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[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
good one. :good:
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
yeah well, my very energetic mother served us nine pizzas!
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
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I was retarded and got into that stuff when I was 13 and luckily stopped my self freshmen year. I didn't wanna die lol.

I was REALLY stupid when I was 13-14 even though I was a straight A student. I made bad decisions, but now I don't have a desire in the world to do any of that stuff.

#xdaconfessions much?
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
no worries. this is the off topic thread. #xdaconfessions are safe here.

:highfive:

my name is syinisterwolf and i have a problem.....
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
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Lololol. Honestly I agree with the social aspect of smoking. That was the big draw for me. I could care less about nicotine until I actually realized that it was having an effect on me.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
i was 13 in 8th grade...i was 14 freshman year...

hahaha it's just funny how you say it as if you've been doing it for ages....but it was like, a year. hahah
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
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Hi synisterwolf.

I've never done any of that stuff... Not that I'm a goody two shoes or anything, I've just never had the chance to since until this year I was homeschooled or went to a private school.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
also, you people with your "social aspects" of doing things...i never understood that viewpoint. wtf is appealnig aobut sucking down cancer in a stick JUST BECAUSE other people are doing it? peer pressure much?

i don't drink, in fact, i hate it and i can't stand being around anyone who's drunk, but i still hangout with friends while they drink. i feel no desire to "be social" by drinking just because they are. i just don't understand how drinking or smoking have a social aspect to them whatsoever.

like, is it that you're part of this coo club that's gonna die 15 years earlier than everyone else? i just don't get it.
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
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Yeah I know lol. It was a lot during that year and half though so I can relate slightly.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
For a second I thought you were going to confess that you're antp's bipolar alter ego.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
so you're telling me that know one at your homeschool peer pressured you into smoking or drinking???

SMH
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
thank you
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
PS said they will be doing the same thing. its not 100% yet because gamestop and gamefly are trying to rally against it but yea. :(
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
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Who doesn't always have their console on wifi? Plus, who buys used? Save $5 so the company can make

$30?
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
...kidding right? lol i buy used because F spending 60 dollars on a game that i can get used with no scratches for 20.

i don't buy games that require "online pass" anymore bc i'm boycotting that BS. these companies are getting too big for their own good, and this DRM crap is getting rigoddamndiculous.

and ant, the point of needing constant online capabilites is to make sure you can't play used games. current consoles can play games without internet in single player...this won't let you bc it HAS to check the DRM.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
You guys know exactly what you need to do.

Jump the sinking ship and join the big boys in the PC master race.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
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But soon it will be your turn. D3 did it. :(

Sent from my iPhone...
[HTC Rezound] Obaterista93:
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I'll gladly join if you're willing to foot the bill for me to build a decent gaming PC. Buying a good CPU costs almost as much as a console does.

Sent from FBI Headquarters
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
If you're talking about Diablo 3, that's just Blizzard alone. I'm talking about Steam. As long as we've got good ol' Gaben on our side, nothing can go wrong.

True, and buying the best graphics card costs more. But if you think about it, you're building a system that won't go obsolete, and that you only need to swap parts for. What's more efficient: buying a little more RAM or a better CPU for the latest and greatest game, or buying an entire new console? PC gaming gives you flexibility the consoles will never give you.

If you don't mind running a game at lower or medium specs and also want to save money compared to buying a bigger rig, PC gaming is for you. That, and PC has had true HD resolution in games for the past 11 years. The consoles took quite a while to catch up.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
i'm just sick of issues with PC's. i bought BF3, which my pc can easily run, i got like over a quarter the way through the single player, then my game just froze one day, and the entire PC locked up for no reason.

then whenever i loaded that save file,t he exact same thing happened. so my save game became corrupted and corrupted the entire game..even reinstalled the game, and the save game did everything..so the save was the issue. got rid of it, game worked fine. however, i didn't care anymore at that point and just stopped playing the game, never to play it again. complete wste of 35 bucks. i hate PC gaming a lot.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
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When don't you have WiFi anyway? Do you take your ps3 to-go? I'm getting a PC before a new console anyway.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
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You know, I've never had any problems with any of my PCs. Must be user error directly or indirectly. It's very rare to have something internally just die in any electronic device (unless it was super super cheap, like a dollar for a TB hard drive or something). BTW BF3 sucks Imo I can't even force myself to play it anymore. So it could have been the game, or someone been watching too many naughties from naughty sites.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
The reason I've never bothered with BF3 is because I don't want to give EA any of my money.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
ANT. YOU DON'T GET THE POINT.

