Morning Discussion

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  if they were smart they would sell it and get out, but noooo we have to see dotcom 2.0 again. : stgdz
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    Their success is hedged on the shoulders of the Oprah demographic. Do you really think that somehow these... : ryuuseki
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      love that line about dopamine and this is how i will look at every WoW player from now on : [fry]
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        I definitely don't want to shoehorn every WoW player as that type, but we all know for every 1 regular ga... : ryuuseki
        • it makes a lot of sense, though. you have lots of little tasks with lots of little rewards like rats doin... : [fry]
        • So how am I any different as an FPS player, looking for my dopamine shot from each kill? : ahk-med
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  They came out of nowhere with that shit. I need to jump on the Facebook game bandwagon. : jingletard
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    Farmville is like Warcraft for shitheads and retards. : Phil
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      So it's like warcraft. : kingdepork
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        Shut it fagdepot : Phil
        • u mad bro? : r3dn3ck
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    It's not really the same anymore since you can't exploit Facebook to go hugely viral for so cheap like Zy... : derelict515
    • this is why they moved on to the iphone too, though it looks like there's a stiffer competition for the s... : yoonix
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  It was brilliant. They figured out that there's a huge market of dumbasses willing to spend loads of mone... : yoonix
  • Yes, but everyone learned how to do it better than EverQuest : zipper76
  • Bingo. You want to do well in the marketplace, the first thing you need to realize is just how stupid and... : stratedge
  • Lol! : whodares
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    No, the key is having a very huge market of idiots willing to spend just a little bit of money. $1 payed... : PenicillinX57
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      Exactly, they found a smart way to exploit an existing userbase and infrastructure. It's brilliant. : Halen
      • Apple calls in the App Store I believe... : ahk-med
  • I've never played or even seen farmville in person, but everyone I work with plays it (and i fucking hate... : valael
• They are the Marlo Stanfield of games. :( : sgtsanity
• My neighbour friend turned on some weight loss show and they had a marketting dude from EA. Have you SEEN... : avatar_58
• Its all bullshit. This valuation is tied directly to Facebook whose valuation is tied indirectly to it an : massdev
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  imagine 10 billion off of flash games. : NukemForever
  • newgrounds is going FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU right now : Downforce
• casual gamers win? : tunis5000
• hamachi works for them. Does this make him a farmville shithead? : My Documents
• It's amazing that many of these facebook games and iphone apps aren't unique or original in any way, but ... : sanchez
• This is how powerful social media can be exploited to profit off of ingrained social programming! http... : sergeon
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  way to nuke both my posts mods :( : sanchez
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    Fixed sweety! : Rauol Duke
    • Thank you kind sir : sanchez
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  I personally think this may have to do with the overvaluation of Facebook, it's floating this boat too. : one random winner
  • People on Facebook * More than 500 million active users * 50% of our active users log on to F... : ryuuseki
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  fuck yeah! : hamachi
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    yo hamachi i just sm'd you : kgargs
    • SM'd we need that stuff NOW : hamachi
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    did anything ever come about with the atx office? : mwasher
    • not yet anyway : hamachi
  • I'll post (4-6) new reqs on tuesday. : hamachi
• A girl I knew a while back went to work for them before they got huge, she was one of the lead devs on th... : TabsAZ
• I love all the people on here that think this valuation is correct. "Look, the numbers only go up, just l... : locater16
• Social games are a gigantic bubble. : SkipperMcG
• to me, they're now known as the words with friends shitheads. : j0nchan

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  It's a spectacular looking game. I picked out quite a few images from here that are in my wallpaper rota... : dael
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    I love this one: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4347858340_1982015ac5_o.jpg And I remember quite... : biofrog
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      Are some of these post-processed in some way? Or is there some mod/filter you can add to the game? I as... : biofrog
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        You should check it this dudes profile on Flickr, it's all screenshots of video games in glorious hi-res.... : dael
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          you're talking about this guy right? http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncanjharris/sets/ all his sets are a... : azuvatar
          • yeah, amazing stuff : dael
• One of my favorite games. I really hope they reconsider and finish the sequel. : ajvitaly
• Because they all pirated it and EA says NO SEQUEL FOR YOU! : Snipergen
• It might be my favorite looking game of the past few years. The art style is just so unique and sharp. I ... : jeffmoeller
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  it must've been monumentally bad : moe6
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    It's a good game; the issue is that its few flaws were just enough to scare away sales. : Lone Swordsman
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      The lead character lacked, well, character both in appearance, script and voice acting. That hurt it a lo... : node
      • I didn't think there was anything wrong with Faith, especially not in appearance where I thought she look... : jeffmoeller
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    It was good, but too many people were achievement huntin' with the game and were consequentially playing ... : CrustaR
    • To be fair, that Test of Faith achievement probably made the game even less fun for me, but I'm damn prou... : node
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    it wasn't very good. it was bland and repetitive. combat felt forced and un natural. : ibrokn
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      I respectfully disagree. : CrustaR
      • i'll let you do that this time. : ibrokn
    • I DISrespecfully disagree. : SirX
    • You're right. It still deserves a look, though. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      were too many guns, and not enough openness. Stuff they could have fixed in a second one : MamiyaOtaru
      • yeah one tip i would suggest for the level designers is to not make a parkour game and then make half the... : qwpeoriu
    • I thought it was a wasted opportunity, but I must acknowledge that the sandbox experience I was hoping fo... : azuvatar
    • I piss on your mothers grave and hate everything you've ever said, and I disagree. ;) : Zakko
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    good concept, poor execution it kind of turned me off of the DLC but i should eventually pick that up ... : qwpeoriu
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      That DLC has never, ever been discounted on PC or XBLA. Which sucks, it's too expensive for a handful of... : node
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        They also refuse to bring the DLC to Steam which is bullshit. : DJ Clipdat
        • That sucks even more. :/ I've got it on EA Store at least hey it was free : node
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    guys, I meant the cancelled sequel. I loved Mirror's Edge : moe6
    • I knew what you meant. :( : silent prophet
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    It's a good game, but it's own designers didn't understand it. They nearly created magic. They tried t : MeestaNob
    • Definitely agree that it was too combat heavy at parts. There definitely should have been the option to n... : jeffmoeller
• Yeah it's one of the best looking games ever made : MercFox1
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  Because gameplay > graphics : dedgecko
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    Not sure what you're insinuating, but the gameplay for this game was intense and fun. The movement was a... : Jobos
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      But then they threw in combat and gun play that was terribly implemented, instead of going the Portal rou... : dedgecko
      • Yeah, I started playing it a month ago and I'm most of the way through but I stopped playing it because I... : OmegaRed59
• It really is an extraordinary looking game. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• its a boring and frustrating game just like Far Cry 2 double kill : stgdz
