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Sharks just dropped game 3. I'm ready for a coaching change. I'm not necessarily one to blame a coach, but I don't think they've got the right system in place, particularly on defense. They just seem to sit back way to much. They have fast skaters, why are they standing around so much? It's just been ugly.

My wife and I spend about 18 bucks a day on gas to get to and from work.

Um, Drury and Shany both had pretty miserable playoffs, but I though Volourn was the one who always railed against applying the choke artist moniker? Because that's what you seem to be labeling two players with pretty solid credentials. I don't know, I have a feeling that Volourn will argue with us even when we agree with him.

I think piracy is a major problem in certain countries, but in the US I have to agree that these people probably aren't going to buy anyways. I don't think movies and games should be available to these leeches, but I don't think you can blame a lack of sales on them. People with money typically don't get their jollies by watching free movies on the internet and downloading cracked software.

Bee? That's pretty manly. I wish I had a PS3. Maybe by next year.

I have no clue, you'll have to ask thepixies.

Hades is clearly a November, while Gabs is a January. Volourn is an Enero.

ME is definitely more akin to KotOR.

That's a shame. I was in your boat for awhile, but I upgraded last Fall. DirectX 10 makes the game look unbelievable. The visuals are just jaw dropping. I upgraded for The Witcher and CoD4, but those games haven't impressed me nearly as much as LotR Online.

I played it and loved it. Crackdown is like a weird combination of GTA and Super Mario Bros. All I wanted to do was collect those jumping things throughout the city. Needless to say, it's a heck of a lot more cartoony, not just with the art but the entire physics of the game. They are both at their best as sandbox games, but I'd still say they feel very different. GTA feels a lot more alive as a world. The city itself feels more finely crafted, and whichever one you are playing (3, VC, or SA) has a unique style with the music, clothes, and cars. I'd give the GTA series an August, and Crackdown an October.

How do you like it? I just hit level 39 with my captain and I've been having a blast. I also just saved enough for a horse. I've been really impressed with the rate that Turbine has been adding new content. I've yet to really feel like I'm grinding away at experience, the quests and traits really keep it engaging.

GTA's story is great, but it's really a combination of many factors that makes it one of my top picks. I've never actually played the story line all the way through, I usually just try and unlock as much of the map as possible and then enjoy exploring. The drive mechanics aren't perfect, but they work for the game. I can't really think of many other games that give you such a comprehensive sandbox experience. There is just an endless possibility for adventure. One time in San Andreas I was riding a motorcycle down a highway. A cop car went speeding by, chasing someone else. Suddenly he turned into me, causing me to head straight towards the railing. I went over the handle bars and plunged about 20 feet down into the ocean. I looked back up at the cliff when I hit and was rewarded by the sight of a squad car crashing over the railing and following me into the ocean. It was just awesome. I swam to a nearby boat and sped off smiling.

Yeah, I'm definitely not trying to take anything away from Dallas. They are executing a great defensive scheme, and they've got a few players that really know how to capitalize when they get the chance.

The Sharks just look terrible. They look like they've never handled the puck under pressure before. Thornton is really struggling, and the defense just seems to have no clue what they are doing. I don't get it, I really don't. Modano, Morrow, and Zubov just seem to be playing a different game. Every time the puck gets loose, there are two Star players there. The Sharks just seem listless.

Yeah, he worked on LotR Online, which is very well written. The main storyline is more engaging than a good deal of single player RPG's out there.

I'm pretty sure any dual core exceeds a single P4 processor. I don't know what the equation is though.

I hardly think internet trolls are a very good indicator of people who attend Sharks games.

This thread is getting ugly. You have one group that sees the glass as half full and another that sees it as half empty. I don't think any arguing will get people to change that perspective.

Well, as almost all the regulars know - I ballroom dance. That and gaming are my main hobbies, although I dapple in several other things. hey i used to dance too until i fractured both my kneecaps that is.... Wow...what kind of dancing were you doing? Sounds hardcore.

I'm quoting myself because Krezack and company seemed to ignore my argument here. Again, why have the ten available at all?

I don't know where I ever implied that. The problem here is you are creating an unrealistic expectation, whether it's for students or games. No matter what the total is, 10, 20, 100, or 1,000, there should be a way to achieve that score. It should be possible for someone in the class to get that grade, otherwise there is no reason for that grade to exist. You're just dangling a carrot in front of students. Eventually they will realize it's unachievable, and that typically has an adverse affect. They start aiming for the 8 or 9 because there is no chance of getting that ten. I'm not saying you hand out 10's like crazy. You hand them out when you get a great paper. It doesn't need to be completely perfect because there will always be errors in essays. This isn't multiple choice. I completely oppose any teacher that makes a grade virtually unachievable for students. I have a hard time believing that you really know a lot of teachers with this policy. Maybe at the college level, where professors really don't have much training in actual education, but I hope that's not happening at the primary and secondary levels.

Eh, programmers and artists are skilled workers, and most of them work insane hours. It's not a job I could do, nor is it a job that I would want to do. I have no issue with them making six figures.

Ok, as a teacher, that's absolutely ridiculous. Students and parents would lynch me if I had that mentality, and rightly so. If a student turns in a great essay with minimal errors, they get a perfect score. Again, why have the number 10 if it's never used?

Why even have the number 10 then? If one of the top three games in a year can't get a 10, why don't we just say the scale is really out of 9.

I don't see the big deal. The last 3 GTA's have been top-notch games. I have no problem with a reviewer giving them perfect scores, and I'm not surprised that GTA4 got it. People act like a 10 is somehow sacred and should only be given to a game that creates everlasting world peace or cures cancer. It's a game, and it's one that this reviewer found no flaws in. All a ten means is that a game is top notch within its genre. Folks read too much into that.