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I've never had the glass break by a body check. I did break it once with a shot however. And I'm setting records for hits in a game :D

The fact that it had a good story makes it non-traditional in my opinion. I could stand for a few less traditional CRPGs like Dungeon Hack (!) and pretty much any of the gold box games. The best Ultima game also didn't have turn-based combat either, and the majority of Ultimas weren't isometric, nor did they have rule systems that played like PnP. Many of the old school CRPGs like the Wizardry series were games played in the first person perspective. This also includes the Gold Box games, as well as large parts of the early Ultima games.

Reminds me of a local CS server that used to exist in my area. The guy was crazy, and had like 7 servers running, 2 Day of Defeat and 5 Counterstrike servers, in addition to hosting a local web forum for everybody in the community to use, all free of charge. Then some guy thought it would be funny to hack the webpage. The next day, he closed down all the servers and basically just left.

You say it like it's a bad thing.

FerdinAllan was taken away to Castle Anthrax, at which point he was never heard from ever again.

They don't need to be. But simply having FPS elements or Action/Adventure elements doesn't make them bad. The wierd thing is that Rhomal complains because some developers didn't evolve, but at the same time complains at those that did.

Waiting Watching the clock It's four o'clock It's got to stop Tell him Take no more She practices her speech As he opens the door She rolls over Pretends to sleep As he looks her over She lies and says she's in love with him Can't find a betterman She dreams in colour, she dreams in red Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman Oh oh oh... Talking To herself There's no one else Who needs to know She tells herself Memories back when she Was bold and strong and Waiting for the world to Come along Swears she knew it Now she swears he's gone She lies and says she's in love with him Can't find a betterman She dreams in colour she dreams in red Can't find a betterman She lies and says she still loves him Can't find a betterman She dreams in colour she dreams in red Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman She loves him She don't want to be his friend She feeds him That's why she'll be back again Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman Can't find a betterman Can't find a better, man

It says a lot? How so? Scottie Pippen had career years in points when Jordan had retired. When Gretzky isn't the one putting the puck in the net, it makes sense for Messier to get more points. He didn't play on the same line as Gretzky, so he wouldn't have benefitted from having Gretzky get points. When you become the big dog, you're going to produce more offensively. It doesn't say "a lot." It says very little. To state the the championship in New York was due exclusively to Messier is a bit silly. I mean, having MacTavish go 100% in faceoffs in the final game didn't mean anything. And after all, Leetch was the MVP of Playoffs. How many Conn Smythe's did Messier win without Gretzky? Furthermore, how easier was it to develop a talent like Messier when you have a guy that can put 200 points up in a season. Jeez, go watch some of the old games, since it's clear you haven't. Messier was an excellent leader, but so was Gretzky.

Start contacting any software developers in your area if you can. Or, work on a mod. My friend pretty much got both of his jobs because he made a mod for Half-Life 2.

They let me have two different version of MSN Messenger running

I've seen Baywatch. No way he shaves his legs! He's all about hair = masculinity!

Messier's greatness is attributable to Gretzky, just as Gretzky's greatness is attributable to Messier. See if you can find Boys on the Bus.

I was wondering why Shryke was laughing at his own post.

Jordan actually wasn't a very good leader until later in his career anyways. He himself has admitted that his experiences while playing baseball made helped put things into perspective as he was no longer the absolute dominating force in the game. He was able to relate more with the role players on his teams. Prior to his first retirement, Jordan's competitiveness was so extreme it actually cost his team victories. It was less of a concern after they won their first championship, but the Detroit Pistons used this to their advantage. They'd work up Jordan into a competitive frenzy that he'd try to win the game by himself. Sure he'd score 54 points, but the rest of the team was effectively neutralized and Detroit would win. It wasn't until right before he retired that I started to see quality leadership out of Michael, and his time away from the sport definitely made him a much better leader. He was always a lead by example man, but he was very, very critical of teammates, particularly in practice. He pretty much single-handedly pushed Brad Sellers right out of his pro career. His time away from the sport made him a much better verbal leader as well. It wasn't until right before he retired (1993 finals) that I really started to see his motivation start kicking in. During slumps he was much more outspoken in time outs, encouraging his teammates to keep their heads, and how they're all in this together and if they all keep their heads together they'd make it through this. In the final game the team was struggling in the 4th quarter offensively, and it was affecting their confidence on the defensive end as well. During a time out, he told his guys that they didn't have to worry about scoring anymore. Just bring it together on defense, and they'd win the game. If they needed to score, he'd take care of it. He assured his team that if they just focused on the defense, they'd win the championship. His teammates rallied around him (which was unusual in and of itself), locked it down offensively, and let him have free reign offensively to start the comeback. There was a marked improvement in the confidence of the team as a whole, and it culminated perfectly when John Paxson cashed a three pointer with 4 seconds left to go ahead by one. Horace Grant blocked Kevin Johnsons attempt to score and the rest it history. However, the game before Jordan seemed miffed at his teammates for their inability to score, and when B.J. Armstrong tried to congratulate Jordan for scoring on an impressive drive to get a three-point play, he sort of shrugged him off. His actions were very confusing to his teammates. After the break from the game, Jordan's critical appraisals of his teammates had gone away. The only time he got on a player's case is if he felt the player was dogging it, but not because of lack of talent. His motivation had also expanded beyond verbal lashings too. His time away from the game only made him a better player in the end. Besides, all Messier did was play them to the Conn Smythe in 84. Gretzky still lead them

Why can't a person, when the challenge and excitement of a sport leaves him, go try a different one? Tsk tsk. The fact that he was able to come back, and in the first full year lead his team to a record 72 wins is proof enough for me

Ah, but then that's only taking a small part of the defintion of "role."

Well, MJ could control Rodman. I wouldn't consider Jagr and the likes to be nearly as much of a nuisance as him. I declare Jordan bestest leader of all timeses.

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Gretzky's defensive capabilities were overshadowed by his offensive capabilities. I have old Playoff games on tape (thanks NHL TV for showing classic games), and Gretzky is fighting it out in the corners of his own end for the puck too. He wanted to win, and would do anything for it. Too bad Moose couldn't get Jagr and the rest of talent-laden New York to actually play together.

Why should you care if the genre itself is long dead? I mean, as long as there are fun games out there that are supported by their respective companies. As for my "all-encompassing" statement, I was referring to computer games. And isn't "yourself" a role in and of itself? Why does a role have to be different from how you are?

I think it's just that the fast players are VERY fast. Pronger has a speed rating of 81 or so, but has a hard time playing defense. Don't even think about pinching up with him. Bergeron on the other hand has a speed of 94 or something, and can be in the slot, and still be first man back on defense.

Hades is just wierd like that. He spends more time asking "what's the point" than anything else on these forums.

Gretzky was as one-dimensional as Michael Jordan. Messier the greatest leader in sports history?

Like the National Guard.

Apparently not to him.