• it was ok. I thought it was kinda too easy (played on normal), but sometimes I thought the game was way t : SolveChrist
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  Because EA rejected it, can they now shop around for a different publisher who might be interested? : DJ Clipdat
  • No, EA own DICE. : node
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  I think it looks really amazing when an experienced player runs through a level, but I had zero fun playi... : tcs
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    I got gold on all the time trials. There's really a zen-like zone you have to be in to get the timing do... : Jobos
    • I'm somehow able to sink endless hours into games like Forza, but the same magic that happens for me in r... : tcs
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    No sense of awesome stringing together long combos of runs, jumps and slides and perfectly evading that g... : dael
    • If I was better at the game that certainly might have been the case! I don't know, just played it for a f... : tcs
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  Mirror's Edge is a work of art. : Ocelot
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    yes, it truly is : xsii
    • Indubitably : shirif
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  it sucks : burningpantsman
  • you suck : shirif

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  Can I sample it without having to buy it? : ThatsBriskBaby
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    there's a video of one track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8 : Metatron85
    • Lol Thom is such a weirdo : rick
    • sounds great. thom looks like he's havin fun : mXENO
    • fyi this is not a radiohead video, it's a documentary of a spastic have a seizure : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Do you really need to? Its Radiohead. If you fucking love Radiohead like most of us do, just preorder it ... : rick
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  Best $9 I've ever spent : yoonix
  • you would like shite like this you giant homo : dirge23
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    lol : handofthrawn
    • even if you didn't like it you would have to like it for its artistic touches : handofthrawn
  • That didn't take long. : ecclesio
  • But you just said you....dammit : MPLStagger
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  It's great. It's a glitchier In Rainbows, in many ways, picking up some of the weird quirkiness of Kid A : coldfusioncs
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    looking forward to this then since Kid A is unarguably their best album : indosauros
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      See, Kid A is the second least-played album of theirs on my iTunes (second only to Pablo Honey). I have t... : coldfusioncs
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        Hail To The Thief wants your attention back. : AxeMan808
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          Actually, that's probably what it's most similar to, good call! : coldfusioncs
          • It is decidedly less... political? I mean, Thom Yorke has said HTTT is not a political album but in many ... : coldfusioncs
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25300205#itemanchor_25300205 : thinkp0l
    • Great minds! : coldfusioncs
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  why do they charge more for .wav files? : ass-street
  • Because they can? Also it probably costs them more bandwidth. : midgetherder
  • higher bitrate? : Dolemite
• I could never get into their music myself : whistletits
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  Legal Streaming Link: http://pitchfork.com/news/41623-radiohead-album-available-now/ : Deathlove
  • I dont like it. : ant_hillbilly
  • ... sounds alright, only 8 tracks though at ~38 mins. Kinda short : Shadowdane
  • thanks for the link : hanged_man
  • Another one: http://www.965thebuzz.com/pages/9234197.php : godwit
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  BOUGHT'D : skelom
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    on my 1st listen i felt it was a bit meh.... gonna keep listening tho : skelom
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      it's a really different album compared to the others, and it definitely takes some more time to listen to... : choppp
      • true... definitely reminds me of HTTT or amnesiac : skelom
      • I'm not convinced. It seems like they are more concerned with the sound than the song. I miss OK Computer... : marku5
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  Feels more like an EP than a real album. Pretty disappointing overall. Like others have said the whole ... : deathofrats
  • I do wish it was longer and agree with the EP comment. Airbag / How Am I Driving? was 7 tracks (if only 2... : godwit
  • i agree with no tracks standing out... i think Lotus Flower is my favorite but i can't tell : skelom
• truly disappointing :( this has to be their worst album : hanged_man
• 'Cmon guys. If you are a true Radiohead fan, you know their stuff doesn't stick on the first or second li... : afty04

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• Love the shirt! : trOmblyj
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  I approve of le design and hotel. Make it so. : ejectorpod
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    this is how you do a shackcon post, son. : nyranger66
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      ouch, you dun got owned, ejectorpod : trOmblyj
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        This thread is full of mostly bullshit replies and I think that's nyranger66's fault : ejectorpod
        • I am the best at ShackCon. : laurgasms
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          stop being a little bitch ejectorpod. : nyranger66
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            I CAN'T WAIT TO BEAT YOU UP : ejectorpod
            • u mad bro? : nyranger66
• WANT SHIRT NOW!!!! : m0rfus
• Shouldn't all the red be blue now? : g0nk
• Shirt is awesome, would love actual poker chips like that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  guys i know lamp sand lime had some funny jokey meaning like 7 or 8 years ago but does it really define t... : kgargs
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    It's OG Shack. Maybe next year we'll have something new school. Maybe. : nyranger66
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      We don't get a ton of original content. Lamp, sand, lime is still kind of iconic, it's in the Latest Chat... : laurgasms
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        yeah, that's unfortunate. seems like we get funnier stuff all the time ... maybe put a pig getting shot ... : kgargs
        • That's... Not funny or iconic :( sorry dude. : laurgasms
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    Seriously. And while we are at it, 13 stripes used to mean something on the American flag but it totally... : trOmblyj
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      did you really just compare lamp, sand, lime to the American flag? : kgargs
      • bro, before you start a 400+ reply subthread, stop. Just, stop. : nyranger66
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        Yes. Yes I did. I'll explain it to you since you seem a little slow. Lamp, Sand, Lime is part of our h... : trOmblyj
        • the average shacker at this point is married and working on the first kid i'd say. Maybe it should be 'o... : kgargs
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          how is it part of our heritage? i've been here as long as anyone and it's just a meme that's way overplay... : lakren
          • i thought overplayed memes were the heritage of the shack. that and ILTC posts. : tashtego
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        you wouldn't understand cause your account started in 2009. you're still a child in shack terms gargs. : RogerDandy
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          I was mayo http://www.shacknews.com/profile/mayo to dougb http://www.shacknews.com/profile/dougb to ... : kgargs
          • dude you went through too many name changes. WTF : freakord
        • He just hasn't been complete since the name change. : Jonathan
      • you just got reverse-trolled. deal with it. : Supine
  • Why don't you just stick a fork in my dick? : rosewood
  • what the fuck is wrong with you? : RogerDandy
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    christ kgargs you should've stopped posting years ago : MercFox1
    • IM AN ENGINEER I THINK I CAN BUILD A FOUNTAIN IN MINECRAFTS!!!!!!!!!!! muted nerd voice : kgargs
  • i dont even understand it besides it being a shack thing : dantastic
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    no. get out. : biskits
    • fucking n00b. : biskits
  • You're not an asshole kgargs. You're just trying so hard to be one. : sKetchflow
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    hey guys he thinks lamp sand lime is dumb and outdated (it is) so lets jump on him ha ha here we go kg... : lakren
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      The other option is the logo, as it was, with no changes. Multiple people suggested the change to the lam... : laurgasms
      • sorry laurgasms not trying to shit all over the cool stuff you've done. Looks great and you did the best... : kgargs
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        lauren don't get me wrong i don't hate it like kgargs, i just don't understand him getting dogpiled on be... : lakren
