Recent content by namtran512

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    The unofficial Dota 2 thread + complete instructions for new players! [FREE INVITES]

    The last time Linken Sphere was used in multiple games was specifically only on Naga Siren and was used at TI2 which was played under a completely different metagame where the games lasted long enough where you could afford such items. The only hero it is really built on now is Weaver in very...
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    Company of Heroes 2 beta now on Steam

    Look I hate to sound hostile, but seriously you are just showing that you are inept at the game and do not know how to force German players into bad situations. If he's MG spamming, that means he wasted a ton of MP resources into useless units that get utterly countered by Sniper/Scout Car...
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    The unofficial Dota 2 thread + complete instructions for new players! [FREE INVITES]

    Linkens is good on heroes that need to avoid a long BKB piercing disable like Beastmaster Ult/Bane Ult/etc. however still need to soak up damage for their team. That's the main reason why it was taken on someone like Naga Siren; she's meant to tank for her team with Linkens/Heart, but she still...
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    Company of Heroes 2 beta now on Steam

    You can't micro your Scoutcar/Sniper combo if you are losing it at all. If you lose it to a Panzerfaust especially after the Panzerfaust nerf of decreased range, you're just a terrible player. SU-85s beat P4s/Stugs in a 1v1 straight on head fight easy mode. You are straight lying if you are...
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    Company of Heroes 2 beta now on Steam

    In high level CoH2 Soviets win pretty much 99% of the time unless he just royally screws up. This is strictly speaking about 1v1. In heads up play, Soviet completely dominates the map with Scout Car/Sniper combo early, and can MP bleed while harassing a German player into the next oblivion...
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    560 TI NewEgg $189.99 Refurbished

    560 TI at the Egg for $189.99 with free shipping. If you've shopped at the Egg recently I think they have also emailed a promo code that gets you 15% off recertified video cards, which would bring the price down to 161 (hoping I did the math right ^_^). Pretty good deal if you are looking at a...
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    What its like to play online games as a grownup

    Single player usually shore up AI with plot, world interactivity, sound, etc. Basically... most single player games > multiplayer games in almost every department except like... that multi... player part..... Don't get me wrong, multiplayer games are fun and all, but sometimes it is...
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    My HD6950 -> HD6970 experience

    O/C and running the Memory at a totally different voltage that it isn't meant to run are two totally different things. The 6950 memory is not meant to handle the levels of the 6970, and overtime it can degrade the memory. It is better to stick to unlocking shaders, and then go from there rather...
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    My HD6950 -> HD6970 experience

    lol? Anyone that knows anything about the cards knows that the 6950 uses different memory than 6970, and thus if you don't use the modded one that only unlocks the shaders, then you can easily screw your card up. It's all well documented, on many forums. 6950 memory is not meant to run at...
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    My HD6950 -> HD6970 experience

    You realize the 6950 doesn't have the same ram as the 6970, so any OCing of the ram (which a reflash to a 6970 does) can potentially cause damage. And we all know how sensitive memory is on a video card. I would stick to unlocking shaders and that's it. You honestly have no need to up the...
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    My HD6950 -> HD6970 experience

    http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2163453#post2163453 There are bound to be hardware failures but it doesn't seem like the 6950 was designed to run as a 6970, with good reason too. It appears that unlocking the shaders is fine, but I think there are certain methods which are...
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    My HD6950 -> HD6970 experience

    Don't mean to burst your bubble, but weren't there some issues with the 6950 flash to 6970, some people having their card die within a week or so even if they reflashed back to stock bios?
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    Help me run oblivion

    Despite the graphical whore that Crysis is, it is alot more optimized than the shitty engine known as GameBryo (well, specifically when used by Bethesda, it is fine for other games like Freedom Force).
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    Against Maurader heavy comps yeah but why would you put a Colossai out when you could have put 2 Immortals out and stomped him? That's about good decision making. 3 Rax army though is pretty marine heavy, which means easy win for you if you get the first Colossai out and camp your ramp.
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    3 Rax puts you too far behind tech wise so if you don't do something effective with that huge infantry army you are screwed the second Colossai come out.