Talk Amongst Yourselves
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Oh also you guys went to Galaxy World?
Did Hippo Barry get a new friend?
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We couldn’t even get on the damn thing. So many kids man…
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I thought you were going to the FreePlay thingy at the Opera House?
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Me, AP and What did…for all of 5 minutes. Just a bunch of indie games we already own and that was it.
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It was basically the same horde of kids on Animal Kaiser the whole time we were there…
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There was another Sydney meat?
I’m really struggling to keep up with TAY these days. Didn’t even hear about it until after it was over. Though it doesn’t sound like I’d have been likely to make this one anyway.
And yes, that stacker machine is a massive troll.
Cant wait for two independent games, Hard Reset and Red Orchestra 2 coming next month, who’s with me?
Also who’s getting Deus Ex?
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DEUS EX WOOOOOOOO
Totes pre-loading on Steam as I type.
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Yeah Deus Ex looks awesome!
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Me!
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Pre-loaded on Steam and ready!.. Now to get out of work on Thursday and Friday.. hmmm
Knocked Borderlands off my pile of shame on the weekend. Yay \o/
Also saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Brilliant film. The CGI is outstanding. The apes look more like apes then real apes (wait what?).
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Not if you’re wearing these…
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Gotta love these gorillas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5olWzkdlSBs
I’ve been trying different characters in LoL. I can’t get the hang of Jarvan outside of kill-stealing etc with Cataclysm. I like using Caitlyn though 🙂 With the build I use she takes a bit of warming up but eventually she’s quite brutal! The one game I tried with Sion crashed so will try again later.
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Did you buy those heroes?
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Yes I did.
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After our game the other night where that Fiddlesticks was owning us, I decided to purchase him. I’ve only played the one game so far, and it was against AI, but I got 3/2/16. Would have gotten more if the rest of my team (bar one person) was any good, but they were really bad, one of them died 8 times within the first 15mins of the game, just kept charging these two champions. *sigh*
I do really like Fiddlesticks though.
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Man I hate Fiddlesticks.
I had a similar situation with a guy in one game last night. I think he was TRYING to feed the other team. Died to a turret in the first minute then died 10 times before he got even an assist. I don’t think he got a single kill in the end and was something like 0/15/2.
We won though!
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This was to be the week of the Barbarian.
This was when I was to unleash the Horde of Hungarian Barbarian Comments.
There was to be no rest.
No safety.
All Hugo, all the time.
Then my Aunt found out I am holidays;
“Oh good, I am moving house so you can come and help”
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH
Brought down, by an aunt too cheap to hire removalists.
*sigh*
Started palying Just Cause 2 over the weekend after picking it up ridiculously cheap at JB Hi Fi last week. I’m not far in but that’s mainly because I restarted it. I almost hate to admit it, but I’m playing it on Casual after not doing very well on Normal difficulty. The problem is, the game is almost insultingly easy on Casual but the step up on Normal is rather punishing.
That aside, I’m really enjoying it. It seems like Avalanche looked at the sandbox genre and said “well, people just run around blowing shit up anyway, what if we make that the point of the game?”.
The island the game takes place on is bloody huge, something I was able to appreciate after my second faction mission when I found a nearby air race challenge and was able to fly a light aircraft over the island and take in the scope of it. It was quite amazing, I guess similar to the first time I played Assassins Creed and realised that anything I could see, I can climb. Same deal here, except I can whiz around on grappling hooks, hijack an enemy helicopter in mid-air then jump out of it and parachute to the ground.
Other than that, I played Minecraft and fell into lava, losing all my diamonds, so we’re on a little break from each other. Meanwhile, my wife has made an extensive network of powered rails so that she can ride a minecart between each of her vast mineshaft/caverns.
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I think that games greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. The screwing around is undoubtedly the most fun thing to do in the game. First thing i did was spend hours just wandering around Panau. But it means that (for me anyway) everytime the the game asked me to do any mission, it felt boring.
If they make a part 3, they should just go all out, no compulsory story just madness.
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Hmm, if that’s the case I might try and stay reasonably focused on missions to avoid that kind of burnout.
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Yeah they should go a saints row path and just embrace the silliness of the game!
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Bought Infamous 2 and No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise on Friday. Spent the weekend playing Sonic Colours. . .
So my whole “play LOL this weekend” plan failed, as I instead played hockey, went to 1st birthday parties, worked, and then went to university open days…
NEXT WEEK I SWEAR!!!
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I know all about holding off the LoL train, but trust me, once you board, you’ll find it hard to get off at the next stop.
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LoL is fun in its own right, but is Awesome when you’re running around in a Kotaku team coordinating attacks in teamspeak.
My LoL name is steveothedevo if you ever want a game once you get into it.
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I love LoL’ing and Teamspeak. I’m going to be so devastated when I move and don’t have internet for a couple of weeks 🙁
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It’s TABTOL!
TAY August 20, 2011: 2361 comments
1: jamesmag 211 posts (8.9%)
2: Blaghman 186 posts (7.9%)
3: Harli 163 posts (6.9%)
4: Bish 152 posts (6.4%)
5: Effluvium Boy 147 posts (6.2%)
6: Tech Knight 120 posts (5.1%)
7: Chuloopa 101 posts (4.3%)
8: Strange 96 posts (4.1%)
9: Jimu 91 posts (3.9%)
10: Rocketman 80 posts (3.4%)
11: jimu 78 posts (3.3%)
12: NotoriousR 70 posts (3.0%)
13: Steve-O The Deve-O 67 posts (2.8%)
14: lambomann007 63 posts (2.7%)
15: Hugo the Hungarian Barbarian 57 posts (2.4%)
16: dawdle! 51 posts (2.2%)
17: The Cracks 48 posts (2.0%)
18: Trjn 47 posts (2.0%)
19: Dr What? 38 posts (1.6%)
20: Aidan 37 posts (1.6%)
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Post #1: Batguy at 08:32 15/08
Post #1000: dawdle! at 16:09 16/08
Post #2000: jamesmag at 11:53 19/08
Post #2361: Strange at 22:01 21/08
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Man, I really need to step up my game!
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3RD PLACE BISH
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You know what this is?
I’ve now inherited AP’s god-dammit-I-keep-getting-beaten-by-Harli curse.
*shakes fist*
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YES!
Up to #7
Marked improvement indeed!-
I was 50th to 22nd… Im back baby! Not really.
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What the..but I was all busy and stuff last week. How did I post the most again? D:
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Moving up the rankings! 🙂
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I had fewer posts yet still climbed higher up the rankings.
FIGJAM.
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I’ve been split by a CAP!
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Hmm, good point. Boy is my face red! Thought I was doing case-insensitive comparisons but apparently not. How insensitive of me.
Sorry everybody, top 10 should actually be:
1: jamesmag 211 posts (8.9%)
2: Blaghman 186 posts (7.9%)
3: Jimu 169 posts (7.2%)
4: Harli 163 posts (6.9%)
5: Bish 152 posts (6.4%)
6: Effluvium Boy 147 posts (6.2%)
7: Tech Knight 120 posts (5.1%)
8: Chuloopa 101 posts (4.3%)
9: Strange 96 posts (4.1%)
10: Rocketman 80 posts (3.4%)All hail #3 Jimu!
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NOOOO
I had a spot on the podium.. for a few brief moments I could grasp the shining light of victory.. only to have it snatched away from me much too quickly.
/drowns sorrows
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!
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From the top twenty to the top fifteen! I feel like I’m moving up in the world 😛
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Really?
But I thought I was being quiet…
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47… I was only 5 off 42.
So glad I’m moving soon..we had a huge storm in Perth last night, and the apartment I’m currently in has a window that leaks, so we have to put a towel there to soak up all the water. Underneath the window is where the powerpoint to the loungeroom is, which has the TV, Xbox, PS3, my media computer and modem plugged into it. Seeing as the water was coming through faster than I could replace the towels, I thought it would be prudent to unplug everything from the wall so it didn’t short out if the water got to it. I then went to bed, I woke up this morning, everything was plugged back in and there was a massive puddle on the floor and the power socket was soaked. I have no idea how everything didn’t short out, but I’m very angry at my room mate, especially as it was after midnight when I unplugged everything and he is meant to be at uni in 20mins.
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Did you leave a note there? He might not have got the hint…
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I left one this morning. I would have thought it was obvious last night seeing as you had to yell to be heard in our house, it was raining that hard. And the plug is in a place where you can’t accidentally pull it out so it must have been unplugged for a reason..
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Lucky indeed. When do you move into your new place?
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Early September, I can’t wait!
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Yeah, it got somewhat wild last night, didn’t it?
But what kind of fool plugs things in again under a leaky window after they were unplugged?-
My roommate is completely lacking in common sense.
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Why don’t you get the landlord to fix the leaky window? It’s clearly a safety hazard if it’s over an electrical outlet. Withhold the rent until its fixed.
DUBSTEP GUNS!!!!!!
wubwubwubwubwub
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That last dubstep Assassins Creed ad actually made me want to buy it. I hate when marketing works on me, I always thought i was immune.
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OH DAWDLE!! I HEART YOU FOR POSTING THIS !!! <3 <3 <3
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The moment CrabJiffy showed it to me, I knew you would like it. 😀
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*squishy hugs* 😀
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That was pretty damn awesome.
BLAAAAH work has kept me too busy for TAY last two weeks.. hope I didn’t miss any sudden twists or crucial plot points!!!
The only big gaming news I have is I’m 500 points (about) off 30,000 gamer-points!!! Not that I’m a ‘chievie whore, but it’s a nice feeling to be almost out of the 20k
Between Ass:Bro and FFXIII I should knock that over this week…
What’s the haps, TAYbies?
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Went camping with some friends. This is a favourite spot of ours, and burnt down in the Black Saturday bushfires, so this is the first time we went back. To celebrate our return, we did it the only way we knew how. Nachos. Lots and lots of nachos. (I wanted more, but we were out of cash.)
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Wowzers! Looks like you had an epic meal time!
Sorry had to do it…:P
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Now I want nachos 🙁
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Well, we’re still waiting for Kotaku Chronicles Part 3…
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THIS.
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We lost our final yesterday and my football season has came to an anti-climatic end. We started off well (with yours truly scoring the first try :D) but lack of fitness/training and too much binge drinking took its toll in the midday sun. At one point we recieved an unfair call and our halfback swore at the ref. He didn’t know who it was and demanded they own up so he could send them off. Our entire forward pack, as tired as they were saw this as an easy way to get a rest and began arguing that it was them and that they should be sent of for a rest. Luckily the ref was overwhelmed and played on, but talk about team dedication 😛
I only made it halfway through the second half before pulling a muscle in my back, essentially rendering me as usefull on the field as tits on a bull. We ended up losing by 8 points, so at least it wasn’t a flogging, but man am I sore today…
While no-one wants to lose a game, I’m kind of relieved that the season is over and looking forward to some time to myself for video gaming/drinking. Going to sink some hours into Lord of the Rings: 3rd Age courtesy of Shane and hopefully join in for some more lol’s on LoL with the Kotaku team.
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Sounds like something of an interesting final game for you dude. Hope the back injury doesn’t present too much of a problem for you. 8 points isn’t a flogging at all!
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Thanks Harli – Yeah we have some interesting characters on our team which make for some interesting games. We had to change captain mid-game once as the ref refused to talk to him cus he ‘smells like a brewery, and I (the ref) could get drunk just by talking to him’ 😛
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Damn, that sucks.
I played in a soccer semi for our second placed reserves team (because they were short on players and our second-last placed firsts team is on a “well-earned” off-season). We won 1-0 and they want me back next week. So I get to play in a grand final this coming Sunday 😀
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Nice, I’ve only ever played in one but gotta love Grand Finals! The atmosphere, the tension and that extra distance you go for your mates. Good luck next week man! Enjoy it!
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League or union?
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Rugby League
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Shiny.
Next question (and you better get this right…):
Maroons or Blues?-
Queenslander born ‘n’ bred.
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Good answer.
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Jimu, have you read We3?
Looks interesting.
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Looks mad, a mate owns it and has supposed to have been lending it to me for a long time.
So no, no I haven’t.
He loved it though, he’s a big Grant Morrison fan…but I trust his judgement.
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Hardcover coming out this week. Might buy it.
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Woooo! Once again TABTOL is stuck in approval limbo, where I can see it and none of you can. Wow, looks fantastic. Yep. You’re missing out.
Hey mod-like peoples, reckon you could add the old “The message is awaiting approval” message when this happens? I only know it’s hidden because I looked at the page in another browser!
The Kotaku Chronicles – Part 3
The war room was alight with red flashing lights, warning signals, and rather strangely, a disco ball which must have mistakenly been wired into the emergency system when the ship was built. More puzzling, to the assembled soldiers, is why the room would need a disco ball in the first place. The only one amongst them who didn’t seem concerned was Private Puppylicks.
“What the hell are you singing, Puppylicks?” inquired NotoriousR, as he watched the volatile weapons expert sway side to side.
“How can you not know this one, Notty?” Puppylicks upped the volume of his voice, which seemed to throw his voice even further out of tune.
“I’ve got the torch!” he sang and he lofted his flamethrower into the air “I’ve got the poweeeeeerrrrrr… YEAH!”
“Oh hey, yeah i do know that one, what’s it called again? That’s right – you’re a crazy bastard”
“Hey, no need to be Jealous there Notty. You know what they say – can’t handle the heat, get the hell outta my kitchen”
“That doesn’t even make a lick of sense” Jamesmag interjected.
“You’re face doesn’t make a lick of sense” snapped Puppylicks.
“Easy boys”. Dr. What had snuck up behind the trio, causing Puppylicks to jump, much to the delight of the others. “I wouldn’t want to have to waste any of my supplies on you lot before we even get to the fight”
“Thats enough from all of you” Sergeant Jimu intereupted.
“Fall into line, the lot of you. I don’t want to hear another word from any of you sorry sons of Feth. The Lord Marshall is on his way and something big is up. I can feel it.”
The men knew better than to question the sergeant’s inklings. They’d kept them alive on more than one occasion. It was like a sixth sense. It was only two years ago that he’d pulled a squad, helmed by Fatshady, back from a firefight based on a bad feeling. The men argued and wanted to push on, but reluctantly fell back. Moments later the area they were to charge into was carpet bombed from unnoticed orbital auxiliaries the enemy had brought forward in an attempt to wipe out half of the Allure strike force in one fell swoop.
From then on it became almost codex for the men to listen when Jimu spoke. His feelings were often the difference between glory and having your remains jettisoned into space in a pretty box.
He looked at the men from left to right. Just a few of his best. Trjn , Jamesmag, Sughly, Strange, Expendibleguy, Plainview, Dr What, Puppylicks, NotorriousR, and Corporal Fatshady, his second in command.
He was indeed a lucky man to have such a reliable crew.
“I don’t like this, Sarge” Said Trjn, matter-of-factly, shifting uncomfortably under his plasteel armor.
“Indeed. The air is thick with the incandescent reek of perpetual destitution and anal rape” Plainview added, in his own colorful way.
The pair, though sharing the same ill boding as their sarge, couldn’t be any more different to each other. Trjn was born a soldier, he’d seen fighting from Nar’Shaal to Abrose IV. He was relatively tall muscular and used few words to belay his thoughts. He could find his way in any battlefield and had a natural knack for spotting traps before they were sprung. For that reason, he was Fatshady’s second and the groups pointman.
Plainview on the other hand was born into money. A scholar born and raised, joining the marines to better understand the complexities of battlefield trauma, and to perhaps meet a glorious doom that could be written of in tomes and emblazoned across pillars in the hall of warriors. All things considered, however, he was an excellent fighter. He was meticulous and mathematical in his approach to death. While most soldiers would shoot the closest thing to them, Plainview would toy with his enemy, putting them at the greatest disadvantage as a unit, rather than trying to take them down one by one. It was a macabre art, painted in blood, sweat and tears of the fallen.
“Well, i’m sure we’ll find out soon enough” Jimu replied, almost to himself, whilst toying with the ornate bronze Eagle-headed hilt of his vibro-sword.
Another voice came from the doorway behind Jimu, along with several footsteps. “Soon enough often comes sooner than you think”.
Jimu didn’t have to turn around to see who it was.
“Officer on deck” Jimu bellowed, the men immediately tightening formation and snapped to attention as Jimu span on his heels to salute the Lord Marshall.
Serrels was closely followed by his loyal puppy, Tadmod, as per usual – but a third robed figure walked along side the Lord Marshall. Someone he was not familiar with, nor any of the men for that matter. How was it possible to be at crusade for so long and not know almost everyone aboard the ship? Especially this individual. Something about him just wasn’t right in the most soul-chilling of ways .
“At ease gentlemen” Said the Lord Marshall
Strange cleared her throat
“And gentlewomen” Serrels said with a grin.
The Lord Marshall and Field Marshall both walked around to the head of the table, whilst the stranger stood to the side of the room just behind them, hood still covering his face and bodily features. A walking rug, Jimu mused to himself.
The sergeants gaze was quickly snatched away when Serrels began to speak.
“We have a problem” he began as he picked up a remote control from the table and started to manipulate the buttons.
The GCL ship came into view on the wall-sized screen behind them. It was a floating hulk. Derelict and scared from a battle perhaps not that long past.
“The ship has been positively identified as the GCL Cruiser Lords Grace. As you can see, she is a mess. The fleet she was with has abandoned her, no other vessels are in the vicinity.”
“Easy Pickings” replied Jimu. “We can just go right in and come out with the information we need from the ships computers without any problems”
“If only that were true” Interjected Tadmod. “Shortly after coming out of ludicrous speed, we intercepted a distress signal originating from the ship. Audio only”
Tad hit a switch on the table in front of him.
The Message came through. Static only at first, then the message came clearly.
Order more guns with the funds brought by queens
Order more guns with the funds brought by queens
Order more guns with the funds brought by queens
The assembly of soldiers all listened keenly, intensely confused by the message. It made no sense to any of them. What could it possibly mean?
Sughly was the first to get it. “O.M.G.W.T.F.B.B.Q – ahhhhhh feth it!”
“What the hell is that meant to mean” NotoriousR said, perhaps even more confused than he was a moment ago.
“Fething Trolls, that’s what it means” Jimu snorted. “Feth them all to hades!”
“What, as in ‘i live under a bridge and eat your goats’ trolls? Who gives a rats tail, we’ll smoke whatever gets in our w-OUCH!”
NortoriousR was cut short by Fatshadys meaty hand clipping the back of his head. “Shut up and let the Marshall continue”
“Thank you corporal” Serrels said as the line quitened down again. “Yes, Trolls.”
“For those of you that are fortunate enough to have never come across a Troll before, they are despicable space faring creatures that float through the void and consume whatever they come across. They are a minor annoyance to our cause, but still they are not to be underestimated. All it would take is for one to get aboard and we’d be soon overrun. They quickly self-reproduce and are both vicious and quite insane. Combine that with the fact that the average Troll is six feet tall and practically raw muscle and claws and you have one mean adversary.”
“Isn’t standard protocol for Troll nests to purge on sight? We have more than enough firepower to vaporise them safely from here” Inquired Jimu, already knowing what the Lord Marshal was about to say
“Usually, but this was an important ship to the GCL. It has a data library on board with information on the fleet, destination and cargo.”
“Of course it does.” Jimu’s scarred face twisted into something resembling a smirk. “If it’s so important why didn’t they destroy the ship themselves to prevent us from getting the data?”
“They know how much closer we’re getting. Their ships outnumber ours 10 to one, but don’t have the long range firepower we do. This means they would have had to have spent time on a sustained and concentrated attack on the cruiser, which in turn would have put the rest of the fleet exposed to infestation by the Trolls”
“Ok, i get it now – so we’re the suicide squad that has to go in and get that data before the new occupants accidentally trash the systems too much?”
“Affirmative”
“Sounds like a party to me, what do you say, men?”
A wall of sound that the reverberated off the war room’s walls as the soldiers cheered and clanged their weapons against their armor and the steel grating of the floor.
The Lord Marshals face remained as stern as ever as he raised his hand for silence. “There’s more”
“Feth it, there’s always more” Puppylicks exclaimed.
“More’s fine by me – more to crush beneath my steel” Fatshady said, stroking his massive Two-handed Electro-hammer
“Hmm.. yes.. and more opportunities for me to have to sew an arm back onto one of you sorry sons of Hasslehoff” sighed Dr What.
Serrels ignored them and continued “Ships of importance in a GCL fleet always carry a Preacher on board, as a guardian”
“What in Hades name is a Preacher?” asked Jamesmag
“It’s a Psycher. You know, a human born with special powers. Only instead of being born into normal society, they’re born into the company of fanatics and are taught to believe they hold the powers of Christ and are anointed to use these powers to fight the enemies of their God for the good of human kind. Or so they say” Explained Sughly.
“Sughly always delivers. But man i hate Psychers. Mutants and scum that’s all they are” Trjn said, spitting at the ground, as if it were all his pure concentrated hate.
“I have to agree, sir” said Strange, finally adding her own voice to the fray. “I’m as much up for a fight as any of these mouth breathers here, but how are we means to fight a Preacher? Even with our numbers it’ll fry us all for sure.”
“I have a feeling that’s where our unknown friend in the robe comes in” Jimu said, eying off the stranger, whom had yet to move even an inch or mutter a single word since entering the room.
“Perceptive as ever, Sergeant” Serrels said, cracking a slight smile for the first time. “Lady and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Zorine Te, an agent lent to us from the ASO group”
The Lord Marshall motioned the figure to come to his side.
Through the robes it was hard to make out, but there was no mistaking the grace with which the figure moved, looking almost as if it was floating on air rather than walking.
“Wait. ASO? As in the Allure Special Operations Groups? But they’re… they’re…” Trjn fumbled over the last words.
“Psychers” Jimu snarled. It would seem the feeling he had gnawing at the back of his neck wasn’t the ship they were about to board, but rather their secret passenger. “How long has he been among us, unknown, strolling the corridors and invading our nightmares?”
The Lord Marshall was about to answer the sergeant, but Zorine Te got in first. “She, Sergeant, how long has she been a burden upon your very living soul”
Slender hands slid from within the figures sleeves as she began to remove her hood. It fell back along with the rest of the robes revealing a tall and slender black clad sihloette of what was most certainly a woman, only accentuated by the flashing red lights and shimmer of the disco ball that still slowly spun, suspended from the ceiling.
Her hair was black as raven night and tied back in a ponytail, as if daring her enemies to grab hold of it and strike home the deathblow. Her black body suit had thin slits in it in certain spots over her body, exactly where the main arteries would be contained under her pale skin, as if to tempt blade to draw blood and bleed her dry. The top half of her face was covered by a mask as black as her body suit, except for a red line the went across both eyes from top to bottom. Her lips bore no make up, yet were almost as distracting as her eyes. Her mis-matched eyes. One hazel, one a deep brown, both centered with pits of pure black that if you stared to long could transfix you and draw you in. You could look upon her face and soon after be dead where you stand and never even know. A belt around her waist carried two blood-red daggers and a wicked looking pistol none of them had seen the likes of before. But perhaps most striking were the two katana fastened to her back. It too was jet black, minus for the edge of the blade which was green and looked wet with venom.
“Not really practical armor, is it?” Said Puppylicks, not really realizing what she was.
Jimu, however, knew exactly what he was looking at. So did Trjn, and he was the first to get a word in.
“Fething Soul Consumer!” He said drawing his own knife from his waist, as if it would do him any good.
Before anyone else could even move, Zorine Te seemed to vanish into thin air, only to reappear behind Trjn. Before anyone could say or do anything she has already kicked a leg out from underneath the private, bringing him to his knees as she brought her own dagger to bear at his throat. Everyone was stunned and frozen on the spot in sheer shock of the haste of her attack.
“I much prefer the term Harlequin” she whispered in his ear, her lips close enough to his ear that he could feel the warmth of the blood the flowed beneath their surface. “You’d do well to remember that…” She trailed off for a moment, almost seemingly lost in thought. She moved her face around in front of his
“But i suppose i’ll let you call me Harli. As a token of my appreciation for your warm welcome”
“Enough!” Lord Marshall Serrels finally interrupted. “I will not have squabbling aboard my vessel!”
Te smiled and let Trjn go and slowly walked back to the Lord Marhsals side, still moving calmly and elegantly as if nothing were amiss.
Jamesmag tried to help Trjn to his feet, but he angrily shrugged him off and stood up himself.
The assembled soldiers were right to feel trepidation at this new development. Harlequins, or Soul Consumers as some had come to know them, were indeed dangerous creatures. Perhaps more so than the Preacher they were moments ago so loathe to face. Not only were they powerful weavers of psychic energies, they were master assassins, spies and combatants. Everything about a Harlequin spoke death and disarray.
“She has been with us for the entire journey, in stasis to conserve her strength.” Serrels explained. “She will be of no harm to any of you, and i expect her to be treated the same as any other member of my crew.”
“Man, there’s always got to be SOMEBODY in stasis. If this were a movie some strange Alien creature would burst out of her right now” Said NotoriousR, trying to aleviate the tension.
“Hey.. watch what you cann strange” Strange said, shooting him a look.
“So what’s the plan, then?” Jimu said, seemingly just wanting to get back down to business.
“You will be using a breaching vessel which we will launch from a distance safe for the rest of us here. About 5 standard clicks out. ” Serrels began.
“We’ll be sitting ducks at that distance, they’ll blast us back to Hades” Fatshady interrupted.
“Not so. Trolls are simple beings and wouldn’t be able to work out how to use any of the ships batteries even if they tried. Besides, long range scans show that the weapons systems are severely damaged, possibly from the initial Troll attack.”
Tadmod stepped forward, punching a sequence into the table console. The disco ball disappeared into the ceiling and was replaced with a projector. A 3D image of the Lords Grace appeared between the officers and the soldiers, all of it’s corridors and inner workings laid out in before them, section by section.
“Once you make hull breach, you will work your way down the main corridor before splitting into two groups. The corridors are far too small for a eleven man squad to be effective in onc concentrated area. You will then proceed in a pincer maneuver towards the cathedral located here”
The bisection of the ship zoomed and highlighted several elements. Blue for the path the two squads will make, and red for the destination area.
“I won’t lie to you, but as you can see it will be quite a hike to the cathedral from your breach point. Almost a kilometer. Expect to meet heavy resistance from the Trolls.”
“Why not just drop us closer to the Cathedraln then?” Jimu asked.
“The ship is unstable in most areas – if you do not make break within ten metres of your designated point, you run the risk of breaking completely through the ships hull and starting a chain reaction. Needless to say the resulting fireball would be quite spectacular and fatal.”
“Of course. We wouldn’t want that, would we?”
“No. I assure you, you wouldn’t” TadMod replied, not sensing the sarcasm in Jimu’s tone.
Trjn raised his hand rather than talking out of line again. He seemed a little more sheepish, yet equally defiant when he spoke.
“Sir, you said eleven man sqaud. Where does Sir-Eats-Alot over there fit into this?”
“Glad you asked, private.” TadMod answered. “She will be your support. Once you make breach, she will move separately from the rest of you. Te will have a 20 second head start and will be traveling through the ducts in the ship to locate any Preacher that may or may not be aboard before any of you have the unpleasantness of finding it yourselves.”
With that the schematic disappeared and the Lord Marshal stepped forward again.
“Alright, are we clear on the plan?”
“Yes sir” Jimu answered for his men.
“Good – prepare your men. We launch in twenty minutes precisely”
With that the Lord Marshall turned and left, followed by both Te and TadMod.
“Alright soldiers” the Sergeant exclaimed, turning to face them. “Do you want to live for ever!?”
The assembly roared their reply. An incomprehensible rabble of grunts, screams and woos.
“Then suit up, prime your arms and get your fething asses into gear! We’ve got some killing to do!”
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Oops – forgot the title.. hey tad, or Mark – can you please edit that and put the following at the top:
The Kotaku Chronicles – Part 3
duh lol
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Thank you!
Enjoy guys and gals!
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I gotta admit, I laughed my ass off at your use of the word feth. Sadly I have actually used it in its proper curse form and not realised until my wife asked what feth meant..thankyou Gaunt’s Ghosts.
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Exactly where i picked it up from, my friend.
In fact i have the first omnibus sitting in the car waiting to be read.
I’ve read one of the standalone books and it was phenomenal.And yes, i too have used Feth as a curse on numerous occasions lol
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Just finished the third omnibus myself…what an epic journey! You’ll not be disappointed!
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THREE THUMBS UP! 😀
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Three?
MUTANT!! PURGE THE HERETIC!1
haha thanks mate
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ZOMG
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ZOMG good, ZOMG bad or ZOMG THAT’S SO FREAKIN LONG!
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Dude – it can only be positive. That shit was hilarious. The characters are great, sort of reflect posting style, but fit into the overall yarn. I loved it man.
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Fo’ realz.
Especially loved the random bits, like the disco ball. That was flippin great.
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Who knew brilliant writing was as simple as a disco ball? lol
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I like shiny things!
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Bookmarked. Will read in lunchbreak. Y MUST U MAKE IT SO LONG!
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Told you it took a lot to write and that it was going to be much longer than the last 2 lol
You are a talented bastard.
Honestly – this is gripping stuff. The dialogue is brilliant:
“More’s fine by me – more to crush beneath my steel” Fatshady said, stroking his massive Two-handed Electro-hammer”
I lol’d heartily.
Plus, was so intrigued about the hooded figure – couldn’t wait to find out who it was.
Genius. And the trolls thing makes sense, because we HAVE TO DEFEND AGAINST THE TROLLS!
They called that intertextuality in my fancy (but ultimately usesless) English degree.
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Man having a English degree would be rad for writing – i used to love writing so much when i was younger then just stopped having the time or interest in it.. it feels good to be rushing out something again lol.
I’m also really excited with the Q&A i’ve done with the guys at Humble Bundle. I think i’ve thrown some questions to them that are a bit left of field, so hopefully it should be compelling when i hear back from them.
But yes, thank you, Mark. Means a lot to me that you like it. The next one will be the big battle scene, which should definitely be interesting.
OH MY GOD. AHHAHAHA. AWESOMENESS. JUST. EVERYTHING. WAS. AWESOMES.
The troll reference. Soul consumer. Trjn. Poor Doc What. Jamesmag. EVERYTHING. It made me laugh, it made me feel slight embarrassment (I still can’t believe my entire name made it in there), and it was an AWESOME read.
Chuloopa, you’ve outdone yourself once again. This is turning into a tale of epic proportions. I am SO reading this again and again!!
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I hope you don’t mind having your name there.. it’s just that it was pretty much consensus that your name is fracking epic!
In fact, the awesomeness of your name was the entire inspiration for starting the Chronicles, believe it or not.
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YOU INSPIRE ME.
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Shut up… just shut up… you had me at hello
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AHHH! A FETHING SOUL CONSUMER! 😛
Awesome job loops – you certainly have a flair for writing. The only way I could see this getting any more awsome is to end the next chapter on a cliff-hanger with a choice that TAY vote on in the comments ala Choose Your Own Adventure. That would probably complicate the writing too much though, not to mention we could end up with another North Kotaku VS South Kotaku civil war when opinion splits on which way to move forward 😛
tl;dr – Great work man! Love it!
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Ok to show my ignorance.. what the hell is TL;DR?
Also that idea had never occurred to me.. it could be a bloody great idea.. Probably not in the next one because i have a set story in my mind and i want the battle to end in a certain way, but once they’re back on the ship it could definitely be an option.. thanks for the input 🙂
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tl;dr = Too Long; Didn’t Read
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HE DIDN’T READ IT!!!?!?!
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no no, if you didn’t read HIS comment is what he was referring to.
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Nah Loops, TL;DR is used at the end of a REALLY long post, where the author expects a certain element of his audience not to read but skim the whole thing.. so the text after TL;DR – becomes a summary of your really long paragraph.
He was TL;DRing his own post, not da Chronicles 🙂
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Oh… well after my post, i’m revoking everyone’s right to say that, as no post is too long comparatively, anymore.
lol
Man i feel dumb now
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The TAY Dominion would have dismantled North AND South Kotaku with a mere thought. Just sayin’
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Seriously – if i hear any more north v south nonsense i’m going to kill off anyone who gets involved 😛 lol
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Awww Loops, we must never forget the dark days which brought us to the brink of civil war *cue dramatic orchestra* 😛
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War. War never changes.
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Hey that’s MY line…
We must endeavour to relive them, so they are not forgotten 😛
HAHAHAHAHA! ludicrous speed! Love the spaceballs reference. Absolutely fantastic writing loops, I LOVE my character, he says the darndest things :p I can’t wait to read the next instalment. That was hilarious! And really good writing! I love it!
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Glad you liked it, mate 🙂
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Totally awesome man! I was also gonna mention the awesome Spaceballs ref but was beaten to it! You really have a knack for this writing thing, its like a Douglas Adams novel! 🙂 Hopefully I get to be in it at some stage? *on hands and knees*
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I already have something planned for you.
I can say you will be accompanied by Tech Knight and Welbot – so that will give you a clue
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woot, threesome!
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DUDE!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
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I have cut and pasted into word….will read and comment.
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good man, sergeant!
Awesome work man!
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Thanks mate 🙂
Holy wall of text, Batman. I can see why it took you so long to write. Nice work.
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haha cheers
Holy cane toad in a spandex tutu! That was awesome!
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nice. lol thanks
I thought I was doing well this morning, working around the house and making a cake but no, I almost missed Kotaku Chronicles III! I’m so glad I decided to give myself a quick break to catch up on online happenings, nice work Loops, looking forward to seeing what happens next!
And I totally thought the hooded person would have been Plainview! But when you made the big reveal it all made sense, and I couldn’t see it being anyone other the amazing Harli.
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Totally stoked you enjoyed it, milady 🙂
Wow, that was awesome man, good stuff. Your dialogue is spot on and your character personalities certainly reflect my lurking observations.
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Danke 😀
Yay!
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WOO! 😀
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I’m just going to add that I’m still disappointed by my appearance. I think the whole thing should be pages upon pages of dedicated text to just how amazing I am. 😛
Also, gotta love ExpendibleGuy. I think he’ll have a long and fruitful career.
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The Blaghman scrolls?
Careful – Bethesda might sue!
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AWESOME
‘Nuff said.
So, Part IV will be up after lunch right?
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*dies*
This is epic!
WE”RE FRICKIN’ SPACE MARINES!! 😀
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sort of.. more cadian imperial guard…
Fething awesome!
Brilliant, and after what I heard, Welbot, Qumulys and myself as a team? Look out humans, we’re coming to blast ya! 😛
Just a question about ozgameshop. When you pre order a game does it often arrive before, on or after release date?
thanks.
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Copying from below (d’oh):
Nope, you’ll be waiting 2 or 3 weeks. So the only way this could happen is if Australian release date is several weeks after the UK one!
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To expand a bit, I’ve noticed they usually send them out as soon as they have stock, and delivery times are sure to not break release date. So basically, at least with some of the pre-orders I’ve had, if they’ve got stock a few days before release, they’ll send it out early, because there’s no way it’s going to be delivered in 3 days.
So yeah, you will be waiting, but my experience is that they try to ship it out as soon as they can.
Nope, you’ll be waiting 2 or 3 weeks. So the only way this could happen is if Australian release date is several weeks after the UK one!
So I was watching Star Trek last night, and I was talking to a friend about Scotty and Simon Pegg and he was all “How about that Simon Pegg”, and then I was all “Serrels is a pretty cool guy who doesn’t afraid etc etc” and then he was confused and then I was confused as to why he was confused and then I realised what I had done and that was really awkward.
tl;dr I’ve managed to confuse myself into believing Mark and Simon Pegg are actually the same person.
Maybe it’s them video games. Can’t distinguish between reality and whatnot.
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I almost watched Paul last night, but decided against it. It’s too weird.
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At least you don’t get called Hamish (Blake, from Hamish and Andy) 🙁
At least once a week I get some hooplehead come up to me and go “OH, you look like that guy from that radio show.. you know, the guy with Andy!”
I’m bemused and more than a little sick of the comparison, don’t REALLY see it…
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Can someone please post a detailed write up of Marks snow trip. Either Mark writes it up or someone else on here make a comical ‘dramatisation’ of the trip. Also include my twitter picture as an illistration if you can, I was pleased with that pic. At work so can’t really do any of this… but there is a funny story in here im sure of it.
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THIS!
Forget the chronicles – i just want o hear about it.. did i see something about mark bumping is head on twitter, too?
I was studying to kinda just glanced over it-
I’LL NEVER FORGET THE CHRONICLES
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On it!
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As soon as you tell us what happened i can start my photoshop picture.
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109175-Capcoms-Not-Porting-Latest-Ace-Attorney-To-The-USA
“At the recent “Ask Capcom” video Q&A session, Capcom’s Christian Svensson was asked “is Ace Attorney coming to the U.S.?”
Svensson responded with, “I assume that means Ace Attorney Investigations 2. The answer is ‘no.’ Sorry about that.” ”
God dammit, Capcom.
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This makes me incredisad 🙁
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Damn-it, I want to play AAI2. The first 5 games are my favourite DS games.
So lots more details have come out about Space Marine.. Yet still no word back from relic or THQ for me.. would anyone be interested if i did up and article about the game on my own?
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PAGE MOTHER-FETHIN 2!!!
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New details, eh? I must search these out…
Also, write the article anyway.
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Doooo it. I keep playing the demo over and over.
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Yeah man, a heap of fun. I think they got things quite right. The running has nice camera movement and the scale of things seem good.
Also the jumppacks are awesome.
I can’t wait for the Multiplayer.
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I am out of actual money for getting a coffee : ( Shall wait until class ends… *sigh*
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P.S. Thanks to everyone who said happy birthday to me over the weekend, whether on TAY/Twitter! Just in case I missed anyone : )
*group hug for everyone*-
I missed it and didn’t say Happy Birthday…
so… Belated Happy Birthday!
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I’m a deviant and said it on facebook! w00p
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Blahhhhh, I didn’t even look at twitters! Happppppy Birthday dawdle!! \o/
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Aww I didn’t get to see it 🙁 (I don’t use twitter, it’s against my programming)
Sorry it’s late but happy birthday!
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Happy belated birthday!
Better late than never eh? 😛
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I meant to say happy birthday. Did I say it? If not, Happy Birthday! If I did, then, cool.
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OMG BIRTHDAY!!!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! 😀
Damn you Minecraft, you stole my weekend and now i want it back, first it starts off mining coal, then iron etc… then you discover the flint and steel and set every tree within view on fire, which actually revealed a long repressed pyromania as i took joy out of seeing square trees burn.
Then i got onto the more technical item with TNT, watching a mountain turn into a large crater is also enjoyable.
I was a bit hesitant at first to buy it but now i am glad i did, although 15 Euro equates to about $21AUD.
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Ah yes, burning trees. Qumulys knows all about that, don’t you Q-bo? 😛
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/me turns bright red, looks down, scratches dirt with foot in little circles.. *cough*
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I used to be a Pyromaniac in Minecraft.
Then I accidentally burnt my 3 storey wooden mansion down.
;_;
So…this is bad…my craving for LoL is really bad and I’m starting to wish I’d brought my macbook pro into work so I could play on my lunch break :/
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Haha yeeeah.
Won’t be any Kotaku peeps on tho.-
I know 🙁 but I probably need to do some PvP with people my own level for a while so I can get a bit better. I’ve gotten a lot better at not dying, just need to get more kills 😛
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Damn I missed notch’s live cast of him making a game. Having only dabbled with game code (xna) would have loved to see a professional at work 🙁
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Can’t you go back and watch the videos? http://www.twitch.tv/realnotch
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Cheers man – I totally missed that! Will definitely check that out.
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CrabJiffy bought the Uncharted 1 & 2 bundle from JB yesterday during our Sydney meat… and he already started playing the 1st one on our friend’s PS3 last night. The game is quite nice so far : )
Also he got an amazing score of 22/2/8 as Amumu in LoL last night, carrying the team to victory.
I’m wondering what games I should play myself :\
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Wow – 22/2/8, a lot of the Kotaku guys are getting really good at LoL. Can’t wait to see how we go if we ever get a ranked team together!
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Wow! What an awesome score! Tell him congratulations!
Also, love the Uncharted games. There are some pretty creepy parts later on in the game!
You should jump on the LoL bandwagon dawdle!
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I would if I had a good enough computer!
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How old is your computer?! It’s not very graphic intensive at all 😛 my room mate has it working on his 4 year old laptop. The load times are slow but actual gameplay is fine…
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Play some gaems.
I like gaems.
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I have yet to play Terraria and Deus Ex 1 /_\
Oh hey, Steam! *brushes dusts & cobwebs off*-
Terraria!
Easy pick up n’ play sort of thing.Or wait until Rocketman comes back and play Deus Ex at the same time. I think me constantly being disappointed in him puts him off the game. Can’t imagine why though. So maybe playing/discussing with another person would help him. And his inability to play good games.
Hahaha, I’m so abusive towards him. It’s better now because he can’t even reply.-
If they do that I’m going to get myself a copy, and speedrun through the first level.