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          he started his post with "guys" which is basically like signaling "hey i'm saying something that a lot of... : laurgasms
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            i post a lot about guys not sure what you mean : kgargs
            • hot. : laurgasms
    • Good ol' lakren troll : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Get off my Shack... or lawn, pick one. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • IM NOT BUYING YOU ANY BOOZE AT SHACKCON!!!!! fag : m0rfus
• i would buy that shirt RIGHT NOW : purekillforce
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  I think I like the front all white, as opposed to white/red. Confirm/deny. : laurgasms
  • \/ : rosewood
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    All white. : ThomW
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      racist : rosewood
      • I was going to post "All white like Shackcon should be" : ThomW
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    Yes. Any chance on getting white t-shirts as well? So black on the front, white shirt, and then logo on... : trOmblyj
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      Doubt it. I hate white shirts. : laurgasms
      • ^^^ knows WTF : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • OK, no problem. : trOmblyj
    • I already have enough white Shacknews shirts I don't wear kthx. : ThomW
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    yeah i REALLY dont like the red on the front or back : dantastic
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      It would be a little weird not to have red for the chip/suite icons. : Jonathan
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        it looks out of place and makes the design look cheap : dantastic
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          It looked better in the original design. I actually don't care for the change to the lamp sand lime grap... : Halen
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            it was an idea that multiple people threw out, so i attempted it to see if it worked. i actually like the... : laurgasms
            • Agreed about the front, I like them there : Halen
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    Racist. : Dschinghis Khan
    • shit : rosewood
  • actually both look good, can't decide : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    confirmed. red on the back, though; makes it look more like a real poker chip. : biskits
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      to pop red in there out of nowhere and have it only in one place makes it look out of place whether the c... : dantastic
      • No. Anything but red, black and white would look terrible with the poker chip theme. Sorry. : laurgasms
  • Yea, that would help in the wet shirt contest : askedrelic
• that shirt logo is way too big :\ : dantastic
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  Any way I can get a shirt without going to the convention? : Rotten Deadite
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    it's easier if you just go. yeah we'll probably order extras and sell them to people that cant go : nyranger66
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      dont you dare dilute the value of my participation. : hirez
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        They will pay, and it will significantly decrease the cost paid by attendees. In theory. : laurgasms
        • charge them a base price of $50 per small tee, increasing by $10 for every size bump above that. : biskits
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      naw the shirts should be for people that go. : dantastic
      • I just figured selling them in limited quantities at least would help ease the cost of the convention, ma... : Rotten Deadite
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      i would buy shackshirts. if folks want special shirts that they can only get buy going to shack con, then... : kevp
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        i remember garnett posted a link to a storefont with shack shirts but they were really expensive : dantastic
        • I think they used cafepress or something like that at one point. The problem with things like that is tha... : laurgasms
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  Can we get a non-traditional version of the shirt? This follows in the same mold as hundreds of company s... : bling1bling
  • Wear yours inside out. : laurgasms
• I like that shirt. that gets my vote. sorry h@vester. : hirez
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  am I the only one who doesn't like giant logos on their shirts? like the chip should go over the left bre... : Clay
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    The only parts of the logo that are printed are the red and white, so it's not like you have a giant prin... : laurgasms
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      "it's growing on me" isn't a valid response to "giant logos on tshirts suck" : Clay
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        is "no u"? : laurgasms
        • you disappoint me lauraorgasms : Clay
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  Front logos should go red white red white so the Shack is in its normal white colour </pedantry> : nodebug
  • The lime being red made me angry. : laurgasms
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  I just signed up bro!!!! : jimmy_legs
  • Added to the list! 32! : laurgasms
  • YEAH BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : nyranger66
  • Totes Brah, totes! : m0rfus
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    SEE YOU THERE : ThomW
    • Wooo!!! Too bad you can't make it back in time for RAGEcon too! : jimmy_legs
  • You magnificent bastard! : hirez
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  damnit why can't we just be able to pay with foreign adresses is WE Pay american or what? : RogerDandy
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    SM nyranger66 and he'll give you instructions to send via PayPal. Unfortunately we didn't realize the int... : laurgasms
    • yea k no worries I just want my ticket and I hate waiting for paypal to send me their cents to register m... : RogerDandy
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  I am super bummed that I cant afford this :( It's right around my birthday and everything. : silentbobuk
  • Isn't your money worth more here? : nyranger66

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  2.1 at the computer. TV is sadly still using the built-in speakers : RikiTiki2
  • This for me. I also have nice headphones which I use more than half the time since I have house mates. : jeffmoeller
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  You need two of these: http://www.amazon.com/KRK-RP6G2-Powered-Monitor-Speaker/dp/B001A6IC7Q/ref=sr_1_1?i... : DJ Clipdat
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    Those drive themselves then? No new soundcard/amp needed? Do you use these? : ecclesio
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      Yeah I have them, they are self powered. What soundcard do you have now? They have RCA inputs but they se... : DJ Clipdat
      • I'm using onboard soundcard right now, but I've got an M-audio fast track pro sitting downstairs for reco... : ecclesio
  • These are what by band is using to do our home recording. They sounds great. Really good bass response fo... : rick
• sony 4.1 at desk with a toggle for logitech G35 headset or lighter sennheiser headphones : threeup
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  I got a 5.0 system: KEF iQ90's KEF iQ30's KEY iQ60c With some reasonably good Denon Amp, in my living... : rick
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    Bet that sounds great. I'm only looking to invest a little less than half that though. Do you store ev... : ecclesio
    • I have barely any lossless rips. Its mostly 320 mp3s, and some less. I don't think I would be able to tel... : rick
• Right now just my Grado SR60s on the computer. Living room doesn't have anything yet, would like to do a... : chiisu81
• pair of Adam A7 at my computer : gyokuro
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  The best value you can get is a pair of audiophile headphones. If you prefer speakers, go with a badass 2... : _jon
  • ^^ this is true. I absolutely love my current setup: - Asus Xonar DX sound card (Dolby Headphone is a... : gimpi
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  2 KRK RP8G2 http://www.krksys.com/product_rokit.php and 1 KRK 10S : http://www.krksys.com/product_krk10.p... : mwasher
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    That sub is an absolute beast. I want to own it someday. : DJ Clipdat
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      paid $200 on craigslist. was a steal. so much overkill for my little studio room tho. :( : mwasher
      • I've been looking ay getting that sub. How do you like it? : J2 Analog
• Logitech THX-5500s or whatever. Perfect mid-range 5.1 computer sound system IMO. : Moonbase Commander
• 2.0 (headphones in the computer room, polk monitor 40s in the living room.) : wetard
• I've currently got Kilpsch ProMedia 2.1 and a pair of Sennheiser HD 600s. Ideally, I'd have two powere... : zuga
• Logitech Z-680s that are 5.1, but I keep it in 2.1 when I listen to music. Been debating using 5.1 to get... : shred.
