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• This sucks :( : Dontdrop
• lol. they'll probably go console only after this. : thebigbeefsandwich
• uhhhhhh??? GG DICE Crytek : Hemtroll
• Fuck sake :( I mean its not like Crysis 1 was pirated a lot is it. : Chipwarrior
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  How the hell does shit like this get leaked? Does a resentful programmer do it out of spite? : denixen
  • I'm curious as well. : LoioshDwaggie
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    I've seen builds get leaked from the ESRB, from external config testing labs, from developers, from teste... : RomSteady
    • don't forget gaben! : GloriousCow
    • What do you think is going to happen now, Rom? Will they change the release date to, well, change somethi : Nitrium
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      sometimes cheaper and faster to FedEx a build than it is to FTP it Can you explain how this could ever... : Attica Blue
      • Due to connection/upload speeds I would guess. : Iwannaacura
      • A business Internet connection is only so fast. Builds can be dozens of gigs especially before optimizati... : OverloadUT
      • I don't know about games, but in film when we send/recieve large batches of plates, they are almost alway... : FlamingGimp
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    Builds get passed around a lot for QA and outsourcing and marketing and publisher reviews and other stuff... : dpgagnon
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      Most people have no reason to leak a game, it's not like there's anything in it for them in exchange for ... : Zek
      • scene access for life? : cdrd
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    49 days early, will it have gone out to publishers and shit already? : Hemtroll
    • Console version would have probably gone to certification. PC version would have a six week lead time if... : RomSteady
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      38 days early. : vx2o
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        I didn't count, was just going by the Facepunch thread : Hemtroll
        • More like facepalm. : vx2o
  • Back when the DOOM 3 thing leaked (the build of the game they were showing off at trade shows) the leak c... : Schnapple
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  jesus fucking crysis. : pyide
  • hahaha : steve_o
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  At least they can probably replace the online master key. : famine101
  • True, it's not too late to fix that at least. Or add Steamworks. : MeestaNob
  • Cracked auth servers will easily be made I have a feeling :/ : pancake humper
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  this is terrible. I haven't been happy with them lately and had no intention of buying this, but ugh. T... : MamiyaOtaru
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    What do you mean haven't been happy lately? Are you in an ongoing relationship? : Chipwarrior
    • the relationship a potential buyer of products has with the producer of the products, sure : MamiyaOtaru
• ugh, how do you recover from something like that? it's gotta be pretty disheartening to have put 2+ years... : TrulyVexed
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  i was going to wait for a sale, but i might buy the game release day just because now : harold.johnson
  • I was thinking the same thing harold. : guyver-za
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  MAXIMUM INSIDE JOB : MeestaNob
  • MAXIMUM TERMINATION : Tech T
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  Now, the developers will REALLY hate pc. Fuck! How did this happen?! : ArtilleryMarker
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    I blame bastards mostly. : one random winner
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      Alien bastards? : CrustaR
      • What a pigcop they are to release MP authentication info :(((( : SpaecKow
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  This sucks, thanks pirates, thanks, this was supposed to be an actual PC-oriented title. : SpaecKow
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    Hardly : pancake humper
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      I dunno about their changes to the SP gameplay, but I imagine Crysis 2 was going to be one of the few gam... : SpaecKow
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        Crysis 2 was primarily designed with consoles in mind across the board gameplay/location/tech wise. PC ve... : pancake humper
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          There are at least a few things that Crysis 2 is doing that most ports don't bother to do: - include ... : SpaecKow
          • "Hay guise it's Crytek so they'll have a good interface for the PC cause they know PC gaming and they're : SpaecKow
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          The tech still involves the PC in a big, bad way. Crysis 2 is still a showcase for Cryengine 3, which pro... : pyide
          • I didn't mean it as a negative aspect. What you said is all obvious for any current PC game. It will a... : pancake humper
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    You know what? Crytek should just be like "here you go fuckers" and release the game right now on Steam a... : SpaecKow
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      speaking as someone who pre-ordered the game, i would be even more pissed off at a company who would do s... : ETPC1
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        Yes but could you be angry Crytek? I'm not sure. Basically, when people pirate these games, they're a... : SpaecKow
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          you discourage it by not caring about it and learning to live with it because piracy cannot be stopped, p... : ETPC1
          • you discourage it by not caring about it and learning to live with it because piracy cannot be stopped, p : SpaecKow
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      But why punish the gamers when the leak was (i'm assuming) internal? I think Crytek should instead bury ... : Tech T
      • Of course, that wouldn't exactly work if the fuckhead pirates don't actually buy a copy... ugh, how short... : Tech T
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        Because the gamers are the shits, they give the pirates a willing and grateful audience. The scene is all : SpaecKow
        • you've really thought this out, haven't you? : harold.johnson
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        leaks like this are usually via a third party who got a preview copy of the game. like the Doom 3 leak w... : mikecyb
        • and Crysis 2 would be something hardware vendors would want to stress test their shit I'd imagine : mikecyb
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      You seriously think joe six pack can follow the thread of thought that long? If the game doesn't work the... : AgentPothead
      • I think they will be able to compare the game on 360. If you pirate the game on PC, and then your friend ... : SpaecKow
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      Pretty sure the 0day pirate faggots would just find that funny. For the lulz! : Schnapple
      • I'm sure they would lulz, but at least their product wouldn't be awesome and popular anymore. : SpaecKow
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    it could just as easily have leaked for the 360 or ps3 tho? it just happened to be the pc version that le... : TrulyVexed
    • I give no fuck if someone leaks 360 and PS3 games. : SpaecKow
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      There would have been no story because most PS3 (and 360 games) leak early. Even Halo was out a few weeks... : LoioshDwaggie
      • That's interesting, i didn't realize that. : RetroRedEyeJr
    • 360 and PS3 games leak early far more often than PC games at this point. It's just not a story when it ha... : Talonus.
