MabusIncarnate

I wouldn't have a problem bringing in someone like Ruutu, Dorsett, Chris Neil, or Clutterbuck, guys that play very physical but can actually produce and focus on the game of hockey as well. If it were someone more along the lines of Konopka who is gonna fight every game and put up 2 points a season, no thanks.

Yeah I tell myself this a lot when I really enjoy a game, as soon as i'm finished i'm going to start a 2nd playthrough but along with Skyrim this is rarely the case. Only games I managed multiple playthroughs on in recent history was Bioshock, Borderlands, and Fallout 3. I think once the expansions are released for Skyrim there's gonna be plenty more to keep us occupied without feeling like a 2nd playthrough is necessary. I've taken a small break from Skyrim to play Arkham City, but i'll go back to it soon enough.

I still think the benching of Bryz in the winter classic was one of the bigger recent stories. Could also touch on the frequency of concussions this season and how it's all being approached.

I finished the main storyline before the civil war quests also, what had happened in my game was a temporary peace treaty that was broken as soon as I finished. Afterwards I was able to go back through and select stormcloaks or imperials and do that storyline, which I think is probably the case here as well. Those quests should still be available upon completion of the main storyline so double check all of your missions afterwards.

I'm probably alone on this, but if a lot of people have gripes with Franzen being so off and on with production, why bring in Ryan? He is the definition of streaky, can blow up for a week or two then go 20 games without a goal. If we are going for streaky here, i'd rather go for Nash and at least get some physical presence when he's not scoring. I'd pass on Ryan, and would rather keep what we would have to sacrifice to get him.

...pretty sure that if word about this carried as far as the Edmonton locker room it would be known by the NHL higher ups. Something tells me they wouldn't allow wild coke parties to continue, not to mention the anti-doping rules that result in frequent substance abuse testing. On top of that, I don't think a professional player would disclose any information like that even if it were true to just some common fan to be spread around. Not trying to be a jerk but I don't buy it.

I was wondering the same thing, and I think I would be surprised if he wasn't suspended. I understand frustration but that was a classless move, and i'm glad Del Zotto wasn't injured from it.

Initially I was going to go with the imperials because that's the race I chose but as the game went on I sided with the Stormcloaks. It had that braveheart kind of appeal to it and felt like the better option after the storyline developed a little bit.

NEVER! "Lather, rinse, repeat" is subliminal for "use more shampoo buy more shampoo". It's a damn conspiracy. The person below me thinks the world will end on December 21 2012.

I agree completely. Only thing i'd improve is to make it a 10 minute 5 on 5 and then a tie, the shootout isn't a way to decide a game.

I would just save your perks for the time being, figure out what aspects of the game you enjoy and want to improve on. I'm currently a level 55 and have Smithing, Archery, Destruction, Lock Picking, One-Handed, Heavy Armor, and Speech at 100 and that is absolutely not the route I thought I was going to take when I first started playing. You can't move your perks once they are placed so choose carefully and don't feel like you gotta spend a point just because you have one. You also need to consider that if you want to invest in pick pocketing that you cannot sell stolen items until you join the thieves guild or you get enough perks into your speech to be able to resell stolen goods. Remember the level cap is 80 so that's how many perks you will be able to spend if you commit that far into the game. It sounds like a lot, but theres around 300 perk slots in the skill tree so technically it's really not a lot. Good luck and keep posting in this thread, I'm always checking back to offer help and advice.

Yeah i'm about the same, 54 I think. Its been a few days since i've played it but I did finish the main storyline and you get a pretty awesome shout for completing it. If you are finding that combat is becoming a bit tedious then go questing and find some shouts, as there are a lot of unique and amazing ones. With downloadable content on the way there's gonna be a lot to do in Skyrim for a long time.

Thats pretty good but I thought this was funnier. The person below me has watched a full Tennis match.

When I was about 7 my brother made me mad so I pee'd in his closet. He never quite figured it out and still doesn't know. The person below me is afraid of house cats.

There was a new patch released for this game fixing some current issues with the game a day or two ago. For anyone like myself experiencing the glitch causing the "Blood on the Ice" quest to not unlock properly the fix is coming in early January. This current glitch is preventing this quest from being completed and also prevents you from purchasing property in Windhelm. The glitch is currently only affecting some people but not all, if you've heard ramblings about The Butcher in Windhelm but haven't found the quest the glitch is probably the issue. Ill post when the official patch release date is announced.

