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  my eyes! MY EYES!!!! : purekillforce
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    Why would he do this?! : ramshot
    • The pink has to stand out somehow. : crimrOw
• Curse of the shack tags strikes again :| Don't close with a ] that which you opened with a { : crimrOw
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  How is this game holding up for you guys post launch? Still pretty fun? I'm usually on top of new M... : atom519
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    I believe the level cap is 45 for this beta which means no one will know what the end game is really like... : massdev
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      Beyond the rifts, is there one? I haven't been keeping up with raid announcements. : LoioshDwaggie
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        There is at least one 20 manraid along with I believe 10 'expert' mode 5 man dungeons. All the dungeons ... : fried sushi
        • there are also 10 man raid rifts as well. Where you toss some lure and it goes epic. : JuffoWup
    • Oh I thought it was already out, nevermind. : atom519
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  Can anyone explain what makes RIFT different from all the other MMOs? Genuinely curious : kill9
  • Gameplay wise? Nothing really. It's just another fantasy MMO with it's own slightly different take on thi... : Talonus.
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    I think there is only one new-ish thing with Rift when compared to other MMOs. Before I explain that I s... : crimrOw
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      I'd say that the quality of Rifts is significantly above most launch MMOs. : LoioshDwaggie
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        I would agree with you. If they have the standard post launch melt down that most MMOs have, I'd be surp... : crimrOw
        • Given what is happening now with the servers, I officially will eat my words. They taste like despair. : crimrOw
  • The soul system is probably the standout feature which is similar to The Matrix Online which allowed you ... : massdev
  • This article on Massively sums up my feelings about Rift's differences: http://massively.joystiq.com/2011... : Kiyohime
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    download the client and give it a shot with us on wolfsbane, join channel shacknews and get in on the gui... : shadebane
    • Seriously, its easy to get into the beta and try it yourself : chungathebunga
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  I've never really played an MMO before, should I try this out or will I be instantly lost? : niceguynick
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    There's always a learning curve with MMOs. This isn't baby's first MMO, but the learning curve isn't a cl... : Talonus.
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      Ok thanks, trying the beta now (whats a DPS class?) : niceguynick
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        You should make a rogue and start out as a Ranger/Marksman for your souls. You'll get a piggy to help ... : crimrOw
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          I've played a ton of souls and it's pretty much down to champion/paladin/? or bard/nightblade/riftwalker.... : Visceral Monkey
          • Going to go with a rogue to start. Being able to switch between a classic assassin type and hunter type ... : fried sushi
          • I think I will be a Paladin/Warlord/Champ. Tanking is in my blood, although I may switch up the Champion... : Derringer
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        Focuses on damage only; those classes are easier to play than tanks, healers, or utility classes. There's... : Talonus.
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          Please someone find this. : Caoster007
          • http://www.shackpics.com/files/souls_se7fs9ls3yea72i0683a.jpg I believe it's not perfect, but good eno... : Talonus.
  • Make sure you read the tutorial tips - they'll pop up each time you do something "new" (accept a quest, g... : Kiyohime
  • im thinking of rolling a healer to mess with, maybe we can group up and ill help you along the way. : shadebane
• I'm going to try a Mage later! I'm going to go on the guardian side so I won't be sick of the starting ar... : Lakipo
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  Argh, was going at 1.17mb/s, now its at 290k, can you pause/unpause it to get it going again? 3.35gb of 7... : niceguynick
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    anyone know? : niceguynick
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      I believe you can resume if you quit. If there isn't a pause button on the downloader it should just pic... : crimrOw
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        thanks man, hopefully it'll resume fine later on. : niceguynick
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          it does, although it seems they're capping mine at no higher than 294kbps? I have a 20mb line and it was ... : niceguynick
          • I bet because of it being open beta lots of folks are downloading it right before it starts. : crimrOw
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  Trion should have scheduled the open beta to start earlier in the day since WoW is down for maintenance s... : Kiyohime
  • This mid day launch is forcing me to actually do work this morning. I work from home today and it probab... : crimrOw
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  Okay, so re-roll on Faeblight, but Defiant or Guardian? Clock's ticking! : daggot
  • Yeah, I'm a little confused. Is Faeblight for when it's no longer beta? Are we still on Wolfsbane as Defi... : GrimmyD
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    For beta we are gaming on wolfsbane as defiant, joing channel shacknews and post a message, someone will ... : shadebane
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      Cool. Didn't want to have to re-roll just for beta. : daggot
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        census was down at work so the supervisor asked if anyone wanted to go home early. I promptly raised my h... : shadebane
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          You'll be the first to get fired : Volatus32x
