Hey folks:

Just curious if any spoilerites will be getting this new-fangled MMO come December?

I've been doing various beta's for the better part of the last few months and have to say that I'm very impressed. If anybody is interested in forming a guild, many friends and I will be congregating on the Whitebeam Run server. This may be a good opportunity for someone on the fence to have some folks to play with right out the door.

Also, let's get the gripes out of the way: WOW CLONE WOW CLONE WOW CLONE!!!! In a market with a single dominating force, it is fiscally responsible to take everything you can from that force and make it your own. So yes, it's " WOW in spaaaaaaceee!" but it's also so much more. It's filled with lore, and significant character/story/world interactions that you cannot find elsewhere. Thanks to borrowing what works from WOW the framework is familiar and jumping in is easy for veteran MMO players and new players alike.

The simple argument of "why don't I just play WoW?" is easily answered with "Sure, if you just want an MMO, go play WoW. But if you're looking for a Star Wars experience, then this is a great world to play around in."

I'm thankful for all the podcasts put out by the MS crew this year! It's filled my life with so many hours of entertainment, and certainly made 2011 much more bearable.

As much as words are nice, I'll be sure to donate towards the cause this Black Friday, because MS is the best deal there is :-)


So, thanks guys!


And Happy Thanksgiving forum-goers! How will you be spending Thanksgiving this year?

I don't know why, but in my mind I inserted malicious laughter after this sentence.

So, anybody get this wonderful little gem?

I'm personally loving every minute of this game.

I made a Redguard with focus on 2-H weapons, archery, and light armor. I just killed my first dragon, and it was kinda intense.

Number 18.


You guys are small time! Everybody knows that posting is like golf!

I really didn't intend to write anything that long this morning :-3

I just buzzed through this thread and wanted to share my experience.

I'm a big man now, but I actually know quite a bit when it comes to losing weight.

On no less than two occasions have I lost over 150 lbs within a year. And on each occasion I never took any supplemental weight loss pills, or really endured a fancy diet.

All it was, was balancing a proper workout routine and a proper way of eating.

Here's the secret to how I literally burned 2 lbs a week (also, this requires a gym membership. If you have no access to a gym or have a social condition that keeps you from a gym, then let me know privately and I can assist you).

GNC Mega Mens Multi-Vitamins (these horse-pills are about the only thing that gives you enough actual nutritional energy to work out on a regular basis. I've tried about 30 brands of multi-vitamin, each for weeks, and this one stood above the rest with the most noticeable effects. And this isn't subjective effects, this is a significant increase in estimated caloric burn at the end of my work-outs [track this btw]).

Cardo-resistance-cardio routine:

Start with cardio, get your heart to your workout load (learn this for yourself, your personal "cardio bpm" isn't the same as someone who is skinny. Then stay in that zone for at least 30 minutes. FOr beginners it will be rough to get to 30 min. But as you get used to the jump and jive it'll get easier to go to an hour, and eventually 2 hours.

 Then do a "resistance track" wherein you visit a machine that will tone each set of muscles in your body (about 5 machines is all you need to achieve this). Each machine you do two reps on ("WTF is a rep?" A rep, prior to what anybody may tell you, is your bodies ability to do the machines activity until you feel it burning the muscle group that you are targeting. It can be between 5-20 movements. Find your rep zone by trying the thing out. Like cardio, the reps will grow as you get used to it/tone up). Between reps, do a short-stretch of each muscle group worked (short stretch is holding for 30 seconds/ long stretch is doing that twice in a row). Do the resistance work slowly. Don't think "OMG I NEED HIGH REPS CAUSE THAT MEANS I'M TOUGH RRAWRWRAWRAWR!" Actually you tone better with slow/low reps. Take 20 seconds to do the motion, instead of 5. Your muscles will burn more, but that means the fibers of muscle tissue are actually being worked, rather than pushed for a single motion with speed. Breath out as you pull the weight, and inhale as it goes back to rest. NEVER HOLD YOUR BREATH! If you hold your breath, then you will cause oxygen in your blood and your lungs to strain themselves, causing a chance of stroke and herniation. A hernia will be your punishment for not breathing. After moving to all the machines you want, get back to cardio to finish it off. Keep to the same rules as stated before, 30-min minimum. Cardio takes about 30 minutes as well.


An important tip: If you are working out every day back-to-back, then you will want to skip resistance every other day. If you work your muscles too much, you will find yourself fatigued, and in a great deal of pain. Sucks ducks, really. I learned this the hard way.

If you follow that exercise routine 5 days a week, then you will be losing weight hand-over-fist.