• http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUpload_ekaz5ox721blk09zbsm7.jpg : indosauros
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  On my TV/360, I have a 2.0 set (Audioengine A5s) that sounds incredible. They're active monitors, but the... : coldfusioncs
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    Check them out: http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-5 Also, their customer service is incredib... : coldfusioncs
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      These look pretty good. 30 day trial is nice of them. : ecclesio
      • Yes, but I guarantee you it won't matter. If you get 'em, you'll keep 'em. :) Anything I throw at them th... : coldfusioncs
    • ^--- +1 I really like these guys products : pyros
• Klipsch 5.1 Ultra speakers, but I don't use them that often for music. I use my Audio Technica ATH-A700's... : PointlesS76
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  2 Mackie MR 8's + 2 Mackie MR 5's Hooked up through my M-Audio Profire 610 Probably adding a sub in the ... : J2 Analog
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    What controller is that next to the Oxygen 8? : tangles
    • Its a native instruments maschine. Love it! : J2 Analog
• Depends on what I am doing but in my garage I have a Logitech 2.1 system my 1200 watt 7.1 home theater sy... : hashd
• Yamaha 5.1 Receiver in the livingroom that the consoles are hooked up to, with an Apple Airport Express t... : squigiliwams
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  I've got Swan D1080MKII monitor speakers with a NuForce uDac-2. Then I have a pair of studio headphones:... : TheVietSpecial
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    The Swans are active speakers, right? Does the amp help much? : coldfusioncs
    • Yeah. There's a noticeable difference in quality when I use it and when I don't. Also, it gives me an e... : TheVietSpecial
• on-board audio (Gigabyte) and M-Audio AV-40 Studiophile monitors. I also have a pair of Sony MDR-7506 he... : tangles
• I'm using a receiver with Arx A1 bookshelf speakers and a BIC F-12 subwoofer. It's no high end setup, bu... : TrptJim
• For the living room: Home built 2.0 system with MTM "bookshelves" and seperately housed bass bins using d... : pyros
• Speakers are KRK Rokit 8s. Mackie 1202 VLZ3, .... JVC CD player , plus hooked to the PC, with my librar... : ghost hacker

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  this isn't some father whining about simulated violence towards children is it? if it is i'm going to ski... : xxiv
  • No, he tries to watch the trailer, gets 20 seconds in, stops and curses a lot. : baron calamity
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    it's Geoff from Rooster Teeth failing to watch the trailer because he has a kid : Hemtroll
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      Is his kid a zombie? Maybe that's why it hits so close to home? : ChazWinterbottom
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        Maybe zambies killed his father? : Hemtroll
        • Good point. : ChazWinterbottom
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  I'm not gonna lie. I kinda sniffled a bit. A BIT, I said! : freakord
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    I only get emotional if I'm interacting with the media. Like with Katey in Dead Rising 2. Watching it doe... : baron calamity
    • It's the opposite for me, at least in terms of getting scared. In games, I feel like I'm in control, a... : zombie man
  • ok, I just watched his reaction and I think he has problems LOL. My daughter has me wrapped around her fi... : freakord
• I hate children so I have no such dilemma. : Chipwarrior
• I must admit, as the father of a 9 year old girl, the DI trailer did have more of an impact than if I had : Fyunch Click
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  now that i have a kid i found the parts of Dead Space 2 with the kids extremely harsh. like the elementar : dirge23
  • Some of the crayon drawings found around there got to me. : baron calamity
  • My daughter thought those parts were cool. But then I remembered I wasn't supposed to let her watch that ... : Vincent Grayson
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  Where's the actual trailer? I want to see what all this fuss and gayness is about! : dumb.
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg : baron calamity
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      Jesus christ that's pretty fucking poignant for a zombie video game trailer. Well done. : dumb.
      • Totally fuss and gayness : Chipwarrior
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        yeah, the LOST-ish piano music plays a big part I think : freakord
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          Someone yesterday posted a link to download the song. I'll see if I can find it. : Ambient80
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            And blammo http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5OB7WT1J : Ambient80
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              Thanks man, I was just trying to track the song down : dumb.
              • Np, it's hard to track down because it's an original piece written for the game. Can't remember who compo... : Ambient80
      • Yeah it works incredibly well as a short film. Poignant is probably the best way to describe it. : deject
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  I think Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead had a somewhat similar opening scene, and it was just as awesome. : darcspeed
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    Yeah it did and this is damn near as good. I honestly think that opening scene in the new DOTD is one of ... : hashd
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      yeah it's great. it's a shame the movie doesn't maintain that level of quality. : dirge23
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        oh come on, zombie baby itself was worth the price of admission! : darcspeed
        • yeh that's the most severe problem. unintentionally hilarious. : dirge23
      • What?! >:( : d0gbert
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        I hated the remake as well. It was completely the wrong tone and too comical in places. : baron calamity
        • yeah, it's very uneven. the original manages to have humor without disrupting the grim tone. : dirge23
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          The original was comical as well. IMO you cant really compare the tone of the 2 because they go with the ... : hashd
          • the original has its problems too (the music is memorable but a pretty WTF choice really) but overall it'... : dirge23
      • Are you kidding? It's one of the best zombie movies around, certainly a quality remake. : thetangent
      • Dirge23, I respectfully disagree. : hirez
  • Wasn't that the opening sequence with a J. Cash song and lots of blood-covered screen-wipes? : CRasterImage
• I actually just saw that trailer yesterday. When I first tried to watch it on Gametrailers a few days ag... : HL3dsx
• I'm shocked that it's STILL trending on Twitter. Holding strong at #4 since release. : Ambient80
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  Okay this is getting out of hand. : Endymion_
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    It's so odd I watched it yesterday and it didn't do anything for me. I mean graphically it was nice, but ... : Chod
    • The animation is great, the only problem with it in a consistency perspective is that each shot of the ac... : Endymion_
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  Here is the trailer in reverse (edited by IGN). Worth a quick watch after seeing the original. http... : purekillforce
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    i think it is much better like this. it was alot more disjointed to me originally. this flows much bett... : vitek r
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      I dig it the original way, but I noticed more of what was actually happening when it was played in revers : Ambient80
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        oh yeah, they were definitely all dead by the end of the trailer, even if you don't actually see the dad : one random winner
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          Indeed, I knew he was dead, but I guess since he was the one being outright attacked by his daughter, I n : Ambient80
          • Yeah, you'd see all the dismembered zombies there and then the couple that had turned. : one random winner
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        I like that when it opens to the girl on the ground, if you look in the background past the dude on fire,... : Nerdsbeware
        • I never noticed that! neat. : Ambient80
        • yea and just as they're about to hit the zombies with a bat the little girl starts flying up. : RogerDandy
    • i thought the same. Im sure the original is more artsy, but this gives a much better view of what is actu... : purekillforce
    • I think it loses most of it's impact like this : Begawkiness
    • yea it's way easier to see what the fuck is going on when it's forward. : RogerDandy
    • I like it better like this too. I think they shuffled it so it would be less "painful" to watch. : barichnikov
  • After seeing the original first, and then watching this --- granted it's a hack job --- definitely prefer... : dedgecko