          • Hah, i was thinking the same thing. IT'S A TRAP! You'll be on your way home (forever) tomorrow. : Gwyndion
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        It is obvious to me that I missed so much of the previous rift-action on the shack. Sorry for starting t... : crimrOw
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          Actually, they won't release the live list of servers until the 22/23rd - I think that's from this inter... : Kiyohime
          • If the server name changes it sounds like we're still going to use the "unofficial old school server". A... : crimrOw
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      Shit... Wolfsbane is full! :( Sitting in queue : Gwyndion
      • FUUUUUU I was third in line until i accidentally hit ESC instead of Alt-Tab!! Now I'm 156th :( : Gwyndion
• servers are up. : Lakipo
• Servers are up! : AgentPothead
• Is anyone joining a pvp server? pve is too tame for me. : Edges
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  How long does it take to get an invite or what's the procedure? Any idea? : devi| dog
  • The answer to this question is exactly 6 minutes. : devi| dog
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  Existing servers are still on Wolvesbane, so just stay there. Next week we switch to Faeblight. : Visceral Monkey
  • servers=characters : Visceral Monkey
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    My characters are gone :( : Derringer
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      yup, made mine today, thought it might be a rollback, are yours old? : stgulik
      • oh, nm. mine on my old server are gone too : stgulik
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      I just got through playing mine and now its gone... hmm : kelbane
      • Their forums are down for maintenance as well, might just be a bug. Although I don't think I'll play muc... : Derringer
• This game seems pretty cool so far. It's like WoW, only different : overkill
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  It looks like they've sorted the FPS issue for me at least. It's running so much smoother now. I'm runnin... : skinlab133
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    what's your video card? : Kiyohime
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      5850, Q6600. I've got an i5 2600k sitting next to me waiting for a Motherboard >:) : skinlab133
      • i5 2500k, rather. : skinlab133
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  I am on, but can't figure out how to join channel shacknews : Caoster007
  • iirc, it was /join shacknews. then do /4 /5 /6 etc until you are talking in the right channel. think it w... : stgulik
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  Looks like my chars were wiped. Anyone else? : whistletits
  • Yup, mine too. : Lakipo
  • Yep, gone : Cobaek
  • Same. WTF??? : alexvj
  • Failed to connect to server. Network ports 6000-6020 appear to be blocked. Please contact customer servic... : Kiyohime
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    Me and fatty also appear to have lost our characters. : AgentPothead
    • Looks like the forum is "down for maintenance" http://www.riftgame.com/maintenance.php : AgentPothead
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    mine were still there. Though, their network just took a crap. I'm guessing for a patch? I was only on... : JuffoWup
    • Their forums blew up as well =/ : Kiyohime
  • "The character creation server is down" :-( : alexvj
  • On the bright side of things, Wolfsbane doesn't have a queue right now! : Kiyohime
  • Also lost my guy... Character creation is crappin out as well. Sadrift. : crimrOw
  • Well shit, and the beta was going so smooth. : Finestaut
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    its a fuckup, calm down people http://twitter.com/Riftgame/status/37661396162314240 : JuffoWup
    • Awesome, I'm gonna go play some Magicka to pass time. : AgentPothead
  • oh well, time to take a break and update teh drivers (ati released a new set today) : alexvj
  • Can anybody else get in? The server list looks locked to me. : Gwyndion
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    Servers are UP! : alexvj
    • yup! "Welcome back! This outage was brought to you by The Internet, the number 3, and the letter Q. (S... : JuffoWup

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  Should we have a celebratory orgy? : sanchez
  • It's the only way to cement this momentous occasion. : one random winner
  • the orgy was going to happen either way, so yeah : kek
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    I call bottom! : Rooster Cockburn
    • hmm who wants to be the caboose on this man train? : mastermike569
• DUVALMAGIC you are forgiven : ETPC1
• now for the SDK : ETPC1
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  link me to the confirmation you whore : nwillard
  • http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/67528 right : nwillard
  • It's up at lemonparty.org : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Why exactly are people so excited about this? Why is this such a good thing? : Gwyndion
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    it's a nice bonus : EvilDolemite
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      Yes, but why? Playing the game without the disk in the drive? Save games in the cloud? I'm not saying ... : Gwyndion
      • It's more like the alternatives to what Steam brings are complete shit. ie gamespy : sanchez
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        Its not Gamespy or GFWL....... : james_austintx
        • ^^ : RageQuit
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          or punkbuster : crazywigga
          • or encrypted GFWL save files oh god fuck you microsoft : crazywigga
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        saved game syncing is nice. converting retail keys to steam is nice as well, for those of us who want th... : EvilDolemite
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          Yes... I didn't think of the key transferal for the balls of steel version! That is great! I want that t... : Gwyndion
          • well right there, steamworks sold you on itself! : EvilDolemite
      • No GFWL. : Dschinghis Khan
      • Nice matchmaking, join games your steam friends are in easily, send game invites to your steam friends, n... : Nali4Freedom
      • Borderlands MP on the PC is reason alone. : Talonus.
