BIGGEST differ... : Demius
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      Thats what I have been reading. Seems like the One is the better deal unless you REALLY need the extras. : rick
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        No, the S is a huge upgrade. Faster, better screen, NFC, and a front facing camera. Are you willing to sa... : Wisp!
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          this. the nexus phones are googles playground. buying a nexus one now is just making yourself have to u... : harold.johnson
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            *having* to upgrade is subjective. Its usually better to buy electronics midway through their lifetime, f... : rick
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              If you just want to save money, that's fine. Most of us would just go for the better phone. : Wisp!
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                Is that true? Would you go for the 600 dollar top of the line video card, or the 300 dollar mid-line mode... : rick
                • the one is already middle of life, and will be reaching end of life a lot sooner than the S. its as simp... : harold.johnson
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                  It's a little different. I would buy the phone on a contract, so it would be a difference of a $100 phone... : Wisp!
                  • Right. This won't be contract so I have to buy it outright. I guess 200 bucks for an extra year or two of... : rick
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              honestly, it seems like you've made your mind up already. : harold.johnson
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                For the most part, but I am welcome to convincing arguments. : rick
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                  The best argument is that, if you're doing this on contract, you absolutely should not buy hardware near ... : ConfusedUs
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                    I totally agree, but I won't be on contract. : rick
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                      Then get the One if it's in your budget and the S is not. It's a fine device. And if it gets outdated ... : ConfusedUs
                      • Very true. I think I will end up going this way. Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. : rick
        • That doesn't seem like a huge upgrade. The CPU benchmarks above are very similar between the two. The GPU... : rick
        • But he's saying he doesn't need those things, and can save like 200 bucks not getting them. : Ambient80
      • No, the One is pretty dated. I just don't trust Samsung at all. : ConfusedUs
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    Doesn't the Nexus S already have 2.3? Samsung are a lot less involved in the updating process, since it's... : Arctic Fox
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      They are releasing 2.3 for the One as well aren't they? : rick
      • yes, however they've said "in the coming weeks" .. but the one still doesn't have the update. Both phones... : Demius
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        of course, virus won't comment, but I'd be willing to bet that no phone is getting 2.3 gingerbread (excep... : Cheeziologist
        • also, <3 you virus. Android OS is pretty awesome. : Cheeziologist
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    Eek, hey ConfusedUs, just to let you know Google releases the updates for the Nexus S when they're availa... : virus
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      Hooray! That's good news. Samsung still sucks! : ConfusedUs
      • TRUTH : virus
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    These are good things to know. How is the battery life? How many days do you get with normal use on the p... : rick
    • With any remotely powerful smartphone you should expect to be charging it every night. Battery tech still... : Arctic Fox
    • I think with either phone you'll be charging it every night regardless.. : Demius
    • days lol. : maulla
    • I can go 2 days on my Nexus S with moderate use. : virus
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    You want to listen to this guy about mobile Google stuff. Trust him. He is the alpha and the omega. : jingletard
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      unless he says he will ship you some android toys and he never does!! : maulla
      • oh snap. Ok, This is happening this week. They're right here next to me all packaged up and ready to ... : virus

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  :D : -efx-
  • yay EFX!!!!!! : kbnerd
  • <3. : yosemiteclimber
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    I bought you a beer in NYC once, when we almost took my wife to a strip-club. I think you can pay me bac : zebosausamite
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      That was an awesome shackmeet. Fucking pabst blue and spending 2 hours on a single pool game. Too bad Sco... : -efx-
