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The part about "surviving because nobody can seem to break through their defense" can be applied to any team, any time. So, whatever. The thing is, France is constantly on the offensive, trying to get the ball to Henry or Ribery, and pressuring the goal. They rarely fall back (with their defenders line being more in the middle than in the rear). and don't rely on counterhits to get their goals. I'm going to take your word for it about the match vs SK as I didn't watch it, but then again, their game has only picked up since the match against Spain. They almost didn't make it to the second round, so... Ah, right. So now because they have an awesome bunch of players in the middle of the field that cut most passes and prevent the other teams from playing at their leisure, they are boring, nay, destructive? So what should they do, let everyone pass and have Barthez save it at the last moment? Get real. Also, goals are seldom a good indicative of anything. Good games have often ended in 0-0, and it's not uncommon in boring matches that two or three goals are scored, because of counterhit tactics. Eh? Where did I say you aren't entitled to your opinion? I'm just saying you're wrong at best, and completely clueless at worst. That's my opinion. Don't get all snappy on me. Meh. They need to fix the refereeing so the amount of mistakes is reduced to a minimum. Be it unintentional or forced, it makes no sense that with technology available that could easily put a stop to it, they still do it the old fashioned way.

Oh please. Stop trying to be clever, it's not like you are new here. I was in fact granting you the benefit of doubt, as only someone that hadn't watched the games could say that France plays defensively. Usually I'd agree with that statement applying to Italy, but their last two matches at least prove they don't always do that. It's not a matter of opinion either, pally. So, have it your way. You have watched the games. The only conclusion then is that you just have no idea what you're talking about. He's overrated. He dives when he should take it like a man and keep going. He would rather get a penalty kick than a fair goal. That's enough for me to dislike a player. Sure, he's not the only one doing that. But I don't like those others that do the same, either.

Jens Lehmann.

Funny thing is, Coupet is a great keeper in his own right...

Aww, yeah baby. Give 'em hell with your mad vector analysis skillz.

Also, they need to get rid of Barthez.

Fix'd. The game's a dungeon crawler, what did you expect?

Don't get me started on that...

Is this some kind of bait for Baley?

I'm going to assume you haven't been watching the last games. So, before making this sort of clueless comment, watch the games.

Ah, of course. The Boreadore. Blame it on the lack of sleep.

Come again? And, um. Redemption sucks.

Yeah, it's easy to give the impression that you're not to falling for any diving, when in fact you're just allowing for everything. There was lots of diving alright, but there were many fouls which the ref just chose to ignore. No team was favored by this though, which probably means he was trying real hard not to punish either team too severely to avoid hurting the final. If you say so. The game probably benefitted from the ref not stopping it at every turn, but only because no team took advantage of it and stepped up the aggression.

I didn't know they could play games without a ref. Amusing, indeed. Anyway, great game from Italy. Instead of relying on their classic catenaccio, they were on the offensive the whole time, which paid off in the end, and made for a fun match to watch. So it looks like we'll have a France-Italy Final. And France is going to win. edited for typos

"It works" just because. No satisfactory reason is given at all, except that creatures possessing spell-like abilities, "just have them". I always get a laugh when you criticize other people's logic. Anyway, it makes perfect sense to forego material components rules for all but the most expensive. Again, having the wizard (and sorcerer, meh) player waste time managing components and carry around a load of different components is only good to clutter the game for that player, and possibly the others as well (as I explained before and you failed to understand). It makes sense to use material components for powerful spells (Wish, Miracle, etc), so as to prevent casters from spamming those spells to victory everytime. Stoneskin can hardly break the game. Wish, on the other hand, is a very different matter.

No, those are "spell-like abilities". Yes, it's real lame. I never have participated or GM'd a campaign that made use of the material components rules, except for the more powerful spells. I just don't see how that contributes to role-playing or, for that matter, fun.

You don't really see more. A 16:9 aspect ratio offers less viewing area than 4:3. It is debatable whether the difference between lateral and vertical fields of view (180 vs 140 degrees) is actually relevant, since the eye's actual focus area is only a fraction of the actual field of view. Anyway, props to you for a creative solution, lol :D

GO FRANCE! Awesome game, and once again, Zidane proves he's still THE MAN. I was hoping Brazil would actually do something good in this match seeing how they hadn't really needed to try so far, but they got smacked around pretty bad, with key figures Kak

Oh well, since you put it that way. 14/f/cali

OMG so you're one of those FAKE OL chicks! Shame on you!

Don't underestimate the power of copy&paste.

Same here, but I seem to have problems watching some online multimedia crap, so... And since everyone seems to be commenting on New Life, I'll say I found it to be one of the most annoying missions in the game, but I did everything with just the clown costume, so it might just be me...

Larry 7 was "funny as f***". It's probably an exception, though, with the franchise's quality decreasing with increasing sequels, with Magna Cum Laude's good joke per hour rate being one of the lowest of the saga.

More like 60%, as plot thickness diminishes steadily from that point on, being replaced by ever growing amounts of inane combat. You haven't played BL, Bok? You should get it, it's quite a nice game.

Awesome.