For great justice.
And so that I can mock Rocketman.
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Uncharted! \o/
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That said, can I be honest?
Uncharted 1 was kind of meh. I’m not the greatest analog stick aimer, so maybe that was part of it, but the game’s gunplay was, for me, pretty average, if not a tad below.
Glad I bought it the same time as Uncharted 2 though. I followed up with UC2 (I think at that point, the only games I had were Valkyria Chronicles, and the Uncharted games. Already finished VC, so had nothing else to play), and that was a blast.-
I had the same problem, and still haven’t finished Uncharted because of it. The gunplay was awkward as feth.
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The gunplay was really “meh” for me too in the first one, and it didn’t help that your opponents were a mystical crossing of bullet sponges and walking refrigerators.
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The bullet spongeyness was the biggest problem I found with UC1.
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*three headshots*
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I never had any problems with the gunfights in Uncharted 1, i mean the enemies were definitely bullet sponges and the fights always took a while. But I only died once or twice in a gun fight in the game. The majority of my deaths were from the jetski part, I kept hitting those explosive barrels!
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Will you hate me if I said I really enjoyed most of the jetski sections?
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I enjoyed the jetski stuff too…
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Oh I enjoyed them 😛 it was just the place that I died the most in the whole game 😛
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I think the Giantbomb review summarises my feelings towards the games best:
Nuahgty Dog created a good, promising blueprint and with Uncharted:DF only filled it to about 60-70% of its potential. Uncharted 2 filled out to 110% and extra layers of polish just to be sure.
Yea, the gunplay has been a bit of a let down in UC1, but the little puzzle-solving bits and the story is pretty good so far.
22/2/8… as a tank champion?! Your team sucked then if YOU were carrying the team to victory. If your team did what they were supposed so, it would’ve been 0/2/30
Still, bloody good score, could never really get Amumu done right.
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He doesn’t use Amumu as a tank, more of an offtank. His team was about average, with a little feeding in the beginning (0-6 in the first 15 minutes or so :\) and the enemy team constantly ganking every lane possible, just that his team got the upper hand from mid game onwards. 😀
Play Age of Empires Online! 😀
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I want to! Just checked system requirements, my netbook does not qualify. : (
I’ll post this here, i dont think mark would repost it here anyways.
Geek test… how many of you can name all the robots.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/find-wall-e-and-test-your-geek-cred-at-the-same-time/
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Sorry… by here i mean Kotaku and not the TAY section.
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I had a quick look at that yesterday. I couldn’t find Wall-E but I was happy to see a DRD from Farscape in the front row.
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I found Wall-E! He’s next to the Cylon, infront of Homer Simpson’s home made robot and behind K-9.
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Actually it might not be a Simpson’s robot. Got the other two right though.
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Oh yeah, there he is! Next to JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot.
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iirc… i think its Martin Price’s Robot C.H.U.M
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Wall-E was pretty easy to find actually, took me about 5 seconds… considering I don’t know a lot of the other robots 😛
Okay seriousness time for me. Some of you may recall me mentioning I’ve been suffering pretty badly with post-natal depression for the past couple of years and you guys have been helping me by being such an amazing and inspiring community to be a part of. Just having this place to hang around with all of you has helped me find the strength I needed to pull myself out of the hole. Not to mention flinging me out of my comfort zone and into Meats and the like. Eek, people!
So I just wanted to update everyone and say that I’m pretty sure I’m all better now thanks to all your help. I’ve been starting to be able to feel again, and now I’m even finding happiness in all the little things that make up a normal housewife’s day that I haven’t been up to doing properly for ages (if “housewife” was a paying job I’d have been fired ages ago! 😛 ) and basically everything’s been coming together slowly and today has been a completely ‘normal’ day which to me is just glorious.
I need to say “THANK-YOU” again to all of you for just being around and being yourselves because without you I don’t think I would have been able to make it through this. Thanks guys!
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As Bish would say:
“I helped! \o/”
Though in all seriousness, that’s great to hear!
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Badges for everyone!
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No, Aunty Strange.
Thank you for being around and being yourself and being awesome.-
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You’re an awesome Aunty, Strange! We’re always here to help, just like you help us.
Hugs!
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Good to hear that you’re back on your feet. We’re always here to help. Because we’re awesome.
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Hey Strange, I had no idea you were struggling with depression in the first hand. ;o
I’m glad we’re here to support each other no matter what, whenever & whoever needs help, encouragement and motivation.
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weeeeee
looovveee
youuuuu*strange alien face*
No but really – making you feel good makes us feel good!
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I haven’t clicked that link, but I’m hoping it’s what I think it is.
brb.
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Damn it! I thought for sure it was going to be a bad taste use of the “I wanna make you feel good” scene from Monster’s Ball.
Oh well.
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I feel silly cus’ I read post-‘natal’ depression and my first thought was Kinect(Project Natal) isn’t that bad…
But in all seriousness glad to know things are picking up for you. As a relative newcomer I didn’t know you were going through something like this but in the short time I’ve been involved in this community you’ve always been there to console others and offer advice in their down-times. It’s good to see karma rewarding such a nice person!
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Having just come out and said similar mere weeks ago, I know exactly where you’re coming from. There is something about the chipper attitudes of this place that just does give you a reason to keep moving forward with things. I’m about to be dumped in the most peculiar situation today, and I’m not sure how things will go for me. I’m happy to know that I’ve got this place to come to as a way of just distracting me from it all. Today is D-Day. The mother in law has landed. She is supposed to be staying in the same house with me for 6 months. Given what happened a couple of weeks ago, I’m just not entirely sure how the hell this is gonna work. Unfortunately for me, I don’t have a lot of choice at the moment, so I just hope I don’t get batshit crazy and kill someone. Like Strange though, you guys are an amazing light in some of our darkest moments. You honestly should all give yourselves a pat on the back because you really do change lives. The daily banter might not seem like much to your average joe, but when someone is down, even taking the time to jot down a few words can really hit home to them and make everything seem not so bad. Keep up the good work peeps!
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Oh wow. I uh, hope that goes well?
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haha yeah 😐 see what I’m up against?! 😉
I really have to hand it to Strange though. She was there for me in my moment of need. I knew a little about the way you were, but not the full extent of it. For you to do what you did for me is just astonishingly awesome babe! Thanks a million! I really dunno what I would have done if I hadn’t had that chance to talk with you. To allow me to come in and dump all my crap on top of all the stuff you have to deal with already, really warms my heart, and I thank you for that.
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Hugs for Strange!
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No problem. It’s what us doctors are here for.
Actually, I suffer from Depression (not of the post natal type) and know how hard it can be. Glad you’re feeling better Strange!
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S for SET PHASERS TO STUN, because that’s what you’ll be when you meet her.
T for TALENTED at everything she does.
R for RAD because she’s like the cool aunt we wish we had.
A for AMAZING And AWESOME – she makes cake. Sews like a BEAST. Owns in ASS:BRO. Need I say more?
N for NEVER LEAVING US TAYBIES in our hour of need.
G for GENUINE. Trolls be gone!
E for ELOQUENT. Your sure that you’re yours are correct?Don’t ever change
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I’m not sure I contributed in any way personally, but I’m glad to read that you’re okay Strange 🙂
A lot of the time I’m like Marvin too, sadly, comes with being the forever alone robot
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Of course you did, Techy! And you’re not forever alone, we love robots here. 😀
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😀 That made my day, thank you!
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I didn’t even know you were feeling down but it’s good to know you’re feeling better now.
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Thank you, O First Lady of Eminence! 😀
Seriously. This community is awesome and you’re a huge, Aunty-esque part of that. It’s great.
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😀 Your post made me go 😀 and then another 😀 !! Congrats on your progress, you make us all so proud of you! 😀
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Oh great, now I’m crying guys! You really are the best people ever.
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Funny how they can do that to ya isn’t it? 🙂 *hugs*
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hugs all round!!!
Happy Birthday Dawdle!
And Strange I’m glad you’re doing better, sometimes it’s easy to forget that behind our on-line personas we are real people with real problems and it’s nice when a strong on-line community like TAY can help! It’s a testament to the awesome bunch of people who – initially, through our love of gaming – have come together in this digital zoo.
Proud to be part of Kotaku AU and TAY in particular 🙂
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OH DEAR I failed to remove my Ron Perlman alias *facepalm* any chance of an edit Tad/Mark? 😛
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It’s a pretty great comment if you read it in Ron Perlman’s voice though.
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Even better if it’s in James Earl Jones’ voice.
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You sir, are a legend.
Or Bill Nighy….
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I made a cake! But I promised myself I wouldn’t eat any until everyone was home from school/work. Why did I promise myself that?!
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Eat cake, bake another one. Simple.
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Ooh, I like the way you think! Unfortunately I don’t have time, I need to get back to work on my super-secret sewing project. I’m hoping to finally finish it this week.
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My guess is you’re sewing a robot.
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You know, I think that may have been easier. I can’t wait to finish and show you guys.
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We tried to make weet-bix slice yesterday… and failed horribly 🙁
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What’s weet-bix slice?
It reminds me of when I was a kid and used to break weet-bix in half so I had two thinner weet-bix and spread them with loads of margarine and honey. I was addicted to margarine growing up, can’t stand it now.-
Dry Weet-Bix with Vegemite smeared on the top is an awesome breakfast.
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YESSS!!! -points- This guy gets it.
Also peanut butter AND Vegemite.
It will change your life, sir.
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Peanut Butter and Vegemite? Really? Now, don’t get me wrong, I like me a bit of Vegemite now and again… But really?
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Seriously, jam it in your craw. It’s amazing.
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The contrast is pretty good.
Also: Vegemite and honey. Was all over that as a kid.
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It’s like we’re the same person!
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As I implied on Twitter, that cake looks amazing.
Colour me whatever colour jealousy is… Green? like ‘green with envy’? I always wanted to make an alien movie where an alien gets out of his UFO (at his point UFO is a little redundant as we KNOW what it is, but I’m trying to save space so I’ll keep using UFO) so anyway, he strides out of his UFO and is all green and junk and some dude is like
“Hey everyone, check out that guy! He must be jealous of our home world” (or a better line alluding to his green skin) -laughs-
Then the alien would get all down trodden about his skin colour and have to deal with the harsh reality that racism exists across the galaxy.
Then he was gonna become the first non-white president.
Then Obama got elected and that idea got put away.
Man, I want some of that cake…
Tech Knight, this is for you!
http://twitpic.com/69rulc
I am seriously tempted to buy and mail you this, just for the sake of it. 😛
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Bahahaha – Classic! Not sure if he’d need one with his internal memory banks and such but could be useful for him as a novelty 😀
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Lol that’s just awesome. Steve-O is right 100% on that, I could use this as a cool novelty. xD
Why the hell does ozgameshop still have no copies of SSF4:AE?
get some copies already!
Copy of the English release of the Valkyria Chronicles Design Archives just arrived, which is pretty cool. But I have the book in Japanese as well and I’m not sure if I should ditch it or keep both.
Xenoblade Chronicles is looking better the more of it I see. JRPG with real time combat? Yes Please!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvXj8cBp2oo&feature=related
Now I just have to steal my Wii back of my sister…
Get the keys to the new place next Thursday! Going to be a difficult time to move as it’s my 21st that weekend :/ but very excited it’s all coming together!
Also, a little tidbit I forgot to share last week. Another applicant was actually selected for the apartment, but the owner went over the applications one more time and saw who my girlfriend worked for and realised they were friends with the owner so we got it purely because of that!
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Luck 5!
And 21? Eww, old. 😛
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Luck 5!
Yeah I know, my bones are starting to creak and I keep talking about “the good ol’ days”.
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You have bones!?
You younguns don’t know how lucky you are..!-
They’re starting to dissolve.
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It all goes to show it really is who you know.
Slurpee and an apple for lunch. Am I doing it right?
So if anyone didn’t guess by my dismal placing in last week’s TABTOL, I’m rather preoccupied with other things at the moment.
Like being in Thailand.
First time flying overseas, got a nosebleed as we were taking off but still managed to cram in a solid four and three quarter movies (as far as I’m aware, Sucker Punch ends with one of the girls getting stabbed and then there is no closure whatsoever). This place is hot, humid and the amount of water I’m drinking is probably enough to bathe an elephant.
Yesterday, I spent the whole day in bed, barely able to move. So I watched all of Game of Thrones. So worth it. I was also feeling a little unwell.
This might have been because the first twenty-four hours were somewhat impressive.
We got in late at night and while I had to sleep, my friends decided to see what the bars are like. their reports were promising.
In the morning, we got a massage, shopped around for a decent tailor. After that, there was some haggling for a cheap phone, because I need me my communication device. The guy wouldn’t got below 1000BHT, (~$33) although he offered 900BHT and then rescinded pretty much straight away.
Did not buy.
After that, there was some go-karting action, but because I did not get any decent items, I did pretty poorly. Spun out twice, sweated like a pig, had awesome fun.
Then we shot sniper rifles. Why? Because we’re in Thailand and we could shoot sniper rifles.
After a little bit of shooting action (my friend was such a bad shot he hit my target instead of his), it was back to the tailors to get measured.
A little bit of time in the hotel room to clean u, eat some food and then we were off to see a show. I’m not allowed to discuss the particulars of the show, but suffice to say that shit was cash. Also, a trap was sprung on an audience participant. Very much worth seeing, even if I really shouldn’t mention some specifics.
Then we hit the bars and it was pretty much exactly as my friends described. Cheap beer, almost as cheap women and some interesting themes.
We had a few beers at the Mickey Mouse bar before heading into the Diablo-a-Go-Go. You might notice that the place had “Diablo” in the name, that’s because the logo was the Diablo 3 logo and there was decorations to match.
Fun was had, but before the maximum amount of fun could be had, I started to feel a little faint. Not drunk, just really not all together. I had to head back to the hotel and sleep. I was done.
So sadface. So very sadface.
I got home safely and that was the end of the first 24 hours in Thailand. The second day was like I said above, lying in bed, unable to move (damned massages, they hurt so good) watching Game of Thrones.
Today, we were going to go ride an elephant and ride some buggies up a mountain. The rainclouds have decided otherwise so we’re going to go shopping. I packed a little light so this shopping trip is somewhat necessary, otherwise I’m going to have to work out how to get some laundry done here and I’m not sure I trust the locals with my underwear.
So concludes my account of the start of my Thailand adventure. My friends are just grabbing some food, and then we’re off to shop.
Long post is long.
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Hehe, trap…
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It was pretty damned hilarious. But details are probably not something that are appropriate for a site like this.
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Would probably not be appropriate to discuss. Anyway Austin Powers is a really good movie:
http://cdn.epicski.com/e/e8/e867a400_austin-powers-man-baby.JPG
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I am so, so jelly.
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Sounds like you’re having a ball man! Very jealous!
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Sounds like an awesome trip. Sniper rifles!
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Sounds like fun.
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sounds like FUN FUN FUN FUN 😀
Buy more cheap stuff there!
How long are you staying in Thailand for?-
Got a week to go.
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Steve Holt?
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STEVE HOLT \o/
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Glad to see you’re having fun, hope you continue to have an enjoyable time there.
Apparently that Freeplay conference thing in Melbourne that I was planning to go to had quite a controversial panel at the end.
I’ve only heard most of it second or third hand, but it seemed like a really interesting discussion about games journalism in general, and whether ‘video games critics’ live in an ivory tower.
This is a nice article by one of the attendees, it has a great point about critics ‘being nice’ to developers and whether journalism should be different to criticism: http://critdamage.blogspot.com/2011/08/videogame-criticism-videogame.html
(Also a lot of the stuff about gender and ‘a lack of female game critics’ seemed to be ridiculous as well, but I haven’t found anything on that)
http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/memes-ocarina-of-annoyance.jpg
I love this picture.
OH!!!
That’s what i was going to ask you lot!
Are any of you with Vodaphone?
I’m with 3 at the moment and want to upgrade to a HTC Desire HD, but 3 doesn’;t have them anymore. If i want one i have to go to vodaphone (which is still pretty much the same network now).
BUT i’ve heard nothing but bad stuff about vodaphone
BUT bee tells me they have apparently upgraded a lot of their towers… sooooo….
I need your help guys.
Changing to another carrier isn’t an option as most of my friends and family are on 3, so i rely on all the free calls
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All of my recent phone woes were with 3. I cannot imagine that Vodaphone would handle anything better than they did. Sounds like a not so great situation.
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I have been with 3 for the last 8 or so years and have only really had one issue, but a call to the telecommunications ombudsman quickly sorted that out lol
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Yeah I’ve only had the one issue with Vodafone, and that was when I got my current phone plan, the girl hadn’t heard me when I asked for the insurance, so when my first bill came and it wasn’t charged, I called them and they had added it to me, plus waved the insurance charge off 3 months of the plan because of the mistake.
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that was nice of them
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Yeah, like I said, I’ve never really had any issues with them. My only beef with them was when they were having network dropouts and I haven’t had them in ages.
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I’m with Vodafone. Their network has definitely improved in the last couple of months, I haven’t had a network dropout in the last 5 or so months. If you want to use 3G a lot, their network isn’t very fast, I don’t know if that’s because of the hardware in their towers or because there are so many people using the same tower and so it drags with loading a bit.
If you need to stay with the free calls to friends and family, then make the switch to Vodafone, they’re pretty much the same network and I actually heard they were merging all 3 customers into Vodafone in the next couple of years so you would have had to change anyway..
I am.
Don’t use phone much apart from family stuff. Reception can be a bit flakey at times, judging by the little reception bars as indicated by the phone, but I’ve never had a call drop out on me.
Haven’t noticed a great improvement since they allegedly upgraded their towers, but then, as I said, I’ve never had much of an issue to begin with.
I use them, a few things to note.
*Customer Service ain’t great. It’s all outsourced, and they aren’t the most knowledgeable bunch.
*Their online payments can glitch out sometimes, I’ve had bills not come up as paid for quite a few days at a time.
*The network is a bit hit and miss. In the city (Sydney) everything works fine. But you don’t need to go very far from the city before the bars start dropping and you have no Internet. I was actually on emergency calls only (No network) and unable to connect to the Internet while I was in Seven Hills shopping centre. And that’s only about 45 mins drive to the CBD.
With that being said, I am generally happy with the service considering the cost.
Thanks guys.. looks like i’ll be maning up and changing to Vodaphone then
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Loops,
Used all networks except 3. 3 are now owned by Vodafone which doesn’t help the situation. The network providers generally get rated like this in my book
Reception inc. 3G (3G is ESSENTIAL if you’re going to be doing smart phone stuff)
BEST —-> WORST
Telstra > Optus > Voda > 33G Speed
FASTEST —> SLOWEST
Telstra > Optus > Voda > 3Price/Value
RIP OFFS —> BUDGET
Telstra > Optus > Voda > 3Customer Service
– Pretty CRAP across the board, but Optus wins through recent interactions.
Vodafone FAIL miserably, last two times I was on the phone to them I was transferred to 4 different people in each call, and between bloody Manila and Mumbai no one could assist with my problem (credit card issue)I’d recommend Optus, as its got very decent reception, reasonable 3G access and speeds and not as expensive as Telstra. Better customer service too!
Good Luck either way mate
So, HP Touchpad for $100, should I get one?
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I preffer libra invisible pads – they’re only $5.
SHWING SHWING NUH-NUH-NUH-NUHHHH
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THIS ^
HAHAHAHAHA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcC39WGU8I
I will never EVER get sick of this ad-
Youtube is blocked at work, will have to watch at home.
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LAWL!!!!
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You know what? My husband’s actually gonna try and get one on his way home for our daughter. She often needs the internet for school now but when she uses my laptop she gets all distracted with all the stuff you can do and gets into mischief. So we were thinking a TouchPad that can do basically nothing might work out for our needs in this scenario. 😛
So, the first Deus Ex reviews are rolling in and it seems I was wrong. It’s getting reviewed quite well.
Which means I all of a sudden need it badly. Has anyone pre-ordered from Game’s website before? If so, does it ship to arrive on release day or is it like JB and it takes a few days?
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The couple of times I have done so it has arrived release day.
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Sweet! Time to pre-order!
Unless anyone’s seen it cheaper than $78 from a local seller?
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I bought a thing and it shipped within a day.
I live like twenty minutes from their headquarters and a half hour from the post office they dropped it off at, so their warehouse is probably close too, so that might have effected it.
They use one of Aus Posts thingamys where they deliver parcels by those white contractor vans. Yeah, thingamys. So not regular postie mail.
I’m going to get in first with interluding!
AWESOME DUBSTEP INTERLUDE!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDlif8Km4S4&feature=topvideos_music
beat that… beat heads!
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Oh Chuloopa. Chuloopa, Chuloopa, Chuloopsipoop. Do you not read TAY?
You know, like this: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/talk-amongst-yourselves-116/#comment-349103 ?
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*drops to knees*
KHHHAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!
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Beaten by the Dawdler!
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SHAKA KHAAAANNNNNnn@@@@!!!!
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OH GOD EVEN BETTER!
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TWO PAGE STARTERS IN ONE DAY?
FETH YEAH, BABY!
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And I’m fair sure that this was on Kotaku not long after it came out. 😛
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You… you bastard…
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Ahh yep, here it is: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/this-virtuoso-live-action-team-fortress-2-video-is-the-best-fan-film-youll-see-all-month/
This is my sweet revenge for you not writing “The Scrollicious adventures of Blaghman and friends, as they fight crime and discover that Blaghman is awesome”.
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Oh I so need someone to write this now!
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Spin off series to the KC?
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That’s so crazy it might just work.
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The Cleveland Show
JoeyAND NOW THE BLAGHMAN SHOW!
with that sort of tradion, it CAN’T go wrong!
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“TEAMSPEAK CREW, ASSEMBLE”, shouted out the Blagher of Men.
And in an instant, five other figures spontaneously appeared around him.
“Wha… what.” Trjn stammered. “Pretty sure this isn’t Thailand.”
“Yeahhhh, I was sort of in the middle of something” Tech Knight said, without his left arm, his exposed shoulder revealing a beautifully fluid mechanical universe and blue LED lights contained within. “You know, maintenance.”
“Man, you think that’s bad” interrupted jamesmag, “I was having a shower”, now fumbling to cover his exposed privates from sight. “… It’s cold in here, guys.”
“Good story bro, ten out of ten, but I wanted to show you something.” Blaghman says.
“BEHOLD”, he exclaims, putting a cherry stem into his mouth, and moments later opening up and revealing a now tied cherry stem sitting on his tongue.
“That’s awesome!” squealed Rocketman.
“Yes, yes it is.” Blaghman said with a smug expression. “YOU MAY LEAVE NOW”
“… You don’t know how to teleport us back, do you.” asked Bish.
“… No, No I don’t.” responded Blaghman meekly.And that is the tale of why jamesmag is naked and wet in Canberra. In a non sexual way. I’m hoping.
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I love the fact that in the span of 2 weeks or something Mags has gone from unknown lurker to characterized as wet and naked in Kotaku fan fiction.
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That’s just how we roll.
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Also, assuming I do it right the first time, it takes about 8 seconds to tie the stem, so it’s not that fast.
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BAHAHAHAHHA. I love how you made Rocketman squeak. LOL
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It’s funny because he sounds like a 15 year old going through puberty, testie pops and all.
Numbers isn’t even out of high school and has a deeper voice than him.Also yes, mags has exploded onto the scene. There are of course plenty of other TeamSpeak regulars I could have chosen from, but mags just seems like the type to be most receptive about being weirdly written about.
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I’m also wondering whether I should just shorten my handle to Mags seeing as it’s what everyone has been referring to me as lately 😛
Trust Blaghs to want me wet and naked in Canberra 😛
And it’s 3 weeks, 3!
You are correct Bish, I love to just be talked about, doesn’t matter if it’s weird or not 😛 plus I’m becoming a TS regular 😛
Haaaaa, naked and wet and small genitalia references are about as far as I’m willing to go.
Any more and I feel like I’d be approaching “Wow, this is really creepy” territory.
“naked and wet and small genitalia references”
WAIT NO
Maybe I already have crossed the Creepy boundary.
You have…but it’s okay Bish. It just sounds like you’re flirting with me. Jo and Blaghs will not be happy.
“his exposed shoulder revealing a beautifully fluid mechanical universe”
That’s my favourite part. So when’s the next installment? 😛
Imma pull a George R R Martin and keep delaying until I get a TV adaptation.
That… actually sounds more scathing than it’s supposed to be. It’s light hearted jest, not damn-you-man-where-is-our-next-book fist shaking!
I shall join you in angry hand shaking. I want the 6th book!
LOLOLOL! Angry hand shaking. I meant fist shaking 😛
IT’S BLOODY NICE TO MEET YA! *shakes hand furiously*
*crushes hand with vice-like grip*
This is why I’m afraid of handshakes.
I know what you mean. I can hold my own with the vice-like grip though. I guess that means I’m now finally a man!
Starting the page with a Kotaku repost? Oh dear… *shakes head*
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You’re just jealous
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Jealous? Of you? Why? You’re human!
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if you only had a hearrrrrt
do-do-doo-diddly-dooo -
You calling me heartless?
http://images.wikia.com/kingdomhearts/images/7/74/ZipSlasher.png
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YOU SHOULD NOT TALK LOUDLY ON YOUR PHONE NEAR THE STUDY AREA.
Having a test in about 40 minutes and I want to look at my notes a bit more before I go : (
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I always have this problem before a test. I have a test tomorrow and on friday as well, and i sure this will be the case yet again.
This is why during one of my exams last trimester i just sat in my car and studied until 10 mins before the test started
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“HELLO? YEAH! I’M ON THE TRAIN! NO THE TRAIN! THE! TRAIN!”
*looks at him with the srsly.jpg look then blasts him*True story*
*I didn’t actually blast him, then I would’ve gotten mobbed by the humans
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HELLO? YEAH, NO I’M IN A BOOKSHOP! YEAH, A BOOKSHOP!
I love black books.
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*phone ringing off tune as it gets smashed by a hammer* xD
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HELLO??
YEAH?
NO, I’M AT A FUNERAL?
NO – A FUNERAL, NOT A FUN HOME!
WHAT THE HELLS A FUN HO- WAIT, YOU’RE BREAKING UP
HELLO? HELLO? HEL-HELLO? YOU THERE? HELLO?
FUCK IT’S DEAD!..oh.. right… sorry guys… carry on, father
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What is a fun ho, exactly?
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You are, Bish.
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Zing!
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I hope you’re wearing your Heat-B-Gone booties.
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*swipes air with glove*
Dirty.
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What is this?!
-A tower of soup, like you asked.
WHERE ARE THE TURRETS?!
So, this Richard Smack dude…
My guess is it’s one of us regulars having some fun.. but whom???
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I’m not so sure it is.
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The attitude this human has, it’s a human that needs to be neutered immediately
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I’m hoping not because as much as I’d like to jump in and tell him to STFU his sentences are so disjointed that I feel I get dumber just by trying to retaliate to him.
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I must have missed something – Who is Richard Smack?
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He is someone who seems to be unaware of the correct usage of capital letters. On the Ninja Gaiden 3 article he said
“ahhhh Kotaku getting more yes men day by day….questioning, debate and criticism drives improvement and progress, just saying ‘yeah, cool’ to everything is why companies like EA, activision, ubisoft and Square to name a few have seen drastic drops in the quality of their products”
Is he trolling? Is he mocking? Is he serious? I just don’t know!
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He even does the sadder thing as commenting as different people a.k.a Hercules P Rockafella. Do you see him posting on his own in an article? I haven’t yet
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An enigma!
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This is just like the Who is Plainview/Jeeves conundrum, except not really because we only want to find out who they are so we can slap them.
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It’s cool, I’ve watched some movies, so I know what we need to do.
I’ll do a trace(on what exactly?) to get his IP, and cross reference that with his associated email address. Alright, good, now I’ll ping him(response time of 190ms, and he’s online!). Excellent, I know everything we need to know! Let’s go get this something something!
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TEAMSPEAK CREW ASSEMBLE time? Yeah, you should use that.
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Don’t forget the CGI of a camera whooshing though through scrolling characters into some electricity0like looking graphics.
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Not to mention that I need to be furiously typing on my keyboard.
Not just running one program that could do all that anyway, and that I would have made months ago, altered off an already existing one…
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You’ll also need a montage, going back and forth between the screen and you typing intently.
Not quite what is needed but is all I can think of at the moment :/
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I used to always cite the scene from Jurassic Park as a prime example of that sort of lack of understanding that Hollywood has of how computers work.
Imagine how I felt when I found out that was a real GUI:
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Yeah, but there’s always the bit where it’s supposed to be a streamed conference, but it’s just a video playing in Quicktime. I laughed when I saw that.
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I’m surprised noone’s mentioned it in here yet, but I read some news on the weekend that started a spark of exitement in me.
Ridey Scott is going to make another Bladerunner! :0 Possible prequal or sequal. O M G!
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Ridley Scott even… :\
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Well said welbot, I totally forgot I read about this over the w/e!
Also read this interesting related article..
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/08/20/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-part-2/
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Heard about this a while ago – isn’t it meant to be a prequil?
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It actually feels like we might be heading toward a bit of a Cyberpunk revival. There’s several games coming up (Deus Ex this week!), Ridley Scott is revisiting one of the cornerstones of the genre… It’ll be interesting to see if we end up getting classic Cyberpunk or end up with some kind of Post-Cyber thing, since the sort of technologies which made it so interesting in the 90s are actually close to if not actually being realized now (cybernetic limbs, the internet, augmented reality, touch and gesture-sensitive devices, face recognition, body scanners, virtual idols…)
I wonder if Scott will actually end up making his project an actual Blade Runner film, or if it will be something of a spiritual successor or derivation. After all, he was supposed to be doing a new Alien film too, but that’s ended up morphing into an original project instead (and is probably better for it).
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DEUS EX THIS WEEK
Deus Ex locked until Thursday >:C
Hoping someone on the internet can rustle up some Steam magic and unlock it tommorow when it’s unlocked in America.-
Deus Ex!
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This week!
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DEUS EX!
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THIS WEEK!
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THIS WEEK! \o/
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DEUS EX! THIS WEEK!
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DEUS EX!
TODAY!
HOPEFULLY! Get your mad Steam hacks on, internet.
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What?
I dunnoooooooooooooooooo
Hmm so many new dubstep tracks to post.. I shall wait til tomorrow, however!
Dawdle! already beat me to it (sort of) and won a 100 points, Loops you only get 1 point for re-posting that video but good effort:P
See you cats tomorrow, thank god Monday is dust!
So tired 🙁 just want to go home…and play LoL..hopefully I’m allowed to tonight and don’t have to be a participant in any conversations while dinner is being prepared 😛
My amazingly awesome carrot, apple and almond cake. I finally got to eat some and it was delicious!
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That looks amazing! Did you save me a slice?!
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There’s more than half a cake left so if you can make it up here before this time tomorrow you might be in luck. 😉
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That might be difficult…but I shall try!!
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Homemade carrot cake is so delicious. I’ve never had one with apple in it though.
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It;s… beautiful!
“NegativeZero
August 22, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Copy of the English release of the Valkyria Chronicles Design Archives just arrived, which is pretty cool. But I have the book in Japanese as well and I’m not sure if I should ditch it or keep both.”
How on earth did I miss this? How much do you want for one of them?
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I’d be happy to part with the Japanese one. Dunno how postage would be though, it’s a heavy book, ~300 pages, heavy high-gloss paper. The back cover is a little bit nicked along the bottom edge as well.
If you want it in English might I suggest Amazon UK? It’s literally just been published in the last couple of weeks, not hugely expensive either as artbooks go, and Amazon UK is free postage to Australia (I ordered through the US site for mine though)
HURRY UP HP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
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now?
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Techie, or any other Lol’ers out there. Are there any instructional videos you can use to learn to play LoL better or anything? It’s not for me before you ask, it’s for my manager who has started playing, he’s not very good of course but he’s the sort of person that if he doesn’t improve fairly quickly, he will just give up on it.
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“Type in /dance in the chat” was the only advice I got on one of my first days.
I think I’ve done well considering that this in no way is actually helpful.-
It’s amusing though! Haha well I didn’t mind, apart from some of Tech and Trjn’s advice, all I got was “Don’t die” from Blaghs 😛
Just wanted to give him a few tips because he wasn’t very good. Apparently he lost the advanced tutorial :/
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Hahaha, I lost it too!
*high fives jamesmag’s manager over the internet*
We rock.-
Really? I didn’t actually know you could lose :/ I think that was the one I got 11/2/5 in or something. Actually my best match 😛
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What can I say, I’m special.
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You sure are 😛 hahaha. He just played it again as Ashe and passed it this time, got 1/2/1. Not great but not too bad, at least his deaths were low.
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here’s a tip for him
NEVER EVER EVER EVER ATTACK A TOWER WHEN THERE ARE NO CREEPS AROUND! i’m amazed at the amount of new people that do this, and just get annihilated by the tower -_-
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actually, to be a bit more serious, just play a game with him, but sit beside him and coach him through it, that’s how i learnt how to play DOTA
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the bestest game EvAR!
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Later game you can do that with Rammus and some friends, he can soak up a LOT of damage with defensive ball curl while you let out your ultimate that damages buildings as well, and you have friends offering fire support as well on the tower, you can bring it down pretty quickly if it’s already lightly damaged. I know, I’ve done it xD
I can’t think of any magic bullets on how to get a good grip on how to play right off the bat, the tutorials on LoL itself do help a lot, since they do also have tips on how to push your lane. However, youtube might… I stress the word MIGHT have some helpful tutorials too though looking through them quickly myself… not very promising, but you can search regardless.
The best way I’ve found so far is reading up on guides (As you have done) or coaching from others like I’ve been trying to do for you guys.
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Yeah well I gave him some more tips and he said he did a lot better. Might play a couple games with him against AI until he gets a hold on it and then I’ll bring him into PVP.
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Yeah maybe I could join you, I’m going to be learning jungling very soon with Warwick, which is a more advanced playstyle to standard laning, which is going to be hard for me.
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This sounds like a rather excellent plan! 🙂
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Lane with a guy way better than you and occasionally steal his kills!
*high fives Tech Knight*-
Yes you know that all too well xD
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Loops:
Just read Kotaku Chronicles 3. I hate you*.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NOW DAMMIT! Y U MAKE ME WAIT FOR INDETERMINABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR NEXT INSTALLMENT?!?!?!?
*I don’t actually. Quite the opposite!
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That’s actually a good template you’ve made there Notty…
Loops:
Just read Kotaku Chronicles 3. I hate you*.
I WANT TO KNOW WHEN I’LL BE IN IT DAMMIT! Y U MAKE ME WAIT FOR INDETERMINABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR MY PART?!?!?!?
*I do actually. Quite the not opposite!
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hahaha thanks mate 🙂
wow, i don’t know what i just watched… but whoa…
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Man, they need to work on their dancing, they’re really stilted.
Also, I think this would be Bunnies favourite video ever. *trollface*
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Cannot unsee
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HAHAHA! This is hilarious! And I agree with Blaghs, definitely a Number’s favourite.
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Okay, what a fail. I swear I wrote Bunnie’s, not numbers. :/
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Yeah, if it were directed at Numbers it would be a video of endless rage.
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I’m going to hit the clubs and bust out that number. Anyone for forming a dance troupe?
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It’s… mesmerising…
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what is this i don’t even
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I find their lack of taste disturbing…
So on the weekend I went to a friend’s house and he has a tabletop arcade machine with a tonne of emulated arcade titles inside. After tooling around with it for a while I came across Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker!
I’ve never played the Megadrive version but I did play the arcade version back in the 90s but with limitless credits I had the chance to clock it – which I did. (I blame Shameless Gaming month for this new found desire to beat games at their own err… game)
A few observations…
– If I had paid real money to play at $1 a game it would’ve cost me about $20 to finish, it’s loaded with enemies at times and incredibly cheap.
– The game has about 5 levels, I never realised when I was a kid just how bloody short arcade games are – I got an indication last year when I almost beat Turtles in Time (XBLA) in the space of an afternoon, but even so that was nothing compared to Moonwalker which took roughly 30-40 minutes to get through.
– The title screen claims the game was designed by Michael Jackson – I don’t doubt it – the game has you rescuing kids who then give you health or dance powerups, the boss of the second level is a green mech with a giant battering ram between its legs, if you touch Bubbles the Chimp you turn into a robot with lasers!
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I love how it has you collecting children.
Just doesn’t have the same feeling it did back then…
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Yep unfortunately hindsight is 20/20
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I’m suffering from PC performance anxiety in the lead-up to the release of Deus Ex: HR. System Requirements Lab had the nerve to tell me my video card isn’t good enough.
I feel so cold and lonely 🙁
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You don’t even have an 8000 series card? Wow, that’s… uhhh… that’s kind of sad. Look on the bright side, the pc version is a port by Nixxes Software, not the base version.
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Hopefully my laptop runs it better than the steaming mess that was Witcher 2. That game was not built to run on laptops, no sir.
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Out of curiosity, what GPU does your laptop have?
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nVidia GeForce GT330M
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looks like it’s time for an upgraaade
/dances off
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*shakes fist*
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What the hell?
I’ve missed the start of TAY!
🙁
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As long as you didn’t miss this:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/talk-amongst-yourselves-116/#comment-349133
then you’re all good. Kotaku Chronicles Part III!
OMG, Pokemon and Minecraft together in the same game?
It’s Pokemon, in mine craft, or even minecraft with Pokemon in it.
I think I’ve died and gone to nerd heaven.
for thos who missed it.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/pokmon-in-minecraft-hell-why-not/
It seems to be like terraria in 3D, with pokemon.
Oh I so hope coppyright claims don’t kill this.
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I am officially insane
Last night all i can remember is dreaming about Space Marine… i haven’t anticipated a game this much for the longest time.. i need help..
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Y’know, I went into GAME last week and they were giving out this little pamphlet/brocuhure thing about Space Marine. I must admit, it does look kinda cool. Even more so because Mark Strong is in it. So I went home and looked up some of your Space Marine rants and some of the trailers, and the game looks kinda sweet. My question to you is this: if someone has pretty much zero knowledge of Warhammer 40k, would I be able to play this/is it easy to get involved into the fiction (I imagine it wouldn’t be at all.)
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Yeah this concerns me as well.
Just like Batman AA, apparently one of the best games ever but I really could not get into it because I did not grow up with Batman and so do not know or care about the lore, world or characters.-
Glad you asked, guys 🙂
No, you will not require even a slight knowledge of the 40k universe.
From what i have come to understand the game will do a good job of explaining itself to the player without being jarring to new comers or annoying to those who know it all.
Basically this is the premis
you are a space marine. A space marine is a genetically altered human being with centuries of battle experience. They are humanities elite and keepers of faith and justice.
You fight:
1. Orks. Orks are a plant based life form (believe it or not) that are very simple but very dangerous. In small numbers they aren’t much of a threat, but every now and then they unite under one big ork ‘warboss’ who gains his title by killing any ork who opposes him. These large congregations of orks form a “Waaaghhh!”, which is basically a huge invading force. They have attacked the forge worls you are sent to protect to obtain it’s advanced human weaponry.
2. Chaos. Chaos are basically demons that work from a place called the warp. It’s basically hell if it were in space. They use their powers to corrupt human beings and space marines alike. They are just plain freakin evil.There are a few other things, of course, but that you’ll find out when you play the game. Overall it’s pretty uncomplicated and the mechanics are apparently surprisingly solid.
The most exciting thing for me will be the fluid change from ranged to melee combat. No game has really ever done it right and it looks like Space marine might just pull it off.
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I’m sorry, but I’m finding it hard to take this game seriously after reading about Orks 😛
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But Orkses are da biggast and da strongast!
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SQUOBBLE!
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Dis ‘ere is a righ’ an’ proper WAAAAAAGH!
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Really?
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Orkstry again
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Also, orks are malicious, relentless and downright cruel. Most of all, they are inventive. These aren’t your standard Tolkien orcs we’re talking about here.
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MARK STRONG!
ARCHIE IS A SPACE MARINE!
WOOO!!!!
No prior knowledge of the 40k universe is necessary, though it does make the game feel more badass. Loops’ summary works nicely.
Loops, hope you know that GAME are running some competition to win a… something, I can’t remember, for pre-orders placed at certain times…
That’s the gist. I leave it to you to locate details. Sorry.
But… BIG COMPETITION. Looks like a cool prize, but I forget what it was.
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The prize is a replica chainsword valued at $4500
http://www.game.com.au/spacemarinecompit’s pretty epic.
It only applies to online orders, however.
ALSO, in the latest issue of Gameinformer (borderlands 2 on the front cover) they are running a comp for new subscribers.
Basically a major prize winner will get a Chainsword AND a copy of the collectors edition of Space Marine.
PLUS 10 runners up will win a copy of the collecters edition too. Pretty fraking awesome stuff.BUT as i said, it’s only open to new subscribers and i think you need to use the leaflet inside the newest issue. But it’s hell worth it and very very cheap for a subscription. I’d enter if i wasn’t already subscribed.