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        I'm in Florida now, wife and I moved down near family. I miss NYC. : zebosausamite
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          So the only right thing to do is to come to shackcon! : -efx-
          • I'm really considering it. I may be able to swindle it into a business trip. : zebosausamite
          • oh wait, are you confirmed to be there? If so, I am pre-registering TODAY. : Xevo
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    -efx-, you're totally going to hide shack references in the maps, right? right? :D : d0gbert
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      Actually, making the overall layout from the air in the shape of the shack logo would be fucking amazing.... : d0gbert
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        it would be so cool until they get sued by Gamefly for copyright infringement. : Xevo
        • Oh that :( : d0gbert
  • I have full faith that you guys are going to shut up all the PC haters with this one! BC1 and 2 were amaz... : Xevo
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    -efx- I know this post is pointless but not hurt can come from it. Last night I posted how BF3 needs a m... : ant_hillbilly
    • holy crap ant that place looks sick, good call! : Xevo
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    -efx- you need to get everyone over there to push for a map editor. don't lump it into the larger idea of... : pyide
    • also, let private servers be ranked ffs. dumbest decision ever in BC2. : pyide
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      yea, at a bare minimum take cues from what Bungie is doing with Forge if you don't want to offer the terr... : dedgecko
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        The only valid counter-argument is that BF maps are massive compared to Halo's. That said -- MAKE IT S... : dedgecko
        • or like explained in the GI preview, they want to finish the core game (co-op sp and mp) ASAP : HisKillSkill
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  BF3!!! : Dschinghis Khan
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    THIS! : zebosausamite
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      FUCK YEAH! : mystifier
      • EFF YEAH! : r3dn3ck
  • I like BSU colors better : VivaMachete
• I wish I didn't know anything about this game at all until it was released. Because the time between now... : trOmblyj
• The destruction looks pretty sweet. I hope there is partial building collapse, instead of the entire five... : DM7
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  EA sure knows how to spoil big events in there game. Remember when they showed off the level in CNC Ge... : dedgecko
  • sigh... there game s/b their games. : dedgecko
  • Zero Hour was so much better than Generals :( It was awesome to drop a Particle Cannon on that US Carr... : MercFox1
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  BF3 - Snipers will spoil your game - with a vengeance! : enyakk
  • Only for people who don't know how to keep to cover. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • I'ma shoot you in the FACE! : yosemiteclimber
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  I think I'm gonna hold out for the franchise reboot: The Battlefield. : zebosausamite
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    The Field. Directed by : d fluke
    • SGT: "So... the enemy's coming eh?" PVT: "Yessir... I saw them coming down into the field near the villa... : zebosausamite
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  Is that a videogame? Sounds stupid, probably developed by some shitty European developer. : Hemtroll
  • They made JetProne64 : zebosausamite
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  THE HYPE TRAIN is ready for departure : Flinz
  • We are boarding, warm up the boiler! : utgaardsloke
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  They release something? What did I miss? :( : pun][sher
  • search google for scans of some sort of imagery... something got leaked last night and the fans spooged a... : dedgecko
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  Remember that BF3 does not support WinXP/DX9: http://twitter.com/#!/repi/status/20028015661 Frostbite : vx2o
  • Good! : zebosausamite
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    What's a Windows XP? : moe6
    • It is an XPerience : zebosausamite
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    so ill have to upgrade my 4870?! : Vincenoir
    • Have to? No. Recommended? Yes. : one random winner
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    this and the official dice statement about how the lead platform is pc and then scaled down for consoles ... : HisKillSkill
    • this is a really good sign for sure. : Xevo
    • Yep, I'm pretty excited. Once the Sandy Bridge shit gets fixed I'm putting in an order for a new beast o... : foo
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      Do it, PC Gaming is surging back hardcore. : MercFox1
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        Merc :) : LoioshDwaggie