    • 360 version also got leaked apparently : stgdz
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  Pirates once again prove that they're pieces of shit not worth the oxygen they breathe : ColoradoCNC
  • But all culture must should be free and accessible to the public. : -efx-
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    It's definitely the pirates who leaked it. : danws6
    • Nah, but those wastes of life will be downloading it. : ColoradoCNC
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  Awful, even if this is a Beta. What kind of security issues allow this to happen? : SigmaDraconis
  • Fuck this. Now I get to read impressions from assholes playing the unfinished game. : at0micgarden
• I have to admit I am tempted to try it but I will wait : stgdz
• i wonder how many people in this thread are downloading it after saying shit like "oh this is disgusting ... : gyokuro
• Were their passwords: 12345? : Godhatesfatpeople
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  There are videos popping up on youtube already. And holy shit it looks gorgeous. Also, human enemies! ... : Beady
  • press start ! : HisKillSkill
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    so are you saying the North Koreans in Crysis 1 aren't human? I dont understand why are you are highly th... : gyokuro
    • One of the previews I saw a while ago mentioned there didnt seem to be any humans, and other than the cli... : Beady
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      Because it's set in the Us and all the trailers have only shown alien enemies. : marmite
      • Not true. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/be-strong-crysis-2/710063 @27ish and later. : Fenring42
      • This is so not true, there was one trailer with just aliens in it, and apparently that was enough to star... : Toth21
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      Because a lot of people didn't see all the trailer where you fight humans and thought the game was going ... : Fenring42
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        Any aliens is too many aliens for Crysis :( : SpaecKow
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          I agree for the most part, but from a few of the trailers it seemed like the average alien was more like ... : Fenring42
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            Dude if you want Elites, you play Halo. The whole appeal of Crysis/Far Cry is that you have a base full o... : SpaecKow
            • But I play to do that same kind of thing with the Crysis aliens. Take one out then run away, then do it a... : Fenring42
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            One of the things that is fun about fighting humans is that they tend not to be tougher. They are vulnera... : Beady
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              I think it *could* be fun if they do it right. Killing lots of average soldiers is fun, but I think it ge... : Fenring42
              • Killing the humans in Crysis never got old. : ArcKnight
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                They won't do it right. Somebody needs to slap the shit out of Cervat Yerli and shout NO! BAD! STOP IT! B... : RetroRedEyeJr
                • YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. Let me live in ignorant bliss until I buy it. : Fenring42
        • Agreed, seriously fuck the aliens so hard. We all hated those aliens and now Crytek just puts them in aga... : Snipergen
• Oh well, offline single player PC gaming had to die sometime... : donjuancarlos
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  For dudes thinking of pirating this game - From what I have read, it has incomplete textures, placeholder... : at0micgarden
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    so you are saying they should wait to pirate the full version? : gyokuro
    • I am saying do not pirate this incomplete version and purchase the game at release like normal person wit... : at0micgarden
  • Yeah it's actually an older beta of the game, it's apparently feature complete but the content is missing... : SpaecKow
• It was nyranger that's why he lost his job. : sposh
• that sucks. not like this changes my decision to buy the game though, i was always looking forward to pla... : smacknca
• HERES YOUR PC DEMO GUYS ! : HisKillSkill
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  Someone in the RPS comments says that it actually contains a bunch of modding tools (probably the interna... : Beady
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    apparently the source code as well : HisKillSkill
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      Could you explain to me why that's so important? I always assumed every copy of a game came with the sour... : Fenring42
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        Compiled code is machine readable, but not human readable anymore. Source code is human readable but not ... : enyakk
        • Okay, thanks. I think I get it. : Fenring42
        • Source code is human readable, but only nerd understandable : gyokuro
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        what : HisKillSkill
        • it was a fair question/misunderstanding : gyokuro
    • Fuck I hope not. : Toth21
  • didnt the first crysis have full mod support? sandbox editor and then stuff like the mechwarrior LL mod..... : smacknca
• All it's going to take is the 5% of PC gamers that are hardcore piraters to spread this like herpes and c... : ajvitaly
• I assume this is the PC version? Also, a leaked developer build? I figured the leak would be from a di... : Dr_Cube
• That's awful and I hope it doesn't cost them any sales. Actually watching youtube clips of the leaked gam... : Dynotaku

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  Gimme more story and more Chantry and I'm happy. : Chipwarrior
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    the chantry is a bunch of scumbags! : EvilDolemite
    • I know! They're the best. If a game can get me more conflicted and riled up about religion than real lif... : Chipwarrior
  • this please. : varsindarkin
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  Wait, so are you complaining that the review focused on the important aspects of a game or not? Also, if ... : TheVietSpecial
  • The UI, that is. : TheVietSpecial
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  It's the same site that gave oblivion 95% lmao. IGN level of giving publishers blowjobs : crazywigga
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    maybe they liked oblivion that much? it's not like their score is an anomaly; oblivion received very high... : EvilDolemite
