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i'm not trying to change anybodies mind. If my opinions are different to others that's cool. I respect the fact that we are all individuals and can think for ourselves.

several good points, I'm not saying console gaming is bad, I own a ps2, xbox, and dreamcast with about 25 paid for games on each system. I have each and every one of those games you mentioned with the exception of conflict. and I plan on buying vice city.

But some of your points are rediculous, PC gaming is 10000000 times more social than console gaming! LAN is old news buddy! get yourself a broadband connection and come to play baby cause we frag all night long on the internet man! consoles can have a max of what 8 players? if you can get enough friends together. Now im not saying that isn't fun, I play red faction, blitz, TWB, and numerous other console games with my friends all the time. But when I wanna play some BF1942 (that game owns any other console game), ut2003, SOF 2, NOLF 2, C&C renegade, jedi knight 2, RTCW, not to mention the plethera of rpg titles (nvrwntr nights, DS, icewind 2 to name a few) and countless other multiplayer games, the internet is ALWAYS on! There's ALWAYS thousands of friends to make and play with. now to me that beats playing a half as good (graphicaly, I'm all about graphics)
game any day!

BTW> MOHAA on pc owns! how can you even compare the ps2 ver!


:) :)

Personally I find Console gaming more socially acceptable.

we were not talking about if gaming was socially acceptable, that's a completly different topic.

No shit, I was passing a comment on that 'PC gaming is 10000000 times more social than console gaming!' comment u were making. Rediculous.

Rite I'm away for some RTCW fraggin - the best mulitplayer game ever.

internet gaming is not being socialable. Personally i've never met anybody I've gamed against over the internet. These ppl that i don't know could be anyone or anything. You're not playing against a person, you're playing against someone using a computer. Whereas console gaming u know personally the ppl in the same room and are more open to having an engaging conversation which is what being social is all about. It's all about spend time, having fun and getting to know the ppl u r around. And internet gaming you're all by yourself.

The Thing
 

To Dusted, try enabling "hide cd media" in you clone cd task bar. It should be there. The thing and other backups should work then. See how it goes.:)

i don't have problems with any other backups. I think i've thrown out the backup i did. I'll get The Thing again sometime this week and give it another go.

ever heard of a headset communicator???

whats that for?

you can talk to others online while playing, like a 16 way phone!
:)

out of curiousity
do u have broadband?
if so what speed and how much a month?

i pay 40, for cable. 180k dl and 40k ul.

HAHAHA