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All those "Big" games like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Dead Space, all sucked

I had a modded 360 and games like this would always get hype...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
I like games with cool stories so I'm enjoying Mass Effect s...
Curious Sexy Toaster Business Firm
  04/15/26
You were likely never breastfed
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
OK I lol'd
Curious Sexy Toaster Business Firm
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nudist stage party of the first part
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Bull headed shimmering parlour
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nudist stage party of the first part
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Soul-stirring Round Eye
  04/16/26
WTF mass effect is great (except ending of 3)
iridescent public bath
  04/15/26
Lol. I disagree. This is when games really became movies tha...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
The first Mass Effect was like a real RPG iirc.
tantric violent wrinkle pocket flask
  04/15/26
I actually just replayed ME1 and it is the most rpg like, an...
iridescent public bath
  04/15/26
its definitely the best. I hated the TPS shooting galler...
Appetizing Pearly Patrolman
  04/15/26
I got this trilogy for like $5 or maybe free and I don't eve...
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
  04/15/26
It's a log of shit haha, a total turd
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
Story-driven games with boring stories that are somehow belo...
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
  04/15/26
All the Mass Effect games were great (except Andromeda) Nev...
pale motley menage
  04/15/26
Bioshock was iirc a very linear fps that had bog standard ga...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
What about games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc
pale motley menage
  04/15/26
Don't have an opinion on these, I only ever played a few min...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
Never played Bioshock, but Irrational Games came from Lookin...
Sable Shivering Twinkling Uncleanness
  04/15/26
Always heard those were great but never tried them. But game...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
SS2 is up there with Eternal Darkness as far as being horrif...
Soul-stirring Round Eye
  04/16/26
keep talking shit about Mass Effect
startled house
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Mint massive shrine
  04/15/26
Trash Effect
Bull headed shimmering parlour
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Ass EffecTTT
azure stirring milk
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Exhilarant Aqua Toilet Seat
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Insanely creepy reading party meetinghouse
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Bioshock was great I doubt you've ever actually played any o...
insecure deer antler
  04/15/26
Bioshock was stupid af. The gameplay sucks, the "hackin...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
FIFA, NHL, and COD, the Indie Holy Trinity
insecure deer antler
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bonkers aggressive hominid gunner
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comical field
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Bioshock 1 and 2 were awesome, the Infinite one was just FPS...
Appetizing Pearly Patrolman
  04/15/26
Bioshock is hugely overrated but System Shock 2, the game it...
Soggy cerebral lay
  04/15/26
That game was genius and scary af iirc
Soul-stirring Round Eye
  04/16/26
anyone who has ever purchased a "triple A" "g...
comical field
  04/15/26
180
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
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Soul-stirring Round Eye
  04/15/26
Never really touched these. They felt like they were for eit...
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
  04/15/26
Good post. I remember playing a medal of honor ps1 game with...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
Spec Ops on PS1 was first iirc or this other counter strike ...
Soul-stirring Round Eye
  04/16/26
Fallout 3 was OK iirc. Discuss.
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
  04/15/26
Played less than an hour and quit
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/15/26
Mass Effect is one of the best RPGs ever made. Bioshock w...
Exhilarant Aqua Toilet Seat
  04/16/26
List your top 5 RPGs
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
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Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/16/26
These games were 180. “Gameplay” is obsolete un...
histrionic fantasy-prone site
  04/16/26
He's just a Chill Guy who only played Online Man Approved Ga...
insecure deer antler
  04/16/26
Just watch films if you want story lol, it's actually a medi...
Bull headed shimmering parlour
  04/16/26
Games can do more with their stories imo. Lengthier and you ...
duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann
  04/16/26
I want to walk around large video game cities and exploring ...
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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

I had a modded 360 and games like this would always get hyped and great reviews so I'd burn it to DVD and play for 30-40 mins and realize it fucking sucks ass. The only games I played were FIFA, NHL, and COD.

Now every AAA game is this way, and FIFA, NHL, and COD are way worse than they were back then, just total shit.

Even back then Very few single player games were worth a damn imo. They were just far too American. I found a reprieve on Nintendo DS and PSP they had some real gems

Crackdown was fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819943)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: Curious Sexy Toaster Business Firm

I like games with cool stories so I'm enjoying Mass Effect so far

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819951)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:25 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

You were likely never breastfed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819954)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:27 PM
Author: Curious Sexy Toaster Business Firm

OK I lol'd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819967)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:27 PM
Author: nudist stage party of the first part



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:29 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:30 PM
Author: nudist stage party of the first part



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:25 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Round Eye



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:29 PM
Author: iridescent public bath

WTF mass effect is great (except ending of 3)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819979)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:30 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Lol. I disagree. This is when games really became movies that allow you to press buttons every few mins. Gameplay suffered.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49819982)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:14 PM
Author: tantric violent wrinkle pocket flask

The first Mass Effect was like a real RPG iirc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820093)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:52 PM
Author: iridescent public bath

I actually just replayed ME1 and it is the most rpg like, and maybe the best overall of the series. Worst part is too much time driving the Mako around planets with annoying terrain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820204)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:30 PM
Author: Appetizing Pearly Patrolman

its definitely the best.