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        Personally, I like it when games use Steamworks because it means I can buy the special edition for the go... : OverloadUT
        • exactly this. : hirez
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        Have you seen someone play a game online, and you right click and then join their server. Its awesome! : chungathebunga
        • It's like MAGIC : LoioshDwaggie
      • For me, there's a charm about having a great "video game jukebox" in my steam library GRID view. I also,... : Druuge
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        Not one additional login/installation for most people (everyone who already has steam). Like when I had t... : zehh
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          This. And unlike D2D or other DD services, I can uninstall a game in 2 clicks, download and have it ins... : shirif
          • fucking magnets : umegastar
      • This subthread is going to make a great bookmark to reference for the anti-steam people that are still li... : pancake humper
      • STEAM > * : virus
  • steam is a good thing : RikiTiki2
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    It's not Gamespy. : The Grolar Bear
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      be funny if it does use gamespy like borderlollands : MoreVespeneGas
      • It uses Steamworks for the multiplayer features; Gamespy is not being used. : OverloadUT
  • Because Steam is like Mithril for PC Gaming or something. : james_austintx
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    So you can buy a retail collector's edition and still have the benefits of steam. : OmegaRed59
    • Or any retail version, like the pre-orders that come with a t-shirt or whatever. : OmegaRed59
  • Because if you're going to get crap on your shoe it might as well be the nicest smelling crap. : MPLStagger
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    I really only buy games that are on Steam nowadays. It's just so goddamn convenient. : nyranger66
    • There are very few non-Steam games I will buy these days. Off the top of my head all I can think of are B... : OverloadUT
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      Same here. I'm sort of concerned about them becoming a monopoly/starting controlling the PC gaming indust... : zehh
      • But we TRUST Valve. : at0micgarden

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• Welcome to PC online gaming 2011 game developers : Godhatesfatpeople
• hooray : GloriousCow
• you win the internet today : NukemForever
• Thank god :) : -sk-
• WH0A I was wrong. Hooray!! : The Grolar Bear
• Awesome! : Mmmmmoo
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  Now make Borderlands 2 use Steam instead of Gamespy. : aethyr
  • haha, yeah that'll happen ;) : smax
• OH THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you dahanese and/or hacker who cracked her shackn : EricZBA
• *Amazon preorder canceled* : CrustaR
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  booooooooo :( : Deathlove
  • why? : Schnapple
• Hey now :) : Volatus32x
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamworks Hmmmm... : Omaha
  • Haaaaaaaaaaay : Rotten Deadite
  • That's one unpredictable turn of events. : Kub666
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    Want to LOL this so bad. Damn not having the extension on this lab computer! : repeat2k
    • lol'd on your behalf and because I did lol, in fact. : uebersoldat
  • Bwahahahahaha! : RageQuit
  • It's time to slap ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  WHAT : Chris Faylor
  • Busted. : omnova
  • lulz : dahanese
  • shiiiii- : drhazard
  • pwned : MercFox1
  • O_o : Volatus32x
  • Faylor give us mousepads! : Crimsonbeak
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    I require a DNF mousepad, Faylor. Make it so. : CrustaR
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      ^^This. : virus
      • Discussed to death already this morning a mousepad will exist at some point in time. and i won't rule : Schnapple
    • I still have mine, and I have been using it the whole time. : james_austintx
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      you will get novelty cocktail napkins and you will love them. : Chris Faylor
      • I already have some Duke3d.exe coasters. : CrustaR
    • FUCKING THIS : AMikaboshi
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    SHE SAID SHE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT DNF IS USING STEAMWORKS. : Haxim
    • oh. okay. : Chris Faylor
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    http://www.paperboy.nl/?PID1=B%3AWN%5DI%3DZUS%20RWV%3D0HNBW%25M%28%20P1%26%40%28%5C%27%29%3F%3C5%3AL%5E5G... : hirez
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      http://www.paperboy.nl/?PID1=%3E:UN5%40MZ%2B_E_6B%3E4%3FCP/EM*P%22%3CD%40FVE)%3F7W%22,O%266V%0A : Dschinghis Khan
      • http://www.paperboy.nl/?PID1=C%3D%27%2A%5CN%2DZET%27G6KMXVMU%3F%3DV%29HT3FAI%5D7%29%3F%3DCFXF%24NW9X%29%3... : Crabs Jarrard
• HARD : Rehevkor
• That's awesome. Now when can we preorder on Steam? : zehh
• amazon pre-order canceled (YAY!) : watcherxp
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  I feel like we accomplished something today shack. How about we take the rest of the day off. : fadetofunk
  • way ahead of you : Rehevkor
• Awesome! When can I pre-order it? :) : transmetal
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  owned! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25273466#itemanchor_25273466 : Maarten Goldstein
  • hahaha : dahanese
  • sound rational thinking :P : handofthrawn
• Hell fucking yes that is phenomenal news! : SolveChrist
• Awesome! : Conan
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  Aww and part of me wanted to watch the shack commit seppuku when it was anounced for GFWL. ;) : sasquatchxing
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    It would have happened! : fadetofunk
    • Oh trust me I know. : sasquatchxing
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    god that would have been awesome :( : veras
    • I would have been here selling the swords! : Crabs Jarrard
• duke isn't outta steam yet! omglol : jayares
• PRE-ORDER ORDERED : Crabs Jarrard
• YESSSSSSSSSS : locater16
• Fantastic choice. Duke doesn't need the weight of gamespy or gfwl holding him back. : Dr_Cube
• right on : virus
• UNF : pixelat3d
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  will it play on my macbook air!!!! : boring gegtik
  • probably, it runs on unreal engine 2 lol : Chandler55
• I KISS YOU >:( : creep
• Sweet, buy 360 copy for launch, buy PC version for $7 for X-Mas. : ghost in my shell
• 2K has chosen.... wisely.... : ajvitaly
• FUCK YES! : pyrogen
• Huzzah! : chungathebunga
• most pleasing. : delataur
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  Yay. Now we need to get Crytek to drop Gamespy. : Beady
  • We can steal the game early and hold it for ransom! : Crabs Jarrard
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    Does crysis 2 use gamespy? : Dr_Cube
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      Yes. : stgdz
      • http://majorfail.com/ : Alastayr
      • awesome! crysis 2: 85 hours of port forwarding tweaks to play : Downforce
      • disgusting : DrFlammable
      • The funny part is they will blame the poor sales on piracy and not this. : d3tached
  • Gamespy & punkbuster need to die horrible, painful, tormented deaths. : dumb.