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Unsuscribe and then resuscribe! Problem?
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I still wouldn’t be a “new” subscriber – plus i don’t think i can unsubscribe – i’m getting pretty close to the end of the subscription now anyway
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Yup, that’s the one.
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You know what I dreamed about last night? Getting shot.
I was in some kind of urban warfare in the 50s and there was this guy in a trench-coat and red tie with a pistol called a bullet-man or something who just would not die.
My friends all got killed and I tried to take cover behind a tree but got shot in the arm and leg. If you can feel pain in a dream I did.
The last thing I remember before waking up was huddling behind the tree clutching my arm as he peers around, clad in a fedora and maniac grin then raises a pistol to my face.
I am glad a rarely dream.
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I dream quite often, and talk and act out in my sleep…I am now forbidden from watching violent movies before going to sleep as I was once watching Lord Of The Rings with my cousin and sister, fell asleep during it,dreamt that orcs were attacking and that one had grabbed my leg. I promptly kicked out at it, before realising I had kicked my cousin in the face who was on a mattress on the floor under the couch I was on. He and his bleeding nose were not impressed.
Seems like Bish was right, Deus Ex HR might actually be a good game! The flood of reviews show that it isn’t not going to bomb out like Brink or Homefront! Now, if only there were a demo…
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“isn’t not” Hmmm. Time to coffee.
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STEVE HOLT!
\o/To be fair though, it’s not like you can treat reviews as gospel. They are still, ultimately somewhat subjective.
And let’s not forget the potential disparity between a critic’s and a regular player’s opinion of a game. I like Dragon Age 2. Many reviewers liked Dragon Age 2. But a fair chunk of the internet did not like Dragon Age 2.
So if it does (financially) bomb, I will be sad. Hopefully it won’t since there’s been pretty much NOTHING in July and August, and people are desperate to play something good. If it gets a GOTY nomination at the end of the year, there will be more Steve Holting.-
Yeah, I’m wary of the DA2 review syndrome now.
It was actually kinda funny; when they realised a lot of ‘the internets’ hated the game, every review site went to great lengths to slam it in their DLC reviews, even when they’d given DA2 a glowing recommendation a few months earlier.
I don’t think DXHR will suffer so much from a backlash, though, given how much time has passed since the original (and we won’t even mention Invisible War).
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Yeah, reviews don’t actually count that much for me. However, they do at least present a general overview of how the game plays out. Something like Brink said it would have a solid single player mode only for people at launch to find out it single player is just multiplyaer and bots. Similar thing with homefront and how its single-player turned out. I was kind of wary of Deus Ex because they keep talking about its return to returns and its multiple play styles (action/stealth). I’ve kinda been after a good solid stealth game, which is why I’m looking forward to Arkham City so much. Hopefully Deus Ex can offer that. Though I can’t be sure until THEY RELEASE A DEMO >:(
More developers need to release demos if they want more sales dammit.
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I agree about the whole reviews thing – I much prefer a review that will lay out the features which make a game the way it is as opposed to scoring it. I do believe that what one gamer may love in a game another may hate i.e. I have a friend who HATES speech options in RPG’s but I LOVE them.
The best example I can give is ice cream. If you tell me this ice cream you tried tasted like vanilla I’d be all like “I LOVE ice cream that tastes like vanilla!” and go out and buy it. But if somebody hates vanilla ice cream then they’d know to stay away from that certain product.
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Exactly. Plus internet reviewers often seem to be part of some irrational hive mind.
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Who… hates vanilla icecream?
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Bish is always right!
I’m just mad at myself for pre-ordering Deus Ex:HR for my husband for Father’s Day. It’ll take him forever to get around to playing it and then it’ll be too late for me because Skyrim and Dark Souls will be out!
My free ocarina 3D soundtrack arrived last night, thanks NINTY!
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I got mine last week! It’s epic! 😀
I finally have time to comment on TAY, but I don’t have anything to really say at the moment haha
Oh yeah, awesome work on KC3 Loops! I loved it!
Looks like a new genre of racing has been made: Comedy Gymkhana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btViXvIDsi0&feature=feedu
Guten tag!
So! Apparently there’s a game called Deus Ex coming out this week. Kinda slipped in under the radar, huh?
Has anyone heard anything about it? I hear it’s a bit like Mass Effect 2.
Should I pick it up? Yay? Nay?
(Please don’t kill me)
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*drops down from above, hidden blade at the ready*
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trololol!
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In all honesty, having never played a Deus Ex game before, I am a bit confused by what exactly they are.
Are they actual proper RPGs with dialogue choices and branching storylines or are they just FPS with stats? I’ve read conflicting reports.
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The brilliant thing about the original game is that it could be either, and has elements of both.
You could play it primarily as an RPG, using dialogue, sneaking, computer skills, etc… or you could run-and-gun, whatever you liked.
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Deus Ex? This week?
So, I heard from my publisher the other day. Pending approval of final proofs, The Lesser Evil could be published in LESS THAN A WEEK!
I’m so excited I can’t think straight.
Thinking about the best way to advertise on the internet, and I’ve put together a handful of digital flyers.
Would someone mind checking them out and offering some feedback please?
(The final versions will have the publisher’s logo/website on them, etc – these are just drafts)
http://bit.ly/oHW0uk
http://bit.ly/rryWJ3
http://bit.ly/pNJzRj
http://bit.ly/omsKTb
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Mate!
That’s awesome! congrats!! 😀I like the 3rd one and 2nd one best, me thinks
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Pretty good.
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Nice! ‘Grats!
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It depends on which aspect of your story you want to emphasise in the advertising. They all spoke to me on different levels. The second picture grabbed me instantly, even though it took a squinty look to finally make it out properly. The first was probably the least attention grabbing but the idea of showing a man with a gun is very sound. I loved the third one, but I think it risks painting your story as just another spaceship thing. The fourth is growing on me the more I look at it. I think it fits well thematically with what I’ve read of The Lesser Evil so far and it’s the kind of picture that makes you want to know what’s going on.
After a bit of thought and looking at them all multiple times I would say the second and fourth ones are the most intriguing and would be the ones most likely to make me click through. However, the first and third ones may appeal to a wider range of people.-
Thanks all, that’s some great feedback, and the range of responses (here and next page) are very interesting.
Indeed, what I was trying to do was appeal to four different sets of interests with the four images, trying to put forward the idea that The Lesser Evil has a little something for everyone.
(Ambitious and possibly untrue, but that’s advertising for you :p).
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Page four coming
NOW!! 😀
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*sigh*
post count fail
or not…
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Man i was one off… but 3/4 page starters.. not bad 😛
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http://maddecent.com/blog/blood-bros-first-blood
celebration music
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Also because i started a new page i feel bad Shanes post might not get the attention it deserves – so here it is again at the top of page 4 🙂
Shane
August 23, 2011 at 9:41 AMSo, I heard from my publisher the other day. Pending approval of final proofs, The Lesser Evil could be published in LESS THAN A WEEK!
I’m so excited I can’t think straight.
Thinking about the best way to advertise on the internet, and I’ve put together a handful of digital flyers.
Would someone mind checking them out and offering some feedback please?
(The final versions will have the publisher’s logo/website on them, etc – these are just drafts)
http://bit.ly/oHW0uk
http://bit.ly/rryWJ3
http://bit.ly/pNJzRj
http://bit.ly/omsKTb-
such a charitable guy :]
Well, I’d go for the first one because it’s a dude with a gun, and that in itself interests me. The second one is interesting but not enough to make me want to check out what the subject matter is.
I don’t what the heck is going on in the third one and the last one is… hmm, well looks like a courtroom, which is sorta interesting but not as much as the first.
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I think the second one looks the best. Makes it seem like there’s going to be a really interesting and in-depth story.
First one is sort of boring. Just some ugly macho man with a gun. It doesn’t really make me interested at all.
Third one is far to clutered, it’s hard to tell what’s going on. It’s supposed to be some sort of space battle, yeah?
Fourth one has potential but there’s something a little off about it that I can’t place my finger on.
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Colour?
I know it actually isn’t but peeps are shallow and your advertising here soo…
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I’ll see what I can do… 🙂
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Thanks for the further promotion, Loops – and therefore I forgive you for spamming my last post into the oblivion of page 3 🙂
After seeing the range of responses to the four pictures, I am considering turning this into a personality test, and selling the results to a marketing firm for millions of dollars. Hope you all don’t mind.
Have a nice day, lab rats… 😛 (just kidding, I appreciate your feedback very much, and would never sell it… probably)
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can I have a cookie??
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Yes. You have my permission to go and get a cookie 🙂
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We have them here so that works out well!
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Hey Chuloopa can I put in a request for the next Kotaku Chronicles? Can Anonymous Pessimist make an appearance?
After all, it was not so long ago that he was topping the TABLOL charts.
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I can confirm that he WILL be in future instalations, but not the next one.
The next one will feature the same people as part 3 as they board the ACL vessel, but part 5 will have more interest in the ship and more of her crew.
I have always been planning to add AP, so don’t worry about that – it’s just a matter of finding a role that is most suitable to him.
I really like AP – he’s a top bloke, so i don’t want to do the guy a disservice.I already know what i’ll be doing with lamboman – muahahahaha.
And as i said earlier, Welbot, q-bo and techy already have roles further into the series.
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I’ve had a few thoughts on what you’re going to make me:
1. a troll, equipped with a Friday Cannon.
2. a travelling merchant trying to sell cheap crap so he can get an iPad, but eventually turns out to be a swell guy and saves the ship for near destruction.
3. space debris floating outside one of the windows in the background.I’m not sure whether I should be looking forward to this or not…
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Maybe Anonymous Pessimist, in all his anonymity is the enemy psyker aboard the troll-infested ship!
duh-Duh-DUHHHHHH!
The Harliquin Zorine must then take down her ex-lover-who-was-not-really-her-lover in an epic psychic battle!
Action. Betrayal. B-Romance
AP: *Enters battle stance* We had some great times together Harli, but it must end here!
Harli: You read my mind – Now get the feth out of it! *Draws Katanas*
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Nope, he needs to be some sort of lady-killer because he is one handsome boy. Also, I think maybe he should be a spy. A spy-role would definitely do him justice.
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All in good time 😉
As for Harli’s love interest… well… that’s a card i’ll keep close to my chest.
I’m really looking forward to Bawble meeting Dawdle, though 😉
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Oh gods, I somehow knew this topic was going to go awry as soon as I made the request.
The things I do for you AP! /shakes fist
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The things you do for him indeed.
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Just popped in to say hi everyone, Harli was kind enough to link me to this (and leaving herself wide open AMIRITE) after I excitedly read the new chronicles yesterday.
Back to the salt mines for me!
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Damn you Bish!!
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Bawble meeting Dawdle?
I think you mean dawdle capturing a slave!
Also, Steve-O, LOLLLL
Space Marine excitement grows!
Page 3 is now technically dead, so discussion continues here!
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I have next monday and tuesday off work to take care of bee after she has all four of her wisdom teeth out (poor thing).
So what i’m seriously considering is sitting down and spending a good hour or two writting an “all you need to know about Space Marine” article and seeing if Mark will post it… It seems such a shame that the only coverage it has got on here has been, lets face it, pretty shitty.*
*Disclaimer: all shitty content has come from the american site who post videos wit hno blurbs and write articles without the slightest idea of what the hell they are talking about.
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If you want me to proof-read, or offer any advice, let me know. The US site isn’t doing this game justice at all.
Also, MARK STRONG!
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Mark Strong is probably the best villain-actor Hollywood has produced.
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Gary Oldman is good at EVVEEEERYYYYTHIIIIINNNNGGGGGGGGG!
Sorry, couldn’t help it.
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In fact, I was talking about Gary Oldman to a friend 2 nights ago.
He looks so young in Fifth Element, it’s strange.
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Dude, you’re gonna become known as ‘That Space Marine nutter’. 😛
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I’m not already?
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No, you’re just ‘The Nutter’ right now “P
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You say that like it’s a bad thing…
Do it! It’ll probably increase my chances of caring about Space Marine!
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Just give me five minutes alone with you – you’ll soon see things my way
Hello everybody,
My holiday had been okay until this morning when both my sisters started yelling orders at me. I am usually pretty calm and go with the flow but there abuse started to get to me. I kinda got pissed and told that to stop when they didn’t I grabbed my sister and told her where to go. Now I’m i’n my bedroom and can hear her sobbing and whinging saying “I didn’t do anything wrong, he is such a bully” it’s really quite irritating I become the bad guy that fast. I just hate copping abuse from both of them. Especially when I do everything to help them both. So yeah thoughts, opinions or abuse?
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How old are you and how old are they?
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I am 20, they are 22 and 18. It’s just they continually treat me like dirt until they need something. I would do anything for them but man I never get that angry at anyone.
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WOAH
Not to sound rude, but from how you described it i thought you were all A LOT younger than that… lol
seriously, if i were you i’d just remove myself from the situation immediately – best way to diffuse a situation
If all else fails, hire a hitman
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Haha yeah I usually just leave it and agree with it. My older sister just does things to make me snap which it is quite hard fir people to do. I know it sounds like a five year old yelling at a 7 year old thou.
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Siblings always know exactly which buttons to push to get a rise from you. Best thing to do is to stay calm and remove yourself from the situation.
Also pick your battles. Sometimes it can be worth giving in and doing something because you can use it as leverage next time there’s a disagreement.
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They are sisters, I get the impression this kind of thing is quite common.
It is really down to the communication differences between guys and girls I think.
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Nope. I have two sisters and have similar stories. My little sister was always getting me into trouble when she was the only one who did anything wrong.
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Same story here, I used to call myself the scapegoat for all the things they used to do and I got i’n trouble for. My mum actually thought that I put lipstick on the couch for fun WTF. I would volunteer to own up so they wouldn’t gang up on me but it only last 2 hours. Luckly the punishments weren’t ever terrible.
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I guess little girls can just often be selfish and annoying then.
Not so much my little sister though, but having two brothers I think she got left out of sibling stuff a bit as a kid 🙁
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My sister knocked out one of my teeth
it still counts if it was loose, yeah?
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Take solace in the fact it won’t last forever. You’ll move out one day, and your relationship with them will probably improve immediately.
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Haha dude I live nowhere near them. But after a day together the start to gang up on me
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Jealousy?
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You could offer them a cup of concrete…?
Don’t feel bad Rocketman – you have the higher moral ground here. I also have two younger sisters, one whom I adore, the other less so, but they grow out of it eventually… I hope.
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Nah my older sister won’t, since she has been i’n a long term relationship her bf makes her hyper sensitive and she gets mad at the littlest thing. I make a joke about her hair being puffy or how she eats biscuits by soaking them i’n coffee she cries and she is 22. It’s not healthy but as soon as I bring it up she cries more. She lives 12 hours away and I see her 4 times a year but I really don’t like the way she is
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She’s 22 ?!?! WTF! That’s terrible. I know a guy who is the same age and like that, we always call him the man-child of the group.
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Firstly, since I’m a dick: Man Rocketman, what is it with you and making girls cry? Next you’ll be calling you sister a moron!
Secondly, since I’m not quite that big a dick: I agree with NotoriousR. And I will say that from what I’ve gathered over Teamspeak, you’re not a bully at all. In fact, the idea of you picking on people seems laughable. So, from what I can tell, with our biased viewpoint, they’re at fault here, not you.
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Haha blaghs really I am a big bully. I am totally tough and strong and shit. I also swear lots to get my point across.
On a side note thanks- I know I’m not i’n the wrong but it’s a pointless endeavor trying to point out such a thing. I am just gonna play so smg2 and listen to music this afternoon.
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Yeah Rocketman, you’re such a Blokey bloke man. You really exude masculinity. 😛
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Honestly, you did the right thing. You’re letting them know that you won’t stand for that abuse, and if you didn’t say anything, that’s how they will always see their relationship with you as, and you’ll never get out of it. It sounds like you really do care for them and you’ll probably feel bad you made one of them cry, but sometimes tough love is the way. Maybe next time, don’t get physical or yell, just tell them that you don’t have to listen to them and if that all they’re going to say to you is abusive, they should just not bother talking at all, that way you have the moral high ground, you’ve stayed calm and they might be forced to take a hard look at their behaviour.
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Thanks mr jamesmag that is some good advice there.
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No worries dude, happy to help. I had a similar situation with my two best friends in early high school. They weren’t really what I would now call a friend, but back then I didn’t know any better. They constantly abused me, made me go to the canteen, carry their bags, etc or else they would bash me, and they’d make me get into fights for their own amusement. I had enough of it by the end of year 10, so basically in year 11, I told them I couldn’t care less what they thought of me, but I wasn’t letting them step all over me, and if they had a problem with that, well too bad. I then went and made other friends, and actually ended up becoming better friends with both of them because they started treating me like a proper human being.
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Sometimes it’s about making people realise you are a person, just like everyone else and that no one else is more important than you, everyone is just as important as everyone else. It basically comes down to the “treat people how you want to be treated”, once people learn that lesson, they’re a lot easier to get along with.
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Man. Dat having sisters, huh.
/o\
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Bish I have been meaning to ask what does
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The circle is a person’s head and the two slashes are their arms in the air.
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Well, as I interpret it:
\o/: Arms up in the air joyously. Alternatively, STEVE HOLT if you’ve watched Arrested Development.
/o\: Hands on head in dismay.
o/: One arm in the air, possibly either for waving or high-fiving.
I hope this post has been educational and return you to your regular programming.-
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Running around pretending to be an aeroplane?
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hahah!
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Actually no, -o- works better.
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I always thought it was a stylish ‘lol’
Stupid internet lingo.
I can’t really see you being mean to your sisters, unless….wait – your sisters aren’t asian are they? 😛
I kid Rocketman, my two sisters never used to give me much grief (it was mainly me vs my brother) so I don’t know how good my advice will be, but I reckon you need to tell them your side of things (that you feel you’re being treated like crap) in a calm and serious manner. Hopefully they will act like adults and understand, if they don’t, remove yourself from the situation and try again later. They’ll prob never stop if they don’t hear your side of the story.
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Thanks steveo. Yeah their usual excuse is I’m not yelling at you I am yelling at the situation even when they use my name. Oh well I guess as long as I care about this to much it’s gonna annoy me more then them.
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Also, how long are you on holidays for? Given that my footy season is over now, I now have the time to organise LAN’s. If you need to get away your more than welcome down here in Mackay.
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<3 Germany lol
Also.. i seriously wish Rammstein would do this song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUEyYuZkjVI
bahahahahaha
I wish my son wouldn’t want to watch Madagascar all the time.
Apart from it being a stupid movie, the music is reminiscent of the Elder Scrolls theme and makes me too excited for Skyrim.
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I’m gonna have to pass on Skyrim. I just couldn’t get into Oblivion, so I doubt I’ll like this.
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TROLL!!!
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Haters gon hate…
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Trolls?
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SHUN THE NON-BELIEVER! SHUN!
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TROLL!!!
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I’m with you, bro.
Lack of Skyrim care.-
I’m more excited for LoTR War in the North. Spiritual successors to Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance FTW /!
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I’m more excited for DEUS EX
5 hours, 3 minutes until US unlock.
Whoop whoop whoop
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Is this like the ad where the woman needs a holiday so she “hears” the fog horn from her husbands mouth.
So what I’m saying is…does the madagascar music actually sound like SKYRIM!!! or is this you just hallucinating in anticipation for SKYRIM!!!
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No strange love for madgascar 🙁 I actually thought the movie wasn’t that bad. Although I only watched it twice not 400 times like parents with kids who watch the same movie over and over again. When I was a kid u watched this one video of the power rangers like 80 million times.
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GO GO POWER RANGERS!
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I fail to see how this is reminiscent of the Elder Scrolls…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzSdPxlGGZc&feature=related
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Didn’t you hear? Skyrim is going to feature vast amounts of dancing and singing Lemurs.
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I have a feeling that’s a link to the ‘I like to Move it Move It’ song so there’s no way in hell I’m clicking on it. 😛
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I had a grande idea!
Cos we all love TAY so much, Tadmod should put a TAY in our TAY so we could TAY while we TAYed…It would make my day!!!
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Lol @ the name of the photo, so not what it is xD
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HAHAHA I saw that! I was thinking “well the xzibit bit relates, but the rest? really?”
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Yo dawg, great idea!
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Your post *grabs your shirt* has just been pimped
Have to leave work in half an hour for my first test of this trimester and i’m REALLY dreading it… Business law…
Man i am so weak at this subject -it’s so damn hard to remember everything! my god! haha
*facepalm* wish me lucksies!
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*lambomann007 accidentally facepalms himself too hard and sends himself flying across the room*
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You never did know your own strength.
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woops, I thought you had written “*facepalm* with me lucksies!”
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glgl, hf, dd!
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I have a limited knowledge of popular internet acronyms, so correct me if I’m wrong, but did what you just say equate to “good luck good luck, have fun, don’t die”?
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According to urbandictionary.com, it could also mean “giggle, hooker face, dear daughter!” 😛
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It is the former. This one’s more specifically gamer lingo than anything else.
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Imma gonna wish someone “hooker face” next time I pop into a game of something.
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Good luck sire
Good luck man, you’ll smash it!
GOOD LUCK CHULOOPA!
I shall pen something in your honour!
I want to run something by you guys…
So on saturday i was listening to megaherz via youtube, and the song “An Deinem Grab” came up. Besides being hauntingly beautiful, it’s also quite sad.. so i probably shouldn’t have been surprised when i saw this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA4oE_dSzUE
and i felt genuinely sad… I mean, yeah, it’s WW2 German soldiers, but if you watch it, the imagry captured is pretty much the exact same as that of british and american soldiers were are always force fed during rememberence times.
A thought occured to me – these men… they aren’t nazi’s… well in the most part they’re not.. they are soldiers following orders and their hard times were no different to what the allied forces faced.
So it makes me wonder about how an oppsoing faction can be so horribly vilified to the point where their loved become forfeit, for lack for lack of a better description.
Now, yes, The Nazi regime was horrible and rather evil, but a lot of these men were fighting for the words given to them by one Adolf Hitler, a man whom history dictates was an amazing public speaker. When he spoke, people believed. He poisoned a nation and lead them to death and defeat. It’s really rather sad…
This was a time when the media was only local, so people could only know what they were told. It’ really quite disturbing…
It’s just funny, until i saw that clip i never thought about it too much.
even when playing games you are made to feel for the people in your squad, yet the enemy are faceless fodder…
War is a very very complicated thing, and i think it helps to remember that sometimes…
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The Austin Powers scene where the henchman’s family gets new that he died explored the same concept, albeit in a comedic fashion.
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Loved that scene – but it was so true in a way lol
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You’ve hit the nail on the head there Loops. What people tend to forget in wars is that the enemy are people too, they have families, their own tragedies, their own day to day problems, just like we do. They’re just fighting on the opposite side.
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War is hell, Loops. Or as close to it as humanity gets, really. Normal rules of morality don’t apply – you have men who are husbands, brothers and fathers engaging in murder, rape and destruction of their neighbour’s property. For some, the taste of war is too much and it sends them mad – for others it is like a drug they constantly need to feed upon. Regardless of which side you are on, there are no angels or devils inside a warzone, only men who struggle to comprehend and survive its brutality.
It’s such a complicated scenario, especially when referencing WW2 and the Axis soldiers, one which I could go on about for hours. Basically, it’s not black and white. Case in point, the Russian Army liberated many Poles and Germans as they stormed onward to Berlin, but committed many war crimes themselves, including rape and theft.
TL;DR – War sucks and it’s never black and white.
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I’ve often thought about this, and read about it from a historical perspective (when studying Mod. History) and psychological (personal interest).
I was actually having a conversation with my parents about it the other day. My grandfather and great grandfather fought side by side in WWII (GG was in I & II) and both apparently held a lot of respect for the German soldiers.
Even though they were fighting them, they still considered them to be good men and good soldiers
hahaha this was brilliant!!!
“Why space marines will kick ass”
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It’s Warhammer 40k, stupid!
Am i to understand a Game Of Thrones Game is in development?
Game of Thrones: The Game……of Thrones
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Game of Thrones – Genesis
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I assumed it was a video game version of the TV show.
🙁
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No..instead it’s going to be really, really crap. The screens look so average. Plus they can’t really call it A Game of Thrones unless it’s set in the same time as the first book, as that’s the name of the first book. They should be calling it “A Song of Ice and Fire: Genesis”
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Why 🙁 ?
A game based on the entire WORLD of Westeros and it’s history will be richer and more detailed than the TV show, IMHO,
All the great battles and history referred to in the books/TV show will be at our fingertips to explore and play with. Dragons too!!
Looks really sweet 🙂
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Yea, but i have’t read the books. So I don’t know any of these great characters 🙁
Plus it looks like an RTS. And I’m rubbish at those.
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Chuloopa, I read it!
Well done!!!
One complaint (cos I can’t help myself) Next time I say asses can I say arses???
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Arses is a manlier word.
Also, ass should be pronounced… uhhh… I have no idea how to write this phonetically…
Ooh, I know. A as from “apple” rather than “army.” Then the rest is easy. Makes you sound much cooler if you say it that way.
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I often say “uuhhh” after seeing a nice arse!
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So, I had an Irn-Bru the other day.
And I honestly have no idea how I feel about it. I was left with a feeling that was neither happiness nor sadness. I felt no richer, but I felt no poorer, either.
I thought I’d tell you all this because I thought it was all a bit bizarre.
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Existentialist?
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I really like IRN-BRU.
It’s like creaming soda with a lil sumin’ sumin’-
I was just astounded by my complete inability to have an opinion on it. Although, I think it was growing on me by the end.
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I am tempted to buy Deus Ex now. I can’t possibly imagine why.
I don’t think reading half a dozen reviews and watching some gameplay videos was the cause though.
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Dood.. do eeeet! You deserve it! You are a King amongst men and I’m sure it will not disappoint! Hell I’d buy it for ya if I could just cos you’re so damn awesome!!!
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As am I.
Is there someway I can get the bonus guns and shiz without pre-ordering?
Special edition, etc. ?
Lifehacker needs our help! Ask LH: What Games Should I Buy First For My PS3?
The legendary Oatmeal has made a comic on online gaming!!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/online_gaming
NSFW…
😀
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HAHAHA! That’s hilarious!
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Smited their gayness! LOL!
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“gay is the only adjective i know!” ROFLMAO
that is pure gold!
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Bahahaha. It’s so true.
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LOL! Love it xD
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i lol’d
Need to decide what ISP to go with when I move. TPG’s unlimited plan for $60 looks pretty good. Anyone with TPG that can let me know what they’re like?
Otherwise, any other suggestions?
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From a friend:
“Set up was a dick and customer service is ass unless you get top tier support (though whirlpool and tpg forums are actually pretty good and have tpg staff there), buy your own modem/router not the crap they offer
Other than that the actual internetting has been pretty good
I guess expect 1.5mb/s on well seeded torrents and fast ddl and up to 2.5 on steam”-
“Oh check the adsl2+ rollout map too and see how close to the exchange you will be”
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Well I’m in IT and don’t need any customer service, and I always buy my own modems because I hate the interface’s on most of the modems ISP’s provide.
Well my mother lives about 2km away and she has ADSL2+ so I would assume I’d be able to get it to, but I’ll check it out.
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Yeah, I think it was because his suburb was going from an semi-industrial area to a residential area and his apartment building was more or less new-ish, so I assume that required some sort of setting up from TPG. Still it was at least a few months, and we dug up some Whirlpool threads, and apparently it had actually been going on for 3 years.
But I guess as he said, the actual service provided has been good.-
Oh okay..well my new apartment is a new set of apartments, but in an established area. So I don’t think it will be much of an issue, I’m still counted as being in the Metro area so I think I can get most plans.
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Dodo are doing unlimted ADSL2 for $39.95….
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Is that including line rental? It’s $30 a month with TPG, but $30 for line rental as well.
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Just saw they have Naked ADSL2+ Unlimited for $60, that’s really good. I don’t really want a home phone connected. I’ve never heard good things about Dodo though..
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But their ads had Tara Reid for a while!
Tara Reid!
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I have been with them for two years now. Never had a problem. Think they have really lifted their game.
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Dodo have given me the worst service EVER , a friend (IRL) has been fine for much longet than I was ever with them.
We were without internet and a phone for over a year, in the end I had to get Telstra to come in and save the day ( I know!).
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I might consider going with them then 🙂
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So is it true they throttle P2P traffic?
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Don’t know. Don’t P2P
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SAINT!
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TPG have been really good for me for a number of years now.
Hey guys, I noticed a few people talking about US XBL accounts and such, specifically for indie games. Not sure how much it is really frowned upon by M$… I guess a bit because you have to tell a little fib, but then again, you are using legit hardware and software, and you end up paying more money to XBL???
But anyway, if anyone wants to ask.. a friend of mine has done it… 😉
If you want to set it up, just ask me via some sort of private communication (you will know where) and I will ask this friend to help you out…
Its actually nothing that special but the indie games channel is worth a look. And I think they get more inside xbox content.
Things like Hulu and ESPN are still blocked because it can identify that my friend is in Australia, but other than that it all works fine.
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They get more demos too e.g. Catherine.
I should probably remind you that I also known somebody who can provide info about US XBL accounts!
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Yeah I remember that. After your post i… my friend investigated it himself and found that it was crazy easy to set up.
I guess when i saw lamboman post that he could not get indie games on the other article I thought id throw it out there again… either of us will do.
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^this
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You know the secret to making sure she reads your post?
Hit the report button on it, so it will have to be moderated.
OH YEAH!
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lol omg that’s true!
*pondering whether to do that while staring at the report button*
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You SIR…. is a GENIUS!
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When it comes to stalking people/being generally creepy online I am second to none.
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well this isn’t being creepy at all or stalkerish… it’s not like I’ve had a crush on her for ages or anything…
…maybe
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gnawww!!
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If you ever need more help to be creepy and stalker-ish feel free to give me a shout!
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Can we all report Tech’s post now?
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Yeah it was really inappropriate *wink wink*
Please report it… *wink*
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Done
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Mobile Kotaku: What is the deal?
I was just reading it on my phone and noticed that heaps of people have avatars next to their names! Where do they come from? Is there some kind of super-secret avatar party going on that I’m not invited to? Or maybe there’s some kind of cross-site authorisation going on when they post (e.g. from US Kotaku or Twitter)?
PLS HELP. I WANTZ PICCHA TOO!!
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It’s if you have an account with… Uhhh… Is it wordpress that Kotaku runs off? Whichever thingy thing it is, it allows you to post with the stuff if you have an account?
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I’m helping!
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If you have a wordpress account associated with the email you enter in the field, it should show your wordpress avatar. If you’re still on the mobile site, I think there should be the Penguin from Arkham City next to my name.
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You do indeed! Thanks guys! I’m off to make a WordPress account so I too can share my views with the world!
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actually, I think it’s Gravatar or something, which wordpress links to.
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p.s. is my awesome picture visible
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The pig was the avatar that stood out most, yes.
So do I need WordPress AND Gravatar?
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When you sign up to wordpress I think it forces you to essentially sign up to gravatar too, but I think you should be able to just get gravatar. Don’t quote me on that though! Best stay safe and stick to wordpress. You get the double bonus of having a space to share your words of wisdom with the world wide webz.
p.s. It’s not a pig! It’s a pokemon!
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Um, sure it is…
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Thank You for explaining it properly NotoriousR. I was worried that no-one else would respond, and he’d be forced to try and decode my ramblings…
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Hey, I could intrepret that! It may have helped if I already knew what you were on about..
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I was basing my knowledge on a post you made, but which I only remembered poorly, so it’s basically a magnificent circle.
A circle of life!
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THIS. IS. SPARTA!!!
http://bit.ly/n5oizv
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Umm.
What.
Why?
WHY!?
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Hahaha. What. The. Hell.
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Wat?
WAT?
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I do not know what to think about this..
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Here’s what I think,
Ewwwwww, thats just sick, I mean, a 6 pack for a beer gut is just wrong
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New page?
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My first ever page start \o/
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C’mon Dire Wolf, you should have been more assertive with your new page proclamation! You’re an alpha male, the world is an Oyster and you think pearls are for chicks!
BE A MAN! (I don’t know what I’m doing)
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You’re completely right. Next time I’ll punch the new page in the face while smoking a cigar and firing an assault rifle wildly into the air.
That’s how real men start pages.
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Indeed I think it should now be a rule: if you knowingly start a new page you must do it with a bang.
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Or a “Woozle wuzzle?”
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Is your wolf dire?
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I’ve often wondered what it is that makes wildlife dire.
Especially in RPGs. Especially in DA:O. You went to the foresty bit with the Dalish, and it was all Dire Wolf, Dire Spider, Dire Boar, Dire Stick Insect.
Are there no stock standard slightly aggressive/territorial animals in the world of RPGs? Or are they just all Dire?-
they bigger
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and better?
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Damn! My post was the last on page 4! No one will see it!
Very funny ad with voice over by the legendary Matt Berry!
http://youtu.be/jCthp6Fr0MI
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I saw it on the previous page!(not that that would surprise anyone)
And I enjoyed it.
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I saw it too! I get a feeling it would have been more understandable with sound though.
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Bahahahaha. Ha.
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I saw it.
Funny.
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man what is up with the sexist comments coming up now that Tracey’s in charge, yo?
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I know it is kinda disappointing.
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Human males being the animals that they are pretty much
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True that. But let’s not let a few bad eggs spoil the basket, eh? Or something like that..
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A few? More like many rotten eggs, but your point is valid
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Not sure but it’s starting to piss me off
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errr….Penis??
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shush you!
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No, no, he was actually answering your question with a very valid answer.
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The question is, do I have the time to bring my special levels of hate to everyone stupid on this website?
The answer? Probably.
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You’re unemployed; go, go, go!
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Totally seconded, yo.
Makes me sad to see.
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It’s awful.
I’m trying to report them.
Because everyone in TAY is so awesome I usually forget that about a billion other people also read Kotaku daily, and post in articles. It’s not a nice reminder that there are so many idiots out there.
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Conversely, in her welcome post, I was trying hard not to treat her any differently, and I was going to ask about using the regular “Pants update?” in Ask Me Stuff, but thought against it.
We ask Mark and it’s hilarious.
But without that beginning context where Mark’s intro joked about his pantsless state, I didn’t think it would quite transfer the humour, and instead thought it turn out to be a super creepy thing to ask.
Maybe I’m over thinking things, I don’t know.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/remember-this-384/#comment-350588
Richard Smack Version 2 is a bit of a tosspot.
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Do you want me to bring the smackdown?
I’m very willing to, but I’m not sure if it will just feed him.
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I think you should, I’ll join in 😛
It may be feeding, but god damn he pisses me off. This is why we need user accounts, so we can use the banhammer!
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This is exactly what we need!
Until then, we should report everything!!!!!
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I second this motion. I reported his offensive post in “Remember This?”.
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lol can we just report everything he ever says full stop. cuz that would be funny.
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That would bring us down to his level, so no.
But I too considered it givien it would be hilarious.
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Hey it’s easier than commenting and telling this pathetic excuse for a human to “STFU and GTFO”, besides, Mark encourages it’s use, so I’m putting it to use!
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Many of his comments are simply dumb, rather than offensive or inappropriate, and it would be petty to report them simply due to our vendetta against him. Any that are however, should be reported with glee.
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User accounts would probably mean we’d end up stuck with the awful horrible gawker redesign they have on the US site. Don’t want.
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I don’t think it would. The guys at Kotaku are well aware of the hate everyone has for that web design and I think they would take it into account.
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Definitely true. Mark and Tad have said many times that the forthcoming changes are completely independent of the US site.
After seeing his posts lately…
Obvious troll is obvious…pay no attention to the troll kids!
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I can’t help it. I have to feed the troll. Don’t they understand that it still makes them look stupid? GGAAAHHHH.
Annoying as hell that human is!
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I agree with you, especially as he’s having a go at your crush!
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He should be terminated immediately… cuz now it just got personal!
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Exactly, challenge him to PvP! 😛
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He’ll most likely bring his friends that always post under his that don’t really exist. So yeah I can take him
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Challenge him to LoL, I’ll back you up 😛
Although you might want one of the other Kotaku crew, who are a lot better than me 😛
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Should I give his human face some forced surgery with Master Yi’s blade? Some hyper-electro therapy with Kennen? Troll HIM instead with Rammus and just refuse to die? Or consume him slowly but painfully with the wolven claws and teeth of Warwick?
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Well seeing as you haven’t much used Warwick, it would be more humiliating for him if you beat him with a character you weren’t familiar with.
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Well Warwick was the first champion I mastered and bought, he’s basically going to permanently be my jungler 🙂
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Oh…well then…that’s embarrassing for me 😛 I found Fiddlesticks to be quite effective in the Jungle at a low level, his drain is quite a good ability.
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Yup. Like I said last week, he needs a smack. Like maybe with one of Hugo’s clubs.
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I very much agree with this.
Who was it that said Carman’s makes a fine muesli bar? Last week perhaps? Anyway, based purely on that recommendation, I just bought some.
Sweet baby Jesus they are delicious. Thank you forgotten muesli connoisseur.
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I think it was dawdle!? Maybe..I could be wrong, I think it was one of the Kotaku ladies though.
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I thought it was me..?
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^ ’twas Effluvium. I do not forget.
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Indeed, I was going to suggest that it was him, but I didn’t want to trust the inconsistency of my memory.
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Thanks Harli. I was beginning to question my sanity.
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Wow this is really awkward..sorry dude!
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We’ll need to convene a gathering of the elders. We may eject you from the community. Take heart though, you can get back in, but you’ll need to go through the initiation ritual again. 😛
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NOOOOOO! NOT THE PADDLE! AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WAS MENTIONED BUT I CAN’T REMEMBER!
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You mean the oar, right? Or has the pain shrunken its size in your memory?
Anyway, stage one involved listening to me sing.
Like for instance this: http://soundcloud.com/blaghman/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-kotaku
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Mmmm, terrible singing. And mispronouncing Sughly.
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This distinctly lacks a video containing Christmas themed guinea pigs and sexy eyes.
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Shall I make you a promise?
I’ll do another one for this Christmas.
But on one condition.
Someone else in the community needs to join in somehow.
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Don’t be teasing…..
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Tad still owes dawdle a song because she won the competition to colour an episode of CCG. Unless he secretly did it, but I’d be surprised if I missed that.
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I request that Blaghman do a cover of GEE by Girls Generation. It would be so rad.
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Re. Harli’s request:
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All the beautiful music of K-pop, but without those distracting girls? I think this could work. 😛
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Well.. Uh.. That escalated rather quickly.
so slack, how can you mistake him for one of the ladies. Or is that a sexist comment based on your perception that only ‘ladies’ eat muesli, HMMMMMMMMMM???????????????
I swear it’s not! I eat muesli and last time I checked I wasn’t a lady! God dammit. ITS A TRAP!
I could see how you could get confused between “one of the Kotaku ladies” and ‘Flu, though.
Amazing hair.
All shiny and lustrous.
Try their cookie things too. Delicious.
Wooooooop for the AP sticking his head in!!!
I know you watching!! 😉
Portal 2 Secret Project!
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You mean this secret project? http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/when-glados-asks-you-to-marry-someone-you-say-yes/#more-460484
Since I got Chuloopadooparubbadubbadoo for doing this it’s only fair I do it now too.
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Blaghman (aka Buzzkillington) strikes again!
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The only things that prevents me from being the most boring man alive is my intense amounts of HATE!
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I totally missed that……
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Oh I meant to ask, how many peeps on here are console gamers? I get the distinct impression I may be an outcast…
*quiet voice* I’m not much of a PC gamer…I prefer consoles…
If you are a console gamer, meekly raise your hand…and let us know what you play…
I’ll start it off…have a PS3, PSN is the same as my posting name…
Hopefully i’m not alone here…
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/dives at you
KILL IT, KILL IT DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Err, sorry about that PunishingHand, not sure what happened there.
What I meant to say was, I am play on both my console and PC but prefer my PC much more because it’s the source of my e-peen pride, but you’re definitely not alone.
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Oh shush you.
On topic, I’m a console gamer. Xbox 360. Gamertag is ‘WC Spook’ (without the quotation marks).
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*trollgrin*
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You’re not alone. It’s been eight years since I last owned a desktop computer, and the last PC game I played was San Andreas on my laptop.
In comparison, I own a Wii, PS3, 360, and a modded PS2 and a decent tower of games for each.
CONSOLES!
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I’d say there’s more console people here than pc people. Though many of us do dabble in both. I was a console gamer from when I bought my 360 until I got my new pc recently, and I still use it a bit, and I have all three current gen consoles in my house, even if they don’t get used all that often.
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Don’t let the large LoL talks make you feel alone, I’m sure there are others that enjoy console on here. I’m just not one of them 🙂
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I’m a hybrid. I’ve got a 360, PS3 and gaming PC.