the point is that the reason you always need to be online is bc of DRM!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE ARE MAD BC YOU CAN'T PLAY USED GAMES. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOT HAVING WIFI. lol how do you keep missing this point?

anyway, so my boss took my challenge of "ha, you can't beat me and use more than 18 gigs a month for verizon data!" after i saw how much i used last month....

so he took that, and proceeded to rape my record. calls me at the store today and is like "so..check your email..." i'm like ummm kay.....

yeah, 101 gigs. hahahahaha and he still has over a week left on his billing cycle.

WELLP! i lose.

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hahaha i effectively, efficiently and safely watch my porn, THANK YOU VERY MCUH :eek::victory:

no but really, it was probably the game. BF3 did suck. i hated the multiplayer, it was awful.
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
PC gaming will always be better than console gaming just for the reasons that you get much better performance, much better accuracy, many more methods of input (the mouse plus the entire keyboard and a developer could easily make some type of new USB input device), games are easier to mod, and parts are super easy to swap out and double performance.

Anyway, does anybody else play Minecraft here besides me? I would love someone to join my faction on this server.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
yeah i havent played in ages tho
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
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I have to agree to a point here. When I got GTA 4 like a week after I got it, it corrupted and I had to uninstall it completely. Plus, some PC versions of games are awful ports, like Assassains Creed 2. But when I find a good game that's been properly written for PC, it really is a much better experience.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
I got into Simple bank today. I transferred 400 as a start, and in the following days I plan to cancel Bank of America and make a complete switch. Feels good man.

Only thing that kind of bothers me: who and where can I keep a savings account with? Or then again, the Goals feature of Simple looks sufficient for that, and I won't have to worry about dipping too much because I'm budgeting a lot more seriously.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
never heard of it. i use NY community bank through my dad's job that he retired from. getting in on his Merck Employee Credit Union soon too woot woot only like 6 or 8% APR! lowest i can get. my lowest card now is a citi at 11% (still 0% until aug, though) and chase has me at 16..ridiculous, i called up and was like, yeah so citi has me at 11%, you wanna match it? they're like,s orry we can't at this time..i was like, well no wonder i never use your card. lol
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
The APR for Simple is .01%, lol.

Once this goes through, I'm going to be so happy. I can't wait for them to send me my shiny new debit card.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
well i'm talking about APR for credit cards...idk what my bank does.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
Oh, credit cards.

I have accounts with both Citi and Chase (the latter via Amazon). Citi doesn't charge me any APR until April of next year, and my Amazon card is around 6 or 7%. Not bad for a credit card, but still not that great.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
that's some low ass APR, wtF? that's actually pretty damn good dude. most people (chase, discover) do between 16 and 20%...and i have PERFECT credit.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
It seems really good as an APR, but if your balance is too high, it really takes you by surprise. I initially charged my ultrabook on my Amazon card and didn't think it would be so hard to pay it off, but the APR kept adding about 30-40 a month, making it seem more difficult to get out of my debt. I only managed to pay less by applying for Citi and getting a balance transfer with 0 APR until April next year.

Oh, and the reason I've still been using my Amazon card is because it has points. I charged my Stone Sour VIP and tickets to it, and because of that and other stuff I paid for, I've got a balance near 500 on it.

This is why I've felt the need to budget more seriously and maximize my tax return as it is right now. Oh, and switching banks because Bank of America charges annoying maintenance fees, and since I started using my budgeting software, it seems like small sums of money keep disappearing from both my savings and checking. And I can't figure out where that money is disappearing to.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
ahh see i never let anything go past a month due, so i never pay interest.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
That's a very good habit.

I would have done the same with my ultrabook, except that it was well over 1000 dollars for the unit, an optical mouse, and the black tie protection from Best Buy. Normally I wouldn't have gotten any kind of warranty, but considering how thin and fragile ultrabooks can sometimes feel, I really wanted to be on the safe side.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
my boss got the best buy protection plan on his new asus touch screen laptop just bc they offered like 2 free batteries and a charger or something if you did it lol
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
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Get your butt on there and join my server.