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          I just hit cancel on this huge list of ways PC gaming is amazing because I realized I was geeking out abo... : MercFox1
          • I just say: Steam : LoioshDwaggie
          • I could also write a diatribe. Suffice it to say, I think PC sales will keep going up and fewer shoddy po... : Xevo
      • IT NEVER WENT AWAY YOU BIG DUMB HOMO : Cliffzorz
      • only once the game is released : HisKillSkill
    • This is a fantastic time to get back into PC gaming. It's still more expensive than consoles but it's a ... : SLUDGE^
    • That makes me happy about the maps then. Designed for 64 players and for smaller numbers they just rei... : Beady
• so damn excited : onji
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  \m/ O_O \m\ : Mr. Goodwrench
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    I suck. : Mr. Goodwrench
    • broken fingers, not suckiness : Arctic Fox
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  F2 F2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Downforce
  • HELL YEAH : feek
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  Holy shit. Just read the article. We better die in 2012, because with this, and Diablo 3 coming late this... : pun][sher
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    Is this a new article or the one that came out last week? : d0gbert
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      I just did a google search. I saw the scans from the Game informer. : pun][sher
      • "PC version is lead version" Holy fucking shit. \m/ : d0gbert
• :D !!!! : moe6
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  Such a long, long time to wait :( : atom519
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    Meh it will be here before you know it! Plus, we ought to see some stuff at GDC so that will be nice. : Xevo
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      When is GDC again? : atom519
      • Feb 28 - Mar 4, 2011 : Xevo
  • the real demon's souls begins here : moe6
• :D : Milleh
• I'm gonna fucking buy it so hard. SOOOO HARD!!!!! : burning eye
• JetProne64! yay! : silent prophet
• :D : zebosausamite
• Someone register jetprone64.com and just forward to battlefield3.com. I would but I used up all of my ... : zebosausamite
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  where's the goddamn steam preorder page ?! : hanged_man
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    It won't be available until a week before it's release. Steam rarely gets a pre-order page before that, ... : dedgecko
    • ... and Homefront : hanged_man
  • EA published game. See EA/Steam rants from me. : LoioshDwaggie
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  so i've never played any of the BF before... should i get this one? : skelom
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    Well, at least BF1942 was TONS of fun. Haven't really cared about the other BF games since and not really... : vx2o
    • I wish they'd make a proper sequel to 1942 : guido anchovy
    • Me and my friends probably spent as much time playing as we did goofing off with 1942. Launching jeeps an... : u sir name
    • I've had a similar problem. 1942 was the best MP shooter ever made. Then BF2 came out, and while it was g... : thetangent
  • Nobody here can say unless they've somehow played it already, can they? : Begawkiness
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    If this upcoming fall/winter you have a kick ass PC I say yes. : ant_hillbilly
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      i'd probably get it on 360 : skelom
      • failllllllllllllllllllllll : ant_hillbilly
      • don't do it bro : justwr!ght
      • skelomeh : moe6
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        Yesssss...give in to your hatred console... : HamChowder
        • >:D : skelom
      • boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : sKetchflow
      • 24 players or 64 players? Your call. : Wisp!
      • Don't you already have enough coasters ? : reZaun
      • LOL : thetangent
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  "Soldiers still have the responsiveness required in online fragfests, but they now move with a degree of : shortbuscaptain
  • This is a fps, NOT gears of war. : DM7
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    I kind of thought they were referring to the AI for that part, at least I hope so. : Begawkiness
    • Yea it just caught my attention since they were talking about multiplayer animations, RO2 will have a fir... : shortbuscaptain
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    crouch sliding after sprinting a la far cry 2! : Cliffzorz
    • More games need crouch slide! : AgentPothead
    • Medal of Honor single player has it as well, though that didn't make it to the multiplayer. : deject
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    yay, another wait and see bullet point!! Stop grousing over shit that's only half-assed explain in a m... : dedgecko
    • they better show gameplay or ingame stuff at the german videogame convention stuff : HisKillSkill
  • Since it's so hard to press the crouch button when behind a wall or something... "dynamic cover system" ... : u sir name
• BF3!!!!! : Link.