    • It's the type of site that thinks EVERY game is the best game ever after getting flown to a press event. : crazywigga
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    If Dragon Age 2 is as awesome as Oblivion, that's a good thing. : Vincent Grayson
    • Not to mention everyone and their dog was caught up in oblivion hype (with good reason). Seems like a lo... : Chipwarrior
  • I liked Oblivion. It had a few problems, yes, but I replayed it 5~6 times over the years. : Lucien Irenicus
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    it sure sounds like you're trying to imply oblivion shouldn't have received a 95% : eeeealmo
    • I don't think you have to imply that a horribly dry fantasy game with a really broken character system an... : SpaecKow
  • Phew, it still might suck. My wallet is temporarily relieved : locater16
• fuck yes : justwr!ght
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  Damn Minecraft. I bought DA:O in the steam sale at christmas, put about 10 hours into it, loved it, and ... : losimagic
  • at least you started it, i have yet to open the game! i was trying to finish off witcher first but failed... : smacknca
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  50hours! Awesome, thats almost double the first one! : Cliffzorz
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    I like how you confused double with half. : Alastayr
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      What? DA:O was 30-35 hours tops. Unless you go back and do every origin story for kicks. : Cliffzorz
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        Uhm, no. I spent 80 hours in that game on one playthrough. : SpaecKow
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          Same. I did most of the side stuff, but only one character. : enyakk
          • As did I. : Cliffzorz
      • LoL, I have 60 hours and I'm not even close to done. : Sgt_Boomstick
      • did you play on very easy or something? it's like a 70-80 hour game to do everything unless you're attack... : veras
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        What the fuck did you do wrong? DA:O is hella looong : Chipwarrior
        • I don't know, I have Ultimate Edition, I did all the quests I could find on normal mode except for pickin... : Cliffzorz
      • 99 hours for me and i didnt do every quest : ballystix
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  http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/11/dragon-age-ii-goes-gold-55-mins-of-footage/ lol : SpaecKow
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    pretty sure RPS is wrong and that's the PC version (not 360) - PC has that hotbar at the bottom, 360 does... : veras
    • That video is the first time I've seen the PC interface for DA2 and it totally makes me feel better. All ... : Wikidd
• more cool dungeons, less pointless babble about who is going to be king plz. : crypt420
• Took me 80 hours according to Steam and I'll only played the one human noble Origin. : Sumantro
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  I hate to say this but everything I've seen looks bad. I have little hope for that game. : Sexpansion Pack
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    Watch gameplay videos and you will see that you are wrong : OverloadUT
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      Yeah I just posted a gameplay video. Game looks lolololol. : SpaecKow
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        You mean the gameplay, the graphics, or the presentation (VO and writing and such?) The graphics look ter... : OverloadUT
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          The all of it looks terrible. Some of the animation is strong. : SpaecKow
          • The loading screens are stylish. : SpaecKow
• The story is of the utmost importance : OverloadUT
• i don't know much about it, but i hope the characters are cool. i loved da:o's characters (awakenings cha... : arcane_
• when's the release date? : judge

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  i've never read the book, but that really does not look remotely interesting. :( : roushimsx
  • it looks pretty terrible :\ : ibrokn
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    then it must be a pretty faithful adaptation of the book : riptyde
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      Let's hope not. There would be a four hour stretch of John Galt babbling objectivist ideals over his pir... : oceanstate8
      • Television? Really? : creeping-judas
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  I'm not. The book was horrible. Do you think Atlas Shrugged pt 3 will consist of only the John Galt s : CrustaR
  • That one will be straight to DVD. : reelbk
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    Hopefully they get Morgan Freeman to play Galt : riptyde
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      Nah, it should be Samuel L Jackson. : CrustaR
      • It's time to get these motherfucking bureaucrats off this motherfucking train! : riptyde
  • *paging bipolar* : photonzach
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    who knows! i'm interested to see how the whole story will be portrayed on the big screen : aurealis
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      Yeah, everyone's touchy because they don't like the political themes. They might make it a decent move. ... : pigvomit
      • Also, the trailer comes off as "trying too hard" by making it look like a suspense thriller. : pigvomit
      • The trailer looks good, and I fucking hate the book. : dex.collins
      • i'm interested to see the public reaction to the ideas in the story, too. : aurealis
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        I only read The Fountainhead but the themes in that were so obvious that it ended up detracting from the ... : mikecyb
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          Ayn Rand loves to let her characters monologue didactically, and what I find funniest is that these speec... : SpaecKow
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            well Roark's speech was in a courtroom when he was on trial, if I recall it was his testimony, so it at l... : mikecyb
            • Yeah it's Atlas Shrugged I'm talking about. : SpaecKow
        • Political motivations in Hollywood movies are fairly typical. In socio-political films, the bad guys en... : pigvomit
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  I'm going to sneak into the theater to watch this : riptyde
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    tickets should be $50 : EvilDolemite
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      Showings should be invite only. : reelbk