We can play minecraft and discuss things. :D
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
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I also hate when are like, who cares if you need Internet every time, everyone has enterprise grade fiber optic 100% reliable Internet!
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
lol yeah, we all know ant's a tard though, so we must forgive him ;D
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
The fact that completely forbidding any used games on a console platform is a real **** move.

Steam doesn't let you sell or trade in games, but the tradeoff is that the games are much cheaper than they are for consoles due to lack of packaging and licensing fees to pay.
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
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[HTC Rezound] antp121:
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Which is why we should accept our computer overlords and join the PC master race. Steam is great. Idk how they make money but Newell seems to be happy so I don't care lol
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
no dude, because people aren't going to fork out 1200 to build a semi decent gaming rig, when they can fork over 200 or 250 for their kids to have a 360/ps3. that's how it will always be. consoles will be more casual, pc's will be more hardcore.

it will never change, ever.

owning an android over an iphone, you should know that all people aren't tech savvy. parents will buy their kids a cheap, decent PC for homework and occasional games and internet usage, and buy them a console for gaming. they won't go all out like us nerds and build high end PC's, they just won't.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
Powerful machines don't cost as much as they used to (you could build something very good for around 700), but even then, it's not like it's only restricted to hardcore PC gamers to have a powerful system. If you do stuff like heavy duty video rendering, get the most powerful shit you can get your hands on to get that work done faster.

Plus, with the way consoles are looking (assuming the no used games and constant online are true for both systems), and the possibility of the Steam Box being a game changer, things might actually take a shift.
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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You can get a mid range gaming pc for around $700-800 and a low end one for around $400-500

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I got my pc for around $700 you are completely correct.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
I'm still sure the always online/no used games rumors are still unconfirmed, but I'm trying to imagine how well that would actually go if both companies did it. I can see E3 this year being a disaster for Microsoft if they go first.

"We at Microsoft have finally listened to our consumers! We want to give you guys what you really wanted all along! We've ran dozens of surveys and figured out exactly what you want, and now here it is!"

Then the screen above the speaker turns on showing a list of changes on the new Xbox, including no used games, constant online DRM protection, and even higher prices for Gold than ever before, with a year starting at $199. Before people have a chance to boo, everybody's blindsided by a surprise trailer for Halo 5 or the next CoD (despite how CoD is a multiplatform game).
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
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I wouldn't mind a steambox. Rather build my own PC but if its the best I can get...
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
thats my point, guys. MID RANGE. when i do things, i go all out.

you buy mid range, you run at crappy low to mid graphics with a lower FPS.

when you buy a console, you get what you get. it's optimized for the console, and it works every time without a hitch. it's less of dealing with graphics optimizations to get the game to look good at the cost of framerate, and more about just being able to plug in, and enjoy yourslef.

we all know the majority of people are lazy and will always go that route, that;'s why i don't see consoles going anywhere anytime soon/.
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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60fps on 90% of games is crappy fps eh? The only games that go below either have some insane graphics or are poor ports like GTA 4. Consoles can only get 30fps on pretty much every game which is terrible Imo.
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
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Touché! Agreed 100%! On the topic of people who aren't tech savvy, I got into an argument with one kid in my class who owns an iPhone 5 and tried to tell me that his iPhone camera is better than my SLR Lumix with a Leica lens... Kids these days... :-/ I think Apple brainwashed him with all their hype for the "new and improved" iSight camera. Don't get me wrong, the 5 camera is better than the 4s camera, but no way in hell is it better than my Lumix.

Yeah but look at the price difference:

Xbox 360: $200

Your PC: $700

Difference: $500!

You think parents are going to spend $500 more to give their kids, who just want to play CoD and don't care about specs, an epic PC?
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Well for people who need a computer for school and also want to game on the side it makes sense.
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
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I suppose, but you could get a $200 Xbox and a $200 chromebook. Difference is still $300
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Yeah but a chromebook is not a full blown laptop.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
problem is it seems that these kids don't understand the value of a dollar, and since it seems their parents buy them everything, they just go throwing "facts" around that everybody should adhere to.

when my parents bought one of our first pc's, it was like $2000 and it barely did a damn thing. even in the late 90's when we custom built another PC at a local shop, it was still like $1500 and it FINALLY had a graphics card; yet, if we wanted to game, we had our playstation. my dad wasn't throwing another $1000 in at the time to get a gaming rig going.