Ruutu is the definition of underrated. He plays a very physical game plus can put up 50-60 points. I'd like to see what he could do on the Wings and on a good team. I've been a fan of this guy for a while and would love to see him here. As for Hemsky, injury risk and all, i'd take the risk. He's very dynamic and has the makings of a 70 point plus player if he would remain healthy, but I think the price tag is well worth the risk for a potential scoring threat. Hes often overlooked as one of the better players in hockey because of his injury frequency, but the skill set is there. I say good call on both guys here, i'd have zero problem signing both of these guys.

Thats a good point, but another aspect is if you decide to put all the perks into smithing you can create Daedra Weapons and Dragon Armor, both are intended to support a high level character. If you smith armor and weapons of this class, in my experience, it balances out the lack of combat skill because of the strength of the equipment. As far as the eventual replacement of shop owners and traders, i'm honestly not sure. I know the radiant AI prevents you from killing any characters that are tied into the storyline or quests, you can hack at them all day and they just cower and eventually get back up. Anytime I had a shop owner fall during a combat sequence I just reloaded my last autosave so I wouldn't lose those characters. I know in Morrowind and Oblivion once they are dead they are gone for good. Whether or not the new radiant AI adapts to shop keepers is to be seen, I may experiment and kill off a shop owner that I never use and see what happens and let you know for sure.

Heres a few tips and tricks that i've learned along the way, some that can potentially impact your progress. Save the Dark Brotherhood for last! Reason why I say this is because it's a group of assassins and your quests primarily consist of killing off certain characters. If you aren't careful, you CAN kill off a character that is part of another side quest in the game causing it to not unlock or fail if you have it active already. Be cautious about who you kill if you decide to make the Brotherhood one of the first things you do. Iron Ingots and Leather Strips are your friend. Collect them and save them, don't sell them off. Use them to make Iron Daggers at a blacksmith forge. If you can stand there and make 80-100 iron daggers at a time your smithing skill will skyrocket. You can go from a 25 to a 50 in a matter of minutes using this trick. If you decide to buy the iron ingots and leather strips, even if you sell off all the iron daggers you craft, you will lose money. If you can afford to let go of 2000-3000 gold then you can get your smithing to 100 within an hour. Even if you don't use spells, purchase the Illusion spell tome called "Muffle". It simply silences your movement for 30 seconds and is low cost to cast. Early levels every 2-3 times you cast it you will level up Illusion, as stated above, doing this for an extended period of time even if you are just walking to a new destination your illusion skill level will climb rapidly. Even if you don't plan on using illusion ever, it still adds XP to your overall character level, and free XP is good XP. Draw away Dragons from towns and cities, kill them as fast as possible. Nothing is worse than defeating a dragon in your favorite town just to see the corpses of shop owners laying around that you can no longer sell/buy from because well, they are dead. They do not respawn, they stay dead and you lose a trader for the remainder of your game. If you elect to join the Stormcloaks, you are given an opportunity to get rid of annoyances. SPOILER ALERT If you do not wish to have a quest revealed that you have not yet experienced, do not read on. One of your first missions as a Stormcloak is to raid Whiterun and clear the city of the imperial control. During the attack, the city is fair game. If that beggar that asks you for a gold piece and assures you that you can afford it begins to bother you, considering it occurs every single time you enter the city, you may "accidentally" drop your sword on his forehead and get rid of him for good without penalty. Same goes for that forever-preaching Talos monk that is in the middle of Whiterun that never seems to sleep or shut up. Taking out minor characters during war battles will not cause any bounty on your head, just be cautious of who you do decide to slay. Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade. Get a new weapon? Upgrade it. Better yet, go to your local potion dealer and find a blacksmith's potion (ideally the Blacksmith's Elixir) and you can upgrade your weapon to be even stronger. I took a sword with 25 damage, wore a ring and necklace of smithing, took a blacksmith's elixir and amped up the damage to 91. Potions only last 30 seconds unless you are well adept in Alchemy so craft fast. On top of this, you may go enchant the item as well to infuse additional fire, ice, electric damage making for an even more powerful weapon. There's always room for improvement on weapons and armor, get very familiar with your local blacksmith and the equipment available to use. This is vital to not getting your ass kicked later on in the game as it gets much harder at later levels. Lastly, don't be afraid to kick the difficulty level down a notch or two. It will not affect gained experience or any achievement progress. If you are getting turned away from this game due to the difficulty level set it to Novice and enjoy. It's still relatively challenging and can still help you overcome the current hump you can't quite get over on Normal difficulty. There's no shame on making things easier until you learn the game better.