  • Couple of weird animations when played forward. Like dad barring the door with the axe. And the girl land... : Chipwarrior
• that guy is stupid : JohnnyRey
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  You know, it's just as easy to install bittorrent as it is to watch this trailer. : Fred Garvin
  • So it makes you feel dread for your daughters? : hashd
• That's really spontaneous that he decided to film that. : aethyr
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  wjw youtube, forcing me to watch a 2min movie trailer before watching the video? : atom519
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    That is pissing me off a lot as well. : baron calamity
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      Do you guys not login to Youtube? I never get these kind of things.. : hashd
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        I'm signed in to youtube and I get these all the time. : baron calamity
        • http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/13333 : Endymion_
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    Can't you skip the trailer after a few seconds? It lets me do that. : Johnny Law
    • I didn't see it the first time but you're correct. : atom519
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  seems like the typical youtube fad that's been popping up lately. "I want attention so I'm going to m... : NukemForever
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    Why do you think it was that dude's idea, and why do you think he's pretending? : MaxPete82
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      Why else tape someone watching a trailer? :\ : Ambient80
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        you don't just say "hey dude come watch this trailer I want to video tape your reaction" : NukemForever
        • The explanation in the video made perfect sense. Internet cynicism is getting out of hand. : MaxPete82
• It's official, kids ruin everything. : Dynotaku
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  Good god, that dude is a bitch : Entity
  • Thank you. I have no sound, so I'll need to re-watch at home, but if you've lost the ability to watch me... : dedgecko
• Note to self: don't try to rescue the little girl : OMGzImBurning
• That kid is so fake and ugly I didn't care about it. The father is rendered godlike in that trailer, but ... : Snipergen
• this is the type of person that actually uses games like GTA as murder simulators i guess : dantastic
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  ok nope, got a few seconds in and closed it. This stuff makes me want to rage. I know you Shack, and ... : uebersoldat
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    besides, why is there a need for any other zombie games after L4D2? : uebersoldat
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      Because everyone wants to try their hand at the classics. Can you imagine if there were no vampire movies... : Endymion_
      • It would mean no Twilight and wouldn't that be wonderful? : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Because L4D2 isn't the end all be all for Zombie game. Especially if you are a mostly single player gamer... : baron calamity
    • It's been in development for over 3 years now. So it's not trying to ape anything that I know of. : kingdepork
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    Pussy. : ThatsBriskBaby
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      that's how it all started I'm a father of 3 : uebersoldat
      • No seriously just admit it. You are now a pussy because you have 3 kids. : ThatsBriskBaby
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    I have a 2 year old daughter, and I think this trailer is fantastic because it has such emotional presenc... : Bruzilla
    • Agreed. It's a fantastic trailer, even if the visuals are not Squaresoft / Blur Studio quality --- there... : dedgecko
    • Yeah, the trailer did it's job, from what I can tell. : drhazard
    • ^^^^ BAM. EOT : freakord
    • this is how i felt, as well. i had never heard of the game before, now i'm looking forward to it : harold.johnson
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    I agree with you. It's all an attempt gain buzz on their game which will probably come out and be medioc... : NukemForever
    • ^^^ Nukem knows how marketing works. : uebersoldat
    • I wish all attempts were this awesome. : Bruzilla
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      A trailer is an attempt to gain buzz? I just can't believe that. I won't! : dromo5
      • Yeah, that's pretty much dictionary-definition stuff here. : drhazard
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    Emotions are bad!!! : TrptJim
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      I just try to keep my emotions positive, not meaning to transcend this topic but there is enough out ther... : uebersoldat
      • You should watch Let the right one in. It's an incredibly positive film that left me with a smile and a t... : Chipwarrior
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        you have an odd sense of morality if you're cool with duke nukem and boondock saints but the dead island : harold.johnson
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          come on, did you just want to troll me a bit more with that post or are you being serious? What's so hard... : uebersoldat
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            Because Duke Nukem is also pretty explicitly in favor of female exploitation and Boondock Saints isn't ju... : Vincent Grayson
            • BALLS! : uebersoldat
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        So you are casually dismissing all the sad entertainment in the world? Tragedy has been a mainstay in en... : CRasterImage
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          I cried during the Lion King dude. I'm really just a hopeless emotional. I hate myself for saying this on : uebersoldat
          • I just need to HTFU! : uebersoldat
  • After playing the dead rising 2 demo the trailer made me happy, I also hate kids : gmd
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    oh for fucks sake. pixels. : xxiv
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      yeah yeah I know buddy, can't help it :\ : uebersoldat
      • the heart wants what the heart wants :( : xxiv
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    Seriously? It's just beautiful. And it's CGI. It's a zombie apocalypse, everybody is fucked, even the kid... : Snipergen
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      It is disgusting trash, I cannot stand it. Now if you excuse me I am off to play some GTA4 : gmd
      • Remember to kill whores to get your money back : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Well put, same way I feel. Captures just how fucked up if something like this happened for real. : node
  • A certain level of desensitization is perhaps not a bad thing. : Arcanum
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    You can't compartmentalize, soldat? : MercFox1
    • suppose I could, sorry for showing my pussy to everyone this morning. : uebersoldat
  • i can have a soft spot for children and elderly people and still enjoy fictional entertainment : dantastic
  • Oof! My pussy! : boring gegtik
  • I usually dont like that sort of stuff in film but it doesnt have the same impact when animated. it's jus... : cptstern
  • I couldn't watch it either. Fast zombies = bullshit. : aethyr
  • LOL. : thetangent
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    in all honesty kids in entertainment whether it be movies and tv shows, games... well they ruin it. they... : dantastic
    • at this point you start delving into psychology. It's really just simple here danster, it's shocking to s... : uebersoldat
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    you have trouble separating reality from fiction, you should probably not play video games until you get ... : NexusOne
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      jesus christ, it never ends on the Shack. I'm callin it right here. done. : uebersoldat
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        Good subthread dude! : thetangent
        • I have them occasionally. :p : uebersoldat
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        I win!!!! : NexusOne
        • http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_teCOFmJcWI0/S1WO2eE-6wI/AAAAAAAAAJw/x6PwbIMQrjk/s320/fist.jpg : uebersoldat
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        You should consider it a favor. It's nice to have a group of people who are honest and call you on your ... : CRasterImage
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          we all shit the bull from time to time craster, it's an internet forum. : uebersoldat
          • exactly : CRasterImage
  • http://i54.tinypic.com/2vwcyug.gif : Godhatesfatpeople
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    i understand you getting affected by it i guess, but anger and rage? thats not a good reaction : papaskot
    • one has to have anger and rage when dispatching with extreme prejudice zombies that kill one's children. : uebersoldat
  • FYI, it's not just a two minute video of a kid falling out a window. There's more that happens. If that w... : BlackCat9
  • I actually thought it really played on the power of a father's love for his daughter and the risks he'd t... : SkipperMcG
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  Haha, my friend here in Austin was behind the camera filming that. : CrustaR