my college PC: my dad bought me a real nice dell dimension 8400, cost $1200..this was in 2005. yeah, it had a radeon x300 crappy 128mb gfx card, but you know what, i didn't opt for the expensive cards at the time and all of that because my DAD was buying it for me and i wasn't going to fork over like $300 more just so i could occasionally play a game on it. it played HL2 fine and CS, so i didn't care....but i had my PS2 for gaming.

that 8400 lasted me from 05 until '11, and i still use it as my recording pc in my basement. my custom built one, though, again, i didn't build to game on because i have my PS3. that's why i don't have some state of the art graphics card or any of that crap, and this beast of a machine ended up only costing me $220 (have a friend who hooked me up with mad parts)

my point is, its easy to say "oh parents can go spend 700 and get a pc so their kids can play COD all day" when the fact of the matter is, now everything is leaning towards laptops, tablets, chromebooks, and then video game consoles on the side.
[HTC Rezound] tehknics:
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Now are these mid to high range gaming PC's something you can buy off of the shelf? I just don't see the average consumer building their own gaming rigs. I'm with Jay on this one. I still prefer consoles myself. They're definitely more casual and I can still be somewhat social with my family while I play.

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
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Yep. To teach me the value of money my parents make me buy all my stuff with my own money. They're willing to buy me the basic graphing calculator for math, but if I want the upgraded one I need to pay for that myself. And I need to earn my own money too. Not like some allowance bull****. They lent me $1000 and I went into the stock market and made $500 net (after paying them back with 4% interest).
[HTC Rezound] tehknics:
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Did it happen to be a sweet Packard Bell? If I remember right our first one was a PB 486dx2 haha. What a beast :rolleyes:

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Well I paid for basically the graphics card only because that's the part I wanted but didn't need. Without it my PC would have cost $500 which is how much a decent laptop or desktop costs. They bought it so I could do schoolwork and it will last a while. I'm planning on getting into coding and editing so this was really helpful for me.
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
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Yeah but it can do school work, and the Xbox can do the gaming. (On a budget of course) I personally am a PC gamer to the core, but I can definitely see where for the average person, who doesn't care what they use, and just wants to play CoD, that set up would be feasible.
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-acers-199-c7-chromebook/
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
We will be saved by the guy that can't count to 3!
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Uses an arm or atom processor which are not suitable for a lot of desktop applications.
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
Atom is x86.

Source: I had a Chromebook running Ubuntu. (Then I got a Thinkpad.)
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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I know but atom is the worst thing Intel has ever conceived.
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
When I had the Chromebook, it ran everything I needed it to, although I didn't try any 3d games (there are a plethora of really good 2d games), or anything that required a lot of disk space, because I didn't want to upgrade the storage.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
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hey my dimension 8400 was a p4 lol that thing rocked. single core 3 ghz lol
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
I guess I should have said Celery Celeron.
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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I guess so, still I'm talking video editing and other more hardcore task that won't be achievable at a decent speed without at least a $500 laptop. Point is, I needed a new computer and decided to make it my console also. I know most people won't bother but PC gaming>console gaming any day if you can afford at least a $400 pc.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Right after I take my victory lap in the Lamborghini. :D
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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I never said how much mine's worth I just said how much I paid. Most people can put together a computer, it's not as technical as you'd think and there PLENTY of guides out there to help you.
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
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Trust me, there are a lot of ID:10Ts out there.
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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I finally got a wallet and I'm pretty sure that I close to aced this math test.
[HTC Rezound] SirSigma:
You guys get this thread closed and we'll be stuck with the plebs in the Off-Topic Section. God knows I can't stand them.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
What level math class?
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Algebra 2
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
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Stayed home sick today.... I feel like I'm dying :/.
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
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Well I aced my pre-calc test the other day so :P
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Congrats man, are you a junior?
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
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Same :D
[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
dude no kid is gonna want a desktop while in college only laptops so that point is invalid
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
dock is in Highschool still.
[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
that's my point lol he doesnt understand :P
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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I do, and I think differently than most kids though.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
*insert hipster comment here*

;)
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
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Most kids aren't smart and buy Macs that was what I meant by that.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
touche, most of the "kids" i know are brain washed to buy apple products. :'(
[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
I agree and it sucks.. but they are starting to leave the iphonez thanks to the advertising by Samsung and the GS3