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I play hockey once a week in an adult league. That's an excellent workout, and now that our teamis down to 8 players, I get a ton of ice time. I recently got a $175 hockey stick for Christmas and it's made a huge difference, 6 goals in two games I've also been rock climbing in a gym since the summer. It's just awesome, it's a great way to build muscle mass without the boredom of lifting weights. I've been excited to get to the gym after work and climb with friends. That may come to an end for a bit when my wife and I have our first child in May ;-) I've also been thinking about turning my rock climbing hobby into a bit of mountaineering. I'm thinking of trying to summit something like Mt. Shasta to see if I like it. I plan on checking out what type of guide programs they have, as I have nil experience, but I think it'd be a great accomplishment. I've been reading a book called "No Shortcuts to the Top" that has been totally manipulating me into wanting to climb a mountain. Although it is a bit disturbing that half of the people the writer climbed with seem to die.

Yeah, sounds like Legace played well. San Jose outshot the Blues 31-13 and still lost. I feel bad for Nabakov, he has a good GAA and Save percentage, but he doesn't seem to get the goals support to translate into wins.

Ah, the days of guided missiles in Xcom. The island terror missions in 2 were awesome because you always had a few buildings burning down the entire mission. I remember fighting aliens in the upper floors and then having to jump out before I passed out from the smoke. I also remember being able to pick up unconcious guys and carry them out of the burning houses, which was ultra cool. Still playing Vanguard, I've basically run through every starter area and decided on a couple possibilities for retail characters. Did I mention you can build, own, and sail your own boats in this game? They look awesome too, tons of variety in them.

Is anyone else worried about Eddo going on a school rampage? I just want you to know that you are my best friend on this forum Eddo. Remember that when the shooting starts. Your BEST friend!

So is that an actual cap? Or is it just not reporting the 4 gigs but making use of it when needed?

The only thing about SPECIAL for me is the perks, like bloody mess. Any cool perk system is enjoyable for me. Arcanum was another game where I really enjoyed a cool perk system. I'd imagine it would be possible to do it in Fallout 3, but we'll have to wait on more details.

My guess is it's the Mage's tower add-on.

Uh, that article says absolutely nothing about the game being on the Xbox360. It's completely baseless speculation. The only thing they know is that the game is using the same game engine as Oblivion. Now clearly we won't have turn based combat in 2D, but I don't need that to make a game Fallout. I need excellent characters and storylines, an awesome post-apocalyptic world, and the SPECIAL character creation system. I think Bethesda is a decent enough company, so I'll reserve judgement until I actually play the game.

It's pretty odd how well guys like Shanahan and Selanne have managed to do, and now even Owen Nolan is looking like his old self! I guess the new rules really have had an impact on how long people can play at a high level in the NHL.

Guild Wars is really not a MMORPG. It's a large visually stunning chat room where you meet people and go off on small instanced adventures. The key difference is that when you are out killing stuff or exploring dungeons, there is no chance that you will run into other players doing the same thing. This may seem minor, but the best groups I've ever had have come from people I met while killing stuff in the wilderness. It just tends to create a stronger bond when you are watching a player struggle with the same creatures, and you decide to team up. Of course, that's my opinion of MMO, but it's a rather vague term that too many games use. I also don't see Dungeons & Dragons Online as a MMO, even though they have a monthly fee.

After almost 2 and a half years, I cancelled my WoW account. It was a good run, and I'd be happy if every game gave me even a 1/10th of the enjoyment I got out of it. I'm cancelling because I'm pretty sold on Vanguard, and I've just had enough of WoW. The expansion also just didn't excite me enough. I do still pay for my wife's account though, so I can always jump on that one and play for a bit if I'm jonesin'

After further research, namely people with almost my exact setup playing it fine, I've come to the conclusion the game is just not optimized yet. It's a bit concerning that they want to release it in two weeks, but it's nice that the pre-order folks basically get a three day test run before having to pay for the box. I'll be using that to see if it's worth buying.

Personally I think cigarettes are way worse than pot. They are a major health concern and the effects of second hand smoke are widely known to be dangerous, although people love to argue all day as to exactly how dangerous. It's also extremely addicting. I believe both should be limited in where they can be used. The fact is I should not have to breathe that crap in if I'm not a smoker. That means if I can smell it, you shouldn't be able to smoke it. I also think their are too many stupid people who smoke in front of their kids. Total douchebags in my eyes, they are crippling their child's growing lungs.

I decided against installing Burning Crusade. I'm giving my pre-order to my wife and playing the Vanguard beta until it's released.

Yeah, I guess I'll stick with what I have and save up for a full upgrade in a year or so. I should be able to play most games with my current rig, albeit not with all the bells and whistles. It's this dang Vanguard game that got me thinking upgrade, since it doesn'trun well, but I think the issues are more with the game than my computer.

Sorry to hear that Krookie. Although it's not much, there's a lot of folks that are here for you.

When looking online, I saw chips with and without hyperthreading. I'm palmost positive mine is without. I went under properties and didn't see any options. Although it might be something under the BIOS. http://www.tranmicro.com/product_info.php?...2609c34cad359ce This seems like it might work, although I'm not sure if it's worth the cost compared to my current processor.

I'm trying to tweak my computer a bit for a minimal cost. I've currently got a Intel P4 2.8ghz processor and I'm wodering if it's possible to upgrade it, or if it's worth it. My mobo only supports Socket 478 processors. Also, what's hyperthreading? My mobo seems to support it, but I'm pretty sure my current processor doesn't have it. I can also support P4 Celeron, but I was under the impression that Celeron is worse than the standard P4 chips. Any suggestions? I've got 1.5 gigs or RAM and a fairly new video card, so I don't really want to upgrade those.

The Sharks are back on track There are two teams that seem to know the secret behind beating the Sharks, and that's Edmonton and Phoenix.

I loved Chronicles of Riddick. It's a top sci-fi movie in my books. But I know it got trashed by a lot of reviewers. Personally, I enjoyed Pitch Black but it wasn't my cup of tea. Of course, I also prefer Aliens to Alien.

I just can't get Vanguard to run stable at all. It looks beautiful, but whether I max out the graphics or keep them at the bare minimum, I get lag spikes like crazy. I even upgraded my RAM from 1 gb to 1.5, and the performance boost was negligible. Granted, they are running debug software during the beta. Luckily I get to try retail for three days before I actually have to fork over money.

I'm very excited that Jagged Alliance 3 will be using the SS engine. I'm not sure how the campaign will be, but at least we will get some awesome battles with our favorite AIM mercenaries.

Yep, I enjoyed it too. It was a solid experience with a rather direct storyline. It was short, even for me, but at least it didn't drag on for days.

Jagre made the decision not to go so he could rehab his shoulder. Jarome Iginla did the same thing.

Yeah, I'm hoping the retail runs a great deal better. I've got a pretty solid PC, so I expect to be able to run it on balanced at a good clip. Currently I jump between 10-30 fps, depending on where I am. Certain things are awesome about the game, others are so-so. It seems like a much slower progression than any MMO out right now.