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UsernameOfTheDead
11/07/09

In reply to Germany's Censored L4D2 Runs Faster
It runs 40% faster, but is 1000% less fun! #left4dead2
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TomWar
11/07/09

@UsernameOfTheDead: This^ #left4dead2
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andrewwyatt
11/06/09

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In the Spitter's mouth, near the very top of the picture, is... is that a...? Nah, it... it couldn't be... could it? #left4dead2
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(Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
11/06/09

@andrewwyatt: There's only one way to find out, find the guy from Borderlands and see if they fit together. #left4dead2
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xot
11/07/09

@andrewwyatt: It wouldn't be a videogame without some vagina dentata.

[tvtropes.org] #left4dead2
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andrewwyatt
11/07/09

xot: Let's see if this loads right... Nope. Try again...
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andrewwyatt
11/07/09

@andrewwyatt: Here we go. #left4dead2
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Talleh
11/06/09

In reply to Germany's Censored L4D2 Runs Faster
Valve could simply patch the ability to turn gore off into other versions after release...right? As totally rad as the gore is, it's kinda tough on my PC.

To do a 180, I'm hoping someone finds a way to multiply the gore somehow, and see how well it runs on a PC that does Crysis on very high. Murder sim FTW! #left4dead2
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Sobersean
11/06/09

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I'm pretty sure they've discombobulated the buffers so that the chips can sustain about 3 or 4 more gigaloops per cycle.

This results in a net gain equal to or greater than the percentage of tessalations being rendered through the pipeline and easing the load of the core stabilizers. Don't forget the benefit of mainframing the particle inhibiting overlays either. #left4dead2
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Covertghost
11/06/09

@Sobersean: Translation: Censored version tightens up the graphics #left4dead2
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Sharkey1337
11/06/09

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The cut version is supposed to have disappearing bodies, right? I can definitely see why that would slow down the uncut version. #left4dead2
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deanbmmv
11/06/09

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Its nothing to do with it being censored or not.
It's just down to common German efficiency. #left4dead2
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Vecha: One more Month
11/06/09

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What makes it run faster? The particles? Blood spatters?

Someone want to enlighten me? #left4dead2
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gunluva is prepared to drop.
11/06/09

@Vecha: One more Month:

Electrolytes. #left4dead2
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deanbmmv
11/06/09

@gunluva is prepared to drop.: Correction:

ELECTROLYTES
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lolgreg
10/08/09

In reply to Did That "Kill 1000 Kids" Achievement Make The Cut?
If they take it out of the game, I'll just have to earn it IRL. Your call, Playlogic.
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Thorax
10/08/09

In reply to Did That "Kill 1000 Kids" Achievement Make The Cut?
God, every time I see this game I'm amazed by how ugly the character designs are.

Although, not every game character can be as perfect as Bruce Campbell. sigh.....
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
10/08/09

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Oh my goodness. MadWorld can't even touch this level of blood spillage.
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Covenant
10/08/09

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So, no kid slaughter, but we still have:

-Spill 10,000 gallons of blood

-Slide through blood continuously for 3 minutes

-Slide 330 feet continuously through blood.

Yup. No potential controversy here. :)
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Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods!
10/08/09

@Covenant: Wouldn't the two slide achievements be hard to do separately?
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Covenant
10/08/09

@Michael Dukakis: Yes, I would think it would be easy to "kill" both achievements at once.
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Manipulated_Variable
09/30/09

In reply to Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That of Warfare
While I do agree with some of the other posters that the results from this study may be generalizable to most forms of competitive activities, the researchers themselves do not posit that this phenomenon is unique to video games, nor would they, as the purpose of this study was to hopefully find results that would support the generalizable hypothesis about the physiological effects of in-group/out-group mechanisms.

What excites me about this article, and what I fear may be getting lost on some readers, is that this study was not about the effects of playing video games, but rather it used video games as a medium to test a hypothesis about a broader concept. That is a significant move away from the botched and mishandled studies that attempt to show medium-specific correlations between video games and violence/aggression. This is a trend we are starting to see more of in the field and I find it very satisfying that researchers are beginning to find value in games as useful tools for conducting scientifically valid work.

Also, props to the researchers for developing a much greater test of construct validity in studies involving games as compared to many of the studies before it, particularly the daft, but oft quoted Anderson/Dill studies, which failed the criteria of the scientific method on pretty much every level.
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spider2544
09/29/09

In reply to Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That of Warfare
isn't this less a study about video games, and more something about social pressures with competition to perform better than friends?

i'm confused as to how this relates to gamers simply because they used video games, what was their control group to understand how gamers are different than any people in any sort of competitive task.
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Cpryd001
09/30/09

@spider2544: I want to see comparisons to football, hockey, and soccer. Hell, put in paintball and wrestling.

Otherwise, all I see is 'Competitive game makes people competitive."
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Slanzinger
09/30/09

@Cpryd001: Like they said in the article though, the increased testosterone levels just from the added physical activity would distort the findings somewhat.
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FunkyJ
09/29/09

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Yeah, ok, now do it on a board game. Then a regular team exercise where competition and reward take place.

Then come back with your results.
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AncientUnknown1
09/29/09

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I play very agressively. I require everyone in my clan to play as such. Always be on the offensive, and rush as fast as possible to take control of the choke point at the start of every match.

I always thought we were addicted to winning. Perhaps we're actually addicted to the rush of chemicals when we win. I wonder what would happen if they designed an experiment where winners were under some sort of mechanism that blocked them from experiencing the rush of chemicals. Would we still be as driven to win?
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Donutta
09/29/09

@AncientUnknown1: Isn't testosterone responsible for hair growth in the body? (Pretty sure that's why chicks with PCOS have excess hair.) Careful, you might be 1337, but you'll end up looking like this guy:

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WhatTheFrag
09/29/09

@Donutta: Actually testosterone has the opposite effect kinda. Too much of it can cause baldness. There was this documentary that showed the effect of higher testosterone in most animals. In the case of lions it was just said, the male ones lost their mane and became bald (sort of isolating them from the others as well the mane is quite important in lion societies).
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WhatTheFrag
09/29/09

@WhatTheFrag: What I'd meant was sad, not said in the case of lions.
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