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  Will anything ever top the BF1942 Wake Island demo? : sergeon
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    Someone run a 24/7 1942 demo server :| : ghost in my shell
    • its still played : HisKillSkill

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  I've had it on my incredible for a few weeks now and it's great. Gingerbread + the little customizations ... : exit button
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    for someone new to this --- how difficult / dangerous is this to implement? also, did you ever run int... : dedgecko
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      I wrote a bit about the process here: http://todayinjetpacks.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-month-with-cyanogen... : zipr
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        fuckin' a, thanks! I have a Sprint Hero and its getting a little long in the tooth, so this is the exact ... : kevp
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          Glad you found it helpful. I like my phone so much more now! : zipr
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            does angry birds run any better? my wife would very much like to know : kevp
            • I haven't tried that, but I suspect it might -- especially if you overclock with SetCPU. : zipr
    • Simple on the Inc actually. http://unrevoked.com/ Then choose your rom. I'm running this gingerbre... : FirmButtstone
    • I've never had a problem with the incredible aside from the battery life. To install the rom is fairl : exit button
    • cool, I'm going to check these out tonight. : dedgecko
    • Once you've flashed I recommend buying the premium version of the clockwork mod rom manager. It'll keep y... : tohm82
• I'm hoping a decent beta gets put out for the Captivate sometime soon. Really looking forward to CM7 too. : TheNiXXeD
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  I wish Moto would unlock the Droid X so Cyanogen could get a DX version out, I miss it :| : foo
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    yeah, I really wish I could put it on my Droid X : Goncyn
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      I'm running Apex 1.3 right now and I have to say, it's been great. Much faster, and cleaner (less Blur g... : foo
      • hmm tempting... I might try this! : Goncyn
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        Note that 1.3.1 is out - I just haven't upgraded to it http://www.droidforums.net/forum/fabolous-x/104... : foo
        • Also make sure you're updated on your kernel and all that, like the post says. I wasn't, and it bricked ... : foo
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  Does it work with galaxy s phones yet? : Crimsonbeak
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    Yes there is an alpha build on CM's forums. I believe it's build for i9000, though. There definitely are ... : TheNiXXeD
    • What doesn't work on the Captivate? I'd like to give it a try. : majestik
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    based on their latest blog post, it sounds like the groups porting to the Galaxy S haven't been playing n... : Arctic Fox
    • I wouldn't worry that much about it unless they are breaking the license. Actually the cyanogen port I'm ... : thecatinthehat
    • It sounds like what they're bitching about is that people blame the cyanogenmod team for buggy ports of t... : thecatinthehat
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    I really wonder what the sales footprint of the galaxy S is, across all carriers. : Downforce
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      no clue but I know I won't be buying a Samsung phone again. And it also really soured me on buying any S... : Crimsonbeak
      • pretty sure the Panasonic plasma is a better decision in any case. : Arctic Fox
      • yeah. my strategy totally backfired. I thought a multi-carrier released phone w/ open source support woul... : Downforce
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  WTF, 7 is out? I just rooted my phone and flashed to 6. : Faluzure
  • It's a prerelease alpha. : thecatinthehat
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    It's still in pre-RC status for all the devices, but on the incredible it's good for everyday use, not su... : exit button
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      Any major bugs that you've seen? : tohm82
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        just the lack of 720p, and sometimes when deleting a SMS thread it will delete a different one and the on... : exit button
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          Installed. Never use the camcorder anyway. : tohm82
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            I just installed #25, works great except for wireless tether. : datoo
            • I'm on one of the earlier ones and it worked, sometimes stuff gets broken and fixed later on. : exit button
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  This is the biggest reason why we aren’t supporting Samsung devices other than the Nexus S yet. gg... : c0bra
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    did you even read the rest of that blog post? It's about developers not following best practice, not any ... : Arctic Fox
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      Samsung is still bad though, right? : c0bra
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        can't be - they made the android 2.3 flagship model that is #1 - the nexus S. they just abandon the prio... : Downforce
        • Well, all I know is my Moment is super unresponsive, like it takes several seconds sometimes for the scre... : c0bra
• New marketplace is pretty nice. Pretty, pretty nice. : tohm82
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  Regarding the HTC EVO -- I have heard that CM doesn't work with 4G or the front camera on the EVO and tha... : Bean
  • I don't have an EVO, but my phone has a front camera and it works in CM7. I seem to be getting HSPA+ a... : famine101
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  i'd like to root my phone but i'm scared to do it :( : ass-street
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    It's easy and not that risky. Careful flashing the radio updates. : tohm82
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      If the radio doesn't flash correctly you will brick you're phone. : thecatinthehat
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        i'm scared :( : ass-street
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          What phone do you have? If you're scared just find the proper IRC channel and have someone walk you throu... : datoo