      • They'll only have one showing in a secluded sanctuary hidden in the rocky mountains. : oceanstate8
• Interest piqued : lord cecil
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  Seriously? This is what one of the most maligned books I've ever heard of is about? It looks just kinda..... : Vincent Grayson
  • the underwater city doesn't show up until part five : sgtsanity
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    -awesome people are awesome -awesome people are fed up with leeches and leave society -awesome people f... : EvilDolemite
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      you missed "if you are awesome and like a woman, rape her" : riptyde
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • It's not about railroads and steel, if that's what you're getting from the trailer. Same way Starship ... : Schnapple
• No, says the man in Hollywood... : Earl Greigh
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  just what the hell is it about? I watched the trailer and i saw a bunch of people all worked up about rai... : gyokuro
  • They are following the George Lucas model of making en exciting space epic by focusing on trade sanctions... : riptyde
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    It's complex and I can't really explain it because I don't know how to (and it's been like 15 years since : Schnapple
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      Also in case you didn't know the Atlas character from BioShock is named in reference to the book : Schnapple
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        Not to mention that "Andrew Ryan" and "Ayn Rand" sound awfully similar. :-P : thetangent
        • Shit must not have refreshed in a while : rodneystubbs
      • Also Andrew Ryan Ayn Rand : rodneystubbs
• Hey, I'm up for a role reversal kinda film. I'm surprised this one didn't get a Verhoven treatment by no... : pigvomit
• if this is successful in any way, then humanity is completely and utterly fucked and i will eagerly await... : ETPC1
• LOL: "To a successful business partnership." "I'll drink to that." And they did so, and it was done ex... : reelbk
• like the book, this looks awful. : halophoenix
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  Is this the movie that makes me want to vote for Ron Paul? : The Grolar Bear
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    Is this the movie that makes me want to play Bioshock? : The Grolar Bear
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      Bioshock is not speak for Objectivism, btw. Kevin Levine should be ashamed. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        Bioshock is a criticism of Objectivism. : Arcanum
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          ^^Incorrect. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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            Maybe in a strict "let's tear down Objectivism" sense, but not in a "let's see what happens when reality ... : Arcanum
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              Objectivism is based on reality. Not ideals. People get really, really confused about what Objectivism me... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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                Objectivism is (at best) based on axioms, conclusions, and intuitions, just like every other philosophy. ... : Arcanum
                • Rand's conclusions in regards to ethics and politics were pretty broken. However, I would say that sh... : creeping-judas
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                  Please point out a philosophy that has a rational frame of ethics that can be demonstrated to be true, ot : Wikus Van De Merwe
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                    http://freedomainradio.com/board/blogs/freedomain/archive/2008/09/25/universally-preferable-behavior-a-ra... : creeping-judas
                    • PROTIP - It's based almost 75% on Objectivism. : creeping-judas
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                      Hasn't it been proven that no system of logic (which is what any rational ethical system amounts to) can ... : Arcanum
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                        Please stop using your computer, then. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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                          ...What? : Arcanum
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                            It's a system of logic. : Wikus Van De Merwe
                            • And...? My personal philosophy somewhat resembles Utilitarianism: If it works well enough, use it. : Arcanum
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                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel's_incompleteness_theorems : sgtsanity
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                          Although applying it to ethical systems is a streeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch : sgtsanity
                          • True. : Arcanum
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                Sorry, but no. It works no better in reality than Communism, and for the same reasons. : Conan
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                  This is a meaningless statement. Also, comparing objectivism to communism is fairly stupid. : creeping-judas
                  • The philosophies are completely antithetical, this is true - but their usefulness as a philosophy in the ... : thetangent
                  • It's not a meaningless statement at all. As far as the comparison to communism, why is it stupid? I never... : Conan
      • no he shouldn't. bioshock is a nice critique on the human condition. it just uses objectivism as a back... : EvilDolemite
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  I'm a big fan of Objectivism, so accordingly I am really nervous this movie will set it back. : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • As if it has ever moved forward : riptyde
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    yeah Nazis are still pretty upset about Schindler's List setting them back : mikecyb
    • MASTERSTROKE : ETPC1
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      ?? This post speaks volumes about your character. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        all posts do if you think about it! fart. : mikecyb
        • mike: http://www.maniacworld.com/internet-bro-fist.jpg : ETPC1
        • god damnit that fart at the end sealed it :) : burning eye
        • volumes!!! : Mr.SEX
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        As does yours, but he has a valid point. An objectivist who worries what people thinks about Atlas Shrugg... : Conan