On eating: Eat what you want. But don't be dumb. If you want to be restrictive and have a diet designed to build your metabolism, then do the following:

Eat a portion no bigger than the size of your fist every three hours. That's it. There's your portion control: Your hand. Protein shakes aren't weight-loss aids, but they are low-calorie easy to prepare quick portions. Some taste like rejuvenate ass, but others are quite good. Don't go nuts and mix too much shit into them. If you can do straight up water and powder, then game on brother! Lowest calorie option! If you need a more significant drink, then look at options that won't screw you on daily intake: A banana, two Tbsp of No-Fat Yogurt, or skim milk. The last option is about the same as water really, but it doubles the calories. THe banana makes it like a smoothie, as does the yogurt. Feels like a good meal after you drink that! I always did the banana thing. I freaking love bananas. Start with a mix that you think tastes good. I recommend EAS, they have done wonders to making their shit taste decent. I've tried Mega-Men, home-brands [like Target/Wal-Mart], muscle milk, myoplex, etc. EAS is the only one that I found good (in Chocolate that is).

That's it. That's literally 10 years of research into health condensed into one post. And I mean real research, we're talking peer reviewed studies and data analysis and honest to goodness scientific rigor on the part of myself in terms of tracking results.

Some added things that I (PERSONALLY) like:

Eliptical. If you can stand it, this thing will burn calories nearly effortlessly. Some people hate it, but its resistance+cardio. It's awesome.

Biking. Get a bike, see the world. Great for making things easier on your brain when it comes to working out.

And finally an authors note of sorts:

It may seem entirely strange that a fat man is telling you how to be healthier, but the honest truth is, for me, I'm okay with being big. I've lost weight so many times, and each time I find myself back at where I'm comfortable. I stopped looking at how the world saw me, and instead looked at how I saw myself. I like food, and as I go on I'll treat food responsibly. But if that means I maintain a bigness to myself, then so be it. I have a beautiful fiancee that loves me for me, and even finds me attractive with my clothes off. I got her because I loved myself enough to not care about how I looked, and my mind, and personality shown through.

Anyways, good luck with this, but honestly. Pills? The best thing a pill could do for you is become a placebo, otherwise, it's just something else holding you back from losing the weight yourself.

My day off has arrived.

I'm taking Kingdom Come, Civil War, Hush and my dog with me to the lake for some relaxing reading and dog-playing-in-water hilarity. It's a beautiful day out.

I remember that. The Ollie's here has started to do the random-pack-of-comics deal finally as well.

It's like a veritable Infinite Improbability Drive of comics in terms of what you may get.

Also, if you participate in the official D&D Insider virtual table top beta, you can get a gaming group very easily! Just sign up for it, and you may get picked. I did, and every night there are dozens of public games that can definitely lead to a relationship with a good GM and eventually to a regular game.

Hello there!

For some time now I've run an online D&D game and I can honestly say I've had the most success recruiting and being recruited for other online games through 4chan.

Though the image-board has its dreadful reputation, it happens to be well-trafficked and beneath the grime, it's a great place to meet and greet with like-minded individuals.

Each board has its own reputation-level, and some boards are far worse than others. The traditional games (tabletop/RPG/CCG) board is not bad at all: http://boards.4chan.org/tg/

Ohio has entered its cold and rainy season, so I have enough reason to throw on a fleece blanket and lose myself into graphic novel nirvana!

With some occasional breaks to play some New Vegas.

This game was worth exactly what I paid for it!

$1.50 a day for 4 days!

In that time I completed everything I wanted to get a full experience, and then felt satisfied enough to return it to Redbox.

I appreciate the effort put into making a more fleshed-out role-playing experience (building on reactions to Legends-style games). However, I believe Activision made a poor choice in opting for Silicone Knights to create the game. I know they did it because they provided the best budget, but this was on the tails of Too Human. They have a long string of mediocre games, and this is just another title to add.

In my opinion, it's a great experience that's worth renting. It'll be a good deal at $20, and a must-grab for fans at $15 and lower.

I am, however, tired of the "action RPG template" that seems to becoming more and more popular now-a-days. It gets tiring when the "RPG systems" become so "same-y."

The New...53!

Honestly, I'm sure DC has already worked into their new sales paradigm a way of testing out title-worthiness of characters. Either through sales figures, rep-talk, or various other ways of analysis.

Should a character that seems short-lived but well-welcomed in an upcoming issue, we may see that person get their own title down the line.

This style of feeler-based marketing is something they should stick to to keep ahead in this medium.

I had $50 and a desire to get some stuff my collection lacked, and I got all this.



That one on the left is Batman Deadman. And that hidden one in the middle is Batman: Hush. I love me some Batman so that's why I got so many Bat-titles.

What should I read first?!