I hated the TPS shooting gallery bullshit in the other ones.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820482)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 10:55 PM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

I got this trilogy for like $5 or maybe free and I don't even count it in my backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820864)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:14 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

It's a log of shit haha, a total turd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820894)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:15 PM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

Story-driven games with boring stories that are somehow beloved by millions. weird phenomenon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820897)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: pale motley menage

All the Mass Effect games were great (except Andromeda)

Never played Bioshock

Dead Space 1 & 2 were good, 3 sucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820002)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:37 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Bioshock was iirc a very linear fps that had bog standard gameplay but lots of "atmosphere" and "story" which redditors love but I'm a gameplay purist first and foremost and the gameplay was not fun. All these games were this way to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820013)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: pale motley menage

What about games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820030)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Don't have an opinion on these, I only ever played a few mins of Dark Souls, it's probably good cause it's Japanese

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820047)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Sable Shivering Twinkling Uncleanness

Never played Bioshock, but Irrational Games came from Looking Glass Studios who made System Shock2 and Thief, two of the most outrageously good story line FPS games in the history of history.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820017)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:42 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Always heard those were great but never tried them. But games were better back then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820028)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:26 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Round Eye

SS2 is up there with Eternal Darkness as far as being horrifying and 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821016)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:25 PM
Author: startled house

keep talking shit about Mass Effect



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820122)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: Mint massive shrine



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:03 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Trash Effect

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820231)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:40 PM
Author: azure stirring milk

Ass EffecTTT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820513)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 12:21 AM
Author: Exhilarant Aqua Toilet Seat



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: Insanely creepy reading party meetinghouse



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:03 PM
Author: insecure deer antler

Bioshock was great I doubt you've ever actually played any of these imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820234)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Bioshock was stupid af. The gameplay sucks, the "hacking" mechanic sucked. You are just a AAA western gamer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820240)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:06 PM
Author: insecure deer antler

FIFA, NHL, and COD, the Indie Holy Trinity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820249)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:04 PM
Author: bonkers aggressive hominid gunner



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:38 PM
Author: comical field



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:31 PM
Author: Appetizing Pearly Patrolman

Bioshock 1 and 2 were awesome, the Infinite one was just FPS shooting gallery trash with a somewhat interesting steampunk vibe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820483)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:34 PM
Author: Soggy cerebral lay

Bioshock is hugely overrated but System Shock 2, the game it rips off, is 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820492)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:27 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Round Eye

That game was genius and scary af iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821017)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:37 PM
Author: comical field

anyone who has ever purchased a "triple A" "game" is an absolute fucking goycattle sheeple kikereceptacle

they are without exception fraudulent money grabs aimed at the most shameless gamergoyim paypigs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820505)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820660)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Round Eye



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:14 PM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

Never really touched these. They felt like they were for either late millennials, or maybe 80s-born millennials whose brains developed slowly for whom their ability to play games to completion only manifested in their teens. Also for sull56ivan-esque Trailerfucks who weren't so attached to ps1 and genesis that they never developed curiosity about 2000s games. it just felt like the single player games were an extension of the experience that the Scumbag kid would have in Halo/Gears/COD. Something to play Contemplatively when not in the mood for online murderfests but with a familiar control scheme and of course, first person perspective.

I was going to make a post the other day. when genres become dominant they subsume everything on the platform. Halo was fuckin' popular. Enter Morrowind (fpv) bioshock (fps), mass effect (fps), and more. the dual analog fps control scheme transitioned seamlessly from game to game. particularly useful for Scumbags who struggle with playin Games. Also Genesis has the Jurassic Park game where you play as the fuckin' dinosaur, and it also had Primal Rage as a spiritual exclusive. Hardware has consequences imo.

btw Halo invented he scumfuck dual analog control scheme but nobody gives it credit. Alien Resurrection did actually but nobody cares. It's just weird how Face Buttons have become secondary. Some Eastern games at least use a face button for Sprint or Jump or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820895)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:31 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Good post. I remember playing a medal of honor ps1 game with dual analog controls but idk if they were default.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820907)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:33 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Round Eye

Spec Ops on PS1 was first iirc or this other counter strike clone game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821019)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:24 PM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

Fallout 3 was OK iirc. Discuss.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820904)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Played less than an hour and quit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820906)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 12:22 AM
Author: Exhilarant Aqua Toilet Seat

Mass Effect is one of the best RPGs ever made.

Bioshock was solid.

Dead Space was just ok.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49820936)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 4:28 AM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

List your top 5 RPGs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821049)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 8:55 AM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821144)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:19 AM
Author: histrionic fantasy-prone site

These games were 180. “Gameplay” is obsolete unless it’s FromSoft or Zelda. Story is king.

OP seems more of a GAAS slop type of dude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821164)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:24 AM
Author: insecure deer antler

He's just a Chill Guy who only played Online Man Approved Games but still has VERY strong opinions about Gaming. Odd case

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821166)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: Bull headed shimmering parlour

Just watch films if you want story lol, it's actually a medium for mature adults and the stories are much better. Mass effect is like half alien women having gay sex in space.

Or just watch the game being played through on youtube I guess. You are not a gamer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821185)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: duck-like carmine dilemma boltzmann

Games can do more with their stories imo. Lengthier and you can do basically any cgi nbd because the game is cgi

These western game stories and Cutscenes do nothing for me. Like having the male voice in cyberpunk sound like 😏 and the Witcher sounding as Cool as possible, stuff like that adds up and it starts to feel like they just want 14 year olds to think it’s Cool. Which I guess that’s what MGS is. But it’s intellectual iirc.

Witcher 3 is kind of like FF8. “Guys the card game, omg.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821253)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: histrionic fantasy-prone site

I want to walk around large video game cities and exploring beautiful vistas while collecting stuff that makes my numbers go up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2...id#49821286)