Yeah I know in the first few quests you learn the Unrelenting Force Shout, if you have some already but can't use them try highlighting the shout in the magic menu and hit the X button (xbox 360) or the Square button (PS3) to spend a dragon soul and unlock it. Each time you slay a dragon you gain one soul to spend on Shouts and it took me a little while to realize how to unlock the shouts I had found. Dragon encounters should come randomly as long as you aren't fast traveling everywhere. I began to see a lot at the Mage's College in Winterhold and continue to run into a few while travelling on foot. It probably wouldn't hurt to do a few of the main storyline quests til you meet the Greybeards and they teach you the first three-word shout. Whether or not the progress effects the frequency of dragons i'm not entirely sure, I think it more has to do with your skill level. i've probably encountered and slayed about 40 dragons, but it seems like since i've broken level 40 that i'm encountering two at a time at points instead of one and seem to be fighting them more often.

As much time as I have put into the game, i'm only about 3 quests into the main storyline. For me, most of the appeal to the game lies in the wide variety of side quests and encounters that you run into, you get an opportunity to learn the game and certain skills better, and find better and unique gear. Regardless if you do the main storyline first, last, or somewhere inbetween it isn't going to effect any progress or dynamics of the game as a whole. It's seamless enough that you can play it how you want, it's just how much you really want to invest into it. I also recommend saving your perk points that you receive after leveling up. You can let them sit there until you figure out what kind of character you want to play as and what direction you want to go. I started off planning on being a sword and shield guy and turned out pretty much the opposite. It worked out because I didn't waste perk points in areas that I wasn't going to use later on.

If you head West out of Solitude you will run into Wolfskull Cave. The Steed Stone is just North of that location. It's invaluable and it's pretty much the only stone i've used since I found it. With 180 stamina and that stone being used my carry weight is 440. I've found myself that Archery and Blacksmithing are two of the more important ones to try and rank up. I'm very deep into this game, if anyone has any questions you can direct them to me and i'll try to answer what I can.

This game really is brilliant, it's had me sucked in since the night it was released and i'm still addicted. It's easily one of the best RPG's available anywhere, and by far the largest single player game to date. I'm currently a level 43 Imperial, specializing in Archery, Destruction, One Handed and Blacksmithing. From what I understand the level cap is 80, compared to 30 as it was set in Oblivion and Fallout 3 before expansions. With the addition of random quest generation, the game doesn't end until you decide to just put it down. It's an investment of your time and life, and I forewarn onlookers considering picking this game up that it's horribly addictive and may cause fury spells from your spouse.

I watched this game tonight, and it happened at least 5 times before the halfway point of the game. It was very unusual and like the guy above said I never saw anything like this happen in a hockey game before. Philly easily burned 3 minutes of the period just standing in their defensive zone with the puck. Back in the old days there was a matchup between two teams, one got the lead and then continued to dump the puck over and over until the end of the game. It was so damaging to the entertainment value and balance of the game that they introduced Icing. I can see discussions of a rule to avoid what happened tonight beginning tomorrow, because whatever was going on tonight made watching the game difficult and relatively annoying.

f*** you Mountain Dew for only having Live Wire during the summertime

I don't quite get what Rangers fans are going for here, only thing I can think of is just expressing their displeasure that he doesn't play on the team anymore. When Tort flat out said we have better players and sent him away i'd assume those bridges were burned with those comments and there is zero chance of him playing in a Rangers uniform again. Do they think that Tort is just gonna apologize, say he didn't mean it and bring him back? As for Avery back on the Wings, i'd pass. I'm not denying that he has some skill and can contribute but the headache doesn't outweigh the production imo. If we go that direction i'd rather have a player like Chris Neil.