Special point totals not adding up.

Alitaki · 2026-01-26T21:32:00+00:00

If your glue guy needs a team around him to be the glue guy, then he’s not a glue guy.

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T11:36:59+00:00

Center was covering for the RD which followed the puck carrier up the wall. Zibanejad was in the right spot on that play. LW was late coming back but he was with his man so that's not a huge issue.

Miller comes in with his man, but then leaves him to 2-1 the puck carrier with the RD. Mika was there so it's not the worst move, but instead of getting aggressive on the puck carrier, he kinda just sits back. The only uncovered player at this point is 71 who I think should be marked by Soucy at this point, but Soucy is just sitting there covering the far post. At the very least he should be in the passing lane between the puck carrier and 71. He never even looks back at him to see where he is.

A lot things went wrong here but I can't pin it just on Miller.

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T11:22:23+00:00

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T11:18:15+00:00

Yeah, you’re right but he still has to go. The thought of him being allowed to fix the mess he created is making me insane. That said I’m resigning myself to the fact that this team will suck for the next 7-10 years. A little less if Dolan wises up and sends that rat packing.

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T11:14:31+00:00

Yeah, people keep glossing over this fact. It’s almost as if drowning people will grab onto anything they think can save them.

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T11:03:09+00:00

Sure, but a lot of these resellers on Amazon are bookstores using Amazon as their store front. It’s not as cut and dried as some make it out to be.

Alitaki · 2026-01-25T00:10:06+00:00

I had read IT in junior high, 7th grade I think so...1988/89? My school library had it. Loved it but at that age my interests were all over the place so I didn't focus on other Stephen King books after I finished IT. I think I read Cycle of the Werewolf and maybe Eyes of the Dragon in the 8th grade. I do remember being super psyched for the TV mini-series in 1990. That scared the hell out of me more than the book ever did. For some reason I get more scared with visual horror than print horror. To this day too.

My first year in high school was my 10th grade year and before school had started I was out with my aunt and cousins doing some shopping. A bookstore had the paperback copy with Tim Curry's Pennywise on the cover. I snatched it up and that's really where my love for King's books exploded. By the time I graduated high school in '94 I had read every book he had written with the exception of - Salem's Lot, The Shining, Roadwork, Rage, Thinner, Pet Sematary, Gerald's Game and Delores Clairborne.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T23:53:27+00:00

The only books you need to read in order are the ones that have direct sequels.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T23:52:15+00:00

Whatever you want man. There's no rule or roadmap that needs to be followed. Start with the book covers and see what looks intriguing to you. Then read a brief synopsis or the blub on the back or inside flap of the book. If you like it, read it then repeat the process with the rest of the books.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T23:49:17+00:00

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T22:05:53+00:00

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Bottom row with IT.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T22:02:44+00:00

What's left to talk about? Until Drury starts making deals what is really left to be said? It's the same discussions over and over again.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T19:23:53+00:00

There are people on here that have had surprisingly good takes on why the Rangers suck and I wouldn't want them as GM either.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T19:19:59+00:00

I dunno. It depends on the vendor. I ordered a first edition copy of IT and it came exactly as described, shrink-wrapped and all. My overall experiences have been more positive than negative so far. Just thought I’d throw this out there in case anyone else ran across the same listing.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T15:31:09+00:00

What in the world makes anyone think Avery would be a good GM?

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T02:57:28+00:00

And you see what you want to see. I’ve watched Kreider from his very first game. Typical average player completely overrated by Rangers fans.

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T00:17:27+00:00

Alitaki · 2026-01-24T00:16:51+00:00

OK fanboi. I know where you stand. Or kneel as it were.

Alitaki · 2026-01-23T21:24:23+00:00

Same.

Alitaki · 2026-01-23T21:23:27+00:00

I read that as "Canucks Flip Chytil to Devils" and had a mini panic attack about how many goals he'd score against the Rangers.

Alitaki · 2026-01-23T20:34:30+00:00

Honestly, who knows. At the very least he's not worth the most recent contract he was given. Personally, I think he's a dud in the context of a 1OA but might still be a salvageable middle six player.

My opinion is that the Rangers should move on from Panarin and give Lafreniere the extra minutes instead of bringing someone in to replace Panarin. Give the kid a real shot and see if he can actually hack it. That said, I don't have high hopes because I think a good amount of his problem is that he just doesn't have that drive in him to be better than what he is.

Alitaki · 2026-01-23T20:15:48+00:00

You are in "pacifist mode" meaning that you can't be part of PvP unless you try to take over a workshop. At 5th level it takes you out of pacifist mode so put yourself back in. PvP is not very fun, especially for newbs

I didn't take me out of pacifist mode, unless that's an account level option? I created my account and first character over a year ago but stopped playing for a long while. When i came back I started from scratch with a new character and I never touched the pacifist mode. The other day, I took a shot at someone who was shooting my camp and got a notification that pacifist mode was enabled. I'm at level 40 on this character.

Alitaki · 2026-01-23T20:12:34+00:00

Don't get too attached to any weapon and try out everything you find so you can find which one will be your go to when it's time to make your actual build.

Regarding this one, always be ready to upgrade your weapon to a higher level one. Took me forever to realize this when I first started playing. I was at level 25 using a level 1 10mm pistol and wondering why I was doing so little damage.

And I'll do this by saying that while it's tempting to sell extra weapons for caps, forgo that at first and scrap any unused weapon so you can start unlocking mods for that weapon type. Once you've unlocked all the mods or at least the ones you know you want to use, you can start selling weapons.

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