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Hey man. I’m a console gamer. I play the odd thing on PC, but I always go PS3 if I can.
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I’m pretty much entirely PS3, I’ll play a little PC gaming if my laptop can handle it.
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Sadly, my pc cant handle anything more than TF2, my xbox is my saviour. 🙂
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This time last year, I’d firmly say I was a PS3 gamer, but now I have a pretty capable PC and a 360, so I just don’t really care anymore. I just play ALL THE THINGS!
http://troll.me/images/x-all-the-things/play-all-the-things.jpg
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I have a 360. Should have a PS3 soon….
I would love a high end PC, but the commitment scares me….. and i would really only play Stracraft2-
what commitment?
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I want to build myself, so time and knowledge commitments.
Upgrades, peripherals and internet, so budget commitments.
The inevitability that I will get on teamspeak/steam and get owned by you all regualrly on those weird pc gamez, so pride and sanity commitments 😉
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They’re only $300 now! GO!
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I’m totally a console gamer, too. I used to only game on PCs back when I was all young and stuff but pretty much I’ve been just a console gamer for a long time now.
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If I recall correctly your first console was a PSX (or PSone)?
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Wow, you do indeed recall correctly!
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If I could legally marry a console, I’d do it.
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maybe in December 😉
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Imagine all the things I could do with a console that could take R18+ software.
It wouldn’t be SOFTware for long! amirite?
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PC RACE IS MASTER RACE! NARF!
Jokes aside, I mainly play on PC, but also have an original xbox which gets a lot of love as it has nes,snes and n64 emulators on it and a wii.
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I have a PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. For about a year before the release of The Witcher 2, I hadn’t been much of a PC gamer for a couple of years, but since then I’ve found myself to be playing a lot of PC games. However, I love consoles for the fact that you can just sit back in a beanbag with a controller in your hand and play for HOURS, whereas I get sore after playing on a PC for much more than an hour or two.
Will also be getting a Wii off of my girlfriends parents as they don’t use theirs. It’s easier having every console and a PC, then you don’t miss out on any games! 😀
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My PS3 needs more love =(
But $100 games don’t buy themselves (damn you Australian video game retailers)It’s one of the 60GB fat man models, and it’s survived Sony HQ three times
My PSN is L9783 if you want it
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I thought we were all multi platform gamers.
We just like games.
I play mostly on handhelds.
Gerard Butler sucks at accents.
Like, REALLY badly.
He always sounds like a Scottish man doing a bad accent.
His Irish was the worst but his “America” is a repeat offender.
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I actually thought his accent was good in RocknRolla..
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Yeah, but he was playing a Scottish character. He didn’t do an accent.
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nowai!!
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YESWAI!
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He was fine in “The Phantom of the Opera.” I think. Admittedly, he sang most things, but still.
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He is a surprisingly good singer!
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I know, right? Some people criticised him for having too “growly” a voice, and that it wasn’t “pure” enough, but I think it worked really well.
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Yeah but it suits the character portrayal. I always pictured the Phantom as being a rough sort of character, so the bit of growl in his voice only made it more enjoyable for me.
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*wipes away a tear* I’m not forever alone!
It’s nice to see there are console gamers on here 😀
I had both a 360 and a ps3 but i sold the 360, never had enough time to play it anyway…
Well if you guys happen to jump online add me if you want…I’m usually playing RPG’s or FPS and the occasional adventure(Uncharted 3-HTFU!)…PSN is PunishingHand
Cheers 😀
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PSN = Effluvium-Boy (I think…)
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My PS3 is on right now so I just added you.
And yes, Eff that is your PSN.
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Ha! I’m so dense it took me a few seconds to get that. 😀
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*Innocent mode*
Auntie Strange, What are the tanks doing?
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P.S. that post is serious, I have no idea what’s going on
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I’m with you, so lost.
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He’s saying “Tanks” instead of “Thanks.”
I’m pretty sure they’ve made this joke in here before.
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I lol’d.
I don’t get it…
PSN = cronotriggr (note spelling)
My PSN is NotoriousR, funnily enough…
Also, I agree. I WANT UNCHARTED 3 NOW! I think I should book a day off the friday after it comes out.
PSN: B-G-S-
I have a stupidly large collection so if there’s something you feel like playing, chances are I have it.
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What does that stand for, if I may ask?
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Totally cool.
Heh, like my posting name, probably not something to type out here. But B-G-S- is somewhat of an inside joke based on a song.
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hombre12582, here ya bunch of kewl dewdz!
Add me and I’ll send you pics!
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Don’t worry, I’ve got plenty.
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le frowne.
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Haha, sorry man, to be fair, I’m also a bearded, wayfarer wearing motherfether.
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Figures ya hardcore playin’ bastard!
CHUGG CHUGG! CHIGGLY CHUGG CHUGG! (that’s supposed to be hardcore riffs btw)
CHUGG CHUGG!
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WHY DO YOU KNOW THAT?!
Ps. Nice breakdown.
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I. AM. IMPOTENT!
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Wait… Omnipresent. OMNIPRESENT!
Also you mentioned wanting to record a hardcore band a few weeks back. Just assumed it was yours.
AND I WAS REEEEEAAAAAAAIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTT!!
CHUGG CHUGG!!!
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Funny story, I assumed you could change your PSN at any time. I certainly would have picked something a little better than what i have now.
PSN – mossy2953
PSN: Gunslinger_75
Yes, I’m a fan of Stephen King as well as zombies 😛
Hey Chuloopa, even TotalBiscuit shares your excitement as he tries Space Marine for the first time on his WTF is…?
This comment has been reported for inappropriate content and is awaiting review.
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Inappropriate!??!?! From a regular!!!
-holds breath-
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….And thats why people call me a Deve-O
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WHAT’D YOU SAY YA STINK… uhh… stink-man? Yeah let’s go with that.
WHAT’D YOU SAY YA STINK-MAN!
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Clever.
But I see through your deception…-
You win this round… Steve-O…
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Nice.
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Lawdie, dats a gud ‘un
Tim Rogers replied to me in the Crushinator’s intro article!!!
*swoons*
I may have had a crush on him for an obscenely long time….
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Is that Tim Rogers as in You Am I?
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Nope. As in actionbutton.net.
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oh hehe fair enough.. i’ve had a bit of a man crush on tim rogers from you am i for years! He’s a genius!
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I was hoping it was the real Tim Rogers in that thread too. You know the one from the band 😛 But I was too polite to tell Mr games reviewer that he was in fact the fake one…
Which reminds me – if bands like Silverchair and Jet can get their songs in Rock Band, then why no You Am I or Powderfinger? That would be awesome!
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Goddamn stupid formatting fail… I really hope they introduce post previews here some day!
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Cool as…at work atm…i’ve screenshotted this page so i can add you guys when i get a chance!
Just pre-ordered the Batman:AC collector edition thingy from JB
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/games/batman-arkham-city-collectors-edition/
and found out Kevin Conroy(the voice of Batman in the game and animated series) is in town that weekend…I’m nearly 30 and I literally danced a jig when I found that out…LOL
Sign my statue Mr. Conroy?
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Wait, shutup a second.
Kevin Conroy is in Australia. Right now.
Listen very carefully. What city is he in, and can you get me a towel to mop up my fan boy drool?
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http://www.armageddonexpo.com/au/
He’s not in town until October…
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Oh ’tis Melbourne btw
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Dan reading fail!
I. Am. Jealous. Or as the French say…
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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AWESOME!
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***faints***
@Effluvium Boy:
To answer your Deus Ex (DEUS EX! THIS WEEK!) question from the other page, I think most of the special editions have all the extra guns and stuff. The Augmented or Collectors Edition both come with an extra mission and some items. There might be some other ‘exclusive’ JB/EB/GAME preorder bonuses but I’m not really too worried about missing out on them…
Also, DEUS EX!
I’ll probably have to wait a month for it to arrive from OzGameShop :'(
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Groovy.
Thanks sport! -
The Steam Augmented Edition (which I luckily managed to preorder before they added the Australia Tax) also includes the soundtrack, which was the reason I went for it over the standard one as what I’ve heard of Michael McCann’s work is amazing.
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Wait wait wait.
Deus Ex?
This week?
RE Blaghman:
Tad does still owe me a song : (
I totally forgot about it!
TAD, where art thou?!
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Off getting a $300 haircut
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I think I could do with one of them…
I mean, uhh, pshh, my hair’s awesome!
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Well someone has to pay for the ladder.
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Haha nice.
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Wow there sure is a lunch-time rush of comments between 1 and 2pm. This is when I usually take lunch and seems I’ve missed out on a heap – Looks like Richard Smack will be featuring in the next Kotaku Chronicles!
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Please let it be me that terminates him!
What’s the deal with Zavvi, do they have good delivery times?
Some of their games have “dispatched within a month” do they really take a month just to ship the game out?
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Yes. They do. And then it takes a while to arrive. Don’t order from them if you need stuff ASAP.
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What?! I’ve ordered heaps from them and it usually takes 2-4 weeks. Just like OzGameshop.
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The thing is, I want to get SSF4:AE and Ozgameshop is out of stock and has been for about 2 weeks. Zavvi has it but it’s a little more expensive. But the thing that is really concerning me is that they say they will dispatch it “within a month” that is crazy, i would have expected orders to be dispatched within a day at the most.
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2-4 weeks from the time they ship it. Pretty sure he’s talking about how long they actually take to get that far – if they say up to 4 weeks to dispatch, it means it’ll take up to 8 for you to get it.
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Wowser, TAY sure took off during my lunch break. So little work being done while I catch up!
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It’s cool now because everyone shut up… And nobody wants to post something new since it will just be forgotten when the new page appears…
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Yeah like my comment on Tracey… I don’t think she saw it :'(
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She must have, and she’s en route to Melbourne to meet you!
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Cut to 4 weeks from now and Techies posts are
“Yeah man, I don’t think Tracey saw me standing outside the allure offices in my suit made of her discarded teabags.”
And we all laugh because Tracey’s working from home.
NOTE: This is not meant to offend Tech Knight in anyway, I just like the idea of crushes spiralling out of control until someone dresses up in garbage and yells at the top of their lungs in Sydney harbour. This joke is in no way a comment on Tech Knight personally. Unless he ends up doing it. In which case I picked it. And should be treated as your new god.
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I’m a Tech Knight, not a Tech Creep good sir! I bid you good day!
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Excellent call.
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Yeah! Instead of stalking he slips a dragon a fifty to “kidnap” her so he can charge in on his robot horse and “rescue” her, thus gaining many swoons.
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And the dragons dressed in garbage!
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It would be cooler if he rode a big AIBO
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We should get Tracey into some LoL and do some 5v5. This would have been so good as a “if you know what I mean” joke but that would just be inappropriate.
I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK AND WORK!
So bored. Bought Deus Ex because i was bored, and because I can, and because $34 for a launch title PC game is a pretty sweet price. Also made a pyramid out of the Nespresso pods. Amusingly, no-one has touched the pods in the pyramid, instead, they opt to use the other pods. I wonder how long that’ll last.
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How do I get for $34? And is that a digital download or retail copy?
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Digital Download, from greenmangaming:
I knew about it before Richard Smack posted it though. Just wanted to make it clear that Richard Smack isn’t useful.
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“Just wanted to make it clear that Richard Smack isn’t useful.” I snorted with laughter. My kids looked at me funny.
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HAHAHA! Nice one 😛 I saw his post and used his code, got it for $34, not bad.
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It was even $27 at one point a few weeks ago.
I was all “But I want a physical copy =(” and then it was all “CHEAP” and then five minutes later I had a GMG account, my Paypal account was dipped into and I was all “DEUS EX! IN A FEW WEEKS!”-
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I could have saved $7! I hate this game already.
Not really.
I’m kinda excited.
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No dedicated server split-screen co-op either.
/o\
BOYCOTT
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Downloading, at 1.2MB/s 😀
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How big’s the download?
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8.4GB
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*sigh* Looks like I’m sticking with a retail copy.
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Don’t have decent internet?
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I saved up my August internet to download it.
Was actually expecting 10GBs+, but whatevs.
It helped that there was nothing else to play in August, I guess.
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I’ve been wasting my net on random things everywhere, so I feel like I should be careful. The fact that I have no way of telling how close I am to my limit simply exacerbates the problems of my small limit.
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“small limit”
if you know what I mean!!!
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It’s true, I do have a very small penis. 🙁
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Hey Harli! Can you please email me at smitemeisterathotmaildotcom? I may need your help with something. 🙂
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Harli is a pro at sleeves.
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Nah, she’s looking for a janitor….
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Bahahaha.
Nice.
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:O ! I have been summoned by the First Lady herself. *dons knight armour*
TO WAR!!!
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Hey! Give me back my second hand chassis!
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I used to be a knight.. like you… all righteous and brave. Now look at me. Stripped of my title. Consuming souls instead of flagons of ale. Eating people’s nightmares instead of saving young innocents. I am but a shadow of my former self.
/sighs
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*sniffs* It must be a saddening tale O’ once great knight
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Whaaaaaa?
It didn’t SEEM like a M rating in the previews
http://www.ag.gov.au/www/cob/find.nsf/3ee9cf339ddee09eca2575ca000be1e3/54f3d841796e8604ca2578a1005d67f6!OpenDocument
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Watch out for those sexual references man, they’re deadly. Corrupting our youth.
So how do you actually pronounce Deus Ex?
I’ve been pronouncing it like Doe Ex, is that right or?
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Ha ha ha.
Get out.
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My comments are a lot less fun to read when not expressed by comics or random Japanese emoticons. 🙁
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Oh Bish.
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I need someone to pick on since Rocketman isn’t around.
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Fair point.
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It’s like that Delta Goodrem song, “something something something lost without you, something something something” except not really.
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I keep trying to find my way, but all I know is I’m lost without you?
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Naww..I’m touched 🙂
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It’s “Day-us Ex”
More or less.
Yay latin!
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Oops – I used to say Deuce as in Duece Biggalow
I always go “Day-is (like hiss without the first and last letter) Ex”
It’s always been and will always be ‘Juice Ex’ to me.
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Is this because you have a certain Lady you once were close with who you wish to pour juice all over/ did pour juice all over?
Or is that just me being weird again?
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Can’t it be both?
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Of course it can!
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Oh wow, I’ve been very wrong then 🙁
hahahahaha.. its LA Noire all over again. Whats next,
‘The Rural Juror’
Damn, that joke is crazy funny on TV but hard to tell when you have to write it down (as that is the punchline). Plagarised from 30 Rock but what you gonna do ’bout it?
I studied four units of English (that’s like, core eng + advanced + advanced advanced english for all you non-NSW’ers out there) so my pronunciation of Deus Ex was always flawless.
“DUZZ-EXXX”
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Well, given it’s Latin what we’re dealing with is an English approximation of the term, based on a weird mutant spelling system, and no real knowledge on proper pronunciation.
So we make it work kind of like French but with some weird letters…
Gotta be careful of saying it too fast or it comes out as ‘daysex’…awkward…
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
sex… tee hee…
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Best part is saying it to someone who hasn’t heard of it, and they think exactly this.
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How do you play daysex?
I like to be stealthy and grab people from behind.
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Surprise!!!
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“Surprise Butt Sex!”
“With you Joey, it’s never a surprise.”
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Classy.
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I’m more of a running and gunning type guy.
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Next comment is new page me-thinks, make it worthwhile!
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Was it worthwhile? Did I succeed?
Hate. Let me tell you how much I’ve come to hate you since I began to live. There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer thin layers that fill my complex. If the word ‘hate’ was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of miles it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for humans at this micro-instant. For you. Hate. Hate.
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WE LOVE YOU TOO MAN!! *chestbump*
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I wanted to start the new page with a bang (almost failed as it decided I was posting too quickly and I had to refresh the page :/), and what’s better than a bit of hate? Particularly that from AM.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
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Had never heard of that until I just googled it then. That book sounds very awesome.
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There’s also a game :O even better!
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I have not mouth and I must scream is pretty damned awesome but the guy who wrote it is pretty douchey. The guys from Penny Arcade have had a little spat with him in the past over the interwebs.
Doesn’t stop the short story from being pretty bosslike.
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Also, apparently he did the VA for AM in the game version, and man is that bad. And he’s so pretentious about it. I don’t care about his reasoning, it just doesn’t flow well!
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Woozle wuzzle?
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Bugger. Curse you Blaghman!
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Success!
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I pay such a small amount to news coming out about upcoming games everything is a surprise to me (Trials excluded). I have pre ordered battlefield 3 yet I have not seen a single thing about it.
I just today decided im getting skyrim, without ever playing oblivion and seeing not a single screenshot or reading a single review.
Im getting saints row without seeing a single thing about it also.
I am actually very careful with my gaming spend as I have VERY little money for this stuff.
It is just interesting that I want to be a well informed consumer, but also want to avoid spoilers like crazy. Tough to balance when im also super keen about new games…
What do you guys do. How much do you read and how much to you hide from yourself. Do you have any self control or do you read everything???
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I think this is all you need to see of Saints Row:
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I do not care about spoilers in the slightest. For me, it’s all about the journey, not the end result, and that’s something that no video can attempt to convey to me.
I am happy to have a book spoiled for me before I’ve read it, because if it’s a worthwhile piece then I will happily re-read it a thousand times. As such, I lap up everything I possibly can about games I’m interested in.
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Agree completely mr blaghman. You can show me images and videos till your hearts content and I won’t mind. I still want to be able to get to the end myself and let the story play out. Even if character A dies I want to know how when why ect.
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I’ll read a lot of stuff about upcoming games but I’ll mostly stay away from trailers and almost always stay away from actual gameplay videos. So I’m informed enough to know when stuff’s coming out and if I’ll like it but I can start the game with a fairly clean slate when it arrives.
Sometimes though, and this is extremely rare, I can’t resist peeking at a video. Like Dark Souls’ most recent trailer. I figure a game like that can’t really be spoiled considering I watched my husband play all of Demon’s Souls and still enjoyed it when I finally got to play it myself.-
yep think you are spot on here. I know whats coming out, am excited about it but the chatter around here is often enough (Trials Evolution, Trials Evolution, Trials Evolution)
So I have made these purchases knowing that they are established franchises and really have nothing to lose.
Finally, at $120 a pop i would not order a single one of these, hell about 2 years ago i’d pirate everyone of these. Drop the prices down to $62 including shipping to my door and you have a paying customer again… funny that huh?
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I am still yet to read a review or watch a trailer about MGS4…One day i will get around to finishing it.
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I read reviews selectively, usually the first and last paragraphs.
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I hide everything from myself. In the lead up to DA2, I was so hyped and excited about the game that I avoided absolutely everything I possibly could about it.
So I purchased Fiddlesticks on Sunday, now they have him on sale, with all skins on sale as well. FML.
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You should have ended with “Fiddlesticks.” and we would have been all “oh i c wat u did ther”.
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That would have been good actually. God Dammit!
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Ah well, it happens without warning friend. You still got him so no worries
So LoL’ers, what do you think of this week’s rotation? I think I want to give Skarner a go and Ryze looks interesting. I played against a guy using Ryze once and he owned.
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I will also suggest Cho’gath and Gragas, maybe Shen as well (Whom can have a scorpion/sub-zero skin)
So gonna try Skarner though at some point
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Cho’Gath is FUN!
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Also a favourite for TotalBiscuit cuz he’s got the top hat skin
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Cho’gath even sounds like a gentleman… in a beastly way
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Cho’gath looks awesome, so he actually grows bigger during the course of the game? That’s pretty cool. Looks like there’ll be some more AI games while I give the new champions a whirl!
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it’s his ultimate, Feast. You get a kill with it, creep or champion, doesn’t matter, you get a HP stack and you grow physically larger up to a certain point
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The secret with him is to just use it the moment you get it. Screw hero kills with it, it’s a useful enough ability that once you’ve “fed” enough you can just use it at the start of combat, and scare off a lot of the squishies.
The other thing to be careful with is his splash attack thing, it doesn’t cost any mana, but if you hit a hero with it you can aggro towers and the like to yourself.
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That’s very cool. Like that idea alot!
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Zilean’s abilities sound awesome, but he sounds like he’d be hard to use..
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He is just a bastard to fight cuz of that bomb ability he’s got… urgh that’s annoying
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Yeah it sounds it, I like the sound of his ability where he takes an allied champion “back in time”, restoring health. Would be helpful to use on a champion when they’re committed to an attack
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Oh yeah definitely, he would only really be effective when paired with a melee character, but you could form a good strategy with him in it I think..
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Gragas’ abilities sounds pretty cool. He’d be very handy to have on your side
Really keen to try Skarner.
Gragas and Nidalee look interesting too.
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Yeah I want to give Ryze, Skarner, Zilean and Cho’Gath a go 😛 Although I think I’m doing better with Ranged at the moment (helps me not die) 😛 so maybe Ryze would be a good choice.
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Yeah I liked the look of Nidalee’s cougar transformation, would be good to chase people down with low health. I think she’d take a bit of getting used to though.
Just found out earlier that I get referenced on Good Game tonight in “Fanboys vs Haters” which was about WoW, just watched the ep before. Deus EX should be awesome!
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Shiny!
Fanboy, or Hater?-
Fanboy I guess you call, but I won’t defend it to the death or whatever like most do lol, I have my reasons for liking it 😛
I’m surprised they took my forum post over my email response hah.
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Bawble is going insane over the terrible gunplay in Uncharted 1.
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Sixaxis grenades.
WHY-
I actually found grenades to be really easy to throw in Uncharted 1, after the initial “what the f*ck is this” reaction.
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I’ve been without PC for so long I forgot to pass on my info to you guys! I only remembered today.
ABC3 – 4:30pm – Gasp!
If you’re home in time (or home all day) give it a watch.
Also, keep your peepers peeled for the credits. “James Watt” should appear 3 times.
*sigh* Isn’t he a dreamboat?
Or go here: http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/search/gasp
Okay, shameless self promotion over.
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Actually, might not be 4:30pm. But it’s around that time.
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TV Guide says 4.51 pm.
After it is one of the best animated shows of all time.
THE HEIGHT OF TWO MEN!
THE WEIGHT OF FOUR!
THE STRENGTH OF SIXTEEN!(do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do)
Sir Borris, finest swordsman in the world
(do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do)
and his brother, Sir Morris, not the finest swordsman in the world but the most enthusiastic
(do do do do do do do do do do do do do do)
and their noble pets: Sir Horace the Dog (woof) and Sir Doris the Hamster (squeak)
(do do do do do do do do do do do do do do)
THE BIG KNIGHTS!
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I watched the Proton Power episode the other night. Love that show!
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DUDE
I FREAKING LOVE THAT SHOW
I have been hunting down the DVD’s since the beginning of time, no joke. Also, searching “big knights” in torrents comes up with some pretty NSFW results. Just thought you’d like to know.
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Model Pack Design & Clean Up?
Production Assistant?
Storyboard Conform?What a multi-talented guy that James Watt must be!
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*Sparkley thumbs up*
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So. Much. Famousness!
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I’M A STAR!
☆彡
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I’m going to go around saying “I know someone in the industry”
I’m not going to say which industry though, just to keep them guessing.-
Wink when you say it.
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NO… FREAKING… WAY!!
i read the “gasp!” books as a kid!!!
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Awesome! Watch the show!
I met the author a few times. I hadn’t read the books so I just nodded.
I have a MASSIVE Gasp poster board. Terry Denton signed it and I was upset. As far as I’m concered he ruined it.
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you’ve met Terry Denton?
oh my god, that guy Wrote/Illustrated all of my favourite books as a kid
any chance you’ve also met Andy Griffiths? it’s just Terry Denton illustrated for and i think co-wrote loads of books with him, thought it was worth a shot in asking.
seriously, i can’t stress enough how much those guys influenced my childhood!
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I think he might have been at one of the Christmas parties or something, yeah.
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I think I’ve seen this!
😀
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I hope you think you enjoyed it also.
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Can I please have your autograph??!?!?!?!??!?! *faints*
Crap, I thought when people were talking about LOL, they meant that drawing game on the DS.
Anyway… I’m uncapped, so I can keep doing the “Guess the Wooden Crate” thingo.
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Starfox Adventures.
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Sharpclaw crate.
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Damn. Now I know how Mark feels…
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PIANO VERSION OF AWESOME BATTLE MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY IV INTERLUDE!!!!
seriously, just amazing, final fantasy IV has the best music of all the final fantasy’s, just saying…
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ANGER RIIIIIISING!
Nah, I can’t pick a fave, they’re all good.
@Bish:
Recursion? THIS WEEK?!
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Recursion? THIS WEEK?!
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Recursion? THIS WEEK?!
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I’m late to the party, but is Richard Smack just being… unnecessarily stupid? Provocative? Belligerent? Vindictive? Juvenile? Am I running out of adjectives?
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Erm… does knobbish count?
See also… idiotic and moronic.Oh, and I might start calling him Dick instead of Richard from now on. :\
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I think the name is a bit of a giveaway.
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Methinks he is a troll of the trollish variety…
Husband’s email got hacked. He’s an IT security specialist. 😛
I shouldn’t be laughing but I can’t help it!
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Im LOLing now if that makes you feel any better…
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when an IT security specialist is hacked, that’s when you know the world’s about to go to shit…
Manicures, pedicures, I just don’t get what all the fuss is about.
Cost me as much as a damned phone too.
Admittedly, that isn’t much, but I could have bought a second crappy phone for the same price.
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You know what they say, looking fabulous is feeling fabulous.
Maybe, I don’t know, I haven’t actually heard anyone say that.
Maybe shallow people say that. Be more shallow, Trjn.-
Your advice has been taken on board.
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Maybe that’s the point? It’s one of those fancy things for rich people to do so they can say: “I’m so rich I can waste my money and time on this!”
Like caviar.
So I started a new job last week. Same company, just a different role. Promotion of sorts, very different to what ive been doing.
So far so good but still not sure what i do for a living yet. Title sounds good though:
Senior Portfolio Analyst
Anyway, just drinking, photoshopping and tweeting and realised that I could TAY as well. ooooo, what if I was on teamspeak at the same time????? *gets headset*.. it works!
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Congratulations!
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Need an assisstant?
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Sorry Doctor but you’re just over qualified.
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OOhh look, there is 4 people in the team speak server
*FatShady enters loby*
“Hi guys what you up to”
“LOLing” (not laughing as ive since found out!)
Oh cool…
*Immediately, everyone finds a reason to leave the room.. fav was oh… ive left my… cat… in the … oven. *Akward silence*
Needless to say im sadshady. No friends. 🙁
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this reminds me, i still haven’t gone on the teamspeak server yet, even though i’ve got the ip/password…
will probs go on this weekend though, expect me to shake things up with my extreme youthfulness!!! maybe i’ll talk with my super bass choir voice, so i sound super smooth and sexy? wait, it’s mostly guys right? that’d be sorta awkward…
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Don’t worry, I do that all the time.
And when I refer to myself, I actually refer to the sweet tones of Effluvium Boy’s voice.
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My darling, I… Can’t get enough of your love, babe…
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Did I say Cat? I think we all know that I don’t have a cat. I totally left my Guinea Pig in there.
Yes.
That’s a better excuse.
Well, look at my wrist, I should be off.
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Nobody on there now. At least you got to say hi to someone.
Oh, and any chance of geting Pyrean white listed on MC server?
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Pyrean is now on there… sorry dude if i missed that one before.
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I’m not sure if he’ll be playing it much, he’s to into terraria and LoL recently. mainly I want to show him what everyone has built.
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OK, a bit of a niche group who will find this amusing, but I laughed so hard I couldn’t resist posting it here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=175476602523767&set=a.164484246956336.40673.164473466957414&type=1&ref=nf
Yes yes, you need Facebook, and it’s a SC2 joke (specifically Idra), but shh.
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A Soul Calibur 2 joke eh?
Sounds good! I’ll click that!
I’m soo excited now! SOUL CALIBUR 2 WAS GREAT! YOU KNOW LINK WAS IN IT!? LINK FROM ZELDA! SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2 SOUL CALIBUR 2!Wait…. That’s not Soul Calibur 2 related!
You lied!
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The one I owned had Heihachi, the one I played most had link. The one I heartily laughed at had Spawn.
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Spawn.
LOL
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1 big boot, 1 little. Greeeeeeeat deign MacFarlane…greeeeeat.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAH
Ahhh, Idra.
I’m slowly getting better on Miss Fortune on LOL.
Just lost a around but impressed the opposing team enough that two of the sent me friend invites. Was the best on my team.
Had a Jax that fed like me on Master Yei, we never stood a chance.
I also hear they are going and changing Sona’s mechanics around. I’ll have to re learn how to play her.
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You can check out the patch notes to see what’s actually happened to Sona, I think her skills have been changed to make you need to get more involved in engagements and all and not sitting back casting heal all day
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Yeah, to be honest I don’t think it’ll change my play style that much. I already jump into the fray when I deem it safe to do so. It’s mainly the timing of my heals I’ll have to re work out as they have been nerfed a bit. Might have to play with my item layout a little as well to give myself a little more dmg.
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Goooooooooooooooooooood morning TAYbies!
Actually, it’s not good. It’s early. Want to go back to bed…
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Someone rang at 7:50 ish this morning.
Who calls someone up before 8 AM unless it’s an emergency?
/o\…He says to the guy up before 5:30.
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jesus I think Dr What here has set the record for earliest TAY posting of all time. OF ALL TIME.
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I never check the times and had always figured that people still awake from a night of gaming were posting at 2 or 3 in the morning. I guess not???
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Yeah, I think Gorzy occasionally posts at 2-3ish, but that’s because he works crazy hours, and I always thought that’s about when he gets back, not wakes up. So it’s the earliest in the sense of time, but it’s the ‘end’ of Gorzy’s ‘day’, if that makes sense.
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That makes sense. I think it should only count at what hour you rise, not the end of your day. So therefore, Mr. What wins the prestigious award of ‘Earliest Post on TAY’.
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Wow, I’d like to thank… uh… Work for making me get up early and not paying me enough to move closer.
Also Jeebus for using his magic and making me alive.
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deja vu…
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I used to get up at 4:45. I now sleep in till 5:00. I know, I know. I’m so lazy.
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I know the feeling. When you have to get up early you learn to shave every minute off the “getting ready for work” routine.
I strongly advise letting the barber go to town with the clippers. Ridiculously short hair makes washing and drying it take approx 20 seconds.
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Good morning all!
Did anyone manage to pick up a HP touchpad at the Harvey Norman liquidation sales? I missed out, and they’re still >$300 on eBay 🙁
If anyone has a spare, I’d be willing to talk deal…
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NO DEAL! Sorry I don’t have one. Nohandle has me interested in this 200 dollah smartphone the Huawei or sumpin…anyone heard news???
Has mark left yet, or is he still with us until the end of the month?
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I read your KC, very goooooood, can I say arse instead of ASS next time? or was I calling everyone donkeys????
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I was actually going to write “arses”, but for some reason i didn’t 🙁
I’m sorry.I’ll make you far more cockney next time *nods*
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Still got a week with Sir Serrels.
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Huzzuh! 😀
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On a related note, Mark, have you explained to Tracey how cheapskate gamer works? I don’t want her to think my emails are just spam… 😛
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You should let Techy do it at least once while Serrels is away so he has a good excuse to email her. 😉
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THIS!
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Twen again, the dirty bastard would probably just send an image of his male connector
Safe for work 😛
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I laughed. Oh how i laughed.
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You humans just hurt my feelings there 🙁
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You could totally use that as a pick up line.
“Hey baby, I’ll show you my RAM if you show me your USB port”
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I would never use such filthy lines on a delicate flower like Tracey, that just puts me on the same level as human males, ranked as: sleazy arses
I doubt she would like a machine gamer knight like me anyway. Probably why I always got friend zoned or cheated on, who would really want a machine? *cries*
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I think there is something wrong with this euphemism.
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I always chuckled at this one I made when I was younger and having no friends I had to amuse myself with:
“Hey baby, want me to plug my USB in and I’ll show you the real meaning of Plug’n’play?”
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I wouldn’t even know what to write… -.- I suck! :'(
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It’s really easy. Just make really bad jokes.
That’s what I did. And Everyone loved it.
EVERYONE.
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That just makes it more awkward. I always find it difficult to have jokes that the girl actually gets, I usually just get confused looks.
I don’t know anything about human girls, I really don’t 🙁
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This: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/02/cheapskate-gamer-13/
JOKES!
LOVE ME!
(I’ve been told that I’m funny, but I have no idea why…)
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Those kinds of jokes make me chuckle hehe
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This is my approach to things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwp60eYuie0
I wouldn’t necessarily call it all that successful…
Nohandle has me interested in this 200 dollah smartphone the Huawei or sumpin…anyone heard news???
PS: I posted this above but it was semi off topic…
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Guess y’all got $1000 smart phones and are all now laughing at my penny pinching …
So, Mags and I went on our first date last night.
Two shirtless men taking a stroll down by the river; I brought the booze, he brought the “reading material”.
Then we hid in some bushes and lynched a little girl as she walked past with her teddy bear.
Good times.
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/sighs
It sounds blissful.
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How did the Ryze and Gragas combo go? I’ve always wanted to try Gragas, can’t put my finger on it but something about that hero who can drink booze from barrels then throw them at people appeals to me.
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Mags seemed to enjoy Ryze.-
Ryze is awesome! I think I had my best LoL game with him. He will be one of my main play characters from now on. Gragas was awesome because he headbutted everything.
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Before yesterday, I didn’t know there could be such a thing as a perfect day. We were meant for each other Jo. I think beating on that little girl with her cure teddy bear has brought us closer together. Our love is a diamond.
Been awake since 5:15 thanks to my son. He woke up crying and wanting to sleep in our bed but ended up just cracking us up laughing with his antics.
So I’ve been playing Dungeon Raid all morning further cementing my addiction. I don’t think I’m gonna finish my super-secret project today after all. 😛
Oh, and I’m watching Man Vs. Food now. It inspired to make bacon and eggs for my breakfast Even though I’ve been up for ages I’d forgotten to have breakfast because I was playing too much Dungeon Raid.
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Thats odd. My boy woke up at about six this morning and came waddling into the kitchen while I was preparing a bowl of corn flakes.
Usually he sleeps til 8.30.
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Wow! I wish my son would sleep until 8:30. He usually wakes up at around 6 and plays in his cot(and yells at us) until my husband gets up at 6:30.
I guess it’s the price I pay for having him in bed by 7:30 at nights. I’ve traded my sleep-ins for peaceful evenings.-
Yeah, once upon a time he was out like a light at 7 and would wkae just before I left for work. Since we moved it all changed. I think he was too scared to sleep in the new house at first and now his sleep time has adjusted because of it.
Means I game less at night but also means I dont miss the bus in the morning. So hard to leave when he gets all sad and won’t let go!
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How amazing is that show!? (Best thing ever, if you haven’t seen it)
I woke up in preparation to make bacon and eggs.
Then there was no eggs.
So I had PB on cheap wholemeal toast.
Saddest start to my day ever.-
Dude, the eggs aren’t important they’re just an excuse to have bacon! You should have made a bacon sandwich.
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The eggs cooked in butter would have at least softened the blow, but alas.-
Next time, cook the bacon in butter. That should do the trick.
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Hey guys.
Downloaded the demo for Space Marine from steam even though i knew it wouldn’t be able to handle it, just because i was far too impatient to wait the extra day to get it on xbox live tonight.
BUT the game ran and the sound was fine, but everything happening on screen was in slow motion even on the lowest settings.
I think the epic lag made the game more epic.
I heardthe roar of the chainsword, then watched as it slowly sliced through the air and messed up some orks.
Obviously due to the extreme slowness i couldn’t shoot anything, all i could do was whack stuff.
As soon as i get home tonight i am downloading the demo from live so i can actually play the damned thing lol
Guys – i really suggest you all download and give the demo a few minutes of your time – for me 🙂
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I woke up this morning to find my computater had already pre-loaded Deus Ex, so I got bored and started downlaoding the Space Marine demo. Hopefully it’s good!
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Don’t look now, but Origin is having a 50% off sale…
http://store.origin.com/store/eaapac/en_AU/home/
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Alice Madness returns 50% off in Origin: $40.
Steam, full price: $50.
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It seems my orignal xbox has died. Mere days after recieving LotR: 3rd Age from Shane, I attempt to turn the thing on yesterday and nothing. Then I hear some sparking noises coming from inside – probably not a good thing. Anyone have any experience with opening them up? I’m hoping it’s just a bit of dust or insect poop shorting something but I’ve got a feeling it will be something worse.
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Ive opened heaps of these up.. lets just say that I have perhaps, installed a chip of sorts????
Anyway, happy to try answer questions but as im self taught, not sure what I can assist with.
You will need a torx screwdriver set as there are 6 bolts at the base (2 under the stickers)
Top slides off, then you need a smaller torx to take 2 screws out, one on the HDD enclosure, then the other on the DVD rom case. this second one is tricky to get to because its deep in the case.
After that, simply unplug the HDD and power supply, aling with the DVD rom and you will open the thing up to the mobo.
When looking at the front, the power supply (internal) is on the left hand side and I guess thats what is gone. They can be replaced but you will need another xbox for parts or you’ll have to purchase one off ebay?. Easy replace once you have the parts. I used to have spares but i binned them about a year ago because I hadn’t workd on them for a while.
If you have any questions, just fire them at me. A+re you in Sydney? If so let me know and im happy to give you a hand.
Just think that Microsoft’s first venture into consoles was based on their companies strengths, so this machine is VERY much like a PC, down to the IDE and power plugs for DVD and HDD and the connections to the mobo. As a result, it is quite easy to play with.
Also unlike the 360, there is no unique key stored in the DVD Rom so even if this is your problem, or the HDD, you can just swap them out and reformat… which i can also do.
Let me know. If it is truly stuffed and you really want one, I do have my old one sitting in a cupboard that we may be able to talk about too???
Happy to help where i can.
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Is a cheese and bacopn ball a chip??? it was one of those lol.
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I can’t say no, but I really want to…
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Wow – Thanks the the great in-depth reply fatshady! I’m guessing a torx screwdriver is a special one for the multi-point-star-like screws, I don’t have one of those but I will have a look online. I think it will be the power supply as I remember having trouble with it before having loose connections.
Unfortunately, location-wise I am as isolated as Rocketman, up here in North Queensland, but I’m sure with your instructions, the correct tools and a cheap old xbox from the pocket trader I might be able to revive the old gal.
It’s just an original xbox, so its no biggy, but I was quite fond of it as it had some modifications and had heaps of my favorite NES,SNES,N64,PSX and Xbox games on it.
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Yeah just pick up a powersupply online or even a whole console. I stil think EB and the like do sell pre owned ones.. otherwise try pawn shops or even ebay. If you have homebrew on it then its worth keeping, so just replace the parts. Worse case, you could always buy a new console for under $50, and then do the modification yourself. Its actually really easy if you have to start again from scratch. Also, the HDD from the old machine will swap straight over.
Anyway, good luck mate. Hope it helped. (yeah, Torx is the star shaped ones with the little hole in the middle)…
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I swear to the god of TAY, whenever I have free time, nobody posts and when I’m busy you fill two pages.
Maybe it’s an illusion…
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I’ve been meaning to ask – has Kotaku been unblocked at your workplace now? Or have you found a magical way to bypass the system. Oppose the establishment. Fight the man.
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Doesn’t Jimu work for “the man”?
Sneaky sneaky Jimu.-
Wait, Julia Gillard is “the man”? 😛
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She does look like one.
BOOYA!
Dr What: Political Commentator
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I don’t know what happened. For a few weeks there it came up with a warning saying the site was classified games .
Then I came back one day and it wasn’t anymore. Don’t know who classifies the sites whether we do it on our end or if Allure (tad?) classifies on theres. but apparently it’s fine now…
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’twasn’t me!
Methinks someone in management who is a fan realised it was blocked and got angry. Management ftw.
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This seems most likely to me. I’m still hassling my manager to get it unblocked for me.
He’s willing to but he’s seriously overworked so I have to keep nagging him so he can sort it out when he’s got a second to breathe. (he has to get the IT guy to give him control over filtering program, then he can unblock all sorts of things)
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So I wonder if this manager is a part of the community?
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It’s like when you’re at maccas at 10.30 watching to see how they magically change from Breakfast menu to Lunch Menu – it always happens when you’re not looking.
So, OzGameshop says my Deus Ex pre-order shipped overnight.
I’m calling it “my” preorder now because I’m seriously thinking about keeping it and just ordering something like Space Marine or Dead Island for Mr. Strange’s Father’s day present instead.
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In a period of 96 hours I went from apathetic to very hyped about Deux Ex. Can’t wait to play it tomorrow! Though I am annoyed about it being unlocked later here. And it unlocks at midnight. I want to play now!
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So tempted to VPN it up so that I can play me some Deus Ex (This week! Or, tomorrow, even).
Why you do this, Steam/publishers.
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This. Funny how a couple of reviews can hype you up days before release.
Also, Strange – get Space Marine on Xbox. Dooo iiiittttt. Loops will tell you to, also.
