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    Ever had a player in your group throw a tantrum or worse? Most uncomfortable moment?

    College, 1E days, and it is my very first game as a player. I joined a group of my friends and acquaintences who had played the previous night. To make a long story short one of the players had the Gauntletts of Ogre Power. This player also was on the track of creating uber characters before...
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    Building a PC, need some advice.

    A lot of really good relevent information in these posts. drothgery, are those Athlon X2s for AM2 boards?
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    Building a PC, need some advice.

    There are number of members here who have more knowledge than me, but the following will help: 1. Whatever you do make sure you have a good power supply. I wish I had a dollar for ever person who spends big $ on hardware and then to save money goes cheap in the power supply unit. BIG MISTAKE...
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    I couldn't agree more. They are so bloated that they really bog a system down and Norton and McAfee have poor track records though from what I just read McAfee might finally be improving; still they won't be getting any $ from me. I know people like ZA but when I finally had enough of its...
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    That is some really good info. Yes, I have seen the padlock and for some reason I have seen the http change to https but it never connected with me. I am aware of Phising and I avoid any attempts like the plague. That being said, do you think outgoing information is all that important as...
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    I misspoke. Jetico is the one that takes some real setting up. I am really impressed with the just released version of Comodo. It is getting great reviews. If the latest version of Sunbelt's Kerio 4.3.635 fails to remain stable (I just installed it) I am going to try Comodo.
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    Yes, that is what I was driving at. I shop online at Amazon, ZipZoomfly, NewEgg and a few others. That is certainly outbound information that I don't want hackers to get their hands on.
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    Okay, I have a Lynksys Router. How does one go about making sure it is optomized or am I ignorant to the fact that they are "ready to go" per se. I appreciate your replies. Agamon, Thanee, Xyanthon, if I may ask, what do you utilize - besides a router - for protection, i.e. anti-virus, etc...
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    A BSOD means "Blue Screen of Death" due to what is known as a STOP Error. Windows does this to protect your computer from serious damage occuring. It happens when there are Driver conflicts, usually hardware but sometimes software as in my case, and your system crashes to a Blue Screen where...
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    Any GOOD Firewalls Out There?

    I have Sunbelt's Kerio Firewall version 4.3.246. It was an install after I had to jettison their previous version that caused tons of BSOD's. This one casues BSODs as well but not at nearly the number. Still, BSODs are not acceptable for any reason and Sunbelt has had more than enough time to...
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    [March] What are you reading?

    1. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell 2. The Present Future 3. Spiritual Leadership
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    [March] What are you reading?

    Sorry for the double post.
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    Recommend me some older RPGs

    Yes, and patch and patch and patch. Check the website Circle of Eight for patch suggestions.
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    Recommend me some older RPGs

    Maybe I am missing it in your list, but what about Baldur's Gate 1, especially with the expansion pack Tales from the Sword Coast? I loved the stories in Tales. And Thanee's recommendation of community mods is right on. Many arer better than BioWare's offerings. Adam Miller is one the very...
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    Game vs. Story

    I don't in the least see this as an either/or proposition. If experience has taught me anything it is a both/and proposition.
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    It's Official: Star Trek XI Greenlit, JJ Abrams to direct

    My question is: Does Abrams, Lindelof, Kurtzman, Orci, and Burke have any experience with Trek? I am not being difficult here, just wondering if those who are taking over the franchise even know what the franchise is about. Can anyone enlighten me? Damon and Sinise will do fine, especially...
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    [March] What are you playing?

    Reinstalled C&C Generals Zero Hour and Tiberian Sun.
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    Worst miniature paint job evAr! Get it off the table!

    Is it just me or does it sound like this player has more than once caused some problems and that there is more to this? Every gaming group is different and if you are going to play in a group by agreed group/DM parameters then that is what you play by. I remember a post from awhile back where...
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    Never Played, could use starting advice

    IMO, party, party, party. The real strength with IWD is that you get to create your entire party. This allowed me to use every race as well. It has been at least 4, more like 5, years since I played but this was my party: Dwarven Fighter Half-elf Ranger Human Cleric Halfling Thief/Fighter...
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    Necromancer Games shutting down next year.(UPDATE post 93)

    This is an absolutely sad day indeed. Necro had some of the best stuff on the market. Tegel Manor is this close...
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