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    Home buying thread

    It's probably been answered before in this thread but I don't feel like digging... For the realtors and real estate people in here, how often do you find a house that appraises for more than the sale price? 25%? 50%? I'm buying my first home at $390 and it has appraised for $405. I'm very...
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    Knives Out (2019)

    Just saw it. No surprise that the discussion here is about a sprinkling of alt-right and SJW jokes (protip: both sides got good-natured ribbing). Some of you really are the snowflakes you claim to loathe. 6/10. Fun to look at and a few good dark laughs but definitely way too long. Way too much...
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    FedEx Cup

    Tiger-esque domination from Rory today. Very impressive. Flirted with 59.
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    What We Do in the Shadows

    This has my vote for funniest show on television. Every episode is just brilliant. I was crying laughing at the local government council episode where the rep starts freaking out and the camera cuts to Colin Robinson just soaking it up.
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    The Division 2

    It just blows my mind that the perfect loot system was crafted 20+ years ago and devs big and small still get this shit wrong. About a decade ago I worked with a small indie studio on a few relatively popular 360 indie titles. Two of them were RPGs. The lead dev was asking for ideas on how to...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I totally get that it's a smart strategic move on Cersei's part, but the way it was presented was soooo fuckin' ham-fisted. The whole scene just pivoted on a dime. One second she's telling him to get some whores and threatens to have him killed, the next second she's winking him into the...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    For me, the hallmark of the first 6 seasons of GoT was the methodical moving of chess pieces, followed by cathartic payoff or shocking tragedy. Season 7 did away with much of that careful unfolding, and now season 8 has started with a full blown "fuck it, we gotta end this fast" and it is...
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    The internet as it was in 1996

    It was Angelfire for me. Which, I'm surprised to say, is still kicking in 2019! Along with Lycos no less! Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire
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    The Division 2

    Hate, hate, hate the chem launcher change. I used to just tap L1 while in cover and BAM, healing. Now I have to tap L1, shift my camera so I'm looking straight at the ground, aim down (popping out of cover, mind you) and fire the launcher, which HOPEFULLY actually hits the ground at my feet...
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    What We Do in the Shadows

    First episode exceeded expectations. This is 100% gold. "Creepy paper" "It's CREPE PAPER"
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    (PS4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

    It's a mixed bag for the SP. Some of the missions are very linear and don't hold up well. But some are still just as incredible as when they were released back in '07. Personally, I'll never forget the nuke mission. That shit really stuck with me and remains one of my most vivid gaming memories...
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    The Division 2

    Writing and voice acting is terrible. Really bizarre texture pop (signs, graffiti) that doesn't go away. Unfortunately only one of those problems can be fixed after the beta ends. Feels like Division 1 except instead of frostbite everyone has swamp ass.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Official recording of Marshmello's concert from today. All the primary game modes were shut down for 10 minutes and everyone who dropped in was treated to this show. I'll be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first, but ended up totally blown away. 10 minutes of pure happiness. I had a...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    New Winter event is live. Epic is just crushing it. I get that it's cool to hate on Fortnite these days, but there are few devs out there constantly changing the game for the better as often as Epic.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    The 20v20 Rumble mode has been amaaaaaaaaazing. Keeping loot, respawning, glider redeploy, 100 kills to win -- it's like a completely new game. Totally reignited my interest in Fortnite, and now Season 7 hits at the perfect time. This was going to be the first Battle Pass I didn't buy, but now...
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    Red Dead Redemption 2

    Hear, hear. I was 100% sure the final mission in Chapter 6 would be Blackwater. All throughout the campaign it's "Blackwater" this, and "Blackwater" that. It's always on your map, taunting you. "The money's in Blackwater!" -- it would've made sense thematically for the gang to return to where...
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    Red Dead Redemption 2

    I don't knowwwww about that. On this board, I think you might find a few people who'd join in the revelry.
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    Red Dead Redemption 2

    You can actually increase it far past 15 minutes. I think it can be adjusted in settings up to an hour. I bumped mine up to 30 minutes. A lot of times I'll be playing online multiplayer, some crazy shit will go down that I want to record, but I don't have the time to hit the share button...
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    Poll Papa Bless?

