[NOW with proof] I was paid $150 to play Bioshock.

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CPA

CPA

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I, too, remember being in awe of the opening sequence. Of course, it was on my 21" monitor and I didn't get paid to play it, but it was still pretty cool, nonetheless.
 
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jagec

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I playtested Mass Effect before it came out, but I just got a copy of Windows Vista for it. Now I just feel depressed.
 
Puppies04

Puppies04

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waffleironhead said:
Admits to having a previous account. Check
Posts story similar to an old poster. Check
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=165117
Posts fake story about office shooting leading to old account being banned.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=188286

Excuse me if I made a mistake in identifying your old account.
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Busted LOL.

So you got banned for BS before and have already posted one version of this story that differed in several very significant details. I presume you aren't going to try and claim that this story isn't BS as well at which point i'm going to take everything you post with a pinch of salt from now on.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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Newsflash: It wasn't 1080p on a console.

360 launched in 2005.

PC was already better.

2K is known for publishing/distributing a lot of great stuff. As a PC gamer, you probably should have been playing Prey around then.

Bioshock is the spiritual sequel to System Shock, a classic PC game series.
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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Bioshock launched on PC too. Also, it was the spiritual sequel to System Shock, a PC exclusive.

[edit]
Beat'd by CZroe
 
chimaxi83

chimaxi83

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So which one was it? PS3 or 360? A range of 30-35" HDTVs, or specifically 40"? Did you or did you not die in an office shooting? You never responded to that retard troll thread. :colbert:
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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chimaxi83 said:
So which one was it? PS3 or 360? A range of 30-35" HDTVs, or specifically 40"? Did you or did you not die in an office shooting? You never responded to that retard troll thread. :colbert:
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People in that other thread corrected him and he quickly said "must have been XBOX 360 then."
 
Zeze

Zeze

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chimaxi83 said:
So which one was it? PS3 or 360? A range of 30-35" HDTVs, or specifically 40"? Did you or did you not die in an office shooting? You never responded to that retard troll thread. :colbert:
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Puppies04 said:
Busted LOL.

So you got banned for BS before and have already posted one version of this story that differed in several very significant details. I presume you aren't going to try and claim that this story isn't BS as well at which point i'm going to take everything you post with a pinch of salt from now on.
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purbeast0 said:
LOL.

shit just got real

hilarious that his made up story this time used xbox360's instead of ps3's.
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Jesus christ this board with a permanent post history & people cling to it like you. I barely even remember that 'office shooting' a thread SEVEN years ago. It must've been a real boring day at work to create an obvious troll thread.

As for the Bioshock focus group story, that too was shared seven years ago originally. I apologize if I shared it again today SEVEN years later (prompted by someone mentioning Bioshock in gaming thread).

It evidently is one of my favorite 'life experience' to share, especially to a tech forum which enjoys gaming. I apologize if every single minute details don't line up.

Next time I participate in Bioshock ULTRON focus group, I'll be sure to bring a fvcking ruler and measure if the HDTVs were 30" or 35". Or 40", so when I recount the story SEVEN YEARS LATER, I don't get called out on it.

Goodness, this is like reddit. How do you guys even have energy to dig these up? Even *I* totally forgot about the office thread. It lit up some forgotten memory cells in my brain. Holy hell- you are scaring me.

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AdamK47

AdamK47

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I'd be confused between a PS3 and a Xbox 360. I've never owned one and the cumulative time I've spend with either system combined is < 30 minutes.
 
John Connor

John Connor

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Nov 30, 2012
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I have always head about Bioshock, but never played it. Now I have to look this up on YouTube. Back then I was playing GTA San Andreas, F.E.A.R and BF2.

OP, how did you manage to have another account? LOL
 
Zeze

Zeze

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John Connor said:
I have always head about Bioshock, but never played it. Now I have to look this up on YouTube. Back then I was playing GTA San Andreas, F.E.A.R and BF2.

OP, how did you manage to have another account? LOL
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After my stupid(er) days, mods graced me with leniency when they ultimately concluded that I'm just a harmless noob.
 
John Connor

John Connor

Lifer
Nov 30, 2012
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Okay, after watching 16 minutes of Bioshock game play I think it's a little too weird for my taste.
 
Puppies04

Puppies04

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Zeze said:
It evidently is one of my favorite 'life experience' to share
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I can see enough correlation between your stories to believe it happened in one way or another. As I have already said though, your bluring of fact and fiction (ignoring the shooting thread) means anything you say "happened" to you from now on gets filed in the take with a pinch of salt bin.
 
FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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waffleironhead said:
I thought your posting style was familiar. Good to know you didn't die in that office shooting.
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That was unexpected. Your memory skills are awesome. Crazy people shoot into buildings sometimes and it doesnt always make the news, I worked in one when it happened but after about an hour the novelty of a near death experience wore off and we went back to work (this was probably 1992 or so when Anand was still in pampers).

We called the cops, they took a report and left. The end. Never did find out who did it.

As far as EMC2, welcome back, I guess. :whiste:
 
FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Zeze said:
Jesus christ this board with a permanent post history & people cling to it like you. I barely even remember that 'office shooting' a thread SEVEN years ago. It must've been a real boring day at work to create an obvious troll thread.

As for the Bioshock focus group story, that too was shared seven years ago originally. I apologize if I shared it again today SEVEN years later (prompted by someone mentioning Bioshock in gaming thread).

It evidently is one of my favorite 'life experience' to share, especially to a tech forum which enjoys gaming. I apologize if every single minute details don't line up.

Next time I participate in Bioshock ULTRON focus group, I'll be sure to bring a fvcking ruler and measure if the HDTVs were 30" or 35". Or 40", so when I recount the story SEVEN YEARS LATER, I don't get called out on it.

Goodness, this is like reddit. How do you guys even have energy to dig these up? Even *I* totally forgot about the office thread. It lit up some forgotten memory cells in my brain. Holy hell- you are scaring me.

[edit: added multi-quotes]
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Dont let it scare you, this happens all the time. D:
 
Zeze

Zeze

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Posted some proof because why not, see OP. What's up now, Puppies04? ;)

Of course you are free to take my posting as any level of fiction. That you should practice for every posters here, not just me.
 
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