        • I'm not worried about the philosophy. I'm worried about the people behind the movie misrepresenting it. : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • vol 1 has strength and dexterity and constitution while volume 2 has intelligence and wisdom and charisma : sgtsanity
    • big lol : sKetchflow
  • It's hard to set something so ridiculous "back". Also, I didn't realize the Shack had more than one objec... : thetangent
• Looks meh. They got Armin Shimerman though. Wow, the circle is now complete. : K1Bond007
• God knows if there's any other group of people in the world who is more prosecuted than the incredibly we : SpaecKow
• Holy attack of the B grade actors, batman! : greenbergMD
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  haha, I did not know this. Ayn Rand assumed a fake name to collect welfare and medicare benefits late in ... : edgewise
  • <3 hypocrisy : Serpico74
  • that's hilarious. and the comments are just weird. : sKetchflow
  • Hahahaha. Wow. What a hypocrite. : Ormsbee
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    I made sure to pass that story around to my few objectivist friends. It was fun watching them try to just... : ColoradoCNC
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      i'm sure they would say she was just reclaiming the wealth the government had stolen from her through for... : EvilDolemite
      • Pretty much. There are a lot of O'ists that are perfectly happy to sign up for every penny they can get b... : creeping-judas
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      Is it really that hard to justify? I mean she didn't want to die. The number of beliefs that people hold ... : lord cecil
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        I completely understand why she did it, I just like watching the people who took her way too seriously ha... : ColoradoCNC
        • Man, there are such strong opinions on the book - both for and against. I understand the basic premise of... : lord cecil
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    That's fucking hilarious. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • (Not that she died of cancer or needed healthcare. That she is such a hypocrite.) : Rice-Rocketeer
  • GOLDEN! Thanks for digging that up! : Dr_Cube
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    How does Wikus feel about this. : Dschinghis Khan
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      If you're a productive person who had your money stolen from you, via taxes, then you're morally right to... : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • Ah, well at least she knew she was a hypocrite. : Dschinghis Khan
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        She had the money to pay for the medical procedures didn't she? It says she would have gone broke but th... : giant boy detective
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          How much do you think she paid in taxes? : Wikus Van De Merwe
          • No idea but I know it's not possible that she paid more taxes than what she earned. : giant boy detective
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  i'm gonna pirate this and never watch it : ETPC1
  • lololol : MoreVespeneGas
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    also i won't seed it because fuck you got mine : ETPC1
    • lol : ass-street
    • hahahah : AlexXdude
  • fucking mooch : harold.johnson
• Did the USA network produce this? Looks like they cast it with a bunch of Silk Stalking's extras and film... : Porkasaurus
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  Objectivism must be the most criticized, non-implemented social philosophy. Well that and anarchism. : pigvomit
  • *Waves Hand* : creeping-judas
  • Seems to me like extremist view points in general don't fare well in reality. : silent prophet
  • In its defense, anarchism is the javascript of political ideas; people think they know what it is and eve... : steauengeglase
• I can't wait for this movie to produce an entirely new generation of 15-22 year-old douchebags who think ... : ColoradoCNC
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  Hmm. Help please. I've (obviously) not read the books, so... Is this a movie about a brother and a... : virus
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    Nope. It's about gooberment repeatedly cracking down on people who are competing for marketshare and taxi... : creeping-judas
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      Oh, that is actually kinda interesting. : virus
      • Contrary to the Shack echo chamber, it's a pretty good book. It's not the bible. It's just a good boo... : creeping-judas
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    Man, that'd be awesome if it was Ticket-to-Ride: The Movie. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • He who controls the line from Nashville to Atlanta, controls the fate of America... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • It's about a pretty awesome idea that then gets repeatedly thrown in your face until an actual sentence r... : sludge vohaul
• I've been saying for years that the difficult factor of making this movie is so high that I have to see i : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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  i'm not saying i agree with ayn rand's philosophy, and she can be far too wordy, but i fucking love The F... : dahanese
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    ^^I like this post. Please slap the hell out of your bf, tho. : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • yeah i know he read it because i told him it was my favorite book and it's a serious detractor about the ... : dahanese
• Doesn't look enough like Bioshock. : Grumbeld
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  I don't like how modern it is. Also I need to read the last 500ish pages. : Fenring42
  • They're a lot like the first 500 pages, except there's even more preaching. : thetangent
  • agreed : arcane_
• I had NO idea this was being made, and frankly I'm shocked it was. I'll probably see it eventually, thoug... : thetangent
• The entire plot in one sentence, SPOILERS! You don't make shit, you ain't shit. : Dschinghis Khan
• hmm, i dont' know about the actors they've chose for the mains, but we'll see. looks too modern, would ha... : arcane_
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  Man most of those actors are terrible. I think Harry's partner was the best one of them. : Tincan
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    I saw Quark in there, he could be good! :D : thetangent
    • A man chooses. A slave obeys. : Dschinghis Khan
