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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Ratpack1 on August 03, 2009, 01:11:41 PM
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Fear not, I come in peace! :D
First off let me say I am enjoying the new version a bit more as each day and update progresses. I was a little turned off by the terrains as it related to GVing. However the more I roll a tank the more I like it. You can sit in a clump of trees and hardly be seen from the air or ground and still have a near full field of view. I racked up a bunch yesterday doing this. You would have a hard time being able to do this in the old version. I suppose I should also say that my computer runs the game just fine. A few technical bugs have occurred but nothing showstopping. The game defaults to the simple graphics on me once in a while when I start up, it shouldn't but it has been posted by others as well. I have noticed no stuttering and my FR stays at 59-60 where I want it. I run the game at its max settings with no loss in frame rate. The only concession I have to give is turning off self shadows. I can live with that.
I feel bad for those who are having issues and hope some remain patient and let the HTC Team work though the bugs. It has only been a week mind you. I do not feel bad for people who instantly give up, whine and moan or offer no info to let others try and help them out. Quite certain the community will lose some members over this, new and old alike. I am equally certain many of those very same individuals will file right back in when they update their rigs. Regardless I hope cool heads and patience begin to rule the day instead of the current mass panic. Kudos to all of you out there that have been offering help and aiding others in running the game. Sometimes I suspect many that complain may have unattainable expectations of both the game and their computers as they are currently configured.
At any rate there are some things I have noticed that are missing or different and just wanted to get some clarification from the official staff. I have a lot but I will keep it relatively short since I have already rambled on long enough. HiTech and the crew please answer at your leisure. Shedding light on some of these could possibly alleviate some panic and uproar.
1. Missing are the bumps and undulations in the ground terrain. Are they gone for good or just taken out currently as you put the maps out there for play/testing? Were they removed to conserve resources players systems?
2. Will the sheep return? Some of my squaddies are lonely! :lol
3. Are the bases and towns going to remain with the new layout of no trees, hedges, etc? Will there be a mixture of old and new or perhaps be map specific? What was the thought process behind changing them?
4. When in a vehicle the ground itself seems plastic almost at times (some have referred to it as AstroTurf), especially when there is the reflection of the sun. It looks like the water's sun reflection, just green. Will there be any changes in the design of the ground to make it look more realistic?
5. Why have the video settings accessed from the main screen been reduced? There used to be a lot more options to play, now there is just a few. Is there any plan to maybe introduce more settings in game and out to help give some who are having issue more options?
6. Why has the HTC Staff been sort of silent as far as possibly trying to quell some of the uproar and maybe outlining long range goals that could possibly alleviate some of the fears. Perhaps you don't want to give relevance to some of the knee jerk whining that has taken place. Clearly not my company and definitely not my place to tell you how it's business should be conducted, I'm just curious. I once saw in a post HiTech himself made that "Every now and then the community needs a good kick in the rear end" Are we approaching that?
That will suffice for now, I forgot some of my other questions and all this talk about it has made me want to go play, so off I go! :aok
Anyone is of course welcome to comment on this but please refrain from spamming it with mindless babble and nonsensical bunk. It is meant to help
Nobody likes change and nobody wants to be the changer! Hats off to the HTC Team for all they do. :salute Keep up the good work!
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Cant wait for them to reply. :)
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The answer is we have been far to busy looking for real issues to look into minutia of game play concerns that you are asking about.
HiTech
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I stopped reading at number two.
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Fear not, I come in peace! :D
6. Why has the HTC Staff been sort of silent as far as possibly trying to quell some of the uproar and maybe outlining long range goals that could possibly alleviate some of the fears. Perhaps you don't want to give relevance to some of the knee jerk whining that has taken place. Clearly not my company and definitely not my place to tell you how it's business should be conducted, I'm just curious. I once saw in a post HiTech himself made that "Every now and then the community needs a good kick in the rear end" Are we approaching that?[/b]
While I am not with HTC and could not possibly give you any responce to the other questions you asked. I can answer this question with some respect of truthfullness that has simply been shown time and again on these forums.