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  PREORDER CANCELLATION CANCELLED : zerog83
  • You fucker! PRE-CANCELLATION REFUND ORDERED : AxeMan808
• Stop making me love you : roushimsx
• PRECONSIDERED PREORDER PREORDERE'D : Metatron85
• awesome... ♥ : Shadowdane
• you are a lady and a scholar, madam. /monocle : halophoenix
• You make me happy. : funnynamehere
• BOOM! HEADSHOT : YerMothah
• Duke would have hated anything other than Steam, anywho. : Durajim
• Well, duh! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• DNF? : BeerHunter
• Hell ya! : HL3dsx
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  Time to preorder then : pancake humper
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    balls of steel editions sold out! :( : pancake humper
    • hit up gamestop, yo : Chris Faylor
• Thanks, much appreciated : Cheeziologist
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  So when can I preorder on steam? : avatar_58
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    Also fucking lol since scott miller didn't like steam : avatar_58
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      Who? : massdev
      • Exactly : rosewood
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      Didn't Pitchford talk shit about steam a year or so ago? more lol. : nyranger66
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        Maybe he read my open letter to him and GeorgeB I know they didn't but it's fun to dream http://www.sh... : fadetofunk
        • Hey ass-street! FUCKING OWND SON! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23911912#itemanchor_23911912 : Dschinghis Khan
      • He had some reservations but he didn't outright hate it I believe. : ysbreker
      • Here's the interview: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/randy_pitchford_talks_borderlands_piracy_... : Haxim
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        I think he was hating on steam as a platform for indies or something : Chandler55
        • oh wait that was some other dude and derek smart came to the rescue : Chandler55
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        The problem they have (and likely lots of owners have) is that Steam is owned by a competitor to them. I... : exigence7
        • It's no different from any other publisher, really. : deject
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    Retail keys will work as well. : fadetofunk
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      Correct me if I'm wrong, but Steamworks game = transfer keys between retail and steam version. : LoioshDwaggie
      • yes, I went off of this for information http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?p=2221703#... : fadetofunk
      • it basically just means there is no non-Steam version : mikecyb
• I don't have a gamer PC but I approve this message. : RageQuit
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  Holyshit I made the mistake of looking at the announcement on the Gearbox forums. I feel sorry for the GB... : Crabs Jarrard
  • I don't know, but I would suspect his information is antiquated and from before Steamworks existed : Schnapple
  • It might be possible that the guy has internet access elsewhere but not at home. I'm not sure if you can ... : Mmmmmoo
  • And even Germans can get around the censoring issue by ordering the uncut game from amazon.co.uk for 33.7... : Alastayr
  • I liked the dude who didn't know what Steam was until today. : Nerdsbeware
• Didn't mind so much, but wonderful news. : ChiefSquattingBear
• Wooohoooooo! : Broken Canoe
• Dahanese! Duke TF2 items? : The Wilhelm Scream
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  cross platform ps3/pc play? : filthysock
  • That would be hilarious! : ajvitaly
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  We love you (again) dahanese. Can you now confirm Duke hair for the Heavy in TF2 for Steam pre-orders? : MeestaNob
  • Oh man that would be awesome : pancake humper
• AWWW YEAH!! Steam messages of schteeeel : Maddog_Delphi97
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  guess I'm the only one that would rather have the physical box w/ manual? What's so special about having : uebersoldat
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    the manual so you can know how to move forward, backward, and strafe. and what the rocket launcher does. : EvilDolemite
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      sense and logic and greenness have no place in an old PC gamers heart. I want the manual for old times sa... : uebersoldat
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        steam is great, but I feel more like I'm playing in an arcade on a system someone else controls. I like t : uebersoldat
        • nostalgia is shit; just saying. : massdev
  • If you're not getting the Balls of Steel edition, why bother. It's using Steamworks so you'll run the ins... : at0micgarden
• YAY!! : jonin
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  WHAT THE SHIT. i wanted windows live. : CoRDS
  • BURN THE WITCH! : Volatus32x

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• in the west we know there's always somebody else to kill next : dirge23
• It would be funny if they did that talk on your first battle. :D : DM7
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  http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThisIsTheFinalBattle : dirge23
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    That is amazing lol. : chickdigger802
    • Basically, any time you notice something like that, there's already a TV Tropes page for it. : Conan
• if you are at the top of the hill, and there is 1 guy left. its the final battle. : radula
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  I kind of miss boss battles in general, I wish there were some way to re-introduce or re-invent the conce... : DeBurgo
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    god of war kind of disproves this. they have some amazing boss battles. : EvilDolemite
    • I disagree. I mean they're not bad by any means, but the best and most refined japanese boss battles blow... : DeBurgo
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  One thing I noticed about anime in general is that it's exceptionally descriptive. Out of fucking nowher... : Herman Toothrot
  • More talking = less movement = less budget. After taking an animation class, I just can't stand long ... : chickdigger802
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    Akira and Ghost In The Shell are both very short on exposition : dirge23
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      Well, it could be a confirmation bias thing, but I certainly notice it a lot in anime and virtually never... : Herman Toothrot
      • i don't know enough anime to really comment, those are basically the only two i'm really familiar with. i... : dirge23
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        Cultural differences could also account for it. If Japanese audience are more into that sort of exposi... : walker270
        • Also a good point. : Herman Toothrot
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        If you're watching generally popular (shounen) stuff like Naruto or Bleach you'll see it a bunch. Those a... : Talonus.