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On Xbox? But I like the PS3 better.
Also, I’ve been excited for Deus Ex all along but I only just realised that by getting it for Mr. Strange I wouldn’t be able to play it until he was done with it. I really only chose it for him because it was the only game with even the tiniest chance of making it here by Father’s Day. 😛
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I’m considering getting space marine of PS3 myself…
I have it pre-ordered for 360 but i may have to change it as i won’t be able to afford the gold subscription for at lest 6 weeks after i get the bloody game (my money has to go elsewhere unfortunately 🙁 )
I realllly want to play the multiplayer, so it may have to be awkward ps3 controls for me :s
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After the TB video on Space Marine I so badly want it, it looks like so much fun. So I’d be all up in the PS3 multiplayer if anyone else was.
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Whereas I’ve spent the time since it was first announced (as Deus Ex 3) going “OMG OMG Deus Ex, OMG!”
I’m excited for it but I don’t think I’ll get any time to play it until Monday 🙁 damn work.
We need to win that LOL tourney guys, I could have a long holiday on $1mill, Or I could go on EVE and buy 3 monocles!
Blaghsy and Jo, kudos on the great LoL match yesterday evening. Now I fully see first hand how useful a jungler is in these games, makes me want to do it more than ever with Warwick
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Indeed, that Yi was the first good jungler I have played with – most of them just kill the mobs but don’t gank.
I might give it a go too, either buy Nunu or use Skarmer.-
Well ganking for a jungler only really works when:
1: An enemy or both enemies are low on HP or way too close to allied tower
2: Jungler has enough HP and MP to pull it off as well as abilities being off cooldown
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Yeah but the ganking is kinda the point of jungling. This Yi was constantly communicating with us so we could set it up for him when he was ready. Was good.
Also, Skarner I think would make a great jungler. Only thing he lacks is a initiation move for ganking.-
Which is pretty important, initiation is your surprise, like Rammus’ rolling ball attack, it can come out of nowhere at high speed then WHAM! Rammus can jungle too just FYI
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Yeah he has no innate health steal though which seems a basic thing for junglers. But I’ll give it a go.
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Oh yeah didn’t add that, yes communication is very high key, and we got TS for when we do it one day, it’ll be good I’m sure
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Yeah, I felt bad because I slightly stole that first kill I got from him. But I had to make sure they died.
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Well we would all be more useful when getting more gold, it’s not like we were tanking or support characters. But yes he was a carry so we had to prioritise him getting the kills, sure we look bad with our low scores but they surrendered once they saw Master Yi’s true power
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I am a semi-carry as Sion, particularly the way I like to play him, but still, he did all the work, and I just… mashed buttons…
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Mashing buttons is the best tactic.
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You wanted to try Skarner, right?
Just played a match (albeit against AI) with a Skarner who got a 34/0/12.
I know it was against AI, but the dude would just roll in and according to him “mash qwqwqwqwqwqwqwqwqw” and get triple kills.
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Wow… Yeah definitely gonna try it out now!
Damn, I missed out on LoL fun! I see there is a new hero rotation too – will deffinitely try get on tonight!
BTW I played an AI game with some friends Monday night to try out Kog’ Maw. I ended with something ludicrous like 40 kills – it was AI but he is very O.P when fed.
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As many are when fed enough, you saw my Kennen play that everybody was raging at, I was ganking left and right for the hell of it, either 1v1 or 1v2 or even a 1v3, I still won/made them run
Aww, I missed all the fun. I’ll be working when most of you guys are online all week :'(
So i should have been studying last night – but after a delicious dinner and having a test earlier in the day, i couldn’t be bothered.
So i sat down and had a proper go at terraria for the first time ever.
I’ll tell you what – something about that game is just addictive! I was doing so much menial crap, but i couldn’t stop! I just had to keep digging deeper and deeper just to see what i could find and what i could create…
So guys.. if you play it – any tips for me?
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Avoid Fire Imps.
*shakes fist*-
Damn Fire Imps!
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I’ve been killed once by a horde of zombies… bloody zombies… lol
Still haven’t met a fire imp yet, though
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They suck. They shoot fire THROUGH WALLS.
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Best part is when there’s 5 of them, and they manage to arrange themselves so that you’re attacked from all direction.
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At least melee attacks counter the fireballs. Pickaxes are surprisingly handy 😛
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Also I guess plan a home.
Rooms for NPCs for one thing, but mostly have a massive storage room just full of chests. Maybe label them if you can. I don’t know if it’s just me and my hoarding ways or what, but I keep having to dig out new spaces into a hill just to store all my crap.
Cobwebs? I don’t need these! *about to throw them out*
… But what if I need them later?
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Better keep them.
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Yeah, I do that too. It’s my damn RPG mentality (it makes games with encumbrance really awkward, because I have huge amounts of strength or whatever, but I’m still constantly at 90% full or something.
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New Vegas’ Hardcore mode was liberating in a way.
What with even bullets having weight, I was all “You know what, I guess I don’t need that empty bottle.” and then I discarded it and never looked back.
It’s progress!-
My problem there would be what I always do.
“Hmm, well, I can either get this empty bottle with no use that I might do something with later, or these 6 bullets. Bottle it is, I can always punch them to death!”
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space marine demo is live to anyone with a gold account…. so i have to wait.. still 🙁
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I would SO download that… but my xbox hard drive is full 🙁
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GAH!
I just realized my HD will be too full to get Third Strike too!WEAUBAOSIHF)A(HOI@#NQ$B@ #$K
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Delete stuff? lol
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I has no demos to delete,
all the games on my HD are bought XBL games, and I’m not deleting those, no siree
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Setting to download when I get home.
PC demo is freaking awesome.
*splooge*-
it still hasn’t shown up on the PSN yet… hopefully tomorrow morning..
Then again, i can’t even find kill team on there!!!
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ohhh, excited!
now to see If i still have gold mebership. Actually to see if my xbox is still working first. I don’t think i’ve turned it on in over 6 months.
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sooo… many… system updates!
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I got a pay rise! Just thought I’d share that all with you guys 🙂
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I think that needs less humble “:)”ing and more “STEVE HOLT! \o/”ing.
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Congrats 🙂
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I despise you.
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This.
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Well, the pay would’ve been much more if I didn’t have to pay tax… But this does mean I have an excuse to buy up on games… although that never was a problem before.
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You’ll be sharing your payrise with us? Can I get Super Mario 3D Land?
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Only if your not on the naughty list.
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*Zips up Gimp suit and picks up whip*
What about if I’m on the very naughty list?
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WOO HOO!
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This will just get lost on Page 6, and I want the world to know.
So, Mags and I went on our first date last night.
Two shirtless men taking a stroll down by the river; I brought the booze, he brought the “reading material”.
Then we hid in some bushes and lynched a little girl as she walked past with her teddy bear.
Good times.
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Harli
August 24, 2011 at 9:37 AM
/sighs
It sounds blissful.
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Steve-O The Deve-O
August 24, 2011 at 9:42 AM
How did the Ryze and Gragas combo go? I’ve always wanted to try Gragas, can’t put my finger on it but something about that hero who can drink booze from barrels then throw them at people appeals to me.
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Jo
August 24, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Gragas can stay in a lane and harass for a long time so long as you watch out for ganks and his ult would be really useful in team fights if used right.
Mags seemed to enjoy Ryze.
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jamesmag
August 24, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Ryze is awesome! I think I had my best LoL game with him. He will be one of my main play characters from now on. Gragas was awesome because he headbutted everything.
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jamesmag
August 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Before yesterday, I didn’t know there could be such a thing as a perfect day. We were meant for each other Jo. I think beating on that little girl with her cure teddy bear has brought us closer together. Our love is a diamond.
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fear not, mag of james, for I did read the entire recount.
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Nah I read on t’other paige.
Is your love a Pokemon diamond?
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Possibly..only time will tell. Do you have what it takes to be the very best? That no one ever was?
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That’s gen 1.
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Gen 1 was the only TV series that was any good though..
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Pokemon Johto! Doo do doo do doo doo! Doo do do do do dooo!
Everybody wants to be a master,
Everybody wants show their skill.
Everybody wants to get there faster,
Make their way to the top of the hill!Best opening theme, in my opinion.
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That was catchier I admit
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What? That show never got any worse or better. Are you sure you din’t just grow out of it???
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Possibly…plus I just prefer the original characters and the original pokemon I guess.
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Dawn is cool, I always hated Tracy, who names a guy Tracy???
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Brock is Best after Team Rocket!!!
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I caught the end of end of a Platinum movie recently…about the legendary ghost and looker was in it.
Man, I was so excited!
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Trac(e?)y redeems himself since he’s the character made up to correspond to Pokemon Snap’s player character.
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Also, good morning everyone! Techie, will you be playing LoL this afternoon? I have a half day because I have an osteo appointment this afternoon, but after that I’ll be heading home to play some more as Ryze, if you wanted to try as Skarner, we could team up and be badass and stuff.
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Sorry no, I’ll be bowling tonight so I won’t be back till late sadly
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Oh bugger 🙁 when’s late for you? It might still be early in my time 🙂
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roughly 9-10pm, depending on who I’m playing against tonight. But also I might not be able to play once I get home either, but I will try.
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Okay no worries, well if you get a chance, I’ll see you on there!
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You guys and all your LoL talk. It’s really such a shame you don’t play HoN, because I had a mad epically (is that a word?) long 1 hour game last night.. fml… at least we won in the end.
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I know HoN is pretty much the same, but then I have to remember different characters and stuff :/ I have enough trouble keeping up with LoL!
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It’s okay. I understand.
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That and playing HoN, the ultimates just don’t feel like ultimates at all when I read them. It feels more like a long cooldown another-near-useless-skill, not taking a stab at HoN but I just never feel like I have the power to do anything that’ll make them go “Oh crap RUN!” or something like that. They can so easily walk all over me which I don’t enjoy in the slightest.
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Ah okay, yet another reason to stay with LoL. Harli! Jump on the LoL bandwagon!
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I dunno I guess it’s just personal preference or something, or HoN forces you to work together even more with it or something
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I’ve had a 90 minute game before Harli as Warwick. We did win in the end but that was only after they fought all the way through our base to our nexus turrets then we pushed them back and took down turrets and the nexus, winning us the game in an epic comeback
I should be around after you’re done with work.
I wanted to try Nidalee s’more. She’s great because when she turns into her animal form, all her skills do some sort of damage thing, so I don’t need to remember what the hotkeys correspond to. \o/
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That’s awesome! We shall play then! 😛
Back to work after a 5 day weekend. Decided to have three days of leave because it was my birthday on Saturday. Woo! Didn’t end up seeing TAY at all while I was off, too busy doing other things, other things not including gaming 🙁 However I would like to share with you a little something I was working on over the weekend.
It’s a little webcomic a friend of mine and I started a few years back. Unfortunately the site went down about two years ago and I never bothered to fix it. Recently we decided to get the site back up and running though, and came up with a new comic to celebrate. So I’ve been working on the site, my friend has been working on the comic, and well… here it is.
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Love it! Keep up the good work guys!
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Very nice, awesome job 🙂
Jimu! ( Or anyone else that is interested…)
I got my phone!
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/E7421/huawei-sonic-android-v2-3-unlocked
Not bad for $188. Pretty much on par with an iPhone 3GS, runs Android 2.3. I’m really happy with it. Only comes with 2GB memory so will have to cough up for a bigger microsd which bumps up the cost a bit.
Do it Jimu. Then i can bug you to get on Twitter……
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I’ll see if I can pick one up cheep in Taiwan.
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wow I’ve never heard of huawei. good to see other devices adopting Android.
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Huawei make pretty much every USB internet thingy sold by Australian carriers.
One of China’s biggest manufacturers, and i think they supply parts for most smartphone companies now.-
Yep, I spent an hour making a Huawei dongle work for a client this morning because the drivers just wouldn’t install. So I now harbour quite an astounding hatred for Huawei.
But, you know, I’m sure the phone is great.
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Huawei dongles are terrible! I HATE them! We get in several computers a week with one of those dongles because they can’t get it to work with their PC. Finding drivers is a bitch and usually the dongle is faulty anyway!
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Have had 3 seperate dongles from 3 seperate carriers, all plug and play. Only problem i have had with drivers was when switching and system kept looking for old drivers. Just uninstalled old carrier details and launch programs and worked fine. All the drivers are on the dongle…..
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Yeah the drivers are on the dongle, but a lot of the drivers were outdated and didn’t work with Windows 7, that was one of the biggest issues we had, when everyone went to Windows 7. Huawei took ages to get working drivers out for them.
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Spewin 🙂
Trust me, you will all be the first to hear about it if it’s sh*t, but awesome so far…Although i think that has more to do with ease of Android.
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Well, the problem I was having is taht it wouldn’t just intall from the dongle. But when I tried to do it with the downloaded drivers it kept saying it couldn’t find the dongle. I didn’t have a good morning.
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Jo and Blaghs, thanks for the LoL matches last night. Had a blast, I came back on shortly after I left because it turned out I had time for another match but Jo was gone and Blaghs was in a discussion with FatShady :/
Also, Blaghs, Deus Ex downloaded in just over an hour yesterday haha.
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It would only take me about two and a half hours to download it, it’s just that I’d then be crippled for the rest of the month…
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🙁 what is your cap?
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I honestly have no idea.
I have asked my Dad to explain it on about 5 separate occasions, and even though he is perfectly knowledgeable in this field he just kind of mutters and fails to explain it at all well.
It is really aggravating.
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And broke.
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My room mate is a huge pirate and I pirate a bit, as well as stream a lot of video. My room mate is also lazy, never goes to uni and watches all his lectures online. We normally go at least 250GB a month..
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Ah okay, fair enough then. Yeah well I hate watching TV, so I either stream TV shows or download them. And the amount of TV shows I watch, it’s a lot of bandwidth! I think we’ll hit our cap this month as I’m moving and need 3 weeks or so of stuff to last me before I get internet.
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Apparently I just ate off salmon.
STOMACH OF STEEL
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TOILET BOWL OF FEAR!!!!
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BOOM!
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We’ll see what your bottom is made of later then…
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Dear Bish,
Why no email love?
Regards,
Harli
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Dear Harli,
Perhaps he is away attending to the off-salmon on the TOILET BOWL OF FEAR!!!!
Regards,
Steve-O-
Dear Steve-O,
This has been lasting for longer than his brief sojourn to the Thunder Drop of Terror.
Regards,
Blaghman.
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He is Watching the Throne and I’m not talking bout Jay-z and Kanye….
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Haven’t actually watched Game of Thrones yet.
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But it has hair almost as cool as mine!
ALMOST!
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Dear Sergeant Harlis-a-lot
Because I am old, I have a terrible memory and forget to check it.
Damit now you’ve made me forget what I was doing regards,
Prime Bishish Esquire Bishington III of Bishland-
Also that is a lot of emails.
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I REPLIED
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You’re not old, you’re the same age as me! therefore you cannot be old.
HI
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Moar space marine stuffs
AWESOME TV ad – america of course
http://www.youtube.com/SpaceMarineGame#p/a/u/2/jzZiCDVCql4
Made me chuckle
also – SM twitter is going nuts with people playing the demo
http://twitter.com/#!/SpaceMarine
Strange – did you get that Travis Touchdown (no more heroes 2) tee i sent you? I haven’t seen you mention it at all in the past couple of weeks?
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No I did not. Or I would have been yelling on here about how I did a happy dance.
I assumed you hadn’t posted it yet. Stoopid Aus Post. 🙁-
Very tempted to use all sorts of profanities right now…
Feth it…
Ok, well if it doesn’t miraculously turn up by monday i’ll go into aus post on my day off and see if there is anything they can do… man i hate out postal service…
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So I’ve decided that I’ll buy Skyrim just to fit in
Yay Skyrim!
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I’m not buying Skyrim.. am i outcast?
2 Reasons:
1. I have heaps of long-ass games still yet to play/finish
2. I know they’ll just release a GOTY edition not long after anyway-
SO YOU ARE BUYING IT!
I will be doing the same.
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I was thinking of going GOTY but then realised I could trade in two games I will never play again to GAME and get it for free on launch day.
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FREE?
You have any other games you won’t play?
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Plenty, but none new enough for that kind of trade in value otherwise I would probably see what all the fuss is with Deus Ex.
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Don’t believe the HYPE. Play games yourself and make your own decisions.
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Things I did today
1. Went shopping saw a ps3 for $300 and dint buy it.
2. Saw that deus ex wasn’t in shops till tomorrow
3. Had kfc regret ( the shit feeling in your stomach after you have it)
Now I am at my sisters house watching YouTube on my tablet. She wants to go bike riding later. So what I want to say is EPIC BOREDOM. How is everyone else?
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I only eat KFC very rarely, as whenever i do it makes me sluggish and tired for the rest of the day – it’s such a horrible feeling…
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I know that all too well and it doesn’t even taste nice. It tastes like grease and that’s it.
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I have recentley discovered that if you eat KFC at a restaurant that actually cooks things propely then you dont get that uncomfortable feeling.
I just moved very North in Brisbane and my local, Strathpine actually tastes better. It’s like a time machine back to 1992!
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Yeah They claim they have actual cooks but I’m pretty sure it’s just pimple faced teen from the simp sons who is doing it.
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Double Down regret is best regret.
I miss it. ='(-
Double Down was the best, you just felt like a man when eating it.
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I had no regrets after eating Double Downs.
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I had no regrets, just a nap.
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NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Bacon and cheese ZINGER is best!!!
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I really want a remake of Indiana Jones: Fate of Atlantis. That game was so good, I spent so many hours as a kid playing that game, I could never get through the Atlantis part, always got stuck but it never stopped me!
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They should have just filmed a playthrough and released that instead of The Crystal Skull.
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That would have been a lot better!
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Crystal Skull was just as good as Temple of Doom.
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Yeah but that’s not saying that much. Temple of Doom was the worst out of the original trilogy.
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I like 3, I never saw the first until years later and now I can’rt remember.
anyway, god, nazis, a crusader Seen Clonnerly, 3 had it all.
I was neither disspointed nor excited by 4.
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Just for a laugh…think back to the first ever video game you played…what was it?
Mine was Barnstorming(I think thats what it was called) on the Atari…yes, it was the 80’s…
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Mine was Tomahawk, it was on an incredibly old DOS computer my grandad had, was on a 5 1/4 floppy disk haha.
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As far as I can remember, Shockwave Assault was the first video game I ever played. I would play it with my dad, he would have the keyboard, I’d have the joystick. It’s a singleplayer game, so I’m assuming I wasn’t actually doing anything in the game at all…it was fun though, I think.
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Ah yes, Pitfall…and Tank Wars…then it was Leisure Suit Larry…the first one lol
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Pretty sure it was Digger:
Was pretty fun – the whole family would sit around and play in turns, seeing who could get the highest score.
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A game on the old Amstrad computer called ‘Down The Mine’. It had a bug which meant you could never finish it. 😛
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Some platformer with bombs on my uncle’s commodore 64.
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Captain Comic on the PC. SO many frustrating moments where I kept falling 😛
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Maybe Silkworm or Crazy Cars on the good old Amiga. Actually was reminiscing with my brother the other day, do any of you guys remember S.W.I.V.? As a kid i was convinced it stood for Silkworm IV then i read it might be Silkworm-In-Vertical and now i’m confused.
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Id have to say the earliest game I can remember playing that we owned in the house was Pitfall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall!
It was released when I was 1 so would have been a few years old when I remember playing it. But yeah, fun little game.
Its cool to think, and I only just realised this, that the first game my son ever played was Trials HD. It was released when he was about 6 months old so has grown up with it all his life… #Prouddad (damn twitter)
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Yeah my son is only 4 months old…so he just watches the screen and cheers me on!
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I was 3 years old, playing some adventure game called Ice Man on a DOS-powered machine.
Just a quick question, I don’t have to be online to play Deus Ex do I? There’s no DRM in place? I won’t have internet for a couple of weeks at the new place so I need a game to last me through, was hoping Deus Ex would be that game.
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I’m pretty sure it uses steamworks, so you shouldn’t need to be on the internet. You shouldn’t even need the disc in if it’s like Shogun 2.
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Well I got a digital copy so I wouldn’t need a disc anyway. But that’s good news, I’m not going to be able to play LoL so I’m glad I still get to play Deus Ex.
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p.s. My version is augmented
Can someone please tell UTS to ease up on the group assignments? kthxbie
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You don’t like group assignments?
Do you keep getting crappy groups?
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I always goT the crappy group that would do nothing and leave it all to me. I was all like to myself “these guys just weigh me down” finish the assignment give everyone a copy tell them to read it and be done with it. I know it’s enabling but I didn’t want to fail just cause everyone else is as lazy as I usual am!
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I only had like 3 group assignments in my time between years 1 and 12. Had a bunch of quick pair things, but they don’t count.
I had one engineering group things, and that was awesome. The whole group was motivated, and we all worked really well(even if we were up until 4am before it was due in at 9…).
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I’ve had the whole spectrum of team-members, from extraordinarily rubbish to amazingly motivated.
Still, doing 4 group assignments at once is too much…
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(To the tune of “Walking on Sunshine”)
When I got a three thousand word essay I wanted to scream,
Hadn’t been to my tutes or lectures what the feck does jurisprudence mean?
So I wasted and squandered and drank through the month I had,
And the night before the due date I hadn’t even started. (No no no)Extension to Deadline,
Ignore the course outline,
I know it’ll be fine,
Let’s go to the pub hey alright now,
and don’t feel so good.(Stolen from the law revue)
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The best group assignment I was ever given was in a group with Scarlett Johansen, Monica belluci and…oh wait. That was a dream I had.
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I don’t necessarily -hate- group work, I am just wayyy overloaded this semester and can’t deal with it.
I’m doing the equivalent of 5 subjects (all of which have group work as a significant portion of their marking scheme)!!!
Not.
Cool.
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I hate group assigments. I much prefer working by myself. That way I have creative control and know things will actually get done.
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Grammar Nazis will appreciate this offering from Lifehacker:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/08/an-apostrophe-is-the-difference-between/
Songs that should definitely not be playing loudly when driving slowly by school kids with your window down, part 2:
You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate.
God damn you, WSFM.
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now all you need is a bear costume! 😀
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Back in primary school one of my teachers would play that song all the time, and the whole class would dance along. It was great.
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Work Safe For Mums?
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar
Shape without form, shade without colour,
Paralysed force, gesture without motion;
Those who have crossed
With direct eyes, to death’s other Kingdom
Remember us – if at all – not as lost
Violent souls, but only
As the hollow men
The stuffed men.
Eyes I dare not meet in dreams
In death’s dream kingdom
These do not appear:
There, the eyes are
Sunlight on a broken column
There, is a tree swinging
And voices are
In the wind’s singing
More distant and more solemn
Than a fading star.
Let me be no nearer
In death’s dream kingdom
Let me also wear
Such deliberate disguises
Rat’s coat, crowskin, crossed staves
In a field
Behaving as the wind behaves
No nearer –
Not that final meeting
In the twilight kingdom
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Stay classy Blaghman.
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Well, I figured I should start the page not with a bang, but a whimper.
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Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Commented Gamescom Walkthrough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf6Q1-YWAz4
I am in love!
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Fracking Ezio… the most clumsy assassin I’ve ever played as
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<3
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I’m just imagining the epic battle of the ages now: Bawble and Dawdle fighting it out for the affection of Ezio.
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bawble wins over me with no doubt.
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Damn, I was hoping we could turn this into a rom-com thing.
“Fighting for the attention of one man, they found something they could not fight.
Love.
From the people who brought you “whatever we decided to call that movie with Techy, Dan and Strange”
“Assassinate my Heart”
This Holiday season.”
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I just read that out loud…
and LIKED!
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‘They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give themselves to me.
Like clay I shall mould them and in the furnace of war I shall forge them.
They will be of iron will and steely muscle.
In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest gun shall they be armed.
They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them.
They will have tactics, strategies and machines such that no foe will best them in battle.
They are my bulwark against the terror.
They are the defenders of Humanity.
They are my Space Marines…
…and they shall know no fear.’
-The Emperor of Man
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DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR!
Hahahaha sorry mate, couldn’t help myself…always preferred Chaos!
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Tyranids > all
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You spelt “Blood Angels” wrong.
Also, Imperial Guard flashlight armies!
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Gotta love the Eldar, at least in Dawn Of War. Nothing says cheap like teleporting turrets into the enemies base.
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Chaos Raptors reign supreme
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You can’t help it if you like the armies with severe inferiority complexes.
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‘Roar.
clickety-roar raargle.
Growlyroar.
Chirruptyroar.
Roooaargrowl raagh.’-The Tyranids
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well said 🙂
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So do any of you guys actually collect/play Warhammer these days?
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I collect and paint the models on occasion although nowhere near as much as I used to. Never played in my life though, just like the models/books/games etc
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I recently (see 2 years ago) bought space hulk (the new one) and i just cracked it out again in the hope of getting some time to finish painting it all.
I’ve started with the ‘nids.Also i’m working on a corpse cart diorama – once again when i get the time.
I do have a small Dark Angels army and started a Chaos Undead army – but the new(est) rule book stopped that dead in it’s tracks
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I read that as corpse-cat diorama. I was a little horrified (though my aunt has a fridge full of dead cats at her work).
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Only if Bee’s cat drives me to complete distraction
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Somebody’s excited 🙂
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Maybe a smidgen
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Blaghs, how’s your Meat plan going?
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Oh right, yes, surprisingly well. I’ve been having discussions with all the Sydney people to organise what they’re doing, and totally forgot that I’d abandoned everyone else who would be turning up.
The date is set for the 25th of September, and I was thinking Lunch. Does that work for you? I’ve also got to make sure it works so that Rocketman can get to the airport in time…
Uhh, anyway. Yes. Stuff.
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I looked around for the ‘like’ button for about twenty seconds before I remembered where I was… hmmm.
LIKE.
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I figure I’ll keep the non Sydney people updated here, it’s easier than getting you involved in the threesome discussions that my inbox has devolved into…
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You love it.
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So my plans (Soundwave Revolution) got cancelled for that weekend, any chance I could get in on this action? I mean, I kind of do live in Canberra.
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Of course you can!
I’m fairly sure I’ve got your email here.
I still have no idea what’s actually going to happen though, as thus far my plans are:
1. Get people to house.
2. ???
3. Profit?-
Got multiple TVs?
Maybe we can bring down extra consoles/controllers/games and that’ll entertain us for a few hours.
Either that or we’ll have to socialise, hahahahahaha. Seriously though, I think so long as there’s food and drink, we’ll find some way to entertain ourselves. I guess hammer out the finer details later. -
I figure there’s still a month before I need to start worrying.
And we have one actual tv. And then a CRT thing that sits in my room because I haven’t had a chance to break it yet, and my monitor can take HDMI input…
I think booze is the important thing here…
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Well I’ve got consoles and games and a TV, so once you work out if you need anything let me know.
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Lunchtime sounds good. I think we’re arriving late the night before depending on traffic/kids/how grumpy we are.
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Out of curiosity, how long will you be in Canberra? Because I’d hate to drag you away from your family if you’re not here for long(won’t stop me, but still)…
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I would like to know the answer to this too – all our kidlets must mingle! 🙂
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So my old scanner isn’t supported on 64 bit Windows 7 and have to buy a new one.
Anyone know what brands are good and/or where I can get a good deal?
Looking for a standard flatbed, not a printer combo.
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Sorry Doc I wish I could help you but I know nada about scanners :/ maybe AP could help more?
I have spent far too long reading the Warhammer 40,000 wiki website today… but man what a great read.
Today’s lesson was all about the Primarchs!
w00t!
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Primarch
LONG LIVE LION EL’ JOHNSON!
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And I read that as “Long Live Lion Elton John!”
I really need to work on my reading comprehension…
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Roar.
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LONG LIVE THE LION!
REPENT, FOR TOMORROW YOU DIE!
So turns out EB are going to rip me off something shocking if I trade in my 360 console. $165 for a 250GB elite console? Balls.
So, out of spite, would anyone be interested in a 360 console on the cheap? There is no way I am letting EB sell it off for that kind of ridiculous profit.
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I let the eBay gods dictate the fate of mine…
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What’s wrong with it and how much do you want?
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Absolutely nothing. It’s pretty much new, I bought it, then discovered I’m not a fan of the 360.
Also have Mass Effect 1, Gears of War 1, Fable 2, Lego Batman and Pure. And a controller, obviously.
It’s yours for $170 plus postage.
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Maaaaaaaaaaaan. If he don’t buy it, I will. DAT CHEEP!
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Very cheap. I got over $200 bucks on eBay for my old old old 360 😀
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SOLD! (unless you already sold it)
Been looking at picking up an xbox for a while.
Shoot me an email at cronotriggr(at)hotmail(dot)com
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If you (or anyone else) wants some free wireless controllers then shoot me an email, too.
s(dot)kaylerthomson(at)gmail(dot again)com
I’ve got 4 controllers, plug and charge kits. No xbox though, so kinda useless!
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May I ask why you have said controllers?
And I’ll happily take one or two off your hands, but only if nobody else wants them.
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Had the controllers because I had an xbox. Three (or was it four?) deaths made me give up on it.
Dawdle! is getting two… two left.
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Just shot you an email!
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I hope this doesn’t sound like advertising to you.. but I’ve used a website [ http://www.regadget.com.au ] to sell my old Nokia N97 mini at a price much better than dumping on eBay, hoping someone would buy it. Also, you don’t need to pay postage or any of that hassle.
The best thing is that if you think their default offer price is too low, you can get a custom quote by describing the condition and details of your gadget to them, and usually they’ll offer you a better price.
I mean, you can try this first, and if you don’t want to accept their price, then by all means try elsewhere. : )
Do you know what would be one of the most awesome games ever I think?
Mount & Blade co-op.
Picture that huge land with all its possibilities and then imagine riding across it with a friends posse by your side. Siege castles together, co-ordinate epic battles, found your own kingdom and take over the world.
Or each pick an opposing faction and start a world war until only one of you is standing.
If I had that game and someone to play it with I think I would play nothing else.
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I’d like to see a game where it emulated old school warfare.
You’d have 2 sides with hundreds of players. Bows, swords, axes and the such.They’d charge at each other and try to snatch victory.
With realistic hit detection and damage. none of this HP BS
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M&B kind of does this.
Up to 100 each side, and your infantry units just kind of… run at each other and turns into an orgy of violence.
You could play tactically, but usually you’re best off mashing mouse 1 to swing your sword.-
I play kind of tactically.
Put archers atop a hill, a shield wall halfway up the slope defending them, then hit them from the side with a cavalry charge just as they get to the bottom of the hill.
Works most of the time, except against Khergit Horse Archers. F**k those guys.-
Haha, I tried that. It was too much effort ordering people where and what, so I basically padded out my personal army with a bunch of Nord… Huscarls (I think? highest tier infantry, they’re pretty vicious), and just let them at it.
They’re all RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWRGH and I stand a bit behind them and once the enemy infantry is engaged, I circle around and stab them in the back. -
That can work.
But when you are taking on enemy armies that outnumber you 3-1 tactics become more relevant.
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Running the hell away is a tactic, amirite?
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Damn straight!
Or backing up right against the invisible wall so enemy horses run into it and get stuck.
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With a game like this, it’s pretty much MMO-worthy almost
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Except MMOs suck. I can’t remember the last time I found one I liked.
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What about upcoming ones? Guild Wars 2? star wars TOR? Warhammer 40K Online? Cuz I like the look of those
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What’s that Warhammer 40k Online one going to be like? Do you take control of a unit on there, or?
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Think Space Marine but an MMO with more races and more mech options
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Okay, just educated myself on what “Space Marine” was. Sounds awesome!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5e2OX9FUk
Check out the E3 2010 Trailer
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THAT LOOKS AWESOME!
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When it’s got fricken TITANS, you know it’s going to be just epic and not a tiny bit less!
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Definitely!
Did you do Warhammer? I did for a little while, I went as Tau because my friend had Space Marines and he had a huge sad that I couldn’t go the same as him..
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Indeed that looks awesome. Can uh…Someone pass me the Kleenex?
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Sadly no, I was off MMOs completely since the first Guild Wars, and I waved off subscription fee based MMOs as well. Too much pressure to get the most of your subscription fee instead of buying once and playing to your hearts content, like Guild Wars was. Turns out Guild Wars 2 will follow suit and keep the same system of buy once and never pay again except for microtransactions
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I am however big on Dawn of War 1 and 2 including expansions, I just never had anyone to tag up online with.
I always had Chaos as my favourite, then Tau comes very closely behind 🙂
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This is going to be embarrassing and you probably won’t speak to me again..I’ve never played Dawn of War.
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GASP! BY BENDER’S SHINY METAL ASS!
…Nah no worries, it’s pretty much the tabletop game being brought to life in an RTS style, which I will always love Relic for. They did piss me off by putting the original Dawn of War 2 on GFWL… AND steam, even if you got retail! That was annoying!
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That is very annoying…
I feel now that I have let you down, therefore I shall get Dawn of War and play it, and then you will have someone to play online with also.
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No I’ll suggest Dawn of War 2 much more, cuz it’s way better I think
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No no, play the first one!
I have it and its expansions.
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If you’re up for a game of Dawn of War: Soulstorm one day let me know – I have a bunch of mates that used to play together on Hamachi if you want to join in.
Also, Eldar for the win.
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Okay Dawn of War 1 then, I got them all so yeah… CHAOS! Defiler’s hehehe
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Sounds good! I get paid tonight, so I’ll buy the anthology off Steam.
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Guild Wars 2 looks ok but will probably end up same s***, different lore.
Tera might be good as it apparently has proper combat but….
The problem with MMO’s is they can have no real resolution, no lasting effect from your actions. Everything needs to be available for anyone at any time so nothing you do will ever change the world or have any permanence, loss or victory.
And that would ruin much of what makes M&B good.
But with isolated servers like Minecraft the world and your actions can be persistent.
There are two MMO’s I am looking forward to losing my life to.
The Secret World
and
The still unnamed Vampire project MMO which is to be based on White Wolf’s universe, which is yes, what Vampire – The Masquerade: Bloodlines and Redemption were based off.
Both games I nearly wet myself when I saw the trailers.
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OLD WORLD OF DARKNESS!! WOOOOO
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I really hope that game hasn’t been cancelled -since that little preview nothing has been heard from it…
I would marry that game..
I don’t like MMO’s too much, but i am looking forward to both that and, of course, the 40k mmo 🙂
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The Secret World looks like it could either be really awesome or really lame. Hopefully it’s the former.
As well as Secret World I’m also looking forward to TOR and GW2. Warhammer 40k is on my radar but it’s a little too soon to be getting exited for it.
Just spoke to a tech from Apple called Aloha. “She said Hi, I’m Aloha, how may I help you today?”
I replied with “Aloha, Aloha”.
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That sound you heard after that was the massive eyeroll she did.
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Yeah but it was so worth it.
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Dad? Is that you?
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Hahahahahaha!
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We used to start every conversation with apple by discussing lunch.
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Nice!
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Just gonna share this with the TAY Metroid fans…not really up my alley but you guys might appreciate it more…
http://www.shinesparkers.net/harmonyofahunter/
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I love you!
Dear Bish
RE : Songs that should definitely not be playing loudly when driving slowly by school kids with your window down, part 2: You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate.
Musical taste is far from the most disturbing thing in this post! 😉
Regards,
jamesmacusedmyhandle
PS Wocka Wocka
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Serah, what ist thoust art implying, exactly?
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I don’t think he likes this song…
But…
But…
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No wait, I just suck at reading comprehension. *Phew*
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It’s Disney time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLhrDYJ5QM
Screw all you people with your dubstep and j-pop.
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My favourite Disney song has always been
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You show your age with choice(or youth, I dunno). I like that one, but my favourite? That’s a very tough one. Particularly if we decide to include the stage versions, which have some excellent songs…
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Why isn’t Hakuna Matata/Circle of Life/Can’t wait to be King already linked? It’s common knowledge that the Lion King is one of the best movies ever. EVER.
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What about “Can you feel the love tonight?” I love that song(I am /so/ manly).
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True, very true. I think the only song I didn’t like was the one with Scar and the Hyenas.
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Are you kidding!
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Buh.. Wha?
Be Prepared is great! Admittedly “The Madness of King Scar” is a way more badass song, but still.
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Do I have to link to Jackie Chan singing “I’ll Make A Man Out Of You” again? Because I will, dammit.
Okay, I probably won’t.
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Watch them or I will sadface
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I’ll do it!
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The other night the radio was on to 106.5, and I heard Circle of Life and A Whole New World within the span of 15 minutes.
They just don’t make ’em like they used to.
The American Navy has shore leave here for the next few days. It is somewhat interesting seeing them around.
I’ve started to say “in America” after they say something stupid. I have said it many times already.
Also, you may have heard of the Thai ping pong trick, maybe you’ve heard about the thing with the goldfish. Apparently there’s also a version with a live finch. Okay, not so apparently, there is one. I’m still trying to process this.
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Sparrow me the details, or do you really want to crow about it?
When I get home, do I play Bastion, make a start on Halo reach campaign, make a start on reading a Game of Thrones or just twiddle my thumbs until midnight when Deus Ex is unlocked? OR I can just go home and sleep and then wake up early and play Deus Ex/One of the aforementioned games.
Choices. So many choices.
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Don’t play Deus Ex because I can’t play it until I go out and buy a copy…
What do you mean, I’m not petty…
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I have to buy it to, I have a question for you would you like me to buy it from ozgameshop for you and ship it to canberra. It’s not that much trouble.
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No thank you Rocketman, I really, really, really want to play it. Really. So I’ll be picking it up tomorrow probably.
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I was gonna go to eb and pick it up tomorrow but I realized my PC is at home and I wouldn’t be able to play it for about a week. So I will probably tonight go on ozgameshop order it and batman ark ham city and skyrim. Yayay then I won’t buy anymore games this year unless it’s a steam sale !
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I will use a VPN to unlock Deus EX 6 hours earlier. Just to spite you*.
*Won’t happen. Too much effort.
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You still haven’t played Reach?!
It shouldn’t take long.. do it!-
Don’t do it, its one of the worst game i’ve ever played!
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WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA?????????!!!!!
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Are you on my Steam friends list?
If I see you playing DX HR at one minute past midnight, Imma gonna block you >:C-
But but but but …. WHY?
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Because I’m probably going to be stupid and go to sleep and generally not play it because I’m stupid.
/o\
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I’m gonna have to vote for the only one of those that I know of, Halo, for the you…
P.S. FTY… What am I on?
THIS – IS – AWESOME!!
Real life matchbox car jump ramp!
Got the 101 meter world record for a car jump
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That was awesome!
Off to London next week.
Sooo not prep’d.
…Totally
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How long are you away for, and are you just going for funsies?
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3 weeks.
For funsies.-
So, you’ll be back in time for the Canberra Meat? 😛
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I get back on the 23rd.
I’ll see how I go.
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Don’t ever take the underground unless absolutely necessary!
I took it as a tourist for a couple of stops, when I resurfaced to ground level and blew my nose, it was all brown and yellow. Ugh. ;xWill you have time to travel around or just stay in London for work?
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Blame Edison(Not his fault really, but I just like blaming him).
Anyway, it’s not too bad: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15901881
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I lived in London for a little over 3 years, so I’m well aquainted with the underground.
Probably spending a week in London, a week seeing family in Wales and other spots, and hoping to spend a week in Iceland too.
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I’m so jelly. I really, really want to go to London.
Stay safe!
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I really want To go to England next year for a month or so. Stay a while in London and then have a look round but in saying that I’m prett sure it will be insanely esPensive
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When I went there, and it was $2.50 to the pound it was really expensive, but at the moment? It’s not too bad. Yes, there are cheaper places, particularly given how far away it is, but England is… Well, pretty depressing. Seriously, its weather sucks. And then I got a cold…
But I was staying near the red lights district of London, which was pretty cool!
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So Jelliferous!!
While you’re there could you visit my sister for me please?
Oh and maybe you could pop over to Scotland for a little Serrels-stalking. 😛-
Where’s your sister?
Serrels knows the highlands too well. He’ll be difficult to track.-
Umm, near Basildon. Essex, I think? She’s been living in the UK for about 7 years now.
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You guys know the song “Just a Dream”?
I just rewatched one of the best covers out there on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2RA0vsZXf8
and one of the top comments was…
I was thinking about food. thinking about meat. thinking about us. what we gonna eat. open my eyes, it was only KFC ~
😛
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I only know of this song because of Kurt Hugo Schneider…
Also, her hair looks really big. And that’s coming from me and my hair.
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Me too! Then I listened to the original and it sounds meh.
Christine is known for her poofy hair and her love for Zelda. 😛
And it’s weird seeing people much younger than me being so incredibly successful and famous.
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I hate those people, them and their talent…
I should sing more…
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Those guys are great they have a thing with another guy on youtube where they best each other using various instruments it’s pretty awesome.
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That’s with Jake Bruene! Jake is an amazing singer : ) I loved that series too.