NO matter what Hi-Tech or anyone from HTC says, the whiners will cry rivers in regards to any change they personally do not see as a benefit to themselves. They will argue the statement that HTC gives. They will argue the responces to the arguments that HTC gives. IF HTC says the sky is blue they will argue it all day, just because they know no other way to express themselves in a constructive manner.
As far as what Hi-Tech just said, this is to be expected with such a large change in a game. There are a great deal of issues that need to be addressed that far out weight the missing sheep and some glare on the grass. Lets get everyone playing the game then worry about the icing on the cake.
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I have a question for you Ratpack, why is your number 3 black but the other numbers are red?
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The answer is we have been far to busy looking for real issues to look into minutia of game play concerns that you are asking about.
Which tells me they have prioritized issues from the ones that have the most impact to the least...as it should be.
You're not gonna put new windshield wipers on a shattered windshield first....As with new software, there are priorities.
Be patient... :D
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The answer is we have been far to busy looking for real issues to look into minutia of game play concerns that you are asking about.
HiTech
All good I figured as much. I was just wondering.
I have a question for you Ratpack, why is your number 3 black but the other numbers are red?
Lol I don't know why is the sky blue?
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Game play regarding GV'ing has been enhanced considerably. Its far easier to hide from airplanes then it used to be. Honestly Im starting to believe as long as your in good enough cover even the tanks icon is hidden and Ive been burning a lot of gas droming along trying to find tanks I know are there but quite simply cant find. Before the update GVs were very easy to find.
But still GV'ers blame the update when their tactics are lousy. All the time I see tanks and flak trying impossable shots that only aid in either warning my IL2, or allowing me to find them. That and 90% stick to the same Conga line from spawn to base/town.
First off let me say I am enjoying the new version a bit more as each day and update progresses. I was a little turned off by the terrains as it related to GVing. However the more I roll a tank the more I like it. You can sit in a clump of trees and hardly be seen from the air or ground and still have a near full field of view. I racked up a bunch yesterday doing this. You would have a hard time being able to do this in the old version.
So you right on in your new thinking. Next time hide a WW near a spawn point, in cover, and turn off your tracers. Then dont even shoot unless its a gimmee.
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The answer is we have been far to busy looking for real issues to look into minutia of game play concerns that you are asking about.
HiTech
I see HT still dont use the spell check :devil
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I stopped reading at number two.
I never made it through number one...poor campers. :cry
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I stopped reading at number two.
Kazaa your opinion is a tad biased, I saw your screen shots. :)
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Lol I don't know why is the sky blue?
Sunlight is made up of all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The gas molecules in the atmosphere interact with the sunlight before the light reaches our eyes.
The gas molecules in the atmosphere scatter the higher-energy (high frequency) blue portion of the sunlight more than they scatter the lower-energy red portion of the sunlight (this is called Rayleigh scattering, named for the physicist Lord John Rayleigh). The Sun appears reddish-yellow and the sky surrounding the Sun is colored by the scattered blue waves.
When the Sun is lower in the horizon (near sunrise or sunset), the sunlight must travel through a greater thickness of atmosphere than it does when it is overhead, and even more light is scattered (not just blue, but also green, yellow, and orange) before the light reaches your eyes. This makes the sun look much redder.
The only issue I have with the new update is the water sneaks up on you... especially without the enhanced water... Just always seems to be a bit disorienting.
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The only issue I have with the new update is the water sneaks up on you... especially without the enhanced water... Just always seems to be a bit disorienting.
Oddly enough this seems to be a common complaint but I haven't had a problem with it.
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All great questions I would love to see answered. But IMO #6 you could have done without.
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I have a question for you Ratpack, why is your number 3 black but the other numbers are red?
What a number cant be black? You sir are a racist!!!!! :P
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IF HTC says the sky is blue they will argue it all day, just because they know no other way to express themselves in a constructive manner.
The sky isn't always blue.