    • Crap I knew that was him but all the other terrible people made me forget. : Tincan
• great book, but wtf is this : liquidlies
• this looks horrible. : papaskot

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  The company is JWT Atlanta Account Executive Primary contact with our Clients, Manage all details : action roommate
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    so would the art director position become your boss? (cant remember if you are a designer or not) : cptstern
    • No, because a) that job is in Atlanta and I'm in the Dallas office b) I'm a Sr. Software Engineer : action roommate
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    Where do I send my resume for the Software Engineer PHP position? Do you need someone immediately? I will... : YerMothah
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      I'm not quite sure. I will SM you the contact info of our HR person : action roommate
      • Thanks! : YerMothah
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  what recession bump : action roommate
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    People are still content with their unemployment checks! : omnova
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      i know i'd rather get $300 per week than an actual real, livable salary! : EvilDolemite
      • =/ : fletch_
      • I wish when I was unemployed I got 300 i was getting 190 a week : hrdwregk
  • I dont fit any of those :( : EricZBA
  • I don't see any janitorial services needed. : Rigg5
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    lol I don't want to move to TX : askedrelic
    • don't blame you : action roommate
    • ^this : watcherxp
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      My wife doesn't want to move to TX. :/ : ThomW
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        But think of all the Cracker Barrels. : mrwolf710
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          Not going to work. We have a Cracker Barrel not even five minutes from here. : ThomW
          • Drats! : mrwolf710
      • I can see why she'd not want to leave the cultural mecca of PA I kid I kid! : geedeck
    • not either of those cities anyway! : mikecyb
    • i don't blame you. you should move to austin instead. : biskits
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      Its mutual : james_austintx
      • that's right. texas doesn't want to move to askedrelic : electroly
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  Early afternoon bump : action roommate
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    Man this is why i haven't posted much about our openings. : Silent Wolf
    • I don't care if nobody responds or has a fit. What I care about is doing what I can so an interested i : action roommate
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      are you still in san antonio? : boomstickah
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        Is this question for me? Because I've never lived in San Antonio : action roommate
        • No : boomstickah
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  If I had more SQL and PHP experience, I would apply. : DHAvatar
  • If I had any experience doing any of these things I would apply : StolenNosferatu
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  DO YOU GUYS NEED A BAD MOTHERFUCKER TO KEEP SHIT COOL AND SEXY?!?! : mace
  • seriously, which of any of that do you think you're capable of? : ibrokn
  • oh how I've missed you :) : bitchesbecrazy
  • why, you know such a BMF? : Dravenport
  • Appropriate job titles for mace go here: : omnova

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  Sadly, I think I believe a conference call more than an off-hand remark at an awards show. : JarEme
  • Well the beta could be out this year, just not the retail :) : jbury
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  That might be their goal but it still wont happen. : pimpium
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    I think it's still possible. They did say they planned the beta in the next 6 month... They can't keep it... : razlebol
    • It's Blizzard, of course they can. : pimpium
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      I wouldn't complain if they did. If it's anything as good as the StarCraft 2 beta it should be amazing. : thecatinthehat
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        Do you really think they would let people play the beta for 6 months? : razlebol
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          To make sure everything is working as planned if it needed to be that long, sure. : pimpium
          • It's not like the need the money right away : Schnapple
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  Dec 31st 2011 11:59:59 : sikander
  • lol no shit. : RogerDandy
  • Down for maintenance for 36 hours : Shivawn
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  "Scheduled," sure. If it did come out then this year will definitely be the year I go bankrupt due to gam... : The Grolar Bear
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    I will actually save money if it comes out this year. Who needs other games when you have diablo 3? : razlebol
    • Dark Souls and Diablo 3 is all I need. and of course Duke! : Derringer
    • ^ this. The sooner it comes out the sooner I can stop buying any other games. : aethyr
• I actually don't want it to come out this year now that there are so many other games coming out. I want... : Begawkiness
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  Their goal was Nov of 2011, but they are still heavily at work fixing talents and skills for Demon Hunter... : LoioshDwaggie
  • You know people working at Blizzard? : razlebol
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    You shouldn't leak crap like this. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      This is what they were saying at Blizzcon. : LoioshDwaggie
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        I watched most of it; what in the info at Blizzcon makes you think they can't release? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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          Sorry, I meant why do you think the rune system is going to take so long? Clearly it will be tweaked post... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
          • They said so during the Q&A for Diablo 3. Basically they were still working on the rune system and that i... : LoioshDwaggie
      • What they show and what they actually have done already is 2 thing different. : razlebol
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    • now with three states! : Majuju
  • Oh runes. : Sgt_Boomstick