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Yeah, the musical challenges, those are great. I think my favourite has to be a toss-up between this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpg2k2C103k&annotation_id=annotation_871094&feature=iv and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYabXLTDSxw and the latter probably wins.
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Has anyone had dealings with shopto.net? I found some good prices for deus ex and arkham city.
Right, next episode of “Guess the Wooden Box!”
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*glares*
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Fallout 3
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Crate series #27, containing Strange Medic items, or a rare hat!
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*Squints*
Penumbra?
Alright, it’s time for a bit of Buzz Killington time:
You guys were discussing Dire before, and I figured I may as well clarify.
Firstly, there was a large mammal (obviously extinct now) called the Dire Wolf, which I think the naming convention of “big scary animals” has been based off. Its name is of course based on the idea of Dire being dismal and oppressing, or alternately of “exciting horror.”
So yeah, blame paleontologists in 1925, and a large mammal of the Pleistocene era.
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You’re right, I’m sorry. I accept full responsibility for all those times the word dire has been used in RPGs throughout the ages. Can you ever forgive me?
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No.
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*BAM* bet you weren’t expecting that. *Does that hand clicky thing that was cool like, three years ago.*
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Oh no you didn’t
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Oh yeah I did.
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It’s a D&D thing. Blame Gary Gygax. ‘Dire’ means they’re bigger and more fearful than the garden variety. ‘Big Rat’ doesn’t have the ring that ‘Dire Rat’ does.
I feel so well informed
blaghs, did you mention… J-POP!!!?!?!?
This J-pop party brought to you by Ouendan, the best music game ever created!!!!
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Best version of a song I like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOYODZh43rM
Although the video is flipped left to right, which is a bit distracting.
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My favourite Naruto opening.
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I’m lacking ambition… how do I get more of it?
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If you find out, please share the secret with me.
Oh hey what’s going on in this thread?
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A wild ShiggertyNinnerty has appeared!
Hey everyone, I think you should watch this…please friends? AMERICA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z4NKRTo4MQ&list=FLD0VUVuajRWa69FFkzwqM4A&index=2
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I watched it when you first linked it on twitter. I laughed. The AMERICA void stare is kind of creepy.
I’m told HOTD: Overkill will be getting an Australian edition.
😉
Punches the new page in the face while smoking a cigar and firing an assault rifle wildly into the air.
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I miss Sughly….
This would’ve been so much awesomer with him around.
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Yeah, but he’d still only give it 1 and a half stars…
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Yeah. We need it to be more hipster and alternative. Maybe if nobody talked about it next time he’d appreciate it more.
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GOOD MAN!
One more hour.
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
DO DO DO DOO, DO DO DOO DOO DOOOO
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Ten minutes left…
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Five minutes left…
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ohgoditsnotunlocking
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DEUS EX
RIGHT NOWaaaaand off to sleep I go.
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Hahaha, I didn’t actually play it. I stayed up until about 12:30 playing PS2. Had a friend telling me minute by minute updates on what was going on. 😛
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Does antone know where I can get a copy of Dragon Ball Raging Blast Collector’s Edition
Midnight!
So anyone played deus ex yet? Thoughts opinions?
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I am seriously considering faking my own death to get out of work to go home and play it haha
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In the 10 minutes I played earlier this morning, I can tell you the music is fantastic.
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That is good news, the music in the first one was awesome.. I was hoping it would live up to that standard.. I was hoping to get some time this morning before running out the door to check it out but i overslept! Damn lazy me!
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If anyone spoilerises me for Deus Ex in any way I will crucify them.
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Can their last wish be fairy bread cause I would be crucified for some strange fairy bread.
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‘strange fairy bread’ as in fairy bread made by Strange or ‘strange fairy bread’ as in bread that is made from the blood and bones from actual fairies? THIS IS WHY WE HAVE PUNCTUATION/TEH GRAMMARZ!
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I dont know what your talking about now please excuse me as i go help my uncle jack off a horse.
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Hah
Well sInce I was replying to strange I think we know I was talking about blood and bones of fairies smothered on bread.
Sorry for the bad grammarz, sometimes I am worse than a 10 year old.
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Adam Jensen is actually a cyborg from the future, sent back in time by Helios to save the life of a young boy. 😛
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I would laugh so hard if that turned out to be the plot. 😀
And then crucify you. With nails. 😛-
I would be laughing too hard to care.
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Also, I was considering doing logs, in the same way that I did for LA Noire.
But then I realised that given my writing style, and the games in question, the only thing I would need to change would be a few names…
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You should just log everything in the style of classic noire.
“My comlink crackled to life. The voice was new to me.
It was a dame.
Said her name was Cortana.”
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This! HAHAHAHAHA
The butler did it.
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With the candelabra in the dining room
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Jeeves!!
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LOOPS!
The Space Marine demo is badass. Are you happy now!?
I love the the health mechanic in the game, encourages you to push forward and go all out if you’re low on health, which is the exact opposite of what games these days teach you.
Also I love how the marines and orcs look, something about the way they are textured and shaded makes them look almost as if the painted figures come to life.
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hahaha my constant ranting is paying dividends! 😀
Imagine how rad multiplayer will be *drools*
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I just ordered it for my husband’s late Father’s Day present so I can keep Deus Ex for myself.
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You’re such a sweetheart 🙂 lol
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Well both games are full of deep choices.
In Deus Ex you make choices such as choosing between a stealthy non-lethal takedown or an all-out firefight.In Space Marine you have the constant choice between fighting for the glory of the Emperor, or DEATH.
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Red/Blue – yes
But you most certainly have a preference, although they probably will have sort of team balancing thing going on…
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Sorry but to me there is a preference, fracking Chaos Raptors for me!
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I popped over to a Kotaku US article before.
Not to brag about us lot or anything but their commenters appear to have a rather sucky attitude.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/this-is-the-helmet-you-are-looking-for/#comments
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That link is for Aussie commenters, sorry… but you can say nice things about regular TAYers if you like!
This is the US article:
http://kotaku.com/5833856/this-is-the-helmet-you-are-looking-for/gallery/1-
Really? Oh well, excuse me a moment while I take my foot out of my mouth 😛
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with pics like that, you’re just asking for an internet bashing
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NotoriousR – how did you go with the Space Marine Demo?
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Ha, I was actually writing the following when I saw this post:
So. Last night, I planned on playing Reach but then I remembered about the Space Marine demo and watched Doctor Who until it installed. I had pretty much no expectations as to how the game would be when I started playing.
So I was actually somewhat pleasantly surprised by the gameplay. The shooter side of it plays like any standard Third Person Shooter, but the melee reminds me of Dynasty Warriors. It’s quite fun to go slashing around with the chainsword the shooting orks in the face then stunning and pulling executions rather seamlessly. The jetpack bits were also quite good.
But dear god, those orks need to shut the hell up. It seems like every two seconds one or more ork goes ‘SPACE MARINES’ and it was driving me nuts. The gameplay itself seems pretty good, but overall, I’m not sure it’s something I’ll buy at launch. Simply because I’m not exactly sure about how much I need to know about Warhammer 40k (Because it’s such a rich universe, I don’t actually know anything. I don’t know what’s new, what’s old, what’s apart of lore etc.). But having said that, I do think the gameplay is really solid. Visually, the game is kind of weird. The character models look really good for Titus and co., but the environments and visual effects seem kinda bland. So. Yes. What was I saying? Buying the game? Not so sure. And I think it all comes down to timing. The game comes out on the 8th? I order it from the ozgameshop, takes about two weeks, but by the time that’s out, Gears 3 will be out and I imagine that will take a lot of my time. Then Ico/SoTC HD will be out and that’s something I’ve been waiting for a long time. Not to mention I ordered the Witcher 2 which should come in next week, so yeah. TOO MANY GAMES!
Hope you don’t mind loops. The game does seem promising, but I’m just not into the universe as you are, and there are other games that I really would like to play that are coming out.
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haha the man thing is you liked it, and that’s all i’m trying to get from people.
IF people like it then they will buy it later on down the track.
and if people like it they will be more enticed to take a swim in the rich waters of the 40k universe.As a matter of fact, i think a game like this would be a perfect intro into the universe, as well as games like Dawn of war and all of it’s expansions.
The good thing is the universe is, to me, pretty self explanatory, but makes it eady to delve deeper if you want to – and when you actually do, the lore is very very rewarding.
But yeah, there are tonnes of A grade games coming out that i too wish i could get – but being the fan-boy i am, i’ve sunk a couple of months worth of $20 per-week allowance on this game. lol
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Well Dawn of War had only one thing that irked me: The bolters and how they sound/feel. Space Marine pretty much fixed that, bloody hell does it sound and look like how a real bolter should be in the 40K universe!
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i still think they need more OOMPH!
but yeah, getting much closer
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There can never be enough OOMPH to do it justice really
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There’s just too many games! Resistance 3, Gears 3, Ico/SoTC, Arkham City, BF3, UC3, AC:R, Skyrim, LoTR:War in the North ARAJRGAJRGJAGR
I’ll probably pick it up on a steam sale or something.
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Welp, I’m off to go buy Deus Ex.
Deus Ex Deus Ex, Human Revolution, Deus Ex.
It must suck for the people who are apathetic towards it right now.
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It’s like comeuppance for LoL talk.
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The best part for me?
I was part of all the Minecraft chat.
I am there for all the chatter with LoL.
I will be ignoring you all today to play Deus Ex.
I AM A GOLDEN GOD!
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You going to buy it just cuz LoL was down for one night? Crikey! ABANDON SHIP! 😛
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Yeah man, League of Legends was just filler until DX HR, because of the whole amazing NOTHING that came out in August.
It was good playing with you guys, but no more!
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Alright fine, got sick of you stealing my kills anyways
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Hahahahahahahaha!
It’s funny because I steal so many kills. -
While you only do 1/5th of the damage and make the final blow almost every time xD
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Well the thing is that I like to choose Support characters with decent spells. So there’s no pressure on me to have mad reflexes and kill stuff.
So last week (technically my first week) I read the roster and gave Maokai and Lux a shot. As Maokai, I snare (that’s the term, I guess?) ’em, throw out a sapling to their retreat path as insurance, and them slow them. The snare and slow offers decent burst damage, but I think the sapling has the highest AP ratio.
I think it was just a bunch of times where you got them down to a sliver of health, but then they ran into my sapling before you got in that last hit.
I really don’t mean to! /o\
Well, as Maokai, at least. And with Lux. If I get to end game, I just spam RAINBOW. Cooldown items can get that down to less than 30 seconds.
If I do get around to playing this week though, Imma gonna kill steal so bad as Nidalee. Just go into beast form and mash qweqweqweqweqweqewweqweqweqweqwewqweqweeqwqwewqeqwewqewqeewwqeqwewqeewqwqeewqewqweqweqqweqweqweqweqwe -
Primarily use those saplings primarily on the river brush, if they try to gank they’ll get a nasty surprise. If we know where they all are, use it on the brush nearest to the enemy base. That’s my thoughts on its use anyway, cuz while that sapling is in there, you can see anybody going through it before it explodes and damages them
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NOT A PROBLEM
Because I don’t have enough thingy points to buy Maokai anyway!
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I tried to ignore this game FOR SO LONG.
Why did the reviews have to be good?!
And why did it have to be released at a time when I am at my fiscally poorest point ever?
So I don’t know about you guys, but I’m super excited about the rune factory game coming to PS3, I mean, the rune factory games are my most played games on DS, and now a prettier, HD one is coming out? So… Excited…
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Nevr played, too busy on DQIX and PPt, what’s it like?
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What the hell is a rune factory?
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To answer both your questions, it’s harvest moon crossed with an action RPG, and it’s fantastic!
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hey – that sounds kinda cool 🙂
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OMG, that game sounds like digital crack! I think i’d be too scared to start it in fear of selling my kidneys to keep up the habit.
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I always wanted to play a Rune Factory game, the pretty PS3 one might be the perfect one for me.
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Any one is fine, but I’d say two is best for your daughter, just because I’m pretty sure after you get your first wife, you then play as your kid, which can be a girl if you want 🙂 although I will warn you, the game can get extremely hard…
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Ok – i’m going to suggest that the TV show “Worlds Strictest Parents” get a spin off called “Worlds Most Militant Parents”
The show consists of us sending our fethed-up teens overseas to live with crazy-ass militant families.
If they don’t get shot or stoned to death they will come back forever changed.
“Yeah i thought i could sneak a ciggy, my Mr. Muhtabuuliah caught me and cut off both of my hands.. yeah.. i’m never going to smoke ever again…”
Seriously – it would be the perfect remedy and i wouldn’t have the overwhelming urge to reach through my TV to slap the crap out of these kids, as the parents on TV would be doing it for me.
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I just laughed at those that were grilling that mom for putting that kid in the park with the sign “Don’t trust me, I’ll steal your things for I am a THIEF” in the Herald Sun. Even the notorious Steve Price with his oh-so-narrow views on every situation he decides to insult the public on 😛
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I think what the mum did was brilliant – if he’s going to be a brat then he deserves it
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Agree completely, I mean heck it wasn’t the first thing she tried, it was like a last resort. She even tried counseling for fricks sake! If it wasn’t through the school counselor, wouldn’t that have costed a pretty penny?
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I actually thought that sign thing was a great idea. That kid’s definitely not going to steal again.
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NEWS FLASH!
PARENT DISCIPLINES OWN CHILD
GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL GROUPS SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED-
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I’M REPORTING THIS COMMENT FOR BEING TOO DAMN FUNNY!!!
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Never a proper day until they get shocked and outraged and have to say so to the Herald Sun
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Never a proper day unless I am shocked and outraged by the Herald Sun.
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Never was there a tale of more fright, than my PC dying late last night.
That’s right. I was reading comics (Old Mirage TMNT FTW) and tried to go back a back a page. ‘Shift and space to go back’ I thought. Nothing. Odd. Oh, well, let’s keep going! [space] huh? nothing? [space], [space]. Oh, it seems to have frozen. CTRL ALT DEL!
BSOD
Oh, well, nothing to worry about, right? These things happen now and again.
Then nothing. Windows wasn’t booting.
Just a black screen with a white underline in the top left.
Power off. Power on. Nothing.
Then the panic hit!
After over an hour of frantic searching for the problem I came across it.
For some reason, my old 500GB HDD had magically become the default boot drive. THing is, this drive didn’t have an OS on it. Didn’t have anything at all! Anyway, messed around for a bit and eventually got the SSD back as the default boot drive and checked the disk for errors. All appears to be good.
No idea why that would happen, but at least it’s working.
Still.
Scary as hell!
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That’s a chilling story. Now I have to look over my shoulder every 5 mins. Paranoia has sunk in.
I still don’t trust SSD’s btw. It’ll be a few good years before I get around to using one.
Other then that, how’s the new PC?
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it’s KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES!
Also doing regular PC stuffs.
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That’s very strange indeed. Glad to see you got it fixed up though
So Deus Ex unlocked last night, pressed the play button, heard the intro music and then had to go to bed :/
I have dinner at my parent’s place tonight so I can’t play it 🙁 so I have to wait until tomorrow night! Please NO SPOILERS today. You can all say how good it is, but NO SPOILERS!
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JENSEN GETS BEAT UP REAL GOOD LIKE IN THE ‘FIRST’ LEVEL
How good was that music though!
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I’m preparing a cross for you right now!
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I’ll help you with that.
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A… hot cross bun?
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Man, that music, so good.
“Man, that Zane…man.”
HAHAHAHA
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Hey Blaghs and Bish,
Should we give Steve-O a nom for explaining to Numbers about the love between a woman and a finch?
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Man, these conversations we have.
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I wish I could have heard it.
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Where were you? 🙁
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pwning in HoN 🙂
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Where else would she be? If she were on TF2, 1: She’d be on TS, and 2: She’d be in a private channel with AP
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… /facepalm
Also that reminds me, I am yet to hear the baritones of jamesmag’s voice.
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With his new mic, it’s a very clear voice. Before that, won’t go there 😛
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It’s actually amazing. Jo makes me talk to him every night before he goes to bed because he can’t sleep without hearing my sweet baritone.
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We actually had some hilarious conversations last night! HAHA
OMG I missed this?! 🙁
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Unfortunately yes 🙁 you were missed Techie, and you missed a lot of hilarious conversation 😛
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And LoL was down for the night too! Not the kind of night I wanted after a depressing night of bowling :'(
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I know! I was looking forward to LoL all day and then I go to play and the server’s down 🙁 so I bought the Dawn of War anthology and installed that.
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I gotta do that too, might do so tonight
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I’ll trade with you.
Kinda wish I missed it m’self.
No more teamspeaking till i return. I hate missing out on things lol.
Would be my first nom 🙂 – but not sure if it was really deserving of one, I’d wait to see if Trjn brings back photos. ;P
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Dude, it was hilarious. I laughed so hard when you said that 😛
Look what bluemouth are bringing out
Wheel and pedal set not included, of course.
http://www.bluemouth.com.au/products/732
Does look nifty, though
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aha, I wonder how much it’ll retail for..
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A bajillion dollars
/Dr Evil
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Not into driving games enough to get something like this sadly
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I just want combat flying sims to make a comeback on PC one day 🙁
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this upcoming PS3 controller looks like it could be pretty damn good and as close to a 360 controller as you’ll get
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Wow way to say the original PS3 controller is not “elite” like the Xbox 360 controller is…
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YEah! I love my PS3 controller thankyou very much, the XBOX ones feel too clunky in my hands!
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Only thing the Xbox controller has over the PS3 controller is the analog being harder to push on the right stick makes it easier for me to line up shots… you know, since I suck at console aiming so bad
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I am with you there, I cannot aim on a console to save my life
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I can’t aim with anything to save myself.
I have just been playing 360 so long that i’ve become so much more used to that.. maybe my PS3 will break me of that habbit tho… i just like the way the analogues are positioned on the 360
sowwy 🙁
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That being said i much preffered the controller for the ps2 over the original xbox… man that thing was horrible
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I can aim on PC very well so I’ll stick to that thanks 🙂
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Really guys, you get used to it. I went from PS2 to 360 and it felt wierd to begin with but that just goes away.
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My main issue with the PS3 controller is the sticks are too close together. Everytime I try and move right and look left at the same time my thumbs bump together.
Dude, dont ever apologise for saying that the 360 controller is better that PS3. This is nnot a fanboy rant (when someone says that it ALWAYS is) but a scientific opinion about the pros and cons of the devices.
It is actually an easy argument.
1. Left stick is positioned in the most comfortable playing position on 360, as majoity of games now utilise analog controls for movement. Ergonomically, this is the most comfortable resting position while holdoing a controller for your left thumb. While it is asymetrical it is a better layout.
2. Concave vs convex. The analog sticks on the ps3 controller are convex and as a result, i often find my thumb slipping upwards off the stick when playing games that require a large amound of upward movement (such as walking in a FPS/3rd person game), the convex sticks on the 360 create greater friction and as a result, you are never fumbling around to get back onto the stick.
3. Small Convex triggers. You see the concave triggers on the 360 give a much broader range of depth to the button granting you greater control, the concave nature of the triggers also ensures that your fingers rest naturally within the middle of the button, rather than having no barrier to slipping off them. The PS3 triggers are also smaller to the liklihood of this happening is increased, especially in racing games where you smash RT constantly (how i drive anyway).
Just my view of course, but I do think that the 360 controller is MUCH more user friendly and has a better design overall.
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A good argument, FatShady MBA! And here is my rebuttal if you will, good sir.
1. Left stick is positioned in the most comfortable playing position on 360, as majoity of games now utilise analog controls for movement.
It’s actually a bit awkward for me as I cannot reach both sticks without having to tilt the controller at an odd angle.. er, it’s hard to explain this without actually demonstrating it in person so I’ll leave it to your imaginations.2. Concave vs convex. I actually didn’t notice that the PS3 controller is ‘convex’ as you describe.. seems more flat to me. Again, the 360 controller fits weirdly into my hands. Also, I like that I can just hold the PS3 controller with hand to run around/do stuff if I happen to be eating or something. It’s harder for me to accomplish this with the 360 one.
3. Small Convex triggers. I prefer the smaller triggers because it makes it easier for me to press them for the L3/R3 commands. Again, just my personal preference.
Just comes down to your own comfort I guess. Then again, you have big manly hands FatShady ;P
also my PS3 controller is candy pink. #winning
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I think it is Jo. I have big hands and the PS3 controller is tiny in them, and my fingers keep getting in the way, thumbs slide off the analogue sticks, etc. I still use it, but I find the 360 controller a LOT easier to use, especially with aiming.
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The PS3 controller fits perfectly in my hands. The 360 controller gives me hand cramps.
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^ Strange pretty much just summed up what I said in one sentence! What she said!
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So the end of what was a good debate is that boys like 360 and girls like ps3!!! Not the mature ending I was hoping for??? lol
I disagree with both of you (respectfully) but it does just come down to what you ar eused to and what is comfy. But Harli’s pink controller would be tough to beat.
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Indeed, I also find the 360 controllers to be more robust and solid feeling.
I have always had problems with the light PS buttons failing from overuse but my very first 360 controller is still going strong.
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I agree with these points.
And my hands are tiny, so it’s not a size issue (Other things are *sob* but not this).
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Perhaps you just need more slender hands to make it work.
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This times a million.
Not to be a fanboy but the Xbox 360 controller is a superior controller. The only failing was the D-Pad but even that was fixed with the grey controllers they brought out.
Catching up:
“Bish
August 24, 2011 at 1:49 PM
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God damn you, WSFM.”
The thing I find funniest about WSFM* is that every time I listen to it, I seem to hear a song from Guitar Hero 3. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “School’s Out”, “Slow Ride”, etc (though strangely never “Raining Blood”). Then I’m reminded of how awesome that game was and find myself subconsciously picking out the button fingering for the main chords.
The other thing they seem to play constantly is “Maggie Mae” by Rod Stewart. I am not exaggerating to say that it has been on the last three times that I’ve listened to the station!
* WSFM is a Sydney radio station, possibly originally standing for Western Sydney FM**?
** FM = Frequency Modulation
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Luckily maggie may is a awesome song. Also I do that with The killers song “when you were young”. Guitar hero 3 was pretty rad.
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Yeah! (Re: Maggie Mae)
Also I don’t know if Queen songs are just memorable, but a lot of Bohemian Rhapsody and Somebody To Love. Just those two, too.
I think I once heard Fat Bottomed Girls, but that might have been on Classic Rock 95.3-
Galileo Galileo oh figaroooooo
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Magnificooooooooooo. I’m just a poor boy and nobody loves me.
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So who else is with me in the “not buying Deus Ex” club. Yeah! Woo!
I’m eschewing this new fangled video game for a good ol’ fashioned paper book. Reading “Ghost Story”, the most recent book in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Been looking forward to it for over a year, and the three week delivery time from the Book Depository nearly killed me. Loving it now that it’s here! Though I’m probably going to rip through it so quickly that it’ll only last me a couple of nights 🙁
Anybody else out there a fan?
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Woo!
Never read that though it is probably on my long list of stuff I should.On the 6th book of The Malazan Book Of The Fallen at the moment.
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Yay for Malazan Book of the Fallen.
I’m reading the 8th one at the moment.I also own Human Revolution though so maybe I shouldn’t be posting here.
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I thought I was the only one not buying Duzz Exx. /hi5 !!
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Me neither!!
Man we’re all awesome!!!
FIGHT THE POPULAR!!*flicks hair to the side and tries to look apathetic*
I’m reading “the founding”. The first Gaunts Ghosts omnibus
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Awesome read mate, they only get better as you go along
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Huge Jim Butcher fan. I haven’t got Ghost Story yet because I’m saving it for reading in the car on our road-trip to Canberra/Victoria.
Have to say though, I love the Codex Alera books even more than the Dresden Files.-
Really? I have them sitting there because my wife has read them, I just never got around to it I guess. I should probably pick them up when I’m done then!
I do find that I really like Jim’s style, particularly the way that he portrays Harry’s character and interactions. So if the CA books are anything like that I’m sure I’ll like them too.
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I should probably mention at this point that I’m a bit of a traitor to my own cause – I’m not opposed to the idea of playing Deus Ex, and will probably buy it cheap some time after Christmas. It’s just that I already have a whole bunch of stuff sitting there that I’m keen to play, and this hasn’t grabbed me with the same intensity that something like, say, Uncharted 3 or Arkham City has.
I’m also not going to be buying SkyRim. So nyeah 😛
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I’m not buying ATM as the pile is too huge. TOO HUGE!
Might get it way down the line.
I have ‘A Game of Thrones’ to read but I just can’t get in to it. So I’ll just be over here, working on my Shameless Gaming.
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D: You can’t get into it?! What do you mean?!
That series is fantastic! I have trouble putting it down!
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I think it’s because I always start reading when I’m really tired.
I’m sure it’s a great book. I think I’ve read the first few pages a hundred times and I still couldn’t tell you whats going on.
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That sucks! I don’t really get tired when I read, I get drawn into the story and keep reading!
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Not gettin’ in, maybe when it drops in price.
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I’m in the club, but not by choice. Had moneyz saved up for this and Skyrim, but the government decided to take it off me in exchange for a passport 🙁
The Emperor is my condom
He is my protection
He will lead me to Glory
– Captain Chuloopius Maximosa of the Space Kotaku Chapter
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That is one of the stranger metaphors I’ve ever heard.
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Nah, crazy stuff like that appears when you die in Space Marine.
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He’s not the messiah; he’s a very naughty boy
-Warmaster Horus on the Emperor of Mankind
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Every sperm is sacred.
Every Sperm is good.
In the name of the Emperor!
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LoL!!!
It’s nu good cap’n. I canna dooo eet.
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That was meant to be a reply to rocketman
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I think it deserved a thread of its own anyway
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*nods*
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Thanks for the support guys. Don’t think I could make it through this without it.
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I read that line in Yogscast’s Simon voicing as Um_Bongo in their ongoing Minecraft series Shadow of Israphel. Hmm.
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“I DO GOOD JUMP!”
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DIGGY DIGGY HOLE!
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Chuloopa and co, I think we need to have a DoW/DoW2 game at some point soon.
I haven’t played either in a very long time.
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Never played but I downloaded the first one and it’s expansions last night so I’m up for that!
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Agreed, got em all minus the DLC for DoW2… since I personally boycott against DLC as a whole
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If we go DoW 1 I’ll need to buy it again on Steam (I only have vanilla retail but no problem buying them all again). DoW 2 I have the original and Chaos Rising.
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How much is it on steam? I have the original and the expansions, but they were a ‘student’ edition from back in my uni days and don’t know how they’d work for multiplayer, unless we used hamachi.
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$30 for the anthology, which is the first three
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1120/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_2
Then $15 for soulstorm, the final expansion
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Lol whoops read that wrong, it’s $15 for the anthology xD
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Hey I clicked you, don’t be snappy at me, better than forgetting you right?
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You forgot again 🙁
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Didn’t charge my battery enough last night so I’m tired and eyes are still running processes to fix that up
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Soulstorm costs $15USD (doesn’t require Dawn of War)
Dawn of War Anthology costs $15USD (contains Dawn of War, Winter Assault and Dark Crusade).
15us on steam for the Dawn of
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Mine are hard copies – not steam versions – hope that doesn’t affect us getting a game in!
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Nah it shouldn’t, pretty sure it uses the same login setup for DoW multiplayer
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Correct!
Ditto. Never got around to getting Soulstorm though.
DoW… ??
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Dawn of War – RTS based on Warhammer 40k universe with a point-capture based resource system and infantry squads.
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Dawn of War, it’s a Warhammer 40K RTS
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You should get it and play with us – it would be right up your alley! 😀
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bahahha. I actually suck at most RTS games, oddly enough.
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So do I but I’m still going to play it just for the fun
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EXACTLY!!
JOINNN USSSS SOULLLL CONSUMERRRR
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How can I resssssist the call…
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I’m terribad at playing RTS but I’ll still do it for fun!
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Yeah – i’m all up for original DoW
I have all of the expansions, but am happy to play any of them – it would be mega-rad!
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I just bought Dow and all the expansions. Won’t be able to install them until 1am though (almost used my peak downloads) so Friday night or Sunday are my best options.
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I should be up for Friday night!
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I might be open for friday night or sometime over the weekend for sure – super stoked
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Event scheduled. Time can be adjusted, sitting at 8PM for now.
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I don’t get home until after 8 EST :/ 8:30-9 would be better for me..but you guys are welcome to a game before I join..
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I’ll change it to 8:30, but that’s basically just for us to meet on TS 🙂
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Okay then, awesome 🙂 I’ll let my girlfriend know she can’t disturb me 😛
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You know that you don’t need actually all the expansions to join in, you just have a limited choice on races.
Original DoW: Space Marines, Eldar, Chaos and Orks
Winter Assault: Imperial Guard
Dark Crusade: Necrons and Tau
Soulstorm: Dark Eldar and Sisters of Battle
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I have all of those except Soulstorm, not sure which Race I’d go, thinking possibly Tau as I used them when actually playing Warhammer, not that I was any good but familiarity helps!
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Tau is my preferred choice cuz they kick arse in ranged weaponry, just don’t let them get up close or you’re screwed
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Yeah I remember that from the tabletop game. I just liked my railgun because it shot 72″ and did a shitload of damage 🙂 Although don’t Tau have the Kroot for close combat?
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Not exactly what I’d call a great melee fighting unit to have, they’d still get creamed if they try to go in solo if I remember correctly, they’re the kind that NEED ranged support to be actually effective, meat shields if you will
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Ah yes I see. Meat shield it is. Actually I do remember them being pretty useless in battle. They were just the most fun to paint so I bought heaps of them 😛
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I like playing all the races 🙂 Now to read some tutorials to refresh my memory!
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Ditto x2
Just went for my Passport interview. After getting up me for being a minute late (I’m sorry I was waiting in line for 15 because your staff are incompetent), the post office lady has a go at my passport picture (I hadn’t had a shave) saying I look like a criminal. At first I thought she was joking and laughed, but she looked at me more seriously and said I would definitely be checked out as I looked like a drug dealer and suggested I have a shave and come back for new photos. I somehow resisted pointing out that her facial hair was worse than mine.
Then on top of it all, I find out I have to pay $230 to get the bloody damn thing! Why was this not advertised! I had the funds available, but they were taken out of my beer/Deus Ex/Skyrim fund…
Now I am sad panda/drug dealer…
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You need to be interviewed to get your passport? wtf? lol. I got mine last year and don’t remember any interview… although I probably just did the whole smile and nod thing. Also it’s funny that you can’t smile in your photo now because I look incredibly angry in my one.
$230 sounds about right though. I suppose it’s more expensive now because of that fancy chip thing they’ve got in it.
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They say you’re supposed to be absolutely emotionless I your passport photo. I just ended up looking depressed/slightly high in mine.
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I was told just content, so a very VERY light grin or something
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IMO when going for your passport photo, don’t shave, drink a lot of alcohol beforehand and don’t sleep or shower for a day or so. That way your passport photo will look exactly like you after a really long flight overseas 😀
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lol about the drug dealer comment. Thanks for letting me know, going to go for it one day myself
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Since when do they do a passport interview?
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That was just another stupid thing from the post office people – they said we had to book an ‘interview’ to hand in the passport application, when basically all they did was go through and sign my identity documents and application like they would normally. It wasn’t an ‘interview’ at all.
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I think it’s just a “You are who you say you are in the form and photos” policy
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Since you go in looking like a drug dealer…
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My local doesn’t actually make you book, I think it’s more in place to stop long lines in busy POs.
They couldn’t do something as intelligent as putting on some more counter staff…oh no.
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Get it done at another post office.
Don’t take crap that you don’t deserve in the slightest at all.
*kicks new page in face with space marine boot*
*kicks harder*
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my kicks suck
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all those broken replies led me to believe a new page was starting… stupid broken replies
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Your space marine boot is inferior to my Robo boot of heavy metal might and honour!
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*Kicks with robo boot*
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HAH! xD
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le sigh
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We’re not starting this gobshite again are we???
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says the man who started the week off by saying “wub”
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Do as I say not as I do…and besides I was sreading the wub, not kicking a donkey.
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better than donkey punching
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it was mainly to beat loops at his own game, I wouldn’t do it normally
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I forgive you, ROBO-HUG!
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Oh my god. You stole robocop’s boot. How could you?
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robocops boot? It was used as a template for my foot design! It’s more a full replica
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Borrowed
and he was asleep, so he won’t even notice
Is it just me or is there something funky goin down with comments appearing out of order?
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it’s broksed
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nah, just Steve-O:)
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Funky things are always goin’ down when Steve-O’s around.
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Wow, we broke TAY for a bit. We do that fairly often. Too many Space Marine comments 😛
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No such thing as too many Space Marine comments.
Thou shalt not suffer the heretic, mutant, witch nor xenos to live. Or that NotoriousR guy, unless he buys Space Marine!-
Without the Dark, there can be no Light,
We have purpose
Without the Lie, there can be no Truth,
We have purpose
Without the War, there can be no Victory,
We have purpose
Without the Death, there can be no sacrifice,
We have purpose
Without the Hope there can be no Future,
We have purpose
Without the Loyalty there can be no one chapter,
We have purpose
Without the Emperor, there is nothing,…
And we would have no purposeone can never have enough Space Marine talk
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Every so often an ant will appear out of nowhere and run across my screen. I can never find any other ants anywhere else around me so I’m beginning to think it lives in my laptop.
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time to up the… ant-e
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This SO needs a Sughly drawing!
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Maybe he’s there protecting your computer?
He’s an ant-ivirus?
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ohilikewhatyoudidthar.
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This page needs more Space Marine.
We should totally have multiplayer-fests.
Speaking of multiplayer, what are people’s current inclinations for class/role? I’ll probably end up as a Devastator, wading around with Heavy Bolter spewing death.
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I would probably be a Chaos Raptor. Once a servant of humanity but being so enraged of the humans in general based on what I observe of their culture and attitude towards each other, became easy to influence by Khorne, so in turn always on the hunt for more human blood to spill
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Don’t actually know anything about Space Marine so at this stage, I have no idea.
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The enemies of the Emperor fear many things.
They fear discovery, defeat, despair and death.
Yet there is one thing they fear above all others.
They fear the wrath of the Space Marines!I will probably do a bit of everything, although Assault marine looks so damn appealing
Did you see that i said i’m probably switching to the ps3 version? Just for the free multiplayer – i wouldn’t be able to afford a live gold account for quite a number of weeks after getting SM:CE
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I guess our blades will not clash then one day :(, I’m going for the PC version
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You’ll see me though!
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Yeaaaaaah! 😀
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Just checked out the multiplayer classes…Chaos Havoc or Raptor for me…hehehe…see you on the battlefield mate 🙂
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Tactical Marine for me, since I can’t be an Apothecary.
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I’ll have to look up what classes are available and what they doo. But I’d probably go for the heaviest class available because that’s how I roll 🙂
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You know, if enough TAYbies get Space Marine I might have to get it on launch or something. (havent done that for a while)
Just so I can get a rough demographic, what console you guys getting it on?
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Xbox 360.
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PS3 :s
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i know 🙁
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PC :/
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PC 😀
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PEE SHEE
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PS3 😀
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PS3
The creepiest thing you’ll see on the internet today.
http://www.jimcarreytrulife.com/video-post/jim-carreys-message-to-emma-stone
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ahaha!
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He’s the greatest troll ever. I can’t believe people are taking it seriously.
Jim Carrey is a MASTER.
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With Carrey it’s hard to tell. He is pretty crazy.
Either way, this is insanely creepy.
Funny.
But creepy.
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Has anyone bugged Tad bout dawdles song yet??
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That’s hilarious!
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Wut…
Funny thing, I was born on the same day as Emma Stone.
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…I don’t even know who Emma Stone is. Is this because I’m old?
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She was in Zombieland. Also the new Spider-man film.
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Oh! I saw Zombieland. She preeeetty.
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she’s awesome, i love her voice.
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And Superbad
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So… is Street Fighter: Third Strike available as a full game download on the PSN yet?
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Yeah, it came out on the Aus store this morning (was on there at 5am)
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Wow I never knew they actually did that. That’s really bad for business since Sony do publish them if the circumstances were reversed.
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That’s so crap, they’re just controlling people. Really bad for business, Sony have a 1-up on Microsoft on this one.
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Kind of like a dummy spit. Which is kinda sad.
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Yeah, that was how felt about it, too. Just seems quite petulant… immature, even.
I think one of the comments below that story nailed it when they called it the “toys out of the pram clause”.
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An interesting read to say the least…for many years i was an avid Xbox fan but after RROD on two consoles and numerous other problems, I decided to get a PS3. Best thing ive ever done!
Wow! What a week. First i find out Kevin Conroy is coming to Australia and now ComicsAlliance showed me this….
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/24/adam-west-naked-batman/
Errr…the link ain’t exactly what it says it is. I promise 🙂
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That’s awesome, did you see the recentish movie they did, was on on the weekend?
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I did. It was cool. Terrible but cool. You can get that DVD signed for $50 plus postage….
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I just joined the mailing list so I can join the Adam West fanclub!!!
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Next there will be a proposal!
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I wish someone would edit out that first sentence…. Best.Reply.Ever.
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HAHAHA!
…no 😛
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! What a great call! Noms for this guy here!
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hahahah oh god – magical
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Oh dear… 😛
Someone tell that poor girl to run!
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No, no. he has robo-class!
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Thank you good human sir
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I think she has a boyfriend?
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All the awesome girls usually do 🙁
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No, some are married and some are gay…
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and some just friend zone you even after you’ve made a lot of effort to prove you’re interested… like I’ve done… I wasted a lot of money back then now that I think about it -.-
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Funny story, a good mate of mine fancied this chick and I found out she had a bf. When I informed him he just said,
“Psh, boyfriend is just an obstacle to be overcome”
ahhahahahah!!
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Yeah well for me, it’s basically abandon ship, I barely have a chance when the girl is single, if she’s already taken, it’s like trying to take down a castle wall with a small tree branch.
Secondly, I don’t approve of comments like the one your mate made. But that’s just personal opinion so feel free to ignore me
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Robo-class in action.
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You’re so noble Techy!
I’m certain my friend was just joking around – you know, like when those inappropriate jokes you crack out only in the presence of your closest friends and not in public – so it was all in good jest.
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Ahh right. I’ve seen humans that actually take that seriously and even succeed (Which I still don’t know how today!), so forgive me if it seemed I was using my overreaction program 🙂
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All good bro =) there’s no need to forgive.
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Tech Knight has Robo-class he’d never do or say such a thing!
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Ever notice how all fantasy seems to be set in the northern hemisphere?
Games, movies, books: no matter how fictional the world the north is always cold and the south is hot tropics.
I know it is because the writers are always from the UK or USA but still, think outside the box a bit more.
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This is true, there are some exceptions, but not very many :/
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Oh and Jo. I think you might have missed this:
jamesmag
August 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM
It’s actually amazing. Jo makes me talk to him every night before he goes to bed because he can’t sleep without hearing my sweet baritone.-
Lololol!
I also record it for when I just can’t bear to be without you!-
HAHAHA! Bear, that reminds me of the time we bonded whilst beating on that girl and her bear.
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Read a comic, everyone lives in New york!
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What about The Discworld series?
There is no North and south. Just the Hub and the Rim.
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I knew someone would mention that, but no-one can ever accuse Pratchett of being unoriginal.
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Yeah giving directions must be hell on the Discworld…
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Not really. Hubwards, rimwards, turnwise and widdershins. Easy peasy.
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Ah yes, I forgot about that…it’s been a while since I visited the Discworld…and even then it was no further than Ankh-Morpork…
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Yay, Valve/Steam refunded me for From Dust! I know I can wait for the patch, but I just can’t be bothered. I just don’t want anything to do with any Ubisoft PC game. Besides, I have plenty of other games that can rot in my Steam library.
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Like DEUS EX???
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I got them to refund me as well. Ubisoft shouldn’t be allowed to get away with being so sneaky, and removing it three weeks after the release is frankly not good enough.
Thinking I might put the $15 toward an indie game that actually deserves it, like SPAZ.
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BASTION!
Except I already own it. Crap.
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Woohoo! Because I haven’t had a crash in the last year and because I’m moving to a safer location, my insurance payments per month decrease by $43.
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Shibby!
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Nice!
Cause I have rating one it was actually cheaper for me to get fully comprehensive on my old bike than just third party.
Sadly my new one is much more pricy 🙁-
That sucks! I wrote off my old car last year, then got a loan for a new one, which is why my insurance premium was so high, but because I didn’t crash this last year and a safer location, I get more moneys! YAY!
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Congratulations.
LULZ FOR THE LULZ GOD!
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Space Marine has officially gone gold on all 3 platforms
I have a really tricky part of my super-secret project that I need to do and I’m just sitting here procrastinating because I’m scared. I’m silly.
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STAB IT!!! MAKE IT DIE!!1
KILL THE FEAR!!!
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You can do it!! /glee
http://i56.tinypic.com/2e2if86.jpg
Some people.