Sometimes it's grey on a cloudy day.
Sometimes it's red in the morning or evening.
Sometimes it's even a greenish shade before a major storm.
Every night it's black.
I can even tell you why. Just because I argue the color of the sky doesn't mean I don't know how to express myself in a constructive manner.
You might want to try again.
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The only really interesting question I have, is that I could have sworn that during the beta someone mentioned that the terrain would be optimized for low-detail mode after all the kinks had been worked out, though I can't find the post now. Is this still the plan? It seems like that would end a lot of complaints.
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The answer is we have been far to busy looking for real issues to look into minutia of game play concerns that you are asking about.
HiTech
After reading this post that reason was the first to pop up in my mind. Quite common sense actually. I haven't been on AH for a year yet, but my impression is that HiTech is a perfectionist, and won't rest until he gets all of it right in accordance of importance.
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If you read what I wrote you will see I didn't ask nor expected a quick and hasty response and was very grateful and cognizant of the hard work they are doing.
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Lol I don't know why is the sky blue?
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html :)
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tigger, you didn't cite your source...that is plagiarism :lol
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At #4;
That's just an issue with the materials for the terrain I would imagine, which if it's anything like the material files we have for skins ('he said foreskins hurr hurr') it's just a matter of dropping a couple of numbers.
What we have for skins is this;
0.259,0.259,0.259,Ambient
0.659,0.659,0.659,Diffuse
0.000,0.000,0.000,Emissive
0.1,0.1,0.1,Specular <------- Controls 'shininess'
50,Power
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I see HT still dont use the spell check :devil
He doesn't have to if everything is spelled correctly. The only thing that pops up is HiTech.
Bipolar's Vocabulary word for the day:
Minutia
Main Entry: mi·nu·tia
Pronunciation: \mə-ˈnü-sh(ē-)ə, mī-, -ˈnyü-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural mi·nu·ti·ae \-shē-ˌē, -ˌī\
Etymology: Latin minutiae trifles, details, from plural of minutia smallness, from minutus
Date: 1782
wrongway
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Anyone want to try and translate that sentence?
Main Entry: minutia
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: trivia
Synonyms: fiddle-faddle, fine points, frippery, frivolity, froth, memorabilia, minutiae, nonsense, small change, small potatoes, trifle, trifles, trivialities, triviality
–adjective
1. of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
2. of small value, cost, or amount:
3. frivolous; shallow; light: trifling conversation.
4. mean; worthless.
–noun
5. idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.
6. foolish delay or waste of time.
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Good reading, except for Larry. I just don't know where he gets off with the race thing?????
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Good reading, except for Larry. I just don't know where he gets off with the race thing?????
I think he was kidding around.
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fiddle faddle :rofl that's the sound my arse makes after some zatarans and spicy sausage
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The sky isn't always blue.
Sometimes it's grey on a cloudy day.
Sometimes it's red in the morning or evening.
Sometimes it's even a greenish shade before a major storm.
Every night it's black.
I can even tell you why. Just because I argue the color of the sky doesn't mean I don't know how to express myself in a constructive manner.
You might want to try again.
First it is a figure of speech, and pretty sure you know this. Secondly who said I was talking to you. Seems that if this post hit you that hard the shoe fit? If not then the purpose the this post is what other then to try starting an argument?
Perhaps you should try again..
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First it is a figure of speech, and pretty sure you know this. Secondly who said I was talking to you. Seems that if this post hit you that hard the shoe fit? If not then the purpose the this post is what other then to try starting an argument?
Perhaps you should try again..
I never said nor thought that you were talking to me. It was a rhetorical argument stated simply to point out the fallacy of your statement. No need in anyone getting their shorts in a bundle over it (now that was a figure of speech and frankly, one I dont even understand although I know what it means).
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I never said nor thought that you were talking to me. It was a rhetorical argument stated simply to point out the fallacy of your statement. No need in anyone getting their shorts in a bundle over it (now that was a figure of speech and frankly, one I dont even understand although I know what it means).