• And Valve will have back stabs fixed by 2012 too : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Where the fuck is the article? I only get some weird kotaku bs, offering me other stores. : oldschoolbob-o
  • Change the domain to m.kotaku.com, and remove the #!. : genom
  • just keep scrolling and clicking randomly, you're bound to hit it eventually : devpaul
• IT'S 2012!!! DON'T GET MY HOPES UP. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Good. That "let's take more than 5 years to make one game" shit doesn't really work anymore. They'll have... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    Who cares? Torchlight is zero competition for Diablo. : Zek
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      I've never played Diablo 2. What makes that franchise so much better than Torchlight? : MPLStagger
      • play it and find out : EvilDolemite
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        Everything. I mean, Torchlight 2 might be way better, mind you. But the first game just kinda felt like a... : Vincent Grayson
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          Nothing was good? Their melee class is excellent which are a joke in Diablo. Not to mention Torchlight's ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            I agree it'll get better with more features. The pet thing was alright, but it didn't excite me. And I've... : Vincent Grayson
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              Melee for me in Diablo has always been useless. Especially when you hit the higher tiers and start doing ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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                I never got into the higher end "run through this over and over" stuff in Diablo 1 or 2. In fact, I'd say... : Vincent Grayson
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                  The Assassin was good because of her spamming traps. She was probably the only melee class worth anything... : Godhatesfatpeople
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                    That ain't exactly melee. : JarEme
                    • Exactly. : Godhatesfatpeople
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                I played with the Monk and the Barbarian at Blizzcon 2009. I really liked the Monk a lot. It's a melee cl... : BlackCat9
                • It looks like the Monk will be helpful because of the teleport stuff. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Maybe it was a knock-off because they wanted it to be and they also have more people who worked on Diablo... : razlebol
      • It's like drinking Tab all your life and then one day drinking pure cane sugar dr pepper poured into your... : ninjase
      • I didn't really like Diablo 2. It didn't click with me when I played it 10 years ago. I played Diablo 3 a... : BlackCat9
  • Doesn't work anymore? Seems to be working just fine for Blizzard. And if you can't wait for D3, then go p... : shyguy74
  • I'd wait 5 years for a blizzard game versus waiting 1 year for a game from any other company. : royalally
• Q4 of 2011. ; ) : Anastomosis
• Sept 10, 2011 : hirez
• oh shit, I'm gonna lose a bet if that happens. : slacko

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  10 Things Wrong With The Video Gaming Industry and 5 That Are Getting Better: To begin, I am sure that... : Thornfist
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    #1: PREACH ON BROTHER : LoioshDwaggie
    • ^5, Dude. : Thornfist
    • I love going to bestbuy :(. However I think future consoles may stream purchased content from the cloud t... : furiouschuck
  • I really liked both #2 issues. Reviewers need to have credibility, even at the cost of relationships with... : GrimmyD
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    dude, thank you for saving me from having to collating my thoughts :) i agree with almost everything y... : comben
    • collate* RARGH! : comben
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    Good write up, lots of common sense here (at least on these boards), and I'd add GoG to #3 Good things li... : one random winner
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      Yeah, what say you, Shack Overlords? : Thornfist
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        Also, what happened here? Pirates, if this happens, I promise I will make it my life’s work to : one random winner
        • Woops. I think I edited myself into oblivion there, thanks. : Thornfist
  • very good writeup. i agree with so much of this. : dirge23
  • wow cool writeup. : RogerDandy
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    If you’re pirating games, you clearly love games, or you wouldn’t do it. Is there a word... : pyide
    • i think he's saying you wouldn't bother to steal games if you didn't love games. : dirge23
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      yeah. as is, that is horribly incorrect. we know from the napster era that people will vacuum anything a... : Downforce
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        Not sure why you'd bother with 7GB warez downloads if you didn't like games. Maybe like would have been ... : Thornfist
        • i've downloaded gigs of lossless music that i never listened to. if someone gave you the option of h... : handofthrawn
        • they are hoarders. Just of a digital variety instead of the physical kind. : JuffoWup
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      Makes sense to me. Pirates pirate games because they want to play them because they love games. They just... : rick
      • I guess I was coming at it from the wrong angle or the commas were throwing me. As someone who actual... : pyide
    • That second comma shouldn't be there, but the statement itself makes logical sense. : silent prophet
  • That was a pretty decent read, especially the bit about disposable employees. : TylerJSmith
  • Excellent commentary. I especially agree with #3 Writing. : discolando
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    Nitpick, but Packers were not playing not to lose. Or else you'd have seen them rush a billion times up t... : shyguy74
    • No kidding, how many passes went right through their freaking hands? : furiouschuck
  • i've never been able to play a game on time when released through digital distribution. slow downloads, b... : mista mista
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    In before this gets posted on someones industry hate blog! : HL3dsx
    • I don't get it. : Thornfist
  • really good write up, thanks for the read. :) : uebersoldat
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    Nice writeup, but I disagree slightly about the retail section. Digital distribution would generate a lot... : shred.