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    tell him to punch that guy in whatever balls he has left, and then to punch himself in the balls for film... : dedgecko
    • me: 0h, that guy was a total wuss when he was checking out that dead island video Sent at 12:00 PM on ... : CrustaR
• I don't have kids, and generally I am unaffected emotionally by other people's children, but when I first... : Goblin au
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  I didn't like scenes with dead kids. Maybe it's cause I've got one of my own but it's a disturbing sight... : tboomer2
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    prey? : vitek r
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      Nah I think it was the other game where an Indian goes on a spaceship. : MaxPete82
      • Turok : Chipwarrior
      • You're both right. that's the name of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QEt7UZdaEE That's the scene : tboomer2
      • World of Warcraft? : zombie man
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    "you're looking straight into the dead eyes of a child." uncanny valley makes all video game character... : cptstern
    • I'll agree that VG characters havn't perfected eyes, but they did a pretty good job in this example. : tboomer2
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  Okay I have 5 kids from various mothers and I had no problem watching that. Probably a lifetime of horro... : MPLStagger
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    guy probably cant even watch horror movies either : dantastic
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      aside from Evil Dead I don't watch horror movies either. It's so odd because I can play horror games, jus : uebersoldat
      • i dont watch horror movies because they're usually just bad : dantastic
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    apparently it's also made you adverse to using birth control. jebus man you could start your own Ark : cptstern
    • okay that's just mean. : MPLStagger
  • from various mothers : kill9
  • as soon as i read "okay i have 5 kids" i knew exactly where this subthread was going. : xxiv
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    thats nothing i have a thousand children : boring gegtik
    • Maybe, but I am catching up. : one random winner
  • HEY BENNY!!! SCREW YOU!!!! : dedgecko
  • MY CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS : coldfusioncs
• My wife said it was a "harsh" trailer, which it is, and it's meant to be, I think. She just said "I don'... : foo
• That man has a weeping vagina along with anyone else who gets upset over it. It's a fucking video game tr... : jingletard
• I can't make it through the Futurama episode about Fry's dog, so I won't judge this guy. : ratman
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  some guy brought up 9/11 reactions as a defense for this video. and there we have it. : dantastic
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    also IS IT WEIRD THAT THIS GAVE ME A BONDER !!!!! 8===() irockhard555 16 minutes ago never ... : dantastic
    • Pedobear Seal Of Approval. http://www.flickr.com/photos/linnoinen/456474931/ : Kub666
    • Username + post :P : Ambient80
• I honestly don't understand this guys reaction, it speaks to me of deeper childhood trauma of his own, if... : MeestaNob
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  i can understand people who don't want to watch it or can't. my father's not a big gamer, but he would ha... : dahanese
  • what about commando. would he watch commando? : xxiv
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  Why did they bother rescuing the kid if she was going to turn into a zombie mere seconds later? : lechuck59
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    You'll figure this part out once you have a kid. : tboomer2
    • I understand the motive. It's just kinda pointless given that people apparently turn in a matter of seco... : lechuck59
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    yeah i'd be like pfft see ya later daughter nice knowin ya lol : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • The guy is fucked either way... if he didn't rescue his daughter, his wife would've jammed that 12" cooki... : dedgecko
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      during a zombie apocolypse I'd shoot you first because you may become a danger to my children. the funny ... : cptstern
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        You just altered my zombie survival strategy to involve immediately murdering any fellow survivors who ar... : SockMonkeh
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          that's pretty much everyone so that means you're dead because you have no dependents to keep you alive. : cptstern
          • also no need to draw straws to see how goes into the darkened sewer at night to find a possible escape ro... : cptstern
  • It's implied that the kid is THEIR kid, hence emotional response. : DialDforDan
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  I showed this to mistergoid and he said the same thing, weird. Must trigger some weird father instinct. : timaste
  • Also well done CGI trailer. : timaste
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  proof that tats don't make you a tough badass : tunis5000
  • Hehe. : Hemotoxin
  • I hate emotionally charged CGI trailers : dedgecko
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  IT'S A GAME FFS : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • barely that even : rasputinreborn
  • you wouldn't understand, youre not a father and probably a virgin! : dantastic
• that trailer made me sad =[ : hirez
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  I don't know. I have a daughter (8) and my only complaint w/ the L4D games: no zombie children. :[ : My Documents
  • Same here. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • http://api.ning.com/files/OwiQHUVWBItD6-t6gx3uPlCB*cI1xGAY7bwESTtH6LaARC9kHNPS0936UHWIXiiH/1256333008666.... : xsii
• Man, the overpowering stench of sweaty vaginas in this thread makes it hard to sift through. : iamgoat
• The music makes the trailer. I watched it in reverse the first time and it was a no shit she turned into : melkore
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  What a vagina. : pigvomit
  • "I don't hate myself enough to do that" lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  The guy makes it like the game centers around killing children, and glorifies it somehow. If anything,... : Poor Yurik
  • And the opening scene of "The Walking Dead" involved the main character shooting a little girl in the hea... : CRasterImage
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  I got bored about 30 in and had to turn it off too. : SockMonkeh
  • 30 seconds : SockMonkeh
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    Someone needs some Ritalin. : CRasterImage
    • Oh, no, I just already saw the Dawn of the Dead remake so I don't see anything remarkable about this CGI ... : SockMonkeh
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  I relaxed a lot when I found out you can just let the kid die and keep playing. : Herman Toothrot
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    But, without spoilers, doesn't that mean you will only get the worst possible ending? : baron calamity
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      Who cares? You can restart the game at any point and keep your character level. : Herman Toothrot
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        I do. :\ : baron calamity
        • Then restart the game after you've leveled your ass up a bunch and stroll through it for a good ending. : Herman Toothrot
• I wonder if we get to play as the dad? That'd be awesome and a great motivator. : ultramega
• Did people throw a shit fit like this during the first 5 minutes of the premiere of The Walking Dead? : Nerdsbeware
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  this guy's a tool, calm the fuck down. this shit happens in movies all the fucking time : Dravenport
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    Senor Draven, I have already calmed down about this and am now having a chuckle about all of it. Probably... : uebersoldat
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      man they make a mean spicy chix sandwhich. : xxiv
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        sangwich. : xxiv
        • aye, that's what it was of course. So fresh and filling. It's the only thing I eat there. : uebersoldat
• I love my kids, but I can't say any movies/games with stuff happening to kids has ever been a problem for... : Vincent Grayson
• Wow I hadn't seen the trailer before, thats a hell of an impressive trailer and definitely on my list of ... : jbury
• what a Nancy wussy panties. : Jimbo Ro
• Oops, I appear to have walked into an internet tough guy convention.How silly of me. That trailer was ... : Lord Skellington
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  Note to self, don't tell the shack you are a bit emotional about violence/death/etc towards kids (simulat : VictoriouSecret
  • If the kids in question are fictional... yeah. : KxRook
  • Early puberty can make the aggression levels rise, I wouldn't worry about it. Plus, guys with kids who... : Lord Skellington
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    I have kids. I watched the trailer. I thought it was great, emotionally intense. I also think you'd have : dumb.
