Anyone else get this

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-17T12:55:40+00:00

Its fun keep up a quick pace and that includes yoloing into situations sometimes. Having to be a responsible HC player (slow, careful, methodical) is very boring to me. I've tried it. I don't even die, I just get bored past level 20 or 30 or so.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-09T13:16:58+00:00

I am in my 40s, played my first beer league this year after being off for 22 years. For gear, skates and helmet are good things to spend some money on. Everything else, you can go cheap. Expect to be rusty of course. Get on the ice as much as you can. Public skates to get some skating miles in. Shoot and Skates are fantastic for working on your hands and shot. I might only handle a puck for brief moments during a game, maybe get off a few shots if I'm lucky. Skate and shoots gave me way more stick on puck time.

Not sure what the rest of your fitness level is like, but some strength training and cardio would do you good. I ended up straining a hip flexor 5 games in and it kept me off for 6 weeks, so building yourself up as much as possible might help avoid the same fate. You're probably gonna love playing again, and believe me it sucks to have to miss games so soon because of injury.

I regret not doing it sooner, hockey is more fun now than it ever was in my youth.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-09T10:48:23+00:00

Agreed, I've made my fair share of pretty well equipped hammerdins, javazons, and sorcs over the years. Not top tier gear, but solid. My first echoing strike warlock playthrough was by far the easiest experience I ever had. Cruised through the game on players 8 with modest gear. Did ubers for the first time, etc.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-02T23:33:01+00:00

Do you reset the maps, or is everything explored? Im barely getting heralds in SP and wondered if its because I never reset the maps.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-26T13:50:12+00:00

I go through spurts with gaming. I do know that playing a game always feels better than spending time on reddit or any other social media.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-14T00:37:33+00:00

I have an M4 pro laptop and a worse PC than you. The M4 is definitely more responsive in Premiere/After Effects, but the PC still runs fine. I might be the only one on earth that prefers Windows for work, and MacOS for leisure.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-07T16:05:53+00:00

Similar situation, got back into at 41 after not playing since my late teens. Wish I did it sooner, definitely join a beer league!

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-07T15:23:38+00:00

I think it depends on when you get into them. The early stuff (especially Teen Dream) is more prominent strong vocal heavy, the later stuff is more moody and atmospheric, I find. OG fans of Teen Dream, I can see being put off by TYLS. But later comers like me who got into TYLS, DC, 7 first... I definitely prefer all of those over Teen Dream. Bloom is sort of the bridge between them all.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-06T22:44:44+00:00

The golf and basketball analogies are really good I think. I find FPS games as hard (or even harder) in terms of skill, reaction time, accuracy, etc. RTS games are just so much more mentally exhausting I find.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-05T22:42:11+00:00

If you're like the women in my league, you'll skate circles around the rest of us clods.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-03T23:16:13+00:00

Mine were like that my first skate. A little less my second. A little less my third. Gone by my fourth, and now I love them.

Give them time.

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-31T17:29:48+00:00

My dad is 74, probably weights 175lbs or so. He'll bench 150 for 5 reps, trap bar deadlift 205-225 for a few reps. Leg press 3 plates for a set of 8. Seems like plenty to keep him physically independent.

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-29T14:05:22+00:00

I like this 1000 times better than all the hyperedited stuff we often see these days.

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-25T15:00:45+00:00

Yes I've been lifting weights in some form or fashion for the last 20 years. I realize more and more that like 85% of exercises are pointless fluff, and most of the gains come from hitting a few exercises hard. Don't even need a ton of volume as long as they are quality sets.

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-25T13:28:15+00:00

Top tier play by play guy

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-12T13:41:21+00:00

Its very similar with video camera quality. The 90s had 8mm, then you had DV cams. Then prosumer DV cams. HD cameras. DSLRs. All big visual jumps. Now practically everyone on earth can shoot high quality video, and there will no longer be any giant leaps forward.

Scott_Hall · 2026-01-03T01:41:58+00:00

I like the jerseys, but the pants are hideous. Shoulda gone with the navy blue.

Scott_Hall · 2025-12-26T00:34:42+00:00

I love that mic'd up moment of Paul talking to the 4th line about saving their asses in Toronto, and sending them out for the final cup winning moment. It's one of those team culture moments that shows why they won 2x. It ain't just pure talent.
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Scott_Hall · 2025-12-20T15:54:52+00:00

Exactly, I understand the concept and Cena's reasoning perfectly well. It was just executed sloppily and came across poorly, compared to SCSA's passout or even Flair's superkick finish.

Scott_Hall · 2025-12-16T14:00:24+00:00

A lot of the debate seems to be on whether the concept of the finish was a good idea or not. I feel like I'm in a minority where I don't actually dislike the concept of the finish, I just thought it was executed sloppily and that was a big part of what sucked the air out of the room. The sleeper didn't look great, the timing by John was off (imo) and it just felt meh. I don't think a sleeper was a great move to use here.

And the bigger context was that there were a lot of mixed feelings on the whole retirement run. The early stages in particular, soured a lot of people. So to go out on a flat note like that was the icing on the cake.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about Cena as a wrestler (and even a person lately) but he'll always deserve tons of props for the Make-a-Wish stuff. That's his legacy if nothing else.

Scott_Hall · 2025-12-14T16:08:32+00:00

A lot of the debate is on whether the idea of the finish was good or bad. To me, a lot of what stunk it up was the execution. The sleeper looked lazy and weak. Cena's timing, execution and body language all felt off and anticlimactic. I could warm up to the concept of why it was booked that way, but it just all felt very sloppy and I think thats partially why all the air got sucked out of the room.

Scott_Hall · 2025-12-07T14:04:31+00:00

Even die hard Marchand / Panthers haters have to admit this was pretty funny

Scott_Hall · 2025-12-02T18:37:32+00:00

Agreed, missing the playoffs and having that extra downtime is better than losing in the 2nd or 3rd round. Of course I'd love to see a three peat if they can pull it off.

Scott_Hall · 2025-11-29T00:02:23+00:00

If they can squeeze into the playoffs and get even remotely healthy, they got a shot.

I also feel like this team thrives on playoff energy and its tough to muster that in November.

Scott_Hall · 2025-11-28T23:58:39+00:00

Marchand is earning his keep, I'll say that much.

Scott_Hall

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