    Vape nation 4 lyfe
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    With this season coming to a close, I've put together another Sniper montage. I play sticks on PS4, so sniping isn't easy, but these are some of my best over the past 6 months.
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    PlayStation Classic: Sony does what Nintend-also-does

    Not holding my breath, but I'll wait and see what else Sony has in mind. Right now it's basically "Hey Look! FFVII!" Also, the fact that the controller isn't DualShock is a red flag for me. I get that there aren't a ton of PS titles that had DualShock compatibility, but I'd have liked to see...
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    Weather

    Residents 'trapped on roofs and in vehicles' as Hurricane Florence nears coast If you're in a mandatory evacuation zone, are physically able to evacuate, but don't, you should not be rescued.
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    Smartphones

    Note 9 Pre-order gets you either a $99 pair of Bluetooth headphones or 15,000 V-bucks and an exclusive skin for Fortnite. Samsung Store
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    Dead Cells

    I think this is being overrated juuuuuust a pinch (87 overall on Metacritic right now) but it's still really damn good. I'd say my biggest gripe is how blocky and same-y the environments feel. Each area mostly feels like a re-skin of the previous. It's a shame because the art is gorgeous and...
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    Enter the Gungeon

    New content update is great, but they jacked up the screen borders on console. Health, inventory, etc is cut off. Dodgeroll is aware of the issue and working on a patch but that kind of stuff makes it impossible for me to play -- like a splinter in the corner of your eye -- you can't ignore it.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Reasons why Fortnite is popular: 1) It's free 2) It's on just about every major platform imaginable 3) It has a massive but steady skill curve... 4) ... but it's still wildly enjoyable even if you aren't skilled 5) It's constantly being updated and evolving 6) There's no pay to win 7) It...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Epic really just needs to make 50v50 permanent and stop tinkering. It's such a good pressure valve from the hyper-intense solo, duos and squads.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Considering the amount of 8 year olds I get teamed up with in Squad Fills, I'd say it's pretty prolific for kids. It's one of those rare games that you can be terrible at, fuck around in, make no attempt to get better at, and it's still plenty fun due to the variety of emergent gameplay. And...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Building is the primary gameplay feature in Fortnite. Gunplay is second. If you don't like building, play squads with people who do and stick to them like glue. Just be prepared to accept the fact that you'll be a huge drain on the quality of your team and will get yelled at/mocked for dying all...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Was there any doubt Ninja would win this pro-am? And I think this silences anyone who claims Fortnite can't be a legit spectator e-sport. Great stuff.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Fortnite World Cup just announced. Hyyyype.
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    VR Gaming - Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive

    Skyrim PSVR bundle is $239 on dell.com and $249 at Walmart... PlayStation VR Headset Bundle - Includes camera, motion controllers and Skyrim VR | Dell United States Just about every PSVR reviewer has launched Wipeout VR to the top of their "Best PSVR Games" list... I feel like with this sale...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    I'm just devastated that they're nerfing llamas.
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    The difference in player skill between the original Solo Blitz and the new Solo Blitz Showdown is pretty incredible. It's really shown me just how quickly the overall playerbase has improved in just a short amount of time. In the original Blitz, very rarely would you find anyone who could build...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    99.9% of the time I've raged in Fortnite, it was at myself due to my own fuckups. I've never felt like I got ganked unfairly due to bad coding (and I've died 1,000+ times). There's a tricky little bug going around right now where as long as a tiny piece of your body is sticking through a new...
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    Blitz Showdown is live. Only counts 25 games this time, which is half of the Solo Showdown. Should allow pretty much everyone to take a shot at Top 100 as each Blitz game only takes about 15 minutes,
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    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    One of the prior seasons had 7 Wailing Woods chests as a challenge... except there were only 4 chest spawns back then, with 3 in the center maze. It was absolute bullshit, but also absolute madness. 20+ people fighting over 3 chests every match. It took me close to 40 matches to finish that...