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      Didn't do anything for me. I wasn't bawling or upset, whole thing was just 'meh' to me. But I'm not going... : VictoriouSecret
      • I will :) : dumb.
  • Vaginas are bad because I secretly hate women. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  lol thanks shack : mwasher
  • it's pretty special : mikecyb

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  So I can play dod and get knotted? : MoreVespeneGas
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    If you want. : Dschinghis Khan
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      Is 'knotting' what happens to Bond in Casino Royale? : dumb.
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        Indeed it is. : Dschinghis Khan
        • Count me in! : dumb.
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  is this going to get played more than once? €10 is a bit more than I'm willing to spend for 1 hour ... : Hemtroll
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    The question is, why don't you have it already? : Dschinghis Khan
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      Spent all his free cash on Lisa Lampanelli CDs : Crabs Jarrard
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        Hahahaha, oh christ she is fucking terrible. : Dschinghis Khan
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          Going to see her in Atlanta with all my black friends in two weeks! : Crabs Jarrard
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            Well she'll have 6 more hours of material, then! "I JUST BLEW 37 BLACK DUDES BACKSTAGE! HUR HURHUR!!" : Dschinghis Khan
            • Dude, have a little more respect for your mom. She out there working the comedy circuit while you're at h... : Crabs Jarrard
        • In bed? : MoreVespeneGas
    • I don't make a habit out of buying 6-year old multiplayer games unless I know someone who plays it alread... : Hemtroll
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    It's impossible to know until we see what the interest is. The plan is to run "Grab Bag Fridays" which wi... : dfay
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      I'm already on board for grab bag Fridays, just wondering if I should get DoD or if it's a one-time thing : Hemtroll
      • So in general we'll not play the same game over and over each week, but we will assuredly come back to th... : jimmy_legs
• oh dang!!! : ass-street
• YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! : jimmy_legs
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  and so it begins... again : .Jayson
  • nah this is a one off for the time being : MercFox1
• o_O : daedraug
• I'm all over this. : Cheeziologist
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYT-3R_icA : Dschinghis Khan
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmCgi3v4bgY : jimmy_legs
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI_sv5uswoY&feature=related : Dschinghis Khan
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE : Crabs Jarrard
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A0wGO3c2T8 : jimmy_legs
• well shit, downloading DoD:S now. : Nitrium
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  finally : gnomish
  • Indeed! : Dschinghis Khan
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  10pm is to late to start shack battles, 9:30 or 9:15 would be better. : stgdz
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    10pm ET is 7pm PT, any earlier and we'd get no PT folks. : jimmy_legs
    • I'll put it up maybe an hour early. In ye olde days, you actually had to show up early or the server woul... : dfay
  • too late? It's friday night you should be up prepping snack cannons for somebody. : ant_hillbilly
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    Dude, stgdz that helicopter kill last night was fucking AMAZING! : Dschinghis Khan
    • yes, I was like oh hey that hind is getting clos... dead I think that was the first time I eve... : stgdz
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  SUPER COLORFUL UPDATE!!! Server IP: shackutah.dyndns.org Port: e{whatever the default is}e Password: d : dfay
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    yay tagfail : dfay
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      Wouldn't be a DoD:S poast without one :) : Dschinghis Khan
      • Great, now I have a craving for toast. Subliminal message received. :/ : dfay
      • ^The master of DoD:S posts. : Alco23
• BTW all: I have no idea how well the server will run if we fill it. It's been tested with up to one perso... : dfay
• awww yeah, gonna kar98 some bitches : vov1n
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  Sad that I'm going to miss this! : Duffman8369
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    WHAT THE FUCK!? There be birthday cake involved. : Dschinghis Khan
    • pirate birthday cake? : jimmy_legs
• Ewwwww! : ConsFEARacy
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  Why must you start so early, it's Friday ffs >:( : yosemiteclimber
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA_NdaedMGk : jimmy_legs
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    Oh shut up and just play, fgt. : Dschinghis Khan
    • By the time I get home and get it installed it will be over you insensetive prick! : yosemiteclimber
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  I hope I didn't uninstall it. : midgetherder
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    Even if you did it takes all of 5 minutes to install again. : Dschinghis Khan
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      I hope I can figure it out. : midgetherder
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        Five. Minutes. : Dschinghis Khan
        • Five. Hours. : Cliffzorz
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  Is this from the retro-game-voting thing that was circulating a couple of weeks ago? : Johnny Law
  • This is the same thing, yes. : jimmy_legs
  • Yes and no. We haven't started any voting yet (AFAIK!) so consider this an appetizer. : dfay
  • I wouldn't call it retro gaming. So much as a "grab bag" Meaning it couldbe any game from any era. : Dschinghis Khan
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xl1IZP-t7A : DrWaffles
  • Fuck, 90s commercials were glorious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXTagE7BtRU : DrWaffles
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  Will anyone play video games with me if I'm not hammered? : vile
  • yeah. : jimmy_legs
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    I will, but I won't enjoy it. I don't drink. But I play like I do, so no one can tell. : dfay
    • Doesn't drink, lives in Utah. HMMMMM. : ArcKnight
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  Frankly this should be on Sunday nights. : Cliffzorz
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    Frankly, you should show up tonight! : dfay
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      Impossible. : Cliffzorz
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEFy91U5cM : dfay
        • No its you people who make ME sad. Holding all the best shackbattles at the worst possible times. : Cliffzorz
• DOOR STUCK! : Dschinghis Khan
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  Fuck yea I like retro-gaming. I used to play the shit out of the original DoD. I'll have to grab dods. : shinta420
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    I just bought dods so if there are any sandy vaginas out there who can't spare $10 it came with 3 guest p... : shinta420
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      that sounds like me! http://steamcommunity.com/id/hemtroll : Hemtroll
      • It's asking for either an email or just direct steam friend. I added you as a friend on steam, just waiti... : shinta420
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  My entry from the Wordle thread - I figured you guys could appreciate it more... http://www.wordle.net/s... : Crabs Jarrard
  • Haha awesome! : dfay
  • Bullshit i have to download some stupid Java plug in FUCK YOU! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Denzel. Awesome. : Duffman8369
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  ::::::::((((((( Sad Slug is Sad. I'm still out of town until Wed. My laptop could probably handle DO... : mrblarg
  • Neither did Cliff, but never stopped him! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Touchpad DoD is awesome while frunk, : Cliffzorz
• sanchez is busy tonight. : midgetherder
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  I'm gonna get FUCK UP tonight. : Dschinghis Khan
  • i'm gonna get SHIT DOWN tomorrow. : ass-street
• Flying to San Fran otherwise I'd hop on this shit : gx8
• SHIT! I better make sure I still have this installed! : kagath
• Oh, DOD: Source, that other game I bought and played around three times after. ...I might join up. : SigmaDraconis
• Duffman better be there. It's not the same without him yelling drunkenly into the mic. :D : kagath

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  Already sold out, I think. : daVinci1980
  • Ah, only 139$ ones are sold out. I'm not getting one. : daVinci1980
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  I picked one up last night. It's not really worth $165, but I got one anyway. : wendigo
  • see that's the problem, I imagine i can get into a lot of stuff w/o one anyway but if it tends to be hard... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    dude how is paying $165 not worth seeing over 1900 bands in a span of 4 days and nights??? : whistletits