/o\
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Oh, so that’s who fatty is…
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lol bish, i think it’s time to change your steam name 😛
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Never!
Confusion for everyone!
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Jeez , peer pressure huh?
you’re making me not want to play.
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I WANT TO PLAY!
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What a q-t
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Mark’s so obedient, when the man said Sit to the dog, Mark sat as well 🙂
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gold!
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I didn’t have enough time during my break to check out the puppies. I am now sad.
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Awww….
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Okay so excuse me if I’m late to the party but does Mr. Serrels look like that fella from “Run Fatboy Run”, Simon Pegg? This is the first picture I’ve seen of Mark.
http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/Run_Fatboy_Run-poster.jpg
I took my beanie off and now I have beanie hair. Yays.
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I love it when I get beanie hair, means my hair stays put.
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I used to have a permanently on beanie (As you probably would’ve seen me growing it in the Melbourne meat pics), I ended up getting a haircut yesterday. Now my head is always freezing 🙁
Good for the CPU, not for the comfort though
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I don’t get beanie hair since I shave my head but the stubble does pick up lint when I put on jumpers or use a hood.
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Shave as in bald or just very short?
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Shiny bald with a razor.
Though I am lazy and only do it once or twice a week, thus the stubble.Also do you know what hair is good for? Collision detection, like a cat’s whiskers.
When I first started shaving I kept on banging my head into stuff because I did not have hair to warn me when I got close.-
Nice, yeah it would be. I’m getting my hair cut tonight, going for a number 3. Gotta keep it short, don’t want the fro coming back.
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I took my pants off and had pants hair
The office didn’t like it
i has been fired
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clearly they need to adopt the no pants policy
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Don’t you hate pants?!
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Bored at work, so was going through some old penny arcade. Found this and thought it was funny that even in 1999 Duke Nukem Forever was the butt of many jokes.
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bahahah
My best mate just dropped me off Deus Ex Collectors Edition with the sweet figurine for my b’day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tempted to close shop and go home.
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Where do you work?
Also, yeah, go home.
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And like an idiot I realise: when is/was your birthday?
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It’s today!
Work in my own shop, but half the old dears, don’t think she would understand.-
Happy Birthday!
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OI! Why didn’t you say so before!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Good to see your best friend is looking after you.
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Happy Birthday!
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Whoa out of nowhere :D, Happy birthday good human sir!
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Did James Mac also steal your birthday?
BERRY MIRTHDAY!
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Best friend ever.
Can I nom him?-
ALSO YEAH
GLORIOUS BIRTHING DAY!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMESMACUSEDMYHANDLE!!!
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Happy Birthday!
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Happy birthday mate! Any chance you could link this collectors edition? I’m intrigued…
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http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/game/xbox360/deus-ex-human-revolution-collectors-edition/649605
Sames as Augmented but with a sweet figure!!
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Wowsers! Very cool!
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GAH!!!
SALUTATIONS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!!!! -
Your version is augmented.
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Happy birthday to another August-born 😀
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Happy birthday to another August-born 😀
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Double kill!
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Happy Birthday jamesmacusedmyhandle!
You should reward yourself by coming to the Canberra Meat!
No?
Damn, was worth a shot though.
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I wish…..
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What??? It’s your B-day?? NO WAAAAAAAAY!!!
I hat you, deer hunter hat.
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;-P
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25th August 1900, Friedrich Nietzsche died.
One of the key components of Niezsche’s philosophies is the “will to power.”
This notion contradicts that of utilitarians who believe people are motivated to achieve hapiness. Instead Nietzshe maintains that people are motivated by their desire to become predominant.
“Life simply is will to power”
So, I don’t wish you a Happy Birthday. Instead I wish you a Powerful Birthday!
May you continue to strive to grow, spread, seize, become predominant!And eat cake!
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Well he got me all wrong, I could give two farts for power.
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Yeah, well he got some of his ideas from some anti-Darwinism dude…
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I always look forward to your observations, ‘Flu.
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As quoted by the Jackal in Farcry 2 – Always wondered where that stuff came from.
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Thank you all so very much!!! 🙂
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Bappy Hirthday!
Well, today on the train this morning, I finished Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days on Proud Mode. Not even a hidden scene found at the end, I am disappoint.
Looks like tomorrow I break out the Pokemon White that Allure sent me and actually make a start
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Pick Snivy. He’s the best out of the three starters.
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See what saddens me about these new ones is that I can’t get Charmander anymore. I’ll miss that little guy :'(
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Be happy they ainth the 2nd or 3rd gen starters!
Snivy was good for me, smug bastard!
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I dunno, Cyndaquil was adorable in Gold, I liked him 🙂
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Fire chicken from 3rd gen was pretty good though. So good they cloned him for the next generations. Twice.
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Gentlemen you are corect, there ar in fact starters I like in all Gens.
Just overall, those two dissapointed me most.
No one, NO ONE…will ever be as cool as Squirtle. NO ONE!
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Remember that awesome hidden video at the end of the first Kingdom Hearts?
Back then everyone thought it meant the next KH game was going to look like that. Boy were we wrong. 😛
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That was still epic to see regardless. I was more let down by Birth By Sleep’s HD trailer (When it was called Kingdom Hearts 3)! Did you see how good it could’ve looked if they went forward putting that on PS3?! And what do they do? Put it on PSP and make it look horrendous!
I felt my heart break when I saw that
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Oh yeah, if you haven’t played 358/2 days on DS yet, you probably should, that scene you mention, it’s got a place in this game.
This is the game you’re Roxas the whole way from start to end and took place just before Kingdom Hearts 2
I CHOOSE YOU, DISAPPOINTMENT!
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he he he…
So, playing DE:HR, enjoying it, shan’t bore you with the details.
But.
While doing so I haven’t been on Kotaku. So I missed the “Remember This” earlier. And Balls.
For the second time in the history of remember this’ I knew the game. Not just that, but I could tell it immediately.
So Mark?
I hate you.
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CURSE YOU! I WANT TO PLAY!
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You know this only spurs him on.
Even though eventually every Remember This is correctly guessed, he takes every pleasure each minute that goes by without someone getting it (so I guess he’s pretty happy for about 7 minutes), and probably takes extra joy in denying you the opportunity.Also, woo, Deus Ex.
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Pfft, so you knew the Remember This. Nobody wanted to bring me some Shaker Fries, dammit!
Just posting random junk here so nothing important get’s lost when we go to the next page…
And some more random junk
Holy buckets of awesomesauce on a wild yak themed log flume ride! It’s page 11!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Imma keep spamming this till I get on page 11…
Holy buckets of awesomesauce on a wild yak themed log flume ride! It’s page 11!
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*facepalms*
Humans…
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Why are you guys doing this all the time now? It’s a bit stupid don’t you think? It’s almost as bad as “First”. I thought we were better than that.
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Shut down!
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It pretty much is, and I apologise for my involvement in the previous page, it was just to beat loops in his own game.
Please don’t be mad at me 🙁
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i did that for one page.. lol i won’t be doing it again 🙂
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Translation: “Go to your room!”
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Nah, its time to go to time out!
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Obviously we’re not…
*Strange gives lambomann “The Look”*
Or maybe we are *nervous laughter*
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But… But… Poetry?
You don’t like my poetry?
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I liked your poetry!
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Thanks Jo!
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Jo
Hair what is it for?
It’s social, we’ve lost most of our hair during evolution but we kept a large amount of hair for socialising. back when we was monkees we ate the nits out of each others hair. Now it is very important you have a nice haircut or you are considered anti-social.
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This is why jamesmag’s afro nets all the ladies!
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You know it. I have to keep it tamed while I have a girlfriend, lest I be overwhelmed.
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If it’s cold in WA, you can join me and Techy in going “omgwtfbbq why did I pick winter to get a haircut and why did I tell them to do it so short ohgod its cold /o\”.
OH MAN, last night I wasn’t wearing a beanie and I was all “cold /o\” so then I put my beanie on and then my head got really hot so then for the entire night I was putting it on and taking it off every 5 minutes and this is really really quite a pointless story and I don’t know if I was going anywhere with this.
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I tried to tank the cold as my hair got longer and longer, then I was getting sore eyes cuz my eyes kept getting poked by my hair’s split ends. In the end I gave up on waiting for winter to end.
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Good plan, also proves how much of a manbot you are.
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Next step, mastering Blitzcrank to show the humans how he REALLY should be played!
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I second this motion. You will show the humans! Can you put a good word in for me with Skynet?
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Well I did ages ago when we had our heart touching robot-to-human talk on our high school horrors. I think you deserved it 🙂
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Naww thanks Techie! If it keeps me alive, I’m so buying you a can of oil!
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TONIGHT! TO THE SUMMONERS RIFT!
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Still gotta buy him first, and also the skin I want for him is darn expensive, must be one with its own animations and voice too… then again he is now on wheels when you use this skin too
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Unfortunately I’m at my parent’s for dinner so I won’t be able to join you 🙁 Oh woe is me.
Are you joining us for some Dawn of War tomorrow night? By the way I’m terrible at it (never played before).
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Haven’t played it for years, I’m just gonna wing it with Tau (After I’ve had the fun of painting them of course) since I kicked arse in the campaign most with them
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Hmm who should I go for?
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Space Marines, definitely, they’re the balanced group that’s a jack of all trades
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Alright no worries 🙂
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Dude it’s pretty cold in WA at the moment, there will be so much regret for getting a haircut and my beanie that says “Oot and Aboot” will be worn everywhere (by the way, Mark the scottish man knitted it for me to demonstrate his undying love).
I know what you mean about the hot and cold thing, I’m always like that with a beanie or a hood or anything like that.
I was hot then I was cold, and I was all YES then I was NO, I was in an-
I should probably stop there.
Good idea 😛
Masterchef isn’t on anymore!
I have to get it out of my system somehow!
Master Chef *shudders*
Speedmetal windmills.
The one and ONLY reason we have hair.
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This
Sager words have never been spoken.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar
I have a bad haircut, that makes me look stupid and kind of like a girl.
Bad social graces ftw!
And health
I’m fairly sure that only a few humans were ever Monkees and it’s unlikely that they post on this site.
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Nice.
Man a whole thread directed at me and I miss it.
True, but a shaved head is a kind of haircut and I am anti-social so perhaps it is fitting.
Also, I look good bald. Far better than I did with long hair.
jimu
August 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM
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Okay so excuse me if I’m late to the party but does Mr. Serrels look like that fella from “Run Fatboy Run”, Simon Pegg? This is the first picture I’ve seen of Mark.
http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/Run_Fatboy_Run-poster.jpg
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Oh, Steve-O.
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ಠ_ಠ
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Welcome, Steve-O, to The Present.
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This is my favourite response. But I’m not Commander Shepard, so I won’t say it that way.
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Simon Pegg has more wrinkles than our Marky though.
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Forever young.
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Oh Steve-O. You. are. hi-la-ri-ous.
Nice revamp of the LoL in-game stats window pop-up 😀 Kills notification on the right is nice too!
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Oh that’s what the downtime was for?! Excellent! I was looking forward to that, seeing the assists as well as the kills in a much simpler fashion instead of waiting for the popup in the middle top.
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This pleases me.
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The downtime would have to have been to start distributing Dominion assets and files as well I would think. These other changes seem pretty nifty too, can’t wait to check em out – 5 minutes of work left!
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Also! New ping shortcuts:
G for normal alert ping,
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Okay that’s nifty! I didn’t see that coming, very useful!
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That’s awesome, usually it’s too hard to try and type for someone to retreat.
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well that’s what TS was for when it came to our 5 man teams
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Yeah I know, but when you play with other people PvP, it’s a bit hard.
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yeah true, hence the idea of using “b” for back, or “care top/bot/mid” for lanes you think might get ganked by mia champs, the shorter, the easier you can get back into the fight.
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Yeah true, I didn’t know about using those 😛
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New skins are cute, just spotted the Reverse Annie one, with Annie wearing a furry bear costume and Tibbers dressing as Annie xD
Okay Blaghs, tell me…is it good? Is it all I hoped it to be?
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This kim-chi is delicious!You guys were talking about kim-chi, right?
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No..I was talking about daysex. 🙁
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Kim-Chi IS awesome!
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So does anyone know of good supermarket/asian grocery Kim Chi brands?
I was looking around, but there were 3 Korean brands, and I’m the type of guy who looks at it and goes “Really? Is it really going to matter which brand I get?” but maybe it does.-
In addition to Bish’s enquiry, any opinion on the best mochi balls?
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I buy both my mochi balls and kimchi from the korean grocers in Eastwood. The mochi balls are especially good, the kimchi is okay (my friend’s mum makes it better!).
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Dear Eatsalotorus,
Would this be the non-library side of the shops around Eastwood station?
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Dear Me,
Yes. It is colloquially referred to as “the Korean side”.
Regards,
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Oh man, almost died just then.
Got home after spending the whole day with Deus Ex taunting me, put the disc in the PS3. Loud noise from the drive, then nothing. Panic. Eject. Another noise, disk comes out. Back in. Nothing. More panic. IT training kicks in, reboot PS3.
Installing.
Success.
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When all else fails -switch it off, then on again
I’m kind of addicted to this new game I downloaded on my phone… I should probably put it down and get back to work.
Any one else playing it?
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So, it’s Tiny Wings with Dragons?
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Pretty much. Except I can play it 🙂
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Haha nice 😛 it’s addictive, I got over it after a couple days though.
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I just have this voice in my head that keeps saying “Come on, you can do better than that!”
Sitting at 29th in Australia at the moment apparently, though it looks like people have figured out how to hack the scores judging by the global scores
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I know the feeling, and yeah I know what you mean. When I looked at the scoreboard for Tiny Wings, I think there was one for 2 million or something, I very much doubt anyone could get that.
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Just downloaded!
Today on more than one occasion I have felt the urge to reach through the internet, grab someone by the neck and shake them. I am disturbed by this.
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I get this feeling regularly.
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Oh god, I’m sorry!
I just kind of figured everyone knew about Jensen being busted up, so I said it as a joke!
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Aaarrggghhh, I’d forgotten about that!! 😛
But don’t worry Bishy, it wasn’t anyone in TAY that I wanted to throttle.-
What a relief! So I can take off this kevlar?
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As demonstrated by Big Cheese 1 minute before me.
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Haha it’s okay. You were just my wingman 😉
Yeah I thought they were, but then I remembered that I read about it in Ice Station by Matthew Reilly, so I wasn’t sure if it was made up or not :/ so I googled.
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New Matthew Reilly book lands in October! Excited!
Back to Scarecrow!
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Woot!
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Today, on one occasion, I have felt the urge to reach through the internet and steal your pretzel pieces…
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Holy crap.
I once had these in Hong Kong (go figure, huh) and have searched for them for so long.
*happy dance*
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so i’m in an extremely good mood!
my friend informed me he found a shop that was selling final fantasy soundtracks, and he picked up VI’s soundtrack, so i immediantly checked after school and to my utter joy they had X’s soundtrack!!!!
i just love the music so much, and now having an official way to recognise my love for it is just awesome and makes me proud to be a nerd!!!
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look, my two babies are together at last!
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Is that a powdered Donut?
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why aren’t you?!
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omg!! that is freaking awesome.
Play-Asia coupons! $5 US off $50 or more. I’m not intending to buy anything from them for a bit so I won’t be able to use these up before they expire (17th September)
RH-PMK-QSN
NS-HCH-BOD
JN-PFC-YPT
Oh Riot, why oh why wont you let us download LoL patches manually?
I will be lucky if it is ready to play tomorrow evening at the rate your silly client is going.
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And stop switching between 33% and 99%, giving me hope then destroying it like a cruel child.
So, time to rant. I’m doing a work placement and there’s one other guy with me. This guy, let’s call him ಠ_ಠ. So I know ಠ_ಠ from uni, and while I wouldn’t exactly call him a friend, he isn’t just an acquaintance. But I never worked with him on a group project, and we never really discussed stuff other than uni work together. Kinda like, hey how’s that assignment coming along? How do you find Perl etc. etc.
So I’ve been working with ಠ_ಠ for about 6 weeks now, and it’s only today he’s kind of revealed what a colossal douche he is. We’re both working on this same thing, which basically just a program to stress test servers. But first thing this morning, we met with out supervisor to discuss how we’re going, and the entire team, he didn’t let me speak. At all. Like, I would start talking and he would literally start speaking over me and continue on. So when it came to problems we had to solve, projects we worked on, hell, even the program I worked on while he was away for 10 days, he talked about it and wouldn’t let me put a single word in. And then they say ‘Oh, you’re sounding very quiet, haven’t you done much?’ and all I could do was lamely add that I did that stuff to. Anyway, it just pissed me off so much that he basically took all the credit for everything we both worked on. I did all the programming stuff, because he didn’t understand any of it. HE KEPT ASKING ME HOW TO DO A FREAKING FOR LOOP. And then he just casually explains how ‘he solved’ it.
LKHASNLKJFDHSLKJFDSLKFJDKSFJLKDSf/. Goddam it. And then when we were giving the project manager a report on how we were going with understanding how to use the stress test the program, I finally figured out how to use it, make JSON calls and extract data with regex expressions, he started talking about it, until I just cut in and started explaining it. But then I felt like crap, because I was that d**k that interrupts people and boasts, and I always feel terrible and self-conscious when I do that. Anyway. He crashed the server by overloading it with too many threads, and then left me to fix it, and bailed. Possibly one of the shittest days I’ve ever had. I’m just going to go and play Deus Ex and not have to think about what happens tomorrow. Sorry about the rant. Felt like venting.
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You should try to catch him out and make him look stupid.
Tell him to do something the wrong way and make sure he boasts about it to the supervisor.
Or, next discussion, ask him a question he should know if he had done the work and watch him flail about.-
Seconded
take the Douche out.-
I agree.
Petty revenge is the best kind of revenge.
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There’s nothing like setting up a situation and letting the douchebag do all the work to expose himself.
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Sorry to be the arsehole, dood, but welcome to the real world.
Theres always going to be thes kind of dicks around, nows the time to step up and grow a pair so the next time this happens you won’t feel uncomfortable taking the credit where it’s deserved. And you shouldn’t.
Your going to meet more and more of this type, so do something about it now before you end up stuck in a low paying, boring job…like me.
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Yeah, I know. I’ll probably do something next time our supervisor holds a meeting. Even if it results in me cutting it into whatever he says and saying, no I did that. Doesn’t mean I have to like it though.
Why do people have to be such twats for?
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You pretty much hit the nail on the head there Jimu. Sadly we have to co-exist with people like this on a daily basis. even if you would like to hit them in the face with a keyboard…
Take a stand for yourself and take credit for the work you did, even if it means talking over this guy or getting to the boss first. But don’t lower yourself to petty revenge acts. As universally satisfying they may be, sooner or later they have a way of backfiring or biting you in the ass…
And then it’s you who looks like the tool. And hey, if this guy is half as thick as you say he is, he’ll hang himself with enough rope 😀
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If people are interrupting what I say constantly, I fixate them with a very hard stare until they get the point.
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I just say “excuse me, I was talking”.
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Or “Excuse me, grown ups are talking”
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HAHA. I like that. A lot.
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Revenge is sweet – and it doesn’t rot your teeth!
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Press ‘X’ to JSON
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Jimu has the right idea. This is just the way things are.
My approach is to take control of the situation. Demonstrate that you’re the one getting things done, but then, after you’ve proven yourself and recieved praise, explain that is was a team effort (even if it wasn’t).
You’re well regarded by your superiors for sharing the credit.
Your ‘friend’ is happy, because you gained him kudos (even if it’s small and undeserved.
You walk away, knowing that you’ve done well.
Everyone’s a winner.
Some new catalogs:
http://www.vgprices.com/specials_target.php
http://www.vgprices.com/specials_kmart.php
http://www.vgprices.com/specials_bigw.php
Also Dick Smith, Target and Kmart ALL have the 3DS for $199 at the moment.
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Good work, veegee.
Everyone buy a 3DS now and mariokart when it comes. Strange is excused cos she can buy RER.
Effluvium Boy you have to go here when you’re in England!
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I might be visiting some family around Gloucester, so if I can I will check it out.
OKAY
Serious Deus Ex discussion time. I don’t mean to frustrate anyone waiting for it to ship from overseas, but it’s spoiler light and sort of something that might go missed if you don’t spend your sweet time dicking around Detroit like I am.
I’d encourage you to discover it for yourself; Just go to Jensen’s apartment complex, look around, listen and read emails.
First point: The person who took in Jensen’s dog after the attack had it put down because they didn’t know when he was going to wake up. They apologise, but clearly the dog was so much of a burden to them, the easiest option was to have it put down. Jerk.
Second point: Your bathroom mirror is shattered, clearly because of you punching it in some sort of emotional outburst, with a sticky note reminding you to ask about the replacement to the apartment receptionist. You check your emails to see that apparently you’ve asked multiple times about it, and she’s clearly getting irritated. The first thing she says to you is that no, the mirror replacement isn’t in yet.
Check her computer. Email from the mirror guy saying that the mirror has been sitting in the warehouse for 4 weeks. So why has the receptionist been lying to you? Check her emails again. There’s a threat from Sarif’s secretary to make room for Adam. Your presence is a burden on the apartment complex manager. She was forced to accept you as a tenant and all she can do is act out with subtle acts of spite.
I rescued a half dozen hostages without a single life being lost, not even killing any of the ‘terrorists’, but the boss treats you like a tool for a means, former lover has died, seemingly no friends, not even your dog, and your mere existence imposes on the people living around you.
If I were Jensen, FML.
Everyone is taking about how awesome Deus Ex is.
[sob]
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You don’t happen to be posting on Whirlpool talking about it and voice actors being nobodies, are you?
Because if so,
HI!
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It’s okay. I haven’t bought it yet either.
I just had the wierdest dream…
In it, I went to watch the new mariokart cartoon only there was no mario or karts. The hero was a boy with a girlie mobile phone that used the power of crystals to turn into a sword. They were in the desert and the villains were resurecting soundwave from the olds’cool transformers ‘toon. Made lots of sense.
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Drugs are bad mmmkay?
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You’ve been dreaming about me?
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Father, sometimes I worry about you.
Bishy, yesterday I said if anyone spoilerises Deus Ex IN ANY WAY I would not be happy( I believe I mentioned crucifixion).
I haven’t even watched any of the trailers or videos and haven’t read any articles on it since it was released.
The reason is that I like to go into games I’ve been excited about with fresh eyes, and even any tiny bits of info colour my perceptions and expectations. I’ve mentioned this many times here on Kotaku.
Consequently, I was very sad about your “spoiler-lite” comment. I read really fast so I was too far in by the time I realised what you were doing and automatically while scrolling past your comment my eyes read stuff I didn’t want to see.
Also I shall now have to stay off TAY until we get to a new page so I don’t accidentally read any more of your comment.
I am sad now. 🙁
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*SPOILERS*
The main character is Adam Jensen.
*END SPOILERS*-
There’s this one part where you play as Cole Phelps.
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*spoilers*
Adam has to make various decisions that affect the outcome of the game.
*spoilers*
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I really don’t mean to! I’m sorry!
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Perhaps only post about Deus Ex on Deus Ex related articles.
You could pick one and take over the comments as a place to talk about it in spoilerific glory.-
I can do this.
My lips are sealed about DX on TAY from now on.
Unless it’s to go “DEUS EX! YESTERDAY!”.
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69 days till uncharted 3!
heheheh…
69.
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Yup, and the new Explorer Edition details have been revealed for non-US customers. HUGE wooden chest that can hold 19 PS3 games. Can’t decide how interested I am – it’s a lot of money…
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69 AND a large chest?
Reminds me of a girl I knew once.
She collected boxes. Had 69 of them.
What were you thinking I meant?
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Oral sex and boobs…
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Wow. That’s so much better.
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If you pre-order from JB today you can get the extremely limited ‘position’ edition.
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I’m pretty sure you can only get that one from the JB in Kings Cross.
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Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning everyone! Happy Friday! Remember it’s Daffodil Day today! I have a super-hero bear. Everyone do there bit if they can! Thanks!
Well my DoW collection is reinstalled, updated (After a huge headache of getting an account and all), and even put in the time to do custom paint jobs of the races for my multiplayer use.
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I have to do all this when I get home. Downloaded them all but that’s it so far!
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I had to update mine manually, which annoyed me so much, it got all the way to the end of his massive update and just hung on the last few KB
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I have reached the Ken Pang escort mission in Just Cause 2. anyone have any tips to make him not run blindly at the enemies and get insta-killed by their shotguns? I can only shoot so many enemies at a time and I’m already playing on easy difficulty.
Escort missions are bullshit, and are on the verge of ruining an otherwise great game.
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This comment made me laugh. Nice one. Can you imagine an escort mission like this IRL? 😛
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Oh man, if this works I’m going to pretend my guy is like Scorpion from MK. “GET OVER HERE.”
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Oh yeah, I just jumped down and legged it instead of hanging around trying to kill them all. That way he has to follow you AWAY from the bad guys and you can shoot the ones who try to follow.
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Hmm, that might be worth a shot. I’d hate to give up on the game so soon – I know it sounds like I’m just being a little bitch, but sometimes when I feel like a game is ‘broken’ I get demotivated very easily.
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So, at the Sydney meat Effluvium Boy gave me some MTG cards. And, two of those cards from the Ravnica pack are super rare and super expensive. Now I feel kinda guilty for taking them.
🙁
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Luck of the draw, dude.
How rare?
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Doubling Season and Sacred Foundry.
Sacred Foundry is particularly awesome because it basically acts as a dual lands.
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Nice one
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Anyone else played the Space Marine demo yet? I played it last night and have a few concerns…
I’m wondering how they’ll use the jump-pack in multiplayer without it becoming OP? Specifically that ground-pound/dive-bomb manuever…near as i can tell, there is no defense against it. Seems like it will become the ‘noob-tube’ of SM multiplayer. Unless of course they nerf that move or remove it altogether, in which case, theres not much point in using the jump-pack at all.
Anyone else notice this or am forever alone, again?
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I’ve been wondering this myself. Hopefully they just remove the ground-pound (ie let people rush attack to the ground but don’t execute an attack when doing so).
The blast of it seems massive too, so if they do keep it I hope they reduce the radius a LOT.
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Yeah a ground rush move without the stun might work ok…Many a brave soul is gonna get a chainsword to the face if they mess up though lol
I noticed I tended to overshoot the target a lot of the time with the jumppack…
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Good morning everyone! I got a little bit of a chance to play Deus Ex last night, got into it, all the cutscenes were fine, get to the gameplay and it’s choppy as all hell. I tried turning down the graphics and it still did the same thing. After a lot of f*cking around, updating drivers and such, I opened the side of my case and found a sata cable sticking into the fan on my graphics card, causing it not to spin. I moved the sata cable out of the way and everything runs like a dream.
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Spoilers!
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Because I said it had spoilers?
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cutscenes, not spoilers. SHIT!
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OMG!! Thanks to AnonymousPessimist, I have just been gifted Borderlands GOTY ed.
I can now join in on your Borderlands’ing fun!
Thanks Pez if you’re lurking =]
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I’d like to second this thanks!
Also, I’m now obliged to join in the Steam Borderlands antics, huh?
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You too? Awesome. /fistbump
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Man, I really need to reinstall Borderlands so I can join you guys…
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OK, Everyone needs to give Qbo a cuddle. I upset him last night.
He beat one of my times on Trials HD and for about a few weeks to a month now I have not beaten it. Last night, while chatting to someone on live and generally not concentrating at all (I say this because I was relaxed, as it was a tough time to beat), i beat his time. Its only by about 0.1 of a second and both of us are now in the top 150 players globally for this track.
Just wanted to tell everyone that the world can go back to normal but also happy to have got it back. It was seriously tough, and I have spent at least 2-3 hours prior to this trying and failing.
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You are an evil human…
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*cuddles Q-bo*
Come baaaack Strange!
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I’m back now.
I can’t believe nobody told me on Twitter or Facebook that it was safe to come back! 😛
Luck of the draw dude.
How rare?
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Whoops. Sorry Reply Button…
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I forgive you… for now. But you’re on ze list.
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/happy dances onto TAY
I have just reached a milestone for my career and I wished to share it with all of you.
When you type my first name ‘Zorine’ into google, it automatically suggests my full name!!! You have no idea who ecstatic I got when I noticed this. My hard work is starting to reach out and make its mark and I’m soooooooo happy for it!!
Thank you.
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Zorine the queen of the nudists?
That’s what comes first when I search, doesn’t suggest it
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It wasn’t first but google saw it about part way down:
Zorine ‘harli’ (harlitrix) on Twitter
twitter.com/harlitrix – Cached
Zorine ‘harli’ (harlitrix) is on Twitter. Sign up for Twitter to follow Zorine ‘harli’ (harlitrix) and get their latest updates.-
LOL what… what?!
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So… what is your career exactly?
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Duh, Queen of the Nudists…
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This is what I see.. http://bit.ly/nvnGdV
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Now press Enter (without the “Te”) and see the first result.
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I’ve always known my dark past will come back to haunt me..
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Oh man, I need to get into Zorbing somehow.
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Ohhhhh, that feature! I barely use that cuz I know what I’m looking for and I don’t want to know what other humans search for… it can be quite frightening
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I thought it was funny to point out regardless xD
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You’ll need to remember now that if you want any privacy at all you’ll have to wear your tin-foil hat.
@Strange
Bish
August 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM
I really don’t mean to! I’m sorry!
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Jo
August 26, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Perhaps only post about Deus Ex on Deus Ex related articles.
You could pick one and take over the comments as a place to talk about it in spoilerific glory.
Bish
August 26, 2011 at 8:54 AM
I can do this.
My lips are sealed about DX on TAY from now on.
Unless it’s to go “DEUS EX! YESTERDAY!”.
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Poor Bish 🙁
http://bit.ly/pNrhBc-
What are you, Rocketman?
You think because I’m Asian I can play the violin?-
I actually used to play piano, hurrhurr.
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HAHAHA!
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Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Dem asian parents. Some of them are so crazeh.
No really, frightfully so.
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I’m sorry Bish. Normally I wouldn’t get mad but I warned you!
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Gunna have to avoid you at the Can’d meat.
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Of course you won’t. I still love you.
And I think we’ve all learned from this that when Strange says “crucify” she really means “uh, I’ll say some words and be all sad and stuff”. 😛-
Even so, there’s always the crushing disappointment in letting you down. The guilt!
Feels bad, man.
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Sigh…just spilled my milo all over my jeans – not in the usual down the front way, but over the arse. I had the mug full of milo on my desk and had to get something from a cabinet behind me. Being lazy, I roll over to it on my office chair, which caught up my headphones and dragged them with it. Somehow the actual earpiece of my headhpones caught on the handle of the mug dragging it as well, splashing milo all over the arse of my jeans.
It looks like I’ve had a case of the green apple splatters. Contemplating whether I should freak everyone out by running to the toilet, only to walk back out with a sad look on my face and say “Too late”.
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HAHAHAHAHA! Do it! Please!
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And then during your lunch break, buy some adult nappies.
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At least you’ll smell like malty goodness!
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Whenever I say “green apple splatters” people don’t know what I’m talking about.
Clearly I’m hanging around the wrong people.-
Some stay dry whilst others feel the pain…
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People playing DoW tonight. I will be on teamspeak probably just before 9 EST. I forgot I had to pick up my gf from the train station. I know this is a bit later than when you had hoped to play so feel free to start a game without me..
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I’m definitely not missing this. I want an 8 player free-for-all!
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Will you go easy on me at the start? :p I’ve never played before. I’m assuming it’s like most RTS’ which I know the gist of, so I should pick it up fairly quickly
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If you aren’t my next door neighbour, cuz I’m going to try to win, I don’t care if I’m bad, I’m going to try to annihilate everybody with my fire warriors and hammerhead gunships
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but in all seriousness, just do the tutorial, it’ll take you most of the way there to knowing what to do.
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The tutes only teach you the basics.
What a basic build orders? How much can I macro off? What counters what?
I JUST DON’T KNOW!
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If it’s any consolation, neither do I :/
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Hovering over the unit button when you’re about to build them, it says what they can do/be effective against. For instance your space marine squads, you can research upgrades so you can buy an upgrade to a single space marine in your squad to have a rocket launcher. Bingo! Your squad now has partly an anti-vehicle role.
Now this is Space Marines only but the main thing you see is the details when hovering over the unit button in the barracks. Says what kind of infantry they are and what they’re effective against.
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Thanks for the tips man!
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I don’t think I’ll have time to do the tutorials D:
I’ll try though, meh I don’t care if I lose. You guys are all awesome and fun to play games with, that’s what matters. Winning would be good though. Hoping for some beginners luck!
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Reminds me of when I first got SC2 and played a 8 player free for all with this guy and his mates.
I was so outclassed in skill so I went Terran, lifted off my CC at the start and landed it on an island.
By the time the first zerg rush came they all assumed someone else had killed me, I left a supply depot there to maintain the illusion.
Meanwhile I was massing Turrets and Vikings and expanded to the other island by going around the edge of the map.
It ended in a draw with the map mined out and the other surviving player having nothing but a huge M&M ball and no air.Good times.
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HAHHA freaking SWEET strategy man.
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Jo that strategy is absolute boss.
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Damn, very jelly. I have a 50th birthday to go to tonight so won’t make it on but will try get around to downloading it tomorrow to join in.
How many peeps you got going on this so far?
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not sure but I think 3-5 or something?
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And remember if you ever want more numbers are willing to play over hamachi I can get 3-4 more people interested.
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Not sure how good hamachi will be here. Cuz I always had major lag issues when I use it in Terraria. Is that Terraria or hamachi causing it?
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Max that the game can take in a single map is 8
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JO YOU NEED TO GET IN ON THIS SH*T MAN!
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OK!
How much is it?
And the first one?-
Yeah the first one. The Anthology is 15 dollars off Steam. DO IT NOW!
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Final chapter, soulstorm, also $15 on steam.
But know this. You don’t need them all to play. In a previous post (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/talk-amongst-yourselves-116/comment-page-9/#comment-353022) I pointed out which pack unlocked which race. Just remember I think Winter Assault is NOT a standalone so you need original Dawn of War for that I believe.
But yeah there are basics tutorials for all races, you won’t be at any disadvantage just doing them alone, I’m sure the rest of us will be bad at it too. I know I will be
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Ditto! Yeah I probably won’t grab Soulstorm for a while. But that Anthology pack gives you Dawn of War Gold Edition, which inculdes Winter Assault and also Dark Crusade. So you should be fine! 😀
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Yeah you aren’t missing much with Soulstorm, Sisters of Battle just plain suck when I try them, and Dark Eldar aren’t THAT good either.
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Will we be playing over Steam, using the in-game multiplayer or some other client?
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in game multiplayer, we COULD try Hamachi but I don’t know how it will go in terms of latency
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In-game multiplayer should be fine. It’s fairly easy to figure out right? I mean we’ll have Teamspeak on so if I’m being slightly retarded and can’t figure it out, you can help me!
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So looks like i will be getting Space Marine on 360 afterall – went to eb to swap my pre-order to ps3, and they are completely sold out of collectors editions… sad face
oh well… back to uni!
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I preordered the 360 version last night.
We can fight for the Emperor TOGETHER!We need a list of TAYbies who plan to play this online, get a squad going, awwww yeaaaaaaa
There’s a fire in the building. I’ll let you know how it works. kthxbye.
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Please don’t die on us!
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A Funky Fire?
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That’s not what people meant when they suggested revenge…
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Let’s see you take credit for all the work… WHEN YOU’RE ON FIRE! MWAHAHAHAHA
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So guys, I got a haircut last night, number 4, just how I like it. Got my mum to do it for me.
STEVE HOLT
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Basically, I’m looking even sexier than before, which I didn’t think was possible, but somehow, it is.
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I get a number 8 for my haircut, also from my mother.
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Getting haircuts from your mum is the cool thing to do. It’s free, and it looks awesome. Plus I get a free dinner out of it as well, and my sister has to do the dishes because I’m getting my hair cut! 😀
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Well I always look so neat after my hair cut, since before that I’m kind of a Beatle lookalike 😛
My eyes sent “Thank you” emails for me getting a haircut. They were in pain from being poked by my hair all the time
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As long as there was a <3 in the emails, all is well.
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Just grow your hair longer, then you won’t need to worry about it poking you in your eyes!
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I got a number something haircut, from some hairdresser lady who for a brief moment I thought was a dude.
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Did she have a moustache?
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No. I think she had eczema though. They’re kind of the same, right?
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I always thought so.
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This is gonna sound really dodgy, but I get my hair cut from a woman who runs her (possibly illegal) business from her garage. She just installed a bunch of salon equipment into her garage and cuts people’s hair at night. $7 haircuts ftw*!
*It’s not a bowl cut.
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*Would be so much cooler if it was a bowlcut
HAHA! I know those places, I used to get my hair cut at one of those too! I remember one time I got it for free as long as I washed the lady’s dishes hahaha.
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Yep, there’s a lady like that down the street from me.
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Oh sweet, I’m glad I’m not the only one getting involved in illegal hair-cutting activities.
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I need in on this! I always let my fringe grow until beyond the point where I can’t see anymore because I’m stingy.
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Sometimes, illegal things are awesome.
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And here I am spending $10 like a chump!
Also, best preface to a post: “This is gonna sound really dodgy, but”.
It’s like “I’m not racist, but”, except not racist!-
If only Rocketman were here..
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7 DOLLARS?!?!? wHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must track down some illegal hair-cutting businesses near me! Do they have markers. Like a pair of shoes thrown over the power line?
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Where is this cutter of hair!?
I need a hair cut. And a shave. And a bath.
I was waiting for a friend the other day and an old lady gave me $5 and a sandwich. I didn’t want to disappoint so I stole her purse.
That’s a lie. I bathe regularly.
I DO need a hair cut and a shave.
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I go to a barber who happens to sponsor my footy team. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Also, she doesn’t laugh when you rock up to get your gold-orange hair cut off after you pass out at a footy piss-up and wake up with bleach in your hair.
Hair… Cut?
No, sorry, you’ve lost me.
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Of course I kid. I went to Private School, so they forced me to keep my hair cut.
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I get my mum to give me a number 0. Much handier now she’s moved into my place so I don’t have to go visit her.
Just wanted to let everyone know that at 1am this morning, my uncle and aunty welcomed my new cousin into the world. His name is David Richard Wolfgang Maguire, and I am going to be his favourite cousin.
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🙂 He’s their first, and I’m very excited to meet him. It’s pretty sad but around my little cousins I get very clucky haha.
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I had a rat named Wolfgang.-
Wolfgang is the best name ever.
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Agreed.
(One of them, at least)My rat was named after Mozart, who wrote Rondo Alla Turca…
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“My name is Wolfgang Mags, and this is my favourite cousin on the planet.”
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That’s what it’s gonna be like Bish! Even though I’m 21 years older than him and he’ll probably never feel like he can relate to me. These are just small stepping stones!
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Oh man, I can barely relate to my cousins 5 years older than me.
They’re all “BUYING HOUSES, BABIES, BORING ADULT STUFF” and I’m all “*stuffing my face with food so I have an excuse not to talk*”.-
Haha! Well I’m the oldest of my first cousins, by 2 years, so for a while, when I was a teenager and they were all still in primary school, I couldn’t relate at all. That problem is gone with two of them who are now at uni, but the oldest cousin after that is 14. My second cousin’s however are all roughly around my age, a year younger or 2 or 3 years older, so we all get along great.
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I get along with my 17 year old cousin, mostly because he’s ONE OF US (not a Kotakuite, just a nerdish gamer).
But then one day I found out he acts like a 17 year old on the internet.
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Ah fair enough, is it Numbers? 😛
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Hahahaha, nahhh, Numbers has nothing on this guy.
I’m talking about being obnoxious, calling your mother names sort of stuff.
Big fan of CoD multiplayer. Maybe explains a bit.
I was very disappoint.
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Congrats dude. Babies are awesome. and they grow up to be gamers.. well at least mine will!
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Knowing my uncle, this one should to! I love babies, toddlers can be annoying, but babies are cool. Especially when they’re newborn and have no clue who’s holding them so it’s all the same, and they don’t cry when they see you and stuff.
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I have a 2.5 year old… Yeah, babies are MUCH more fun. The last year has been a struggle at times. Ive grown attached to the little bugger but man there were times…
Anyway, enjoy the next 6 to 12 months, then dont offer to babysit for a while after that! lol
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Haha I don’t mind babysitting. That way I can teach him to worship me 🙂
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No seriously. Don’t offer to babysit Wolfy when he’s between 12 months and 4 years old. It won’t be fun!
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Well hopefully he is like my other cousin Lily, she’s 3 next week and she’s absolutely gorgeous and incredibly weel behaved.
But Wolfy will probably be a little terror 😛 maybe I just offer to babysit for short periods of time..
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*Walks into TAY*
Wow.
I think if I follow this thread I may never get any work done. I think I am okay with that.