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            htc g2 : ass-street
            • rooting the g2 is insanely easy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160 : harold.johnson

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  HAY GUYS I KILLED LOTS OF STUFF AM I DOIN IT RITE???????? : MercFox1
  • I DO GUD? : zebosausamite
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    IS THIS THING ON??!!?! The only thing that sucks right now about assassin's in my mind is the juiced s... : jimmy_legs
    • No juice in overtime! : Dschinghis Khan
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  in before snarky alias post : Arctic Fox
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    Does he ever make game-related posts that aren't him complaining about people or games not being pro enou... : Arcanum
    • Maybe once in a very rare blue moon. : Dschinghis Khan
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      He called out a Shacker's mom once! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22111025#itemanchor_22111025 : The Grolar Bear
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        Jesus, what a horse's ass. : Happy Doodle Muffin
        • Its everyday : james_austintx
      • I remember that, it was great. : Dschinghis Khan
      • Oh my. : Haxim
      • hahaha classy : Dravenport
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        Happy Anniversary! Almost to the hour. : anhero
        • Haha wow, I didn't even notice that when I posted this. : The Grolar Bear
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        I tried to explain this on TS last night, but he really does that for the attention. He will take obvious... : Xevo
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          You guys still get together in the rs| channel? : Dschinghis Khan
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            I don't, but there are a handful of them logged into it 24/7 P.S. I made the group public some time ag : Xevo
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              logged into it right now: drake32, Fortyfives, Furious Styles, omnova and Jackass : Xevo
              • Hahahaa : Dschinghis Khan
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              You sure showed us! : omnova
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                now you've been exposed. embarrassing. : DrFlammable
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                  It is, though. Hanging with friends, shooting the shit. Just pathetic. : Merconium
                  • trolling the Shack stoofoo style and laughing at the pathetic losers that respond to alias? such good tim... : Xevo
              • You know I have no beef with you omnomnomnomnom. But you can't deny that Fireman pulls shit like that spe... : Xevo
        • what is he 12? : Dravenport
        • Pretty much everyone I have spoken to thinks he is a tremendous douchebag. It's sad, really. Glad him and... : Arctic Fox
      • almost exactly a year ago lol : moe6
      • Try having him on your TF2 team...he kept on shitting on us during matches for not doing things "right" : sanchez
      • Still stand by it. Play in competitive leagues to find out how you actually stand up against other good ... : alias
      • Hahahaha I had forgotten that was him! : dfay
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      The best thing is that Fireman really isn't that good. : Serpico74
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        That's only when he's playing in pubs, because he only plays in pubs when he doesn't want to win : Juno
        • well that makes sense, then : Xevo
• Yes, thats good. : EricZBA
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  Is it ever good to build the laser blazer turrets? They should fix those. : zebosausamite
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    No, they're useless. On the other had, more people should build the ShaveIce turrets (particularly up the... : Arctic Fox
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      Shaveice isn't going to up your sweet K/D ratio bro. : Haxim
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        This post Alias approved : james_austintx
        • No turrets would be better. But at the end of the game when cash doesn't matter, sure. : alias
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      Keeping bots off of the fucking money ball's shields should be reason enough to build them IMHO. : Xevo
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        You're way better off putting a lvl 1 rocket turret in instead of a lvl 3 laser blaster. : Arctic Fox
        • oh you turned me off of laser blaster last Wednesday (my first night in multi). Not building them in Blit... : Xevo
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      you earn money from turret kills? I always built the rocket turrets because I figured they were the best. : Hemtroll
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        The last person to build or upgrade a turret 'owns' that turret, so any bot kills from it earn you money,... : Haxim
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          Is this true with hacking Haxim? : zebosausamite
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            No, hacking just improves a turret. It doesn't 'upgrade' it, so it's still owned by whoever owned it pre-... : Haxim
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              when is the best time to hack? obviously after you upgrade, but in general getting a turret to level 2 > ... : Xevo
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                Whenever you have the hack ability available, you use it. Otherwise it's just sitting there wasted. A... : agcrouton
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                  I guess I just don't understand how big of a difference a hack makes (although I understand the necessity... : Xevo
                  • Not sure there's empirical evidence, but you should be able to tell the difference when a Rock-It or Lase... : agcrouton
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                    Take LazeRazor as an example. Unhacked, the turrets will just sit there and are fodder for any pros firin... : Haxim
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                      oh wait so the hack improves their targeting and threat detection? holy crap : Xevo
                      • .2 increases range so that they can actually hit those pros. : Haxim