Not upset at all to be honest. Was pretty much figuring to razz you a little just as you did me :aok
Much love, your one of the few people that take the time to actually try and help people.
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Why cant Dallas win a playoff game ?
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Kazaa your opinion is a tad biased, I saw your screen shots. :)
"Will the sheep return? Some of my squaddies are lonely!" I mean wtf, come on bro.
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Why cant Dallas win a playoff game ?
They will soon as they off Homo Romo for Vick. :aok
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They will soon as they off Homo Romo for Vick. :aok
The "fighting Dallas Dog-Boys" That will work. :lol
Sorry for the mindless Babble. :P
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"Will the sheep return? Some of my squaddies are lonely!" I mean wtf, come on bro.
Forgive me for trying to bring a little levity to the front Kazaa. From now on I promise all my posts will be super serious, droll and only concern things that happened between 1939 and 1945.
The BBs has been riddled with all kinds of people old and new peeved about the release and crying all sorts of foul.
Lighten up Francis
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Get a grip Jillian. :rofl
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One of these days Alice! :lol
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Great to hear Sally. :rofl
Ok I'm done now.
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Game play regarding GV'ing has been enhanced considerably.
Do you even GV? :huh :huh :huh
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Do you even GV? :huh :huh :huh
No he is an IL2 pilot.....holding back the tears<<<<< :rofl
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Do you even GV? :huh :huh :huh
GVs are harder to see from the air. Believe it or not. Now when you hide in a farm house you are actually hidden, at least from the air.
Before it was rediculously easy to find GVs. Now it almost feels like the icon range was shortened. Anyway whats the beef? Theres not enough hedges?
but I have strafed down many a Tiger in the MA in one pass if you use the angle I did it WILL work.
But for a real expert opinion run down the author of that statement. :lol I'll bet he has all kinds of expert opinion from his MA Tiger slaying. Just dont check his stats. :rofl
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You ask stodd sometime what I can do to gv's IL2's are for kids.
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You ask stodd sometime what I can do to gv's IL2's are for kids.
Right, and the little cartoon Gvs are for grownups? Says junior.
If i have a beef its the lack of attention to the bombers and the bomber war. I know they will eventually come but I have these visions of TU-2s, A-26s, HE-111s, Jap Bettys, in my head and they wont leave. :aok
Course some bones thrown to the tankers would be nice. Like a better way to tower out after spawning to a base.
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GVs are harder to see from the air. Believe it or not. Now when you hide in a farm house you are actually hidden, at least from the air.
Before it was rediculously easy to find GVs. Now it almost feels like the icon range was shortened. Anyway whats the beef? Theres not enough hedges?
I have no beef with you, sorry if I came out sounding rather PO'd, I wasnt, :D ."Gv's are harder to see from the air" ok ill agree with you their, that does improve gv'n. However, since the latest patch all hills have been removed and have been replaced with forests of palm trees, the branches/leaves of which can stop 88mm rounds. ( :huh ) Also some of the random small brush stops/ can flip a tank. ( :huh ) (Not to mention my unconfirmed theory of tank shells seeming to drop quicker.)
I believe the negetive effects of the update out weigh the good from a gv stand pont. However I have no beef with you, agree to disagree ;).
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I see HT still dont use the spell check :devil
don't
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Regarding the hills, we removed them because we were having a lot of trouble getting them to look right with the new way the terrain is displayed, so we've removed them for now. They will most likely be put back into the game after we get the major stability issues cleared up, and we have time to work on the smaller issues.
The hedgerows will be fixed with the next patch that involves an art update. I had accidentally made them too small. You will have plenty to hide behind soon enough.
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Regarding the hills, we removed them because we were having a lot of trouble getting them to look right with the new way the terrain is displayed, so we've removed them for now. They will most likely be put back into the game after we get the major stability issues cleared up, and we have time to work on the smaller issues.
The hedgerows will be fixed with the next patch that involves an art update. I had accidentally made them too small. You will have plenty to hide behind soon enough.