    • True, valid points. : Thornfist
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      The digital deals are universally better. Steam kills anyone on price consistently. Also, if consoles ... : LoioshDwaggie
      • pretty much exactly what i was going to post. : theWhite
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    as with most rants/editorials like this, i have problems because while i agree with some of what you say,... : dahanese
    • It was a joke, as I posted this to my facebook, I was shooting for irony. : Thornfist
  • Although I was crit'd for 9000 damage by your wall of text I must say that I agree with pretty much all o... : greenbergMD
  • #6 i was thinking about also. you could vote not to play with that player again. and if they vote not t... : radula
  • Excellent write-up. I personally have given up on the idea of the industry maturing anytime soon. Having ... : gooblerampling
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    >10 Things Wrong With The Video Games Industry > >1. Forget Retail, Because Retail Has Forgotten You ... : Porkasaurus
    • Wow, great feedback. : Thornfist
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  Ahaha: "I’m not sure what the hell Impulse and Games For Windows Live are doing. They’re li... : LoioshDwaggie
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    I still don't understand the hate for Impulse. : ArcKnight
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      I don't really hate it...it just seems...irrelevant. : Thornfist
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        Then again I did purchase Elemental, so maybe I am bitter. : Thornfist
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          Impulse, for what it is (a digital distribution store) is fine. It's less than what steam is, which is b... : one random winner
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            It has some strengths over Steam. 1) You can choose your download path for games. 2) The offline mode... : The Grolar Bear
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              Well I meant it offers less in total functionality than steam, but it's also just a digital storefront, s... : one random winner
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                Personally, i go where the sales are, I don't care about the platform, so I have games across all the dis... : Thornfist
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                  Yeah, strangely enough you can purchase/download/play games just fine from places like the new Games for ... : Haxim
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                    Which one has the 2 year download limit, EA? : pyide
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                      Gamestop's is like 1 month unless you buy "protection" : Thornfist
                      • That's horrible. Who would use either service when there are alternatives that do it right? : pyide
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                      It was EA I was thinking of, and it's 1 year. How do I re-download software that I have purchased? N... : pyide
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                        That limitation no longer exists: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/4697919.page : Haxim
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                          That's good to know, they should update the rest of their site! This authorization stuff linked there... : pyide
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                            Most of it's just SecuROM which isn't exactly uncommon and I've never personally had a problem with, so i... : Haxim
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                              All the games displayed here: http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/ look like they have their own specific ... : pyide
                              • Not all the games displayed there. If you actually click on them, many just tell you that it's using Secu... : Haxim
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                  Pretty much, I've got games from Impulse and Steam and GOG. : one random winner
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                    Same, and even some from D2D and GamersGate. : The Grolar Bear
                    • I actually really like GG, I can't put my finger on why, but I just like them. : Thornfist
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  Before I even read further, you do realize more games are still sold via retail B&M than download right? : Fred Garvin
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    I doubt this would be the case if mainstream console games were legally available to download. And PC ga... : one random winner
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      Got solid sales data on that? Also, not every dudebro has the connection needed to download 5GB+ games in... : Fred Garvin
      • For some reason I can only find the first 6 months of 2010 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30510/NPD_D... : one random winner
  • After reading a bit more, you should have said this was about PC gaming, because that's what it seems lik... : Fred Garvin
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    I do realize that, I'm saying its inefficient and costly. Why let GameStop have all the profits when you... : Thornfist
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      Because making your game available for sale is only a small part of the battle. Getting your game on Stea... : Fred Garvin
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        Oh, I agree. I'm assuming you'll spend the same on marketing & PR and bribes. I'm just saying the world... : Thornfist
        • wtf, Buy, not by. : Thornfist
        • That's a little different as there is only one format for CD audio and it also took a LOOOOONNNGG time to... : Fred Garvin
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          I don't think its because people have moved on from physical distribution. In the music industry, people ... : Sole.exe
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            Actually I don't know anyone who is a digital music pirate anymore, its too easy just to use itunes, pand... : Thornfist
            • exactly, and steam is pretty much when i stopped pirating games. the market moved online years ago and pu... : theWhite
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      yeah, after looking this over a second time i'm interested to know your role in the industry and where yo... : dahanese
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        Beyond the aforementioned arcade years, I did a few mod projects and plot writing on a volunteer basis fo... : Thornfist
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          As I said in the intro, I’m mostly just an asshole with an internet connection who has witnessed s... : Thornfist
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            I was there for the creation of this. I told them it was horrible. They didn't listen. http://www.yo... : Thornfist
            • oh my god you are my new favorite person then it's time to slay the dragon is one of the best memes : veras
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              yeah, i agree, that's horrible, and i'm sorry you had a horrible experience - that sucks - but not all ma... : dahanese
              • I was actually written up for telling them that video was bad. "Not being a team player." lulz : Thornfist
  • Haha I stopped reading there as well. : OverloadUT
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    As for your points to make things better, #1 ain't going to happen unless you are a brand like Sid. The l... : Fred Garvin
    • I should say monster hits consistently. There will always be exceptions. : Fred Garvin
    • Yeah, I ran out of steam towards the end, I wrote the whole thing in one sitting. :( : Thornfist
  • Not for long. : Lucy Labia
• Ffully digital distribution only is probably the worst idea I've ever heard. The consumers might be ready... : Cliffzorz
• I like this stuff. As an outsider, hearing things from the inside is great. : Dr_Cube
• When regulators are approving usage based billing and bandwidth caps are being slashed from 250GB to 25GB... : UselessHack