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Can we possibly create an easier way of meeting up than over the forum? Like maybe we all get xfire profiles, or meet in a chat room or something?

They are 5th, so the Detroit/Calgary series has a lot to do with it. If Detroit and Vancouver win, they play Detroit. If Calgary and Vancouver win, they play Vancouver. If Detroit and Dallas win, they play Anaheim. If Calgary and Dallas win, they play Dallas. That is the only one that gets them home ice advantage.

Turco was pretty bad last year. He's definitely turned it around this year, but unfortunately he's up against a similiarly dominating goalie. Woohoo! Sharks won much easier than I thought they would against Nashville. What really amazed me was how dirty the Predators were playing. They had three game misconducts, and a series of bad penalties. I know Forsberg is chippy, but he made a ton of bad decisions out there. This was a talented team, too, so it's a shame that they couldn't try and rely on that talent. You can't win games from the penatly box. I kinda feel bad for the city of Nashville, but then again, they don't even sell out during the regular season.

The original Halo on the Xbox really was the first game to give an excellent FPS experience, co-op and multiplayer included, to console gamers. PC gamers have had solid FPS games for years, but Halo was the first to make it very attractive on a console. I played a few console FPSers, such as Goldeneye, and many were good, but I always felt they could be better on a PC. Halo was the first game that didn't make me think that.

I'm amazed how critical some folks are over a movie made by a guy who is self-taught and doing this strictly as a hobby. This movie is bloody amazing considering those circumstances. It also took him 2 months to do, which is a feat in itself. I'm really surprised he hasn't been offered a job somewhere. He talked about not being trained the right way and how his work is probably rubbish to real graphic artists, but the guy has a sense of discipline and direction that you can't teach. If I was a developer, I'd hire this guy in a second and give him a couple artists to direct.

If so, the UI is, dare I say, exactly the same as WoW. Even down to the little yellow exclamation point over questgivers heads (last pic, bottom left). Yes it's LotR Online, and yes it is extremely similiar to WoW. The only real difference is the fact you get little vignettes each time you complete a quest from the main storyline. For anyone who played Asheron's Call 2, you might recall Turbine's short movies from the vault completions. It's fairly similiar. The UI is more customizable. I can post a screenshot sometime with a bit more detail. It's still standard MMO stuff, nothing revolutionary. The title system is pretty awesome. I made it to level 10 without dying and recieved the title "The Undefeated".

Harold the Herald (I know, I'm a genius). Quoth the Raven I'm not a big fan of elves, with their high tootin' ears and all. At the Prancin' Pony. All Dwarf strongholds look the same.

Ah, I knew she was from somewhere, I even paused it to look closer! Awesome catch.

The intro to Privateer was my favorite for a long time. "Who are you that flies so well?!?"

Done, and it is still persisting. It's not happening on other forums.

I have a new problem. It will no longer automatically log me in when I go to the forums. I have to keep manually logging myself in. Any clues?

I'll make a Cleric of Tempus, more than likely. That way I can yell at all our opponents and get us into deep trouble, but still have enough healing ability to be kept around.

WoW, Rangers are rolling over Atlanta 5-0 right now. I picked the Rangers to win the series, but I didn't think they'd sweep. The Rangers are getting hot.

How do you like it compared to Vanguard? That's a difficult question to answer, as I really loved what Vanguard was trying to do. LotR is a much simpler game. I'm not saying it doesn't have depth, but it's just an easier game overall. It shares a lot in common with WoW in terms of catering to the casual player and making it possible to accomplish something in 30 minutes. That said, the production values of the quests surpass WoW tenfold. Also, for thos who complain about cartoony graphics, this game looks much better. Vanguard is a much more difficult game in many ways. Crafting is a matter of mathematics, luck, and skill. Crafting in LotR is simply "gather and complete recipe." This means pretty much everyone in LotR will max out their crafting if they are the least bit interested, whereas only the true crafters will reach the heights in Vanguard. Vanguard has housing, flying mounts, sailing, and a gigantic gameworld. LotR promises housing will be down the line, and eventually the world might be huge, but it's not there yet. The problem is Vanguard is a master of none of these things. It's very buggy all around, and it doesn't run well on many computers. They have implemented everything but very little is perfect. LotR has implement much less, but it's very refined and easy to play. I know LotR is the better product NOW, but 6 months from now, it might be played out. It will really depend on how good Turbine will be at releasing new content. They were awesome with Asheron's Call, so I'm hoping for success. It's looking like this will sell well too, whereas Vanguard is currently on life support. That's important for development, as they need a good cash influx to keep thing going after retail.

I like that Saturday 4-10 PM PST slot, but I can definitely go ealrier to accomodate the the CST and EST folks. Are we going to use a specific mod, or are we doing the campaign? I'd rather go with some mod.

Yes Sand. It seems to be in very bad taste, but maybe Eddo was not aware of the shooting. edit: Nevermind, read the second page and realized that Eddo's responses scare me a bit.

Actually, there is a monster mode, and you just might be able to kill hobbittsessss.

If you have any interest in MMO's, I recommend trying out the Lord of the Ring Online open beta. It's pretty awesome, and the questlines feel much more like a single player RPG than a generic MMO quest.

The Xbox 360 has been out for a year and a half. That's pretty lang for hardware, so it's not surprising they are releasing an ugpraded model.

I bought the first Wayne Gretzky hockey game for the PSP. It was actually unplayable. It was laggy. Hockey games need to be smooth, and this lacked that. I tried to return it, but EB said it didn't matter that t was unplayable, they could only take it as a trade in.

Sounds cool. I'd be open for a Saturday or Sunday session. I'm PST, and I prefer mornings.

Are decapitations and dismemberments appropriate entertainment for 12 year old kiddies? (There was some minor nudity too but "strangely" enough I find it more appropriate for minors than gore and violence...) I'm pretty sure you are thinking of the modern 300. I'm asking about the 1962 movie that Meta mentioned.

Also, Ben stated he was born on the island, or rather he lived on it his entire life. That means he's pretty unique, as all the pregnant women kept dying.

Hey, is that "The 300 Spartans" movie appropriate for 12 year olds? I'm thinking it might be a decent flick to show at the end of the school year, but it's not rated.

I bought a WW2 game by the same folks who made Soldiers at War. I was hoping for a JA style game, and I got an unworkable game. I convinced the store to take it back.