I was wondering about those wheel chocks. Good to see you guys are on top of it. :aok
Loving the new version now. Was flying Bombers yesterday watching my reflection in the water. Cool. :cool:
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First it is a figure of speech, and pretty sure you know this. Secondly who said I was talking to you. Seems that if this post hit you that hard the shoe fit? If not then the purpose the this post is what other then to try starting an argument?
Perhaps you should try again..
We all have points of logic vulnerability, at some point in an argument, we cross them, doesn't mean that the argument is any less valid or strong, for the argument to be valid the premises must make the conclusion valid as it's impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false, think of this as deductive validity. i.e. An Inductive strength is applied in cases where we hit the logic point.
Hope this clear things up.
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Try applying the R-E-T method in evaluating arguments, this helps to overcome vulnerable logic points and make the discussion clearer and more concise.
1. Are the premises the RIGHT kind?
2. Are the premises ENOUGH?
3. Are they TRUE?
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Not with "me". I meant the beef with the new GV terrain. It wasnt personal.
I can only comment on the view from the air. Luckily for me many WW gunners still start shooting tracer's bursts at my IL2s from 3k out instead of hiding and turning tracers off. They know the IL2s are going to hunt near the spawn so why not let them come as close as they can?
Many tankers still let fly at rediculous ranges, out in the open, the shots allowing us to find them. I wonder if you can turn off tracers with tank guns?
But again, I can only speak of what I see from the air.
I have no beef with you, sorry if I came out sounding rather PO'd, I wasnt, :D ."Gv's are harder to see from the air" ok ill agree with you their, that does improve gv'n. However, since the latest patch all hills have been removed and have been replaced with forests of palm trees, the branches/leaves of which can stop 88mm rounds. ( :huh ) Also some of the random small brush stops/ can flip a tank. ( :huh ) (Not to mention my unconfirmed theory of tank shells seeming to drop quicker.)
I believe the negetive effects of the update out weigh the good from a gv stand pont. However I have no beef with you, agree to disagree ;).
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Regarding the hills, we removed them because we were having a lot of trouble getting them to look right with the new way the terrain is displayed, so we've removed them for now. They will most likely be put back into the game after we get the major stability issues cleared up, and we have time to work on the smaller issues.
The hedgerows will be fixed with the next patch that involves an art update. I had accidentally made them too small. You will have plenty to hide behind soon enough.
Is there any chance that the new bushes could be driven through in 1st gear? I think it would be pretty cool to plow over them with a slight chance of rolling.
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I feel bad for those who are having issues and hope some remain patient and let the HTC Team work though the bugs. It has only been a week mind you. I do not feel bad for people who instantly give up, whine and moan or offer no info to let others try and help them out. Quite certain the community will lose some members over this, new and old alike. I am equally certain many of those very same individuals will file right back in when they update their rigs. Regardless I hope cool heads and patience begin to rule the day instead of the current mass panic. Kudos to all of you out there that have been offering help and aiding others in running the game. Sometimes I suspect many that complain may have unattainable expectations of both the game and their computers as they are currently configured.
Like I and many others said, Just have patience. I doubt they are done.
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You will have plenty to hide behind soon enough.
Cool, us cowards are running out of options here. :)
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Regarding the hills, we removed them because we were having a lot of trouble getting them to look right with the new way the terrain is displayed, so we've removed them for now. They will most likely be put back into the game after we get the major stability issues cleared up, and we have time to work on the smaller issues.
The hedgerows will be fixed with the next patch that involves an art update. I had accidentally made them too small. You will have plenty to hide behind soon enough.
I knew it.
Spinal Tap all over again.
wrongway
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I knew it.
Spinal Tap all over again.
wrongway
This has actually been the running joke at our development meetings. :o And, no, you won't be able to drive/shot through them.
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I nicknamed it Stonehedge.
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:rofl
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Cool, us cowards are running out of options here. :)
(http://thesquad.forumotion.net/users/a9/77/24/39/smiles/879168.gif)