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  1. Astennu

    Everquest Mysteries

    Someone mentioned Kunark release and idiots not knowing they were KOS in places. We (early Triton) had someone with the opposite issue -- he had some bug where he was max faction with everything. He could run anywhere with impunity. We'd use him for corpse runs in Seb since he could run down...
  2. Astennu

    History of FoH

    Hah I remember that well. After the genesis of Team Ice (Elrood, Rombus and myself). I thought the Stuntazz stuff was hilarious. Who were you, and which Triton guys were you going to fight? That rules. As far as FoH I remember going to the board before Noows and talking about Veeshan's...
  3. Astennu

    Everquest Mysteries

    I remember you Runnen, of course. Povar for life (Triton is STILL going there almost 18 years later). I owned the raptor island in Timorous after Kunark came out. Quad-kited those things from 52 - 58.
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    The Metal Thread

    New speed metal!
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    The Metal Thread

    Check out stuff by Dan Swano. Some of the stuff he's done/is doing should be up your alley. My two favorites of his are Edge of Sanity (of course) and I really like his new band Witherscape (I'm sure Vorph mentioned them somewhere earlier in the thread).
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    The Metal Thread

    The new Ensiferum is pretty average in general, but this song RULES.
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    Crowfall

    The crafting dev (Tom Blair) that did that interview was one of our officers in Triton (EQ) for years and I passed leadership to him when I retired. Main toon was Bentos The Hero, eventually went to work for SOE and was the GM (Blixtev) that suspended Legacy Of Steel for "exploiting". He's...
  8. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Nevermore is permanently over. Sanctuary was Warrell and Jim's (and Jeff came in at the end) band before breaking up and forming Nevermore. Their two late 80s/early 90s albums were great. I always preferred those to anything Nevermore did. The new reunion one is definitely more akin to...
  9. Astennu

    College Basketball 2014-2015

    It's all about the Wahoos.
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    Fondest Memory of MMOs

    No we were not like that at all. Furor and Thott used to hang in our officer chat all the time shooting the shit about the game and what sploits were getting used. Tigole was mostly gone by that point. Koryo did once I think around PoP but he seemed like a robot. The competition between our...
  11. Astennu

    Fondest Memory of MMOs

    One thing that was funny back in the day (at least from my point of view) was when Legacy of Steel got suspended for "exploiting" in Vex Thal. The GM that did it was an officer in our guild (Triton). Just a few of us even knew he was a GM and we never said a word about the LoS thing. I know...
  12. Astennu

    Fondest Memory of MMOs

    Triton. I was an officer from early Velious through PoP then took over as guild leader at the beginning of GoD. Did that through 2008 off and on around various retirements. I actually went to the guild summit they had during GoD. Hard to believe that was more than ten years ago now.
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    Fondest Memory of MMOs

    Yeah and when your guild leader is a necro you do that shit over and over (Hi Zaar).
  14. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Three days ahead of you Seventh. Seeing him in Baltimore on Monday with an old high school friend. Almost 30 years as a fan and I will finally get to see him live. So pumped....listened to Fatal Portrait through The Eye today at work.
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    Fondest Memory of MMOs

    Getting the first ever Emperor SSRA kill when we were racing with FoH to get it. We (Triton) were doing really well, had him at about 25% or so, tank order going well (this was the death-touching version). I dragged a dead tank out to be ressed, but forgot to change my hotkey page back to my...
  16. Astennu

    Opeth - Pale Communion

    Really tried to like it. I just can't get into it. I think it is better than Heritage, but it's not something I'll go back to often if ever. I think I just can't resolve in my own mind that this is the same band that released Morningrise and Still Life. You almost have to look at Opeth as a...
  17. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Just because I got tickets to finally see the King live in October. Bucket list band for me. Overkill still rules and their new (17th!) album kicks ass. And whenever I feel like getting vertigo and going into an epileptic fit I watch this.
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    The Metal Thread

    Nice man. Lethal Tendencies was one of my favorite songs in high school. I still listen to it from time to time. I saw Dream Theater last night and purposefully did not check set lists prior so I'd be surprised. They were "celebrating" Awake (20 year anniv) and Metropolis 2 (15 year anniv)...
  19. Astennu

    NCAA Basketball 2013-14

    During the non-conference schedule the lineup and rotation was not set, and the offense still tended to migrate toward "watch Joe Harris do something and if he's not on we get crushed". Couple that with a Tennessee team that could not miss and you got a fucking beat down. Next game at Florida...
  20. Astennu