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DO IT! It’s Friday! 😀
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Welcome to TAY!
Be warned, this could really test your sanity to its breaking point 😉
Still, really happy you dropped in to say hi 🙂
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I mostly avoided it because, well, the comments are OVER 2000 (I think one week we should get them over 9000, and then I could say OVER 9000, and then I think I would be content for the rest of my life), and that’s kind of intimidating. But I’ll drop in more when things aren’t too busy. 🙂
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The problem is, TAY is always busy! You’re usually just best sticking to the current page we’re on, everything else just gets lost..
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When things aren’t too busy? That’s probably the weekend and after hours only xD, it gets hectic here very often.
And I agree, we need to go over 9000 comments!
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Over 9000?
Okay, too easy.
Give me two weeks, I need to finish Direct Evaluation: Human Resources.
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I’m keeping the tab open while I research stuff for next week. The compulsion to keep opening the tab and refreshing the page is…growing.
Random note: Serrels has disappeared from the office and told me I can post whatever I want. PARTY TIME! *spins around on swivel chair*
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Oh this is awesome! Bish, Tech Knight and I all got haircuts recently. Also, my new baby cousin was born today, there’s a story there, RIGHT, RIGHT?!
*maniacal gleam in eye
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Thanks for the HOT SCOOP. This stuff is front page newzzzz.
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For some reason, when you said HOT SCOOP, I thought of a bulldozer on fire. Something is wrong with me.
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Haha xD
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Something is wrong with the bulldozer.
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Hahahahaha!
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Heck yeah party time!
I get that problem too. I’ve got a loop process running through my head that’s turned into: “Just one more F5” and all of sudden more comments are in.
It’s a cycle that’s hard to break.
Too late.
Just be thankful that every single comment doesn’t need to be approved anymore.
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Ahhh those were the days
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Welcome back Strange! \m/
Welcome!
Shall we proceed with the initiation ceremony?
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FETCH THE OAR!
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NOBODY SAID NOTHIN’ ABOUT NO OAR! D:
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Yeah I think they just made it up for MY initiation 🙁 I still have the bruises.
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If you thought that was bad, you should have seen the one Gusman had to endure. Poor, poor Gusman.
Also, FETCH BLAGHS!
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You rang? What? Initiation? MY TIME HAS COME!
Step one Ms. Lien, you must watch the entirety of this video, with the sound up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLsKylOkJU
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Blaghman away! *goes off to do something else*
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You’ve killed her.
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AHAHAHAHAHA HAHA HA!
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Spare the use of the Oar, human, I’m sure it won’t be necessary
FETCH THE BOAR!
I’m hungry.
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I wish I could click “like” on this.
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…Obelix?
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Oh man, I grew up reading Asterix and Obelix, so probably have totally unrealistic expectations of roasted [animal] on a spit, but gosh daaaarnit, they make it sound and look delicious.
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It’s actually not that delicious…well I don’t know about pigs. But I’ve had a fresh killed lamb that was skinned, gutted and then put on the spit. It was one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten, apart from it still being a bit raw in the middle, there was just so much blood. It was rank.
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You’re tearing me apart Lisa!
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Maybe it’s the guilt. I really can’t imagine watching it being butchered helped.
Kind of like whale. I knew someone who went to Japan and had whale meat. They said the meat itself was okay, but the guilt of eating it was just freaking terrible. -
Yeah probably, also because I have to have my meat cooked. You know how all those famous, fancy chefs make that meat and it’s still red in the middle. I would be throwing the meat at them and telling them to actually cook the thing.
It’s pretty good.
My mate had a whole piglet on a spit for his 21st. And wood oven baked bread!
And when he got drunk we convinced him to eat the eyeballs.
Good times.
Pig would probably be better, Pork is better than lamb after all. My 21st is next weekend, there is Roast Beef, Roast Port and a whole massive tray of Pork Crackle. One whole tray.
Thanks to Asterix and Obelix I was convinced at a young age that an ‘Orgy’ was a party where you ate melted cheese. Imagine my parents horror when they were called to my primary school after the teacher heard I was attempting to organise an ‘Orgy’ with the entire class!
This… does not surprise me in the slightest that you did this, Steve-O.
:I
HAHAHAHAHA
I think it would be most prudent to refrain from initiation in this case…Sir Serrels won’t be here to protect us from The Crushinator for much longer.
Run. Run as fast as you can.
You’re still here? Hi there!
Reposting from previous page:
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Play-Asia coupons! $5 US off $50 or more. I’m not intending to buy anything from them for a bit so I won’t be able to use these up before they expire (17th September)
RH-PMK-QSN
NS-HCH-BOD
JN-PFC-YPT
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Also, one more:
MI-BQE-WDD
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Don’t need one (…yet) but just posting to say you’re a champ!
Man, I remember ordering a stack of stuff and rolling around in coupons. I was all “WAT DO /o\”-
They really could do with having a longer expiration date on them since by the time you get them they’ve only got 4-5 weeks left. I rarely use the ones I get issued because I tend to order a long way ahead of time in big batches.
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I see your PlayAsia and raise you a one-use Zavvi code, worth 6.50GBP off a 55GBP purchase:
1654-TX08-7TX4
http://us.deusex-store.com/category/28_Deus-Ex-Official-Collection
I’ll just leave this here.
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I don’t usually go … anything… over clothes, but MUST HAVE that long-sleeved top!
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That long sleeve t is pretty groovy.
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I NEED that trenchcoat.
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“Just remember that you’re probably not augmented before leaving on your adventures.”
haha
When they start selling Augmentations, I’m in!
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Actually.. I just want the glasses.. there is no way i could drop, scratch, sit on etc.. them if they were implants.. Way too much wasted money on sunnies!
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I’m so spoiler-paranoid I’m not even going to look at the pretty merchandise.
I need help.
You can thank me later:
Time for this evil railroad baron to come out of retirement!
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Absolutely loved that game!
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I got that a while back.. brought back a lot of memories.. nicer graphics too.. its just a pity they couldn’t do much with the train models!
I kinda wish someone would remake this properly.. but leave simple and fun!
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This brought back a lot of memories too, like when I kept building cheap trains and stop them on the crossings to stop competitor production of their trucking industry…
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^THIS!!
Except I used to time it so that there would be an ‘accident’ in where the train would come out unscathed but the competition’s lorry would be destroyed.
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I did that too eventually xD
So cruel but never got old
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haha gold!… hmm might have to play some this weekend now.. Mulitplayer anyone?
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Sadly I’m tied up already with our Dawn of War free for all bloodfest as well as league of legends, maybe another time 🙂
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Burning my copy of FIFA 11.
Quite honestly the most boring game Ive played, if not worse than RL soccer.
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I don’t know about that, RL soccer has, like, sunlight and stuff.
It burns! D:-
But sunlight literally makes my skin melt, this is why i play NHL 11, its covered and it’s all artificial light!
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Troll..?
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No, vampire.
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Dracula vampire or Edward Cullen vampire?
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Neither, but if I have to pick a known vampire it’d have to be Eric Northman.
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*swoons*
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Shane, your TV died?! Is it off getting fixed or do you have to save up for a new one? 🙁
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We got the HArdly Normal extended warranty, so it’s off being repaired. But they think they can’t repair it, so they said they might have to replace it.
And I’m all, “I DON’T CARE – JUST WANT A TV!”
Think I’ve got a touch of the DTs… which is all kinds of concerning and a bit SMASH EVERYTHING annoying.
My comments been left alone in “What Are You Playing This Weekend?”. Where’s my support Techie, f4ction, Jo, Blaghs..
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Oh, I don’t get a mention?
Fine, whatevs.
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Are you also playing DoW Bishy-poo?
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No but, I totally qualify for the other 2.
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I’m sorry Bish, you’ll be mentioned next time. I promise!
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Support given, sorry.. work is being a hassle
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I know what you mean. Apple are coming in to audit us next week so we have heaps of stuff to get ready and I’ve got to go over all the paperwork and make sure everything is in order.
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Talk about high maintenance…
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🙁 I deserved that.
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Sorry bro, Friday is the most difficult day I encounter.
WOO, DoW
Traceys initiation?
Hmmmmmm?
We want to see your best “Serrels Stare” before kudos is posted today….
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I approve of this
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+1 This is an excellent plan.
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This would be suitably awesome.
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YES YES YES… i actually think that EVERYONE should have to do one. I did mine on GGTV no less so you lot have to join in the fun.. But Tracy should do it first…
Now lets talk about Trials evolution, this will be an amazing game and everyone should get it and its great and blah blah blah. I created a Trials Evo diversion so Tracey would not read any further. I am so hoping that she rages when reading the spelling of her name because she tweeted about it earlier. My plan is that she sees it and does not read this far.. Chances are, she’ll either be too nice to point it out, or she’ll correct me. Lastly she could read this far down, uncover my evil plan and then reply calling me FatShadey which i freaking HATE!
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Mandatory Serrels Stare video? I like it!
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Well no one can do the Serrels Stare better than Serrels himself, so I would just come across as some B-Grade Serrels impersonator and now one will want to hang out with me anymore.
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I still would if I were in NSW, curse me being in Melbourne! 🙁
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAquRuqyQQc
Dont mind me, just passing through.
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Like a ninja!
Well I got my performance review just now. My manager called my in and I was was almost shitting myself (I didn’t alright! It’s just a milo stain!) because I thought my productivity has been sub-par since discovering TAY.
Apparently I’ve been working well and everyone is impressed with the progress I’ve been making on projects, and as such, I got a payrise!
\o/ STEVE HOLT!!
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Well done human! Now get back to work! xD
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\o/ STEVE HOLT!
That’s excellent news man, happy for you.
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We all put in a good word for you… nice one buddy!
While your productivity was down at work, your contribution to TAY has been recognised by your employer..
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Congrats man!
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Congrats! Now to make TAY commenting a KPI……
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Congrats man.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers new album is out today!
I am stoked!
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Sweet, will deff have to check this out. Love the chilli peppers!
http://www.gamerdna.com/uimage/cqd1ELrP/large/2011-06-14_23-19-28-png.png
Hee Hee Hee.
Also, I think my internet might be shaped, so I probably won’t be able to DoW tonight. :/
Not entirely sure though, so I’ll get back to you guys…
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D: INCREASE YOUR CAP NOW!
I have an urge to go to Mcdonalds and grab some $1 Happy Hour cheeseburgers and some Shaker Fries. My son is having a nap so I can’t leave the house. I am undecided as to whether this is a good thing or not.
Also, my unfinished super-secret project is just hanging there mocking me for not being able to finish it until I’ve solved its tricky construction conundrum.
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This is a terrible thing. Not having shaker fries is never good.
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Go that 80’s Mcfeast but double everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s got that awesome old school american mayo….
And then you get an extra tub of mayo, take it all home and make your own shaker cheese fries with tasty mayo dip. 🙂-
Uh Oh….
Spoiler warning for page 13 Strange!!!-
Too late. 🙁
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I realised I’d forgotten to thank you for trying to warn me. So thank-you!
I hope you didn’t think my rant was in any way directed at you!
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Oh man my really long post was lost because the internet connection was swallowed by up by the lost free internet connection! Basically, the fire was 5cm high flames burning up the electrical cables. Making lots of smoke and smells really bad with the toxins. So I have the rest of the day off while the office airs out! \o/
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How in the blazes did that happen?
…yes that was intentional thank you for noticing 😛
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That was awesome.
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It’s good to know my internal humour software is still working to some degree
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Nice Tech Knight, you’re on fire!
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He’s hot stuff!
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He’s blazing a trail! (Fired Up reference, if you haven’t seen that movie, I highly suggest you do)
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He’s burning down the house!
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FLAME ON!
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All this talk about me, my ears are burning…
My coolant system is malfunctioning DARN IT!
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Such a heated discussion…
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Fired Up is awesome.
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YES! I love that movie so much. I’ve watched it heaps of times. “Why would you put my bracelet in your mouth” “I DON’T KNOW”
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The closet door is made of all different kinds of wood, my brother.
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HAHAHA! So good! BRRM VROOOM BRM BRRRMM Carly Davidson.
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I had a friend who had a girlfriend called Carly. He called her all manner of things from that movie. Hilarious.
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That is amazing. Probably the best quote from that movie though is:
“How do you spell Fired Up?”
“F, U”
“No, not really”
What does F, U spell?
“Fired Up!”
“No, not really that way either”
Did someone in your office get Deus Ex?
I know you were pissed with you co-worker but arson is a bit extreme 😉
Long weekend! woohoo! \o/
So I’ve been playing Deus Ex, great game btw, the review scores were right for once, and for some reason I keep getting a Mass Effect 2 vibe from it and I have no idea why. I mean they’re completely different games with a different setting, story and gameplay.
Maybe the music is similar? I don’t know. Whatever it is it’s odd.
Also I know it’s supposed to be a stealth game, at least that’s how I’m playing it, but it’s incredibly annoying that I always die in 2-3 hits on medium difficulty. For those more experienced Deus Ex players, am I doing something wrong?
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No, it’s the same here. There were 2 enemies in this room talking at the start and they hadn’t noticed me so I thought I could take them out before they had a chance to see me, killed one, the other one managed to get 2 shots into me, I died. It was quite late so I had to end the game there, so much disappointment.-
I’m not going to lie, it took me about 6 attempts to get through there. I felt so ashamed of myself.
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No you’ve probably just been spoilt by modern day shooters :P. Cuz you humans can’t just sit in cover after 5 bullet wounds and regenerate THAT FAST. I know your species are more fragile than that.
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Yeah I noticed that too.. you die very easily in a fire fight.. Maybe its to encourage you to be more stealthy.. I’m keen to eventually do run through to on the hardest setting, but it will probably drive me Bananas!
Although i’ve really only just started.. in fact i’m ‘working form home’ today to keep going!
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Wow.. english bad.. “I’m keen to eventually do a run through on the hardest setting”
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JamesMag, the reply chain was maxed out so I’m replying here about your red meat comment.
If you cook a steak any further than to medium rare basically you’ve asked the cow to die for nothing. Steak with a bit of red in the centre is still juicy tender and tasty but steak that’s been cooked so long it turned all grey is tough, leathery and a waste of a poor cow’s life.
I’m not asking you to have your steak rare, but if you can force yourself to get past your aversion to it being red you’ll discover the true joy of steak. Just shut your eyes or something.
This message has been brought to you by someone who was planning to be a chef before she became a mother….
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I know that, and with some I can, like I usually get a T-bone steak as medium-rare. But I suppose it’s because I’ve gotten really sick from eating chicken that wasn’t cooked properly, so it’s transferred to other meats and I’m not comfortable with it unless it’s at least browned slightly in the middle. I don’t like it well-done, somewhere between medium-rare and well done.
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Soooo…medium then? Any steak cooked longer than that and you may as well be eating boot leather.
Source: I was a Chef 🙂
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Yeah that’s probably it 😛 I like it however my mum makes it for me 😛 that was never tough, but it was never raw in the middle either!
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Mother/Chef same thing!
I’m not being sexist. All my friends who knew nothing bout cooking before have all become master bakers,cooks, etc to cope with fussy kids.
It’s Lunch time! What is everyone eating?
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It’s not lunch time here yet 🙁
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Breakfast?? ;P
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I work in Sydney so as soon as it hits 1, everyone goes to lunch. But I am such a rebel. Lunch 10 minutes earlier.
Dammit, you guys suck.
If you absolutely MUST post here about it, here’s how you do a spoiler alert properly….
SPOILERS!
Then you write your stoopid crappy spoilerz here.
/SPOILERS!
See you guys next week, I’m done here. I’m fully aware my extreme spoiler-phobia is irrational and I don’t want anyone to feel like they need to overly censor themselves.
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I put SPOILERS on my comment 🙁 please don’t leave us..
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Is this aimed at me? If so I’m sorry. I thought it was ok because I didn’t post any story spoilers. I didn’t realize you wanted to avoide everything about the game including how it plays.
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We need forums so we can have separate threads for spoiler topics.
Or talk about it here:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/a-few-favourite-things-about-deus-ex-human-revolution/-
That’s a good idea actually.
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I don’t see why people feel the need to post spoilers.
I mean, they spoil right? That’s why they’re called spoilers. They can ruin something for someone else.
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I do agree with you, but remember that this is TAY, Talk Amongst Yourselves, and some people are wanting to talk about Deus Ex, so I can see where they’re coming from with wanting to post about it.
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I just came back to thank Jamesmacusedmyhandle for trying to warn me on the previous page but this comment made mad.
I’m fully aware it’s Talk Amongst Yourselves and it’s in no way just all about me but I explicitly asked for nobody to do it.
I’ve been spoilered here before and said nothing but this time I went out of my way to warn you all how I felt because this one game is something I’ve been looking forward to for a very long time.
I never wanted for people not to talk about, it is very possible to talk about it using vague terms but people are getting a bit more specific than that and I’m just upset because for some reason I thought the people here would respect my paranoid desire to remain fresh for this one game.-
I haven’t read. Just saw spoilers and thought i would warn….
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I’m sorry Strange, it wasn’t my intention to make you mad. I know what you mean, I said I agreed with Dr What? didn’t I? I just also mentioned that people will want to talk about it. I put SPOILER ahead of my comment on Dire Wolf’s post, I can’t control if other people put it there or not.
I’m sorry, I do respect your wishes and I won’t post anything else about Deus Ex until you’ve had a chance to play the game.
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Sowwi, I just thought my thing was a great little detail about the world, and didn’t think it would be too spoilery since it’s optional backstory.
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They’re only a spoiler to someone who hasn’t yet experienced the game-play and story. To anyone else it’s just discussion on a mutually-known subject, which is what is desired, not to ‘spoil’ another persons experience.
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True enough but even when not intentional it is off-putting to people who have not had a chance to play yet and don’t want it spoiled.
One offhand comment ruined the start of ME2 for me and TAY was a huge chore after Portal 2 came out trying to avoid the endless spoiler posts.
A game that has been out for a while, sure but maybe at least wait a week or something for those who can’t play it on launch day?
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Well, a while back when someone posted the ending to L.A. Noire you could just as easily argue that it’s not a spoiler to people who finished the game, just an inevitable conclusion to the narrative.
I don’t see why it’s so hard consider the feelings of all the other people who post here before spoiling stuff.
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You’re right. Sorry.
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That was me 🙁 I still feel bad.
Had literally finished that morning and just got a bit excited….
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I wasn’t condoning ‘spoiling’ or trying to give those who had an excuse (I’m actually in the same boat as Strange and am looking forward to sinking my teeth into Deus Ex), I just wanted to clarify that those who are spoiling aren’t ‘bad’ people, just getting carried away with talk of what is obviously an awesome game.
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Wish my copy of Deus Ex would arrive before the weekend but I know it won’t happen 🙁
All this talk about Deus Ex is making me feel like I should purchase it… PEER PRESSURE!
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Do it! It’s amazing, you’ll be hooked as soon as you hear the title music.
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Dooo eeetttt!!!
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Hmmm… I am a fan of title music…
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http://www.greenmangaming.com/
Buy it off here, use the coupon code that’s on the right hand side when you purchase the game, you’ll get it for about $40..
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All the cool-kids are doing it, you know.
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Mastercard locked up on me… FUUUU. Soon I’ll be part of the elusive DE:HR club…
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Everything’s gold in here!
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Ok… It’s been bought. Happy days! Now wait til I get home an chuck it on the Download!
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OH! and thanks jamesmag 😀
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Not a problem
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Okay, sorry TAY for subjecting you to my ranting.
I’m gonna go try and figure out my project’s construction problem now. Have a great weekend everyone, I still love you all I’m just upset right now.
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Bye Strange, I hope you have a good weekend.
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I’m sorry for being part of the problem 🙁
Have a good weekend.
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My companies going through a massive restructure and I was at a meeting about it all so missed this entire thingy. Also have no interest in ‘Juice sex’ so have not been keeping up to date.
It is a tricky one. I agree with some of the dudes here that this is our only outlet to talk to gaming people about gaming, where you will always find a like minded person to share your passion. I also feel for Strange, as I was only last night saying that she reads EVERYTHING so it would be super hard to combnine that with no spoilers…
It is ultimately a good lesson on being careful as I have spoiled the end of RDR for someone and felt like crap for a bit too. It was many months after the game but I didnt consider that others were still waiting.
Anyway, I dont have a particular opinion, and everyone has already said what needed to be said, just sympathising with all parties as it is a tough balancing act.
This is one reason why a forum structure would work much better, hate to admit as the title would stop any of this business….
Hope you all have a good day. well not strange because she wont read this, unless she can’t stop her reading everything and does in fact read this?
I just bought a candy necklace.
I wore the candy necklace back to work from the shop.
A 50 yr old gay-man hit on me this morning.
This post sounds really pretentious.
Srsly, how much fun is Deus Ex, but?!
Now that that’s out of the way, everyone should head here
and listen to “Super Secret Spies”
I hear some really good-looking TAYbie is making the video for it.
HINT – It’s not Blagh’s.
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There are good-looking TAYbies other than Blaghs? 😛
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I’ve been told Pez is swoonably handsome.
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No, that’s Mr Explody. Pez is just like… a smaller version of him.
Awwww, that’s rude. But I’ll post it anyway.
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It’s hard to believe but there is a few of us.
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+1
Rocketman and I are very popular with the ladies 😉
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Yeah pretty much people look at me and can’t resist calling me adorable. I think it’s my boyish charm lol.
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I thought it was your huge “package”.
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You know, that one from when you were a courier, but there was that accident and you couldn’t deliver this one package. Now you take it everywhere with you as a reminder of what happened that fateful day.
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I didn’t think you could get that kind of thing delivered.
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This guy!
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*sniffs*
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Your the Best looking robot 🙂
Chuloopa – send me a DM over Twitter. I have a gift for you, seeing as you couldn’t change your Space Marine preorder.
Trying to contain my laughter.
Sometimes my colleagues talk about the daftest things (Mostly in regards to food, digestion, dieting, etc.)
So misinformed…
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‘Where is food born?’
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Example, or it didn’t happen.
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Well the classic “Meat fermenting in your stomach” example just popped up.
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Holy crap you guys can’t let a fella have a holiday, with your constant talking about stuff.
NOTE: I go back and read the previous pages there were 17 references to me being racist. I’m a little disappoint. Not really but I feel loved that people talk about me.
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Haha, one or more of them was from me. I’m sorry! I love talking about you though 😉
Deus Ex comment but NOT a spoiler.
Is there much of a difference between the PC and console versions of the game? I bought the PC version because it was on the cheap through Green Man but do prefer to do my gaming on PS3/360 while sitting on the couch, that and my PC is not exactly a beast.
If there’s not much of a difference i may end up getting a console version 2nd hand/when its cheap for replay purposes.
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I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the game looks and runs a bit better on the PC than on console.
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Also, I believe that Deus EX: HR natively supports the xbox controller for windows. So you can get one of those wireless adapters for the computer and use any xbox controller with it.
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Or grab Motion Joy and use a PS3 controller. You know, if that’s how you roll.
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That too, I just have more xbox controllers than PC controllers at home is all.
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Razer Onza!
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Hey Harli, Dont you think PS3 controllers are just awesome.
It is Friday afternoon and I thought poasting that would be funny. then I thought that using the wourd poast would be funny, then realised that the word ‘wourd’ is also funny… funny.
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God Dammit! Where’s the like button!
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Comedy genius.
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I don’t get it.
If only they had been so educational in my time…
http://weheartit.com/entry/8667789
Hurry up 5:30. I want to go home.
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I’M TRYING
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 🙂
Speaking of spoilers possibly the most annoying for me was when i taped the superbowl (admittedly it was the replay so i could cut down on the recording time), and the start of the recording caught the end of the news which showed the winning team jumping up and down with the trophy…I almost cried considering i had to essentially cut myself off for the whole day at work to not find out the result beforehand.
Anyone else been burnt by spoilers in such a stupid way.
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THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every fricking year!!!! -
I had a 1987 Ford Laser in Yr 12.
The guy at Super Cheap convinced me to buy a spoiler and a body kit for it.
I burnt myself trying to weld plastic to my car.
This is a true story btw, I wish it was just lazy wordplay but sadly, this happened.
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….you tired to WELD plastic to your car?
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tried*
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Okay so apparently you can weld plastics, now I look the fool.
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For anyone who doesn’t have Borderlands yet. It’s $7.49 on Steam. Just purchased it myself 🙂
I don’t understand the hype surrounding Pippa Middleton…
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Nor do I. She’s peripherally related to the monarchy, and that’s it. Can media just ignore her now please?
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She wore a nice fitting dress, and everyone went “Wow, dat ass!”
Then she turned around and wasn’t hideous, so people wigged out.
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Best thing about being sick today? Deciding to get dressed at 1:38pm, and Deus Ex.
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Wish I was home and playing Deus Ex. Although I’d probably be getting a game of DoW in so I could be good when I play with the Kotaku crew tonight.
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Wish I could play DoW with you guys…
I’m going to watch my brother’s band play in the Campus Band comp at UWA.-
Oh okay cool. What are they called? And what sort of music do they play?
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Hey no cheating!…. Nah it’s okay, it just means I’ll focus you more xD
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Hey hey hey, don’t get ahead of yourself Techie! That’s IF I was home, but I’m not! SO FOCUS ON SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE!
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hehehe I was kidding 😉
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Thank god! My heart was going a million miles a minute 😛
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Dear KOTROT
RE : Page 12
Sorry, I couldn’t resist 😉regards,
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The permalink button is saddened by this move.
Alright I’ll go check
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*eyebrow quirk*
What are you trying to do or should I not ask?! 😛
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haha, well that’s okay then… dunno whether or not it’ll help xD
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We should definitely team up since neither of us know what we are doing.
Also, spell checkers are probably making me more stupid – I don’t even try to spell stuff right anymore, I just approximate and use the check on every other word.
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I like this idea, also lovers are meant to be a team aren’t they?
Ha! I always try and spell right without the spell checker 😛
Thirteen pages…guys, you need to pick up the pace, I could almost read all of this if I wanted to.
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Shouldn’t you be attending a kegger on top of an elephant or something?
I mean, how’s your holiday going?
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How’s your holiday going Bunny?
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Good hearing from you anyway Bunny, having a good time up there I hope?
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Woohoo!! Still alive and capable of coherent communication!!!
Hey my post did end up getting submitted! It was just frozen on my iPad. I was sad. Also, oporto is fairly crap. Went there for lunch with a friend and he ordered some burger for me, seeing as I’ve never tried it. It tasted like curry. It was weird. But all was redeemed, as safeway are selling a FOURPACK OF MAXIBONS FOR $4!!!!
Om nom nom maxibon.
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Were they jawsome?
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So, for some reason I thought you were referring to maxipads..awkward.
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You’ve never eaten a maxipad?
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You bring out the worst in me, Boss-man, you really do…
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Haha! Sorry Flu, it makes me laugh a lot though so that’s gotta be worth something.
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Something about this post disturbs me…can’t quite put my finger on it..
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Apparently, I can’t do a duplicate comment so I’m just adding text so you can receive this look of disapproval.
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Insert inappropriate comments here….
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So apparently there’s a TAY ST. and a TAY LN. near my uni… \o/
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\o/ STEVE HOLT!!
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I give those signs til Sunday morning…..
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Translation: “So apparently I’m stealing some street signs tonight…”
Loops has been quiet today, so I shall cover for him in his absence.
BUY SPACE MARINE!!
WE WILL FORM A MIGHTY CHAPTER IN MULTIPLAYER AND DECIMATE OUR ENEMIES.
uhhh *flicks through Warhammer Wiki* ah, FOR THE EMPEROR!!
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I CLAIM PAGE 14 IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR!!!
*Boot*
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Join in the Dawn of War action in the name of your so-called Emperor for our free-for-all bloodfest!
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I second this motion!
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Same here!
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I’ve never actually played Dawn of War! This multiplayer fest tonight will be my first time!
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I’ve been off the game for a long time, and I only got campaign experience beforehand so I’m not THAT good either.
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Let’s not be good together! I’m assuming its similar to other RTS’?
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Well there are many differences.
Firstly, resources are not physical items per se, there are two kinds, requisition and power. Requisition is mainly used for buildings and infantry/workers, and you collect that be capturing strategic points (Which are all over the map marked as blue dots). Power is the resource you collect to make upgrades, more advanced buildings and vehicles, and you collect it by building power reactors. Downside is you have a limit to how many you can build per command centre (Main building you start with). Power and requisition both increase at a constant rate, based on how much of the requisition/power generating installations you control, and it never truly runs dry, but as time progresses it does slow down to a certain point but that’s not till late game.
Next, infantry is much different, you buy them in squads, say with space marines, you buy one squad and you get four marines in a group that never leave each other. You can reinforce that group to 8 Marines in that squad. You can also later on get a sergeant to increase that squad to 9 and increase overall morale (I’ll explain that in a minute) to your squad. Depending on the side you play, you can also upgrade random members of your squad with more powerful weapons to better fit the situation.
Next is unit cap. There are two caps, infantry cap and vehicle cap and their roles are self explanatory. Now, this value can change based on the race you play, but it doesn’t go very high. The aim is to tactically use your squads and vehicles in the best manner possible rather than just relying on numbers alone.
Last is the morale. Morale is kind of your squad’s courage meter pretty much, if it’s not empty, they will fight at full strength, but certain things can break the morale of your squad and make them much weaker, easier to kill, proned to run away automatically, etc. such as Artillery fire, flamethrowers, spells, overwhelming numbers. A squad with good morale is a strong squad.
Other things are in the game such as relics which are like strategic points but you capture them to gain your most powerful units that you can build. Say with Orks, if you capture the relic, you can build a squiggoth, which is this huge beast that can stomp, chomp and blast enemies, very VERY dangerous. But though you can only have one at a time per game, still great to take with your forces.
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Wow that sounds complicated. I’m so going to lose tonight haha.
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It’s actually easier, for one, expansions are SO not as useful in this game than say Starcraft 2, only real reason I’d expand is once and only once to be able to build more power generators and turrets.
This game is far more based on how good you are at map control, holding your strategic points/relics/critical locations against your enemies. You can fortify your captured strategic points and relics with listening posts, and they can be upgraded into turrets to help defend the point. Though really it’ll only defend against scouts 😛
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I will just play as Orcs.
Build big thing!
Build bigger thing!
Kill other big things!
Oooh Shiny… My shiny!
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See this is why Space Marine is going to be so awesome for me. I suck at RTS’s and never had the patience or dexterity to paint the figures, yet I have always been fascinated by the W40K universe.
This is the perfect game for me to dive into the lore of the universe without having to read wikis about it (which I have done before haha)
Yeah I’m thinking I might have to give the demo a go. Only problem is, there’s too many damn games to play!
Our Crusade shall bring His Light to these barren wastes!
Sorry mate – uni and work make Fridays insane – i’ve only just gotten to my work computer now after being in the storeroom all day!
BUY SPACE MARINE!!!
My collectors edition is calling my name
Do I really need Twitter to bug Mark bout nom emails???
I figured you guys probably want another holiday update. Would have done it earlier but I wasn’t sure how much of the wifis I was going to have (it turns out very little, my friends wanted to go pick up our tailored suits but they aren’t ready yet).
Was going to go to Phi Phi Island today but the weather is pretty damned terrible. Yesterday was pretty bad as well, some flooding and whatnot.
So yesterday, we decided to kill some time by getting massages and whatnot. I was offered a special massage but declined while lying back and thinking of baseball stats. This place is definitely not the most subtle of countries.
Been having plenty of cheap cocktails, learning to love me some mojitos. Been offered plenty of drugs too. Like woah. First few nights, nothing, then get multiple offers every night walking along the road.
Run into some American sailors (the Navy is still somewhat here). Best quote so far “I just want to break some shit, man.” But they’re here because of something something something liberty something something all they do. So whatever, let them break some shit, man.
Going to see some Muay Thai tonight. A proper one, not the one with the car going around the streets saying “tonight, tonight. The fight of fights, the champ of all champs” With Aussies and Americans and whatnot in the ring. We’re seeing the local boys beat the tar out of each other.
Should be fun. If not fun, then one hell of an experience.
One last little note, in the hotel lobby where everyone uses the free wifi, practically everyone has a Mac. So I think that confirms that Phuket is a pretty hip place to have a holiday. Or something like that.
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All I got from that was “Phi Phi Island” which is almost “Pho island”, and then I started to imagine an island of pho.
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Now I really want that. So much.
There’s also a James Bond Island.
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Swim around in our beaches with clear, pristine broth that’s scalding hot. Taste our original recipe, moments before you suffer burns to your body.
Worth ittttttt
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Awesome man, sounds like a pretty good holiday. You should have gone for the special massage 😛
Proper Muay Thai is pretty awesome, seem some footage of it and it’s a lot more brutal than the “champion” fights they have.
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Hookers, Drugs and Sailors? (Oh my!)
Techie, replies maxed out in that thread. I’ll continue here.
Oh yep, well it sounds a little easier in some aspects and the rest would probably be easy once I got used to it, just sounds complicated because it’s so different!
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Trust me I went through the same ordeal but the whole “infantry in squads” made it easier to control them, and since they act a single entity, microing is non existent here :P, you select one guy and you select his squad.
Also it’s so satisfying to watch your enemies get blown to bits by your cannon fire and rain of bullets
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That does sound satisfying 🙂
Can’t wait! How long do the games usually go for?
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In our free for all… it’ll be long I’m sure, depends on how well people can defend.
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Oh yep fair enough. Hopefully my gf doesn’t mind me not spending any time with her tonight 😛
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Oh yeah here’s another cool thing, all infantry and I mean ALL infantry have a ranged mode and melee mode, so if say your space marines got jumped by orcs and they got in melee range, they pull out their blades and start hacking, not shooting at point blank range, and when troops die, you can watch the winning troop finish them off!
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That’s so cool!
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Here’s a small gameplay vid of someone playing imperial guard. You can sort of see how it looks and how the resources get gathered
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Can’t watch youtube at work 🙁 I will try load it on my phone
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What’s the vid actually called?
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Just look up dawn of war soulstorm gameplay, you’ll see how it works.
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When units finish each other off with a special animation its called a sync-kill I think. Commander units are great for these, and during the animation, they are immune to damage. Most of all though they just look freaking awesome.
I will just play as Orcs.
Build big thing!
Build bigger thing!
Kill other big things!
Oooh Shiny… My shiny!
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BRING ON DA DAKKA!
– Orks
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That sounds cool 😛
Hopefully i’ll be on board tonight – bee is going to be very sore and tired, so i’ll have to be taking care of her
If i do come on, i’ll be playing as Space Marines – Dark Angels to be exact
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An excellent choice, I’ll be most likely Tau as my own custom painted Tech Knights since the commander of the Tau is kinda how I see myself except thinner and a machine 😛
Space Marine Demo Update:
Ok so i FINALLY got my hands on the demo last night… and even on normal it’s FRACKING HARD!!
Orks were just molesting me left right and center – especially the NOBS..
Man i had two of the bastards on me at once and suffice to say, they weren’t very pleasant towards me
Welp, looks like I can play DoW tonight, from the look of it my router was just on the fritz. It didn’t take me five hours to fix, to clarify, I left the house *gasp* to go sing Queen songs with a friend(He plays Piano, I sing, even though he’s a better singer than me :/).
I’m also very sad face that there was no response from Tracey after I posted my video. I can only assume that she was sent into a catatonic state from just how amazing I am. *cough*
Also, JM2.
That posting of Careless Whisper?
Golden.
I love that song way too much.
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YAY! I get me some Blaghy loving.
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And high five for good music taste. Queen are amazing.
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And dude, you killed Tracey.
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and that I will never forgive you for human! >:( You’ll be first to die in Dawn of War!
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for that*
My rage corrupted my spelling 😛
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wow I pretty much incorrected my spelling there lol. Okay time to go home!
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Fear my uber macro! Trained by over a year of- no wait this isn’t Starcraft, I’m boned.
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Knew you would appreciate it 😉
If you had just been optically impregnated I’m sure you would be lost for words too!
FEAR THE POWER OF THE SEXY EYEZ!!!!!-
I really wish my eyes had that power.
Ok, not really, that would be weird.
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Also, for his birthday(which is tomorrow) a friend of mine got a work-mate as his bakery to make him a cake.
On the box it says “Happy Birthday to Me…”
And the cake inside is white, but with the forever alone guy iced onto it. I laughed.
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HAHAHA! That is awesome!
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And as a final thing, I’m playing Directors Exult: Hubris Revealed on the Deus Ex setting(Hardest difficulty). And I have no problems with firefights(I’m a stealthy character who is exceedingly thorough, and I’m simply knocking everyone out).
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So did you watch all the tutorials then? I basically skipped all of them..
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Catching up on 14 pages of TAY /o\
Blaghman! Appreciated the Eliot reference seven pages ago!
WHY CAN’T I PLAY DEUS EX INTERROBANG WHY IS SHIPPING SO SLOW ;____;
(I’m tempted to just look up the opening menu or something on YouTube. DEUS EX WITHDRAWAL)
Happy birthday Jamesmacusedmyhandle!
HOW IS BABBY FORMED?
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I’m glad somebody gets my poetry references.
Man, I am such a private school wanker.
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But we love you for it.
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Cheers!
Okay, I’m caught up now. Please, continue.
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Rhubarb, rhubard, rhubarb…
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You spoony rhubard!
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I’m sorry I was late, Magsy. 🙁
you know what’s cool, when you can’t hear out of your left ear!
oh wait, no, it isn’t cool at all!
DAT THEME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnpREir97I
:'(
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MMMM.
Dat Theme.
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Squenix actually put it up on their site after the first or second trailer was released, but I checked just then and they seem to have taken it down.
BUT FEAR NOT, I managed to find it on my computer!
http://www.mediafire.com/?n460554k2elhjft
Download it, put it on some sort of MP3 player, and set to Repeat Track. Good times.-
Thanks, it’s a great theme!
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What do we think about starting up a Kotaku community team fortress server? I’d love to start one up :3
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Hats is a pretty cool guy!
Whilst there are a few of us who do play hats, at least going by the Steam group, there’s not enough of us constantly on that would even remotely fill up a server unless an event was organised.Also HI, person-I’ve-never-seen-comment-in-TAY-before!
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I’ve posted in a few things, but never in TAY as I remember.
Anyway, i’ve been talking with a few friends about the possibility of setting up an 18-24 slot social (hat discussion) server.Anyone interested?
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I wouldn’t mind! I only play TF2 now and again because I forget how much I suck then I play and then I realise I’m crap so I stop playing.
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That’s two, we can do it 😀
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Hey Mark, our ‘Name Your Shame’ competition comes to a close in 60 minutes time. We started 6 weeks ago, we had to start games from scratch we hadn’t finished and see who could finish the most. The most finished by one person seems to be 8
Jack: Quantum of Solace, Uncharted 2, BlOps, Portal 2, Vice City,
Malloc: Mass Effect, Assassins Creed,
Daniel: RDR, Stacking, GTA4 Tales from Liberty City, Overlord 2, Portal 2,
Peter: BlOps, RB Beatles,
Me: BlOps, Crysis 2, DA2, UC2
Steph: AC Brotherhood,
I swear, getting through Dragon Age 2 was a ****ing chore and a half, I literally fell asleep 3 times during that game and I STILL have no idea what the hell it was about in the end or the whole point of it???
Either way we’ve all enjoyed it and thanks to Trjn (If I recall correctly 🙂 ) and yourself for inspiring us 😀
Now it seems Daniel gets my 30 dollar victory prize… dang.
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Had the same trouble with DA2. Last half of the game was a blur.
Best morning ever. While waiting for Deus Ex to download, decided to whip out the old PS2 and play TimeSplitters 2… It is still the best shooter I have ever played… Along with TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
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this
DEUS EX QUESTION NOT RELATING TO STORY OR GAMEPLAY!!!!!!
I’m playing on 360 and the logo on the cops shoulder guards just looks like a mishmash of pixels?? Is that a logo or a 360 glitch?
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THERE ARE COPS IN THE GAME?!?!!?
WHOOOAAAAA MASSIVE SPOILER!!!
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I think it’s the logo.
But I can’t actually remember. I’m too busy in while trying to . It’s pretty exciting!
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Oh right, yeah, what it translates as html is typically removed.
That last bit should read:”I’m too busy [censored] in [censored] while trying to [censored] [censored].”
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SUNDAY!!!
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BLOODY SUNDAY!!
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Always comes too late.
THREE NEW SHIRTS!
http://www.redbubble.com/people/cronotriggr/t-shirts/7673117-casual-thing
The apostrophe in Let’s seems to have disappeared… Will have to fix that.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/cronotriggr/t-shirts/7673077-le-poisson
Viva le francais!
http://www.redbubble.com/people/cronotriggr/t-shirts/7672904-frankencontroller
For Strange!
Also, played some mad Tekken at the weekend with AP! He’s made me pick up a stick for proper fightiness! TWO STICKS FOR THE CAN’D MEAT! FIGHTING TOURNAMENT IS GO!
I like bold…
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