        • ... which is weird, because the Bleach anime is only ~3 episodes behind the manga. ... and it seems li... : walker270
  • That's partially a way to save on budgets, partially because most of the shows that do that are shows for... : Talonus.
  • haha.. BLEACH You always know when someone is about to die when you get their backstory. : walker270
  • they suffer from a complete failure at "show don't tell" : R@zzle
• Except FF9 lol : breadsticks
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  Yeah but with JRPGs the final boss tends to have like 3 different forms, so "final battle" is a relative ... : riptyde
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    3 forms + a long-winded exposition cutscene prior to the first form + no checkpoint during the battle + u... : EvilDolemite
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      "Ha ha! You think you have defeated me? Now you will face the might of my true form!" : riptyde
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        http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SequentialBoss : dirge23
        • christ, this site has everything : riptyde
    • You just finished Dead Space 2 also? : ghost in my shell
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  How else will item hoarders know it's finally OK to start using those (now mostly useless) potions that t : Talonus.
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    one of the things i remember fondly about Baldur's Gate 2 is that you had to actually use all your one-sh... : dirge23
    • Not necessarily; I hoarded throughout Infinity Engine games. Instead of chugging potions I save scummed. : Talonus.
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      Or you randomly built a badass paladin who could solo all non-boss encounters, and backed him with a part... : walker270
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        are you saying that BG2 was too easy? that's not how i remember it : dirge23
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          Depends on how you build your character, and how thorough you were exploring the content. At a certain... : walker270
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            i'm surprised this is viable, just because of the sheer number of mobs. i guess difficulty settings are r... : dirge23
            • I was on normal or hard. I remember the mirror shield (or whatever it was called) being a really impor... : walker270
  • Haha, so true. : The Grolar Bear
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    I am a total potion hoarder. I do it in Dragon Age, especially with mana potions. If I have my mages se... : deject
    • Another thing I do in RPGs: When entering a boss battle, I must have everyone at 100% full health. Got 9... : riptyde
• That is an interesting point, chickdigger802, and I wish to subscribe to your pamphlet. : reelbk

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  Secondly, since I'm awake and feel like sharing my lackluster recent progress in painting things for my 4... : nephilem
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    That Crisis Battlesuit is hauling ass. Also, nice priming, when are you planning on painting them? : ZenzenTen
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      Funnily enough, they're meant to be painted :( Was trying to accomplish something similar to this, but w... : nephilem
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        I think the problem is the color scheme. There is a pretty big contrast between black and green, but not... : R@zzle
        • I'm putting it down to my lack of experience with the technique, coupled with choosing a poor range of gr... : nephilem
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    The Stealthsuit mod almost looks like one of the old-style metal ones. You gouge out the top of the helm... : Wadmaasi
    • I took one of the new plastic models and sawed off the egg portion, then used a bit of green stuff to mak... : nephilem
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  If you are doing airbrushing you MUST check out these videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/awesomepaint... : rheroux
  • agree, les is pretty awesome at painting. i bought some of his black home made washes once and they're a... : R@zzle
  • Sweet, will check those out, thanks for the link. : whore
  • Oh wow, I'd seen some of his stuff before on dakka but seeing him paint it step by step is awesome. I'll ... : nephilem
  • yea that guys videos are great : eeeealmo
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  here's what i've been doing : finished my first wraithguard : http://shackpics.com/files/WraithguardJ... : eeeealmo
  • Looking awesome! : rheroux
  • Nice paintjobs! : Arctic Fox
  • Nice. :D That grav tank is sweet. : ZenzenTen
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    is that free hand on the wraithguard's tabard? that is disgusting sick : R@zzle
    • yea same with the dire avenger exarch flag. that shit is tough lol : eeeealmo
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    how long did each one take you? out of curiousity : exit button
    • about a week off and on. the wave serpent took well over a month though : eeeealmo
  • A lot of Eldar paintjobs remind me of guys in clown suits and I don't mean like Harlequins, but yours act... : zen2k
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    How do you get your whites to be that nice and smooth? Mine always come out gloopy or far too thin. : Wadmaasi
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      always always always water down paints (1:1 normally but 2:1 with white because its so thick) and just ke... : eeeealmo
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        Now that we have a ton of random droppers in the house (our 1 year old is on a daily antibiotic, and ever... : Wadmaasi