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                    It's a huge difference. At level 3 the fire rate and range increase is fantastic. It stops guys from hill... : noxiousgg
                    • sweet well that confirms some of what I was seeing, but it's nice to know the numbers thanks! : Xevo
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        AFAIK if you built the turret, you get the money from its kills. Upgrades don't change 'ownership'. : Arctic Fox
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          Upgrades do change turret ownership. : Haxim
          • iiiiiinteresting : Arctic Fox
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            So you could be stealing someone's cash flow by upgrading to lvl3? : HamChowder
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              It's not so much 'stealing someone's cash flow' as it is supplementing your own a little. If your primary... : Haxim
              • Plus it's not like that 600 cash on on a level 3 rocket turret is cheap, but you gotta spend money to mak... : Xevo
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            this changes EVERYTHING! P.S. are there any good strategy articles written for the PC version which ackno... : Xevo
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              Snipers reload slower, some jetpack changes to Assault and Tank, I think those are the major changes. An... : agcrouton
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                Sniper has a smaller clip too I thought? : Xevo
                • Could be, but HipClip/RoundHound/AmmoMule achievement pumps the clipsize up so... : agcrouton
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  Woah woah wrong night bro. Monday Night Combat is only for WEDNESDAYS! : moogle
  • my new server is named "Shacknews Wednesday Night Combat" for this very reason. Thanks Arctic Fox agai : Xevo
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  I like the game but it doesn't really feel like I know wtf is going on. All I do is spawn and try to kil... : kgargs
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    It's really nothing like TF2 : DrWaffles
    • I was just comparing it to a FPS and how easy TF2 is in terms of understanding goals. : kgargs
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    I'm confused on how you'd be confused if you are familiar with DOTA style games. Is it the bulky control... : zebosausamite
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      I guess? I have no idea what to attack/where to be. Is there a mini-map ping type thing? Should I be d... : kgargs
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        There are lines on the floor that your bots follow to the enemy base. Follow those lines and push your bo... : moogle
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          last night there were like 3 snipers on the other team that kept shooting my head off what's the easiest ... : kgargs
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            I think Assault's weapons are the easiest to grok, Gunner and Tank are both strong but have quirks, and t... : Xevo
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              single player isn't going to help him learn how to deal with other pros : DrFlammable
              • no, but if you don't know what every button does for the class you want to play, you'll never have a chan... : Xevo
      • Push timing is not very complicated. You really just want to push a bot stream or time it with a jackbot... : twifosp
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      to be fair kgargs isn't really familiar with dota style games either : DrFlammable
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        to be fair ur not really a doctor either let's let the truth fly mi amigo : kgargs
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          I will say I find HoN much more understandable to watch. : LoioshDwaggie
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            to be fair i kind of like information presented to me repeatedly on a silver platter and i still dont get... : kgargs
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              I find the UI to be the most lacking part of the game. When your moneyball's shields are down, for exampl... : Xevo
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                That's because there's a VOICE OVER. VOICES are part of UI, right? That's what I was told yesterday. : LoioshDwaggie
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                  lol seriously. If an alarm or siren went off like TF2 would do, it wouldn't be as bad. Instead I tune out... : Xevo
                  • TF2 also has a status window at the bottom that shows which points are captured, are in the process of be... : LoioshDwaggie
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                  I always hear/see when the money ball goes down, the problem I have with the UI is there isn't enough fee... : Arctic Fox
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                    What sort of feedback do you want? If the health bar is flashing red, it's being shot at. : Haxim
                    • right, on that tiny little health bar that sits waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out on my peripheral vision on a wi... : Arctic Fox
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                    which assassin weapon does more moneyball damage, sword or gun? : Xevo
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                      gun, because there's spots you can get to out of range of the turrets : Arctic Fox
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                        let's say it's OT and the turrets are down and you're standing next to the ball with nothing shooting at ... : Xevo
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                          Then you've won anyway :P : Arctic Fox
                          • heh except I couldn't seal the deal in that scenario last night, it felt like I wasn't doing enough damag... : Xevo
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          yo lemme get all them nickels in ur boots so i can buy my doctorate degree? i got the skillz but not the ... : DrFlammable
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            i see the spanish lessons are paying off..... mon ami : kgargs
            • f u as they say in madridland capitol of columbia realm of coffe beans and such sums &&((T_x)>>--~) : DrFlammable
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  I'd actually put turrets above bots and pros for assassins. With smoke bomb assassins are really the best... : Talonus.