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      it's not like you are guaranteed access to any show even with a wristband : EvilDolemite
      • That is a truth but that goes for badges as well. I have never been denied access to any showcase I wante... : whistletits
• not doing much this year. might check out some free venues. : EvilDolemite
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  never. plenty of free stuff to do, and usually my preferred shows aren't official SXSW showcases or anyth... : mwasher
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    What is SXSW showcase? Anything on their site? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      things that are billed as one, and/or official sxsw shows. a ton of shit that happens downtown, and ther... : mwasher
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        ah so things on http://showlistaustin.com/ thanks : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          yea. most everything is RSVP tho so you will want to make sure you look for that. as an aside, this g... : mwasher
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            haha nice, thanks : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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              don't listen to this freeloader he was begging me to buy him a wristband yesterday, lol. Get the wristban... : whistletits
              • Well another problem is i already bought tickets to a show on Mar 15 at La Zona Rosa, so that's one night... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                ^ he's a liar and trying to get you to waste your money! I guess if you wanna go to another fagtastic P... : mwasher
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                  you dont need a wristband for that just rsvp fggt : whistletits
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                    exactly my point. you don't need a wristband for anything!!! : mwasher
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                      also what are you doing tonight? or are you in love with a girl now? :( : mwasher
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                        no, she is in Colorado. I went out lastnight so Im gonna chiil...how about sat or sun? : whistletits
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                          shackmeet tomorrow night at casino at 6:30. couple people from out of town are coming as well. should c... : mwasher
                          • i haven't been to casino in awhile. : whistletits
• Yes and hell yes if you like music : whistletits
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  I do the same thing every year. I look at the schedule and pick two venues that have bands I want to see ... : daVinci1980
  • This is what I do as well. Pick a couple of showcases I want to see and a backup each night. : whistletits
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  Can I do this online? Shit, I'll need a few. Also come to our party and talk about clouds :) http://cl... : edward
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    https://wristband-app.sxsw.com/ : mwasher
    • oh yea, this might cause you a problem : 2. The purchaser will provide their name, phone number, e-ma... : mwasher
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  Speaking of Austin, what are you hoebags doing tonight? : genjuro
  • sitting at home drinking gin and maybe spinning some records. you gonna be here tomorrow night? : mwasher
  • nothing, shackmeet is tomorrow night at casino : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • herping the derp with the derps and the herps : EvilDolemite
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    I am (hopefully) going to 6th Street and will be preparing for the Shackmeet tomorrow. : The Grolar Bear
    • It's nice as shit out right now : EvilDolemite
• no and hell no : biskits
• thanks for the input. not getting one : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles

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  Paging CrustaR!!! : The Grolar Bear
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    I already bought it. I'm not sure when or if I'll ever get it framed, but I have been wanting an origina... : CrustaR
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      I have a spare 18x24" frame that has this in it http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/2/29852/1633312-pride_... : Crimsonbeak
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        Maybe I'll just get a standard frame for it and skip the museum glass/custom frame/etc. : CrustaR
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          I do all the framing myself. Make the frame, cut the mats, and buy the glass from a local store that jus... : Crimsonbeak
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            Teach me. : CrustaR
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              It's really not hard it just takes practice mostly with cutting the mat. You can buy a mat cutter http:... : Crimsonbeak
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                Also I have bought a shitty frame from Michael's then pulled out the glass and backing and put my own in. : Crimsonbeak
                • Thanks. Don't standard sized frames not work with spacers since they are so shallow? : CrustaR
    • I just preordered one as well! I hate that I haven't been able to get a Stout print. : pancake humper
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  The first Stout poster I haven't wanted in a while and he makes it quite simple to get. Bah. : Ellissd
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    I hope he keeps doing it this way. : Crimsonbeak
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      me too. i want some of his stuff but it sells out so fast it's balls. : RogerDandy
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        Well, get this one, pilgrim!! : CrustaR
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          I don't like it though CrustaR! : RogerDandy
          • Your loss, RD. Your loss. : CrustaR
    • seriously. this way is much better. : AMikaboshi
  • yeah :-( : opengl128
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  wtf is that supposed to be? : biskits
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herja : CrustaR
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      kinda looks native american not norse. not liking this one all that much. also kinda reminds me of this: ... : cptstern
      • You disappoint me, cptstern. : CrustaR
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  Awesome! Ordered mine : gornl1
  • Excellent, it will not disappoint. I like it the more I look at it. : CrustaR
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  Please do not refer to us as "print" people, it's offensive. We are sint people. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    Haha I'm about to go deal with that asshole right now. : coldfusioncs
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      What did you decide to do? : CrustaR
      • I didn't reply to his email, but I just spent half a fucking hour outside his office waiting for him to s... : coldfusioncs
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      huh? : Crimsonbeak
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25293557#itemanchor_25293557 : coldfusioncs
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          haha. I remember my boss getting in an argument with the Dean of Visual and Performing Arts because our ... : Crimsonbeak
          • I would of changed it to notcommon or something just to piss him off :D : AMikaboshi
    • Sinterklass! : ArB
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinte : dirge23
• I'm not a collector or anything...but I ordered one. I liked it more each time I looked at it. : draekken
• awesome, finally got my first Tstout print. when it ships I'll have to order another frame! : AMikaboshi
• Time's up. Congrats to all those who got one. : CrustaR
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  why does he do stuff in such limited prints? He has some cool posters, I would like to give him money for... : lord cecil
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    It is how Prints work. By having a limited number you can charge more for them. And by making them limi... : Crimsonbeak
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      He's doing it wrong. I have seen numerous posters by this guy that are cool and I want to give him money ... : lord cecil
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        I feel for you. I'd love the starwars ones, and while this one isn't as cool, its gonna look awesome fram... : AMikaboshi
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          also, i wonder if they'd be as popular if they were runs of 200k verses 2000 or so. It's supply and deman... : AMikaboshi
          • It's not supply and demand because the supply is needlessly tiny. The Star Wars posters sold out in 5 min... : lord cecil
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        Keep in mind that he has a commission for a set amount. When he doesn't have a commission, he has to pay... : CrustaR
        • No, but it is as handing a company for X dollars for Y prints. If he opened up a 30-day pre-order window ... : lord cecil
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  first one i haven't wanted :\ : mwasher
  • Yeah, me no want this one. : Ride-My-Rocket