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          i think most people go through slumps and dont do much. also you don't need to measure your paints when ... : eeeealmo
          • I think my slump is going to last until we don't have an infant in the house. Gah! : Wadmaasi
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      I can get similar results with a deep color base coat and many layers of thinned white. Interested if ee... : midgetherder
      • nope pretty much how it goes. it'll look like shit at first because the darker color is hard to cover up... : eeeealmo
  • Fucking rad! : midgetherder
  • Pro level, if such a thing existed. : Albemuth
• I wish you people were Necron players, I'd like to see Nightbringer and Deceiver models. I also hope t... : Lone Swordsman
• I could never paint miniatures, my hands shake too much for fine detail. : Volatus32x
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  I painted up another tactical unit, and now have a legit Ultramarines army! http://www.shackpics.com/f... : zen2k
  • nice. i could never paint orks simply because you need so fucking many of them lol : eeeealmo
  • I haven't seen your mat for awhile, that looks awesome. : Wadmaasi
• that's pretty cool. I wish I had the patience for painting. : mikefr24

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  Shacknews has a booth this year. Number 737. All Shackers are invited to stop by. : Ackbar2020
  • Holy crap! If I was going I'd totally volunteer. : LoioshDwaggie
  • You should probably let me help table the booth so I can go. : mysled
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    wow really? i wanna go! :< : mayooms
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      It's so expensive :( I want to meet Sean and ECO but I have no reason to go to GDC. They should throw a S... : laurgasms
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        Definitely! Listen to these bay area shackladies! : mysled
        • Mysled's back! Let's definitely do this! :) : mayooms
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        Maybe we'll do an unofficial meet-up one of the nights. : Ackbar2020
        • SHACKBLOPS : massdev
  • is it normal for media to have a booth at GDC? : byorn
  • What? Seriously? I might actually go then! : virus
  • I'll pass by :) Dunno what will be said though... "hey shacknews, I lose time in the chatty all the ti... : barichnikov
  • ohman I needed this last year! : dael
  • I'm a writer, near S.F., send meeeee! I can do a report, I love technical stuff, honestly! : locater16
  • I'm massdev 96% of my posts are ignored. Do you recognize me? No? WTF : massdev
  • Haha, what? WHY? : uncleanmonkey
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    I am going to walk up to the shack booth, look awkward, turn around to leave, and then someone is gonna s : repeat2k
    • Do you want to come to GDC with me so we can hang out at Shackbooth Number 737? Yes that would be awesome : massdev
• What's your talk? : notd665
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  Oh my god yes. : mysled
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    God I'm so hungry for some tapas now. I haven't been to thirsty bear since I turned 21. We must go. : mysled
    • Just don't get their terrible vanilla beer. yech. : DJ Clipdat
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  Also you should make a shackmeet page so all the bay area peeps will get a SM : mysled
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    Do you have a link? I dunno where to put this. : daVinci1980
    • http://shackmeet.com/ at the bottom of the page you can add a new event, and everyone that has checked th... : mysled
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  I'll be there! What's your talk about? I have plenty of IGF things lined up monday ! : barichnikov
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    "Tessellation on any Budget", basically a survey of tessellation techniques. : daVinci1980
    • Focus on PC, Xbox, PS3? D3D11? Displacement mapping? Subdivision surfaces? I worked on the D3D11 API f : Code RedBeard
• I'll be hosting a invite-only after party suite this year at the Westin, self serve booze and snacks. We ... : timaste
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  I'm down for a drink or something nearby if people want to meet up but I dunno if I wanna fork over $75 f... : rolecks
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    Spend the $75 getting drunk and eating food. Thirsty Bear is BART-accessible! : mysled
    • I like tapas. I like beer. This sounds good to me. : rolecks
  • same here : kainen1
• I want to go so badly : ( There's so many tech talks I'd go to just for fun, but I'm not in game devel... : locater16
• it appears i'm traveling every week for the next four weeks, but if i am in town, i shall drink a delicio... : dahanese
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  GDC shackers: I'm in Santa Cruz and would love to visit GDC this year but I'm a poor college student. Wil... : crummynz
  • For reference the descriptions are here: http://www.gdconf.com/attend/passes.html : crummynz

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  Already in hell. Will buying it get me out? : Edges
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    Just got off the horn with St. Peter. Buy it and you're in. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      Do I need to play JC1 before JC2? : Edges
      • Nope. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  Just Cause 1 is also fine if you want to save money and don't mind not having a grappling hook attached t... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    For $3.75 I will try it Just Cause 1. : The Grolar Bear
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      it's terrible. I really wanted to like it back when it first came out but the shooting parts are really f... : cptstern