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    Smoke bombing and killing a turret only really works for lvl1 turrets though. Really, I consider lvl2 to ... : Arctic Fox
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      ^^ this. People that spam L1's everywhere and run off make me a sad panda. : Haxim
      • yeah in one game last night I wanted to build a shaveice and long shot, but every turret spot in our base... : Xevo
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      With the sword upgrade and gold/silver armor (which assassins should have) you should be able to kill a l... : Talonus.
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        so that's fully upgraded melee tree, fully upgraded bottom tree (don't know the name) and level 2 smoke? ... : Xevo
        • bottom tree is melee tree (it's called passive). The others are Cloak, Smoke, and Dash : Arctic Fox
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          Fully upgraded passive (bottom) tree should be the first thing any assassin takes. You should be able to ... : Talonus.
          • cool thanks I've been really aimless when playing assassin, so this gives me a good starting point. : Xevo
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            I disagree. Mobility is what gives the assassin a real advantage. I get dash, cloak and passive to 2, and... : noxiousgg
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              Not getting passive 3 is a sucker bet. You'll not get as many kills without the extra damage from back g... : alias
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                The only kills you won't get are against gunners with armor and tanks. The second level dagger kills ever... : noxiousgg
                • Nox was owning me as Assassin last Wednesday, but I didn't have my Custom Support with extra armor either... : Xevo
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                  Passive 2 doesn't provide any additional damage to the Assassin apart from just shooting faster which pre... : alias
                  • I never said the level 1 dagger didn't kill everything but gunners with armor and tanks, did I? : noxiousgg
            • I think it really comes down to preference for the assassin skills. I spend most of my time in the enemy ... : Talonus.
  • nice strat, I've been working on Assassin as my second class and this gives me something to try out. Than... : Xevo
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    Waaaaat, tank in turret mode destroys enemy turrets AND gets faster juice out of it. : agcrouton
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      clearly assassin and tank are the top two turret killers : Xevo
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        I would suggest Tanks and Assassins are best at bots and turrets, Sniper and Gunner at killing other pros... : agcrouton
        • I am primary Support, secondary Assassin right now. And yeah, my first night when I didn't know what was ... : Xevo
    • The main difference is really convenience vs. commitment. An assassin can clear turrets out the entir... : Talonus.
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      Yeah, if you put an assassin and a tank right next to a turret, the tank is superior. But in practice, th... : noxiousgg
      • props for 'egressing' : agcrouton
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  Just went 135 rounds of Sudden Death... and I'm spent. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Blitz is SO good, you should be the 4th tonight with me, Maddog, and Laurgasms! : Xevo
    • This sounds hot : EricZBA
  • heh that's prety weak. I hit 200 yesterday without even really trying : kgargs
  • You can sustain it infinitely as a Support with Gold Skill Regen and only level 3 Rockits. Got to 600-som... : dex.collins