    NCAA Basketball 2013-14

    Yeah, my hate for Duke runs deep. Syracuse losing did my team a favor, but fuck losing like that. Will never forget 1997 UVa/Duke game when we were shooting free throws with about 10 seconds left in the game down by 1. Our guys makes them both, and we had a guy to come in for the shooter at...
  21. Astennu

    NCAA Basketball 2013-14

    That was Syracuse's official welcome to the ACC. Enjoy your stay. Good luck overcoming the tobacco road blue blood bias.
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    NCAA Basketball 2013-14

    I had given up on my Wahoos after that game, but oddly enough that ended up being the most important game of the season because everything changed after that.
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    The Metal Thread

    Props sir. Always good to see a Fates fan...not enough of us out there. The new record is great. Will finally get to see them live at the end of November. Cannot wait. Still my favorite FW song:
  24. Astennu

    Gravity (2013)

    This movie was great. I'm a sucker for space based films, and this one delivered. Just beautiful in IMAX 3D.
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    MLB 2013 season

    Fucking Mets are systematically taking out Braves players whenever Atlanta visits. First Hudson, now Heyward. He was getting shit done lately too since being moved to leadoff.
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    MLB 2013 season

    Uh oh....every time the Pirates lose a late season 16+ inning game they tank. Keep your fingers crossed Grim... And the bean ball war between the Braves and Nats is awesome.
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    MLB 2013 season

    Peace out Charlie Manuel.
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    MLB 2013 season

    Still amazed how Atlanta has managed to pull this season off. Missing two of their top three relievers most of the year, losing Huddy for the year, Maholm out for a few weeks, and then all of the injuries to the outfield and catchers. An outfield of Jose Constanza, Reed Johnson and Joey...
  29. Astennu

    Dream Theater - Self titled album coming Sept. 24th

    I've seen DT live a few times, and oddly enough I've never seen a song from FII performed by them. I must have been unlucky (or in my case lucky because I hate FII). I've seen at least one song from every other album. They even played A Fortune In Lies last time I saw them. THAT was funny...
  30. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    I go back to Exhorder every so often. This album was so fucking heavy back in the day, not to mention they are the band Pantera ripped off when they changed styles so drastically. Trouble's new record is out now too, best they've done in over 20 years. One of the originators of bluesy doom.
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    Dream Theater - Self titled album coming Sept. 24th

    I'd listen to ADToE a million times over before I listen to Falling Into Infinity. That was one of the most disappointing records ever, especially after the awesomeness of Images and Words and Awake. The person they've missed in that band is Kevin Moore.
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    The Metal Thread

    For any fans of Savatage (probably just the old timers here) Jon Oliva just released a solo record that includes the last remaining music he and his brother Criss wrote together. Criss was one of my favorite guitar players back in the day. Glad I got to see him live before he died. Music is...
  33. Astennu

    ACL Reconstruction

    ACL tears suck. They are so random and everyone reacts to them differently. I did mine nearly 19 years ago now. I was just playing a casual 2 on 2 basketball game in the gym waiting for others to get there for a real game. Drove by my guy, planted my right foot and snap. It was so loud it...
  34. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Hark the Herald motherfuckers! Tumultuous Teutonic Templar Thrash!
  35. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Damn shitty. Will blast some Show No Mercy tonight.
  36. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    New Immolation coming out soon. New Megadeth track from their upcoming album. Pretty terrible. If you are a fan of NWOBHM -- Satan has reformed with their early lineup and have a new record out soon. It sounds great. Sinnes you'd probably like it. And just because I...
  37. Astennu

    The Metal Thread

    Setlist.fm shows the set list as: The Devil's Orchard Ghost of Perdition White Cluster Hope Leaves Atonement Deliverance Hessian Peel H?xprocess Demon of the Fall (acoustic version) Reverie/Harlequin Forest Encore: Blackwater Park I've seen Opeth several times and they never...
  38. Astennu

    MLB 2013 season

    Thanks to the Cubs for continuing to run Carlos Marmol out there. Us Braves fans are appreciative.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Bahb...there is a name I haven't heard in a long time. Yeah it was him. He's how we knew what "path" to take in SoL. We convinced the rival guild (Rising Ascension) to take the "Seru Path" and we'd take the Emperor path then we'd switch up. Well we did, and they did, and they never caught...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I wonder if the Arturo you BB guys are talking about is the same guy that transferred to Povar and joined Triton around LDoN/GoD period...a cleric I'll never forget. He was a giant fucking asshole, even by our standards. I eventually booted him after the third time he "accidentally" looted...