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        cptstern, I have already defeated JC2! But that is a shame about JC1. : The Grolar Bear
        • It's really not bad, just inferior. The shooting isn't so good, but it's also not-so-good in JC2. : Happy Doodle Muffin
        • ya you'll be disappointed after JC2. the only saving gracve is that it's easier to use vehicles to tow yo... : cptstern
      • The shooting in JC2 is not really any better than the first. The only real improvements I've noted are th... : Crabs Jarrard
    • i spent just a few minutes in the demo before uninstalling it : harold.johnson
    • just cause 2 is a lot better : klearlyunseen
  • The grappling hook is awesome. It's gotten me out of some serious problems! : o0JediBeavis0o
  • Just Cause without a grappling hook? Sounds terrible. : thetangent
• Sweet. Thanks for the heads up. : dudehoyt
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  are they doing daily deals this week? : cptstern
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    Yes. It's Square Enix week. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • dammit I have all the games I want from square/enix : cptstern
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  Why should you buy this game? *sunglasses* Just 'cuase! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHH : Masem
  • Never gets old : Topsiderover
• highly recommended. it takes great advantage of newer HW too so if you bought a system recently get this ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Sweet I bought another icon! : Discrete
• Mindless fun for hours. : VictoriouSecret
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  Speaking of Just Cause 2 anyone find the party blimp/zeppelin that's floating near the coastline? too : cptstern
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    There is a faction mission associated with it, roaches I believe. They give you a plane, but it's a bit e : Sze Ior
    • dammit I just flew the sweet plane in the hanger area : cptstern
  • there is one associated. : synaptic revolt
  • There is. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • I'm not sure if it's the same one but I definitely had a mission that had me fly up to a floating party s... : dromo5
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  It kills me that XP is unsupported for this game. The sad part is I've given serious consideration to bu... : phanatic62
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    you shouldn't be on XP any more : EvilDolemite
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      This is the only game that I've wanted and been unable to play. No sense in upgrading if there's really ... : phanatic62
      • there are plenty of reasons to, though most don't have anything to do with games : EvilDolemite
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        Upgrading to win 7 should have nothing to with wanting to play games, and everything to do with having a ... : YerMothah
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          Pretty much all I do on my home pc is play games, so that's really my main concern. Why should I drop th... : phanatic62
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            better window management better file management (copy/move is vastly improved) aero features (these are... : EvilDolemite
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              aaaand you get to play just cause 2 : chungathebunga
              • & battlefield 3, and other games in the future : EvilDolemite
          • DX10/DX11 compatibility are pretty huge... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Don't see the appeal, then again i barely finished GTA SA : GBeer11
  • it's nothing like GTA SA : cptstern
  • that was like seven years ago : EvilDolemite
  • You don't see the appeal of a gigantic, gorgeous tropical island where you can surf on the back of a figh... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  • Is this a mod or developer made? : sanchez
• PSA : Happy Doodle Muffin
• Whoops, didn't see this thread. here's a vid of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3rSSd0opis : Poor Yurik
• Are there any mods that remove negative acceleration? I was looking around for info and it appears th... : pyide
• this game is everything I was hoping GTA4 would be, fun ridiculous mayhem. : stgdz
• OK, so what mods are needed for this? I remember the Superman one but is there something for the grapplin... : dudehoyt

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• EDF2017 by a wide margin. : MagicWishMonkey
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  Conflict: Desert storm Which is the second time I've mentioned it today, weird. But yeah, not a great g... : Chipwarrior
  • Not SAM, what are those iraqi things...SCUDS! : Chipwarrior
• L4D 1 or 2, hands down. It's not even close. : wytefang
• L4D, hands down. : niceguynick
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  Serious sam: se : strandgeck
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    Yeah this, L4D co-op got incredibly boring very fast. I hate having to restart a level over and over. : sanchez
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      Stop sucking at games : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I was bored and done with L4D coop an hour into playing the original demo :/ : sanchez
        • It's really at it's best when you play it on Expert. A very different game. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • I've always considered versus another form of coop. The AI is still at work and there's a lot more cooper... : pyide
• L4D/2. Not only did it have the best co-op design for the zombie game I've always wanted. But you can sha... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Spec Ops on playstation. my first co-op shooter. it was buggy as hell and the difficulty was stuck on ube... : cptstern
• Honestly, Nazi Zombies has to be pretty high for me. I really enjoyed L4D but the limited weapons wear m... : Bruzilla
• I'd probably have to go with Saint's Row 2. : Medster
• Splinter Cell Chaos Theory for slow n' serious, Borderlands for run n' gun fun. : Downforce
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  doom : Unleashed
  • ^^^ Long live the king. : Edges
• I'll say Left 4 Dead when the game had just come out and before all the elitist ragequitting. All around,... : Hemtroll
• L4D1. Although I remember plenty of Ghost Recon and SWAT4 goodness back in the day. : Mmmmmoo
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  Splinter Cell Conviction on the hardest mode. So tense, careful, and a surprisingly good story. Loved it. : node
  • Yes, very fun. : Eric2025
  • I tried getting this to work on the internet and with LAN (using hamachi) and we could not join each othe... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• L4D 1 and 2 followed by Splinter Cell series. : Eric2025
• I like the coop puzzling with asymmetrical abilities that LARA CROFT GOL has. Really makes the play... : barichnikov
• was co-op in the original or was it a community add-on? : ass-street
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  ROCK BAND on expert : Majuju
  • Rock Band on any level with people who know how to have fun. : Deathlove
• There are so many choices these days! I remember last generation how much I longed for more coop games a... : Begawkiness
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  Halo: Assault on the Control Room level. Still my favorite level in any game ever released. Even better w... : LoioshDwaggie
  • Ooh this is a great choice. : coldfusioncs
• Arma series. Nothing like the stark contrast between realism and hilarity often involving pilots. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  COOP - RE5 L4D never did it for me. : devi| dog
  • Err the COOP at the beginning was to specify I was leaving out multiplayer like TF2. : devi| dog
• Castle crashers and Little Big Planet. Gauntlet Legends. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Duke3d.exe : Mr. Goodwrench
• probably Diablo 2 in hardcore mode : bipolar
• l4d2 easily : eeeealmo
• Secret of Mana : Cheeziologist
• Any or the Rainbow 6 games, or Ghost Recon. : saunders45
• toe jam and earl : NukemForever
• WoW has to be mentioned here, the dungeon/raiding game is nothing if not excellent co-op. Doom/Doom2 wer... : Slash
• Playing through Doom back in the mid 90s. : baron calamity
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  Halo 1 : Dschinghis Khan
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    And Dawn of War 2. : Dschinghis Khan
    • DoW2's co-op is pretty awesome : Godhatesfatpeople
• L4D after they fixed their launch issues with joining games. It has by far the best drop in/drop out c... : Rooster Cockburn
• Sven Co-op! : miasma&!
• serious sam or secret of mana, probably. though Demon's Souls definitely gets a mention. The coop in that... : mindmann
• The first Halo game. Friend and I finished it in a single sitting, and it was fucking fantastic. : thetangent
• Freelancer. : omnova
• Conandan and I rocking Halo 1. Woot! : taylorwp2
• Nazi Zombies, Rock Band, Doom ..are 3 I can think of off my head. : Madwacker
• Red Dead Redemption. : Cliffzorz
• one off the top of my head is splosion man. haven't got that far in it but i've played this on 2 occasio... : dantastic
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  Gyromite. : Grimp
  • Fuck yes. : at0micgarden
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  Bubble Bobble : one random winner
  • Good choice! Also, Mario Bros, Forgotten Worlds, Bad Dudes, Space Duel, Gradius, Nemesis, Gauntlet, Quart... : AxeMan808
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  Probably Borderlands... that game was a blast co-op, played it through about 4 times with different frie... : Shadowdane
  • I'd have to tip my hat to Borderlands as well. I don't think I played it by myself on my first playthrou... : Nerdsbeware
  • This. Loved 4player. Could go only helix rockets, or snipe, or try some other wacky skill/gun combination... : MaverickOrig
  • Yeah, Borderlands is a lot of fun in co-op. : Gwyndion
• Doom ][ Nightmare mode : watcherxp
• Doom : uebersoldat
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  I think Quake still takes the cake. We used to have a server running in the office and just join wheneve... : Gwyndion
  • Ghost Recon.. the original (maybe tied with Quake) crawling through the grass with a buddy... bullets wi... : Gwyndion
• Doom II via Skulltag, without a doubt. : jet-poop
• Serious Sam: The Second Encounter SWAT 4 Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Titan Quest: Immortal Throne : deject
• Halo 1 on launch day : derelict515
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  Ghost Recon 1.. full series. awesome with a few other people, and no comp support. : wimpy1
  • Yeah i did this for a while. Found some guys that made new coop escape maps every few weeks. Tough as nai... : MaverickOrig
  • Ghost Recon and the original Rainbow Six series, yes : foo
• Aliens Doom : NexusOne
• Sven Coop mod for HL : c0bra
• Unreal 1 Playing those legendary levels again with a buddy was so much fun! : RageQuit
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  Castle Crashers with my daughter ♥ : dumb.
  • my son loves that game and whever we play together he does sort of a walking tour of the game "and in ... : cptstern
• I had a blast playing Saints Row 2 with a friend. : swimteampie
• Serious Sam: FE : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Streets of Rage 2 : mroizo40
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  Left 4 Dead or Rainbow Six games : tangles
  • Terrorist Hunt ftw : deject
• Duke3d.exe via modem :D : RobFlinn
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  No one said Diablo 2. : pyide
  • Because it only served a purpose for Baal loot runs. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Titan Quest : indosauros