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    My Xbox got the Red Ring of Death...

    People who have gotten the "ring of death" how often and how long do you run your 360 for? I have mine on a shelf with good ventalation to the sides and rear, I have the power unit on the floor but ventalated. I'm wondering if the heat buildup and the failure associated with it has to do with...
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    Pancakes

    Mmmmmm Pancakes. Have you ever had IHOP's Chocolate Chip Pancakes? Most of the time I like plain pancakes with maple syrup (no fruit toppings or anything) but sometimes I get the taste for these delicious creations. They are made from chocolate batter and have chocolate chips also cooked...
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    The most famous WC ship

    You can read the poll question two ways, is it referring to the most famous WC ship from our perspective as players of the WC games? Or is it referring to the most famous WC ship from an in-universe perspective? When I read this poll I assumed it was asking it from an in-universe...
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    The most famous WC ship

    The Victory. She was the carrier that took the "Heart of the Tiger" to Kilrah so he could strike the blow that ended the war. Following the war she was turned into an orbital museum. I'm sure many civilians have toured her and saw the bunk that Col. Blair, the savior of the Confederation, had...
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    Maniac is coming to Massachusetts!!!

    A few years ago (4 I think), I wrote Tom Wilson a letter telling him how much I enjoyed his performances in the Back to the Future movies and the Wing Commander games and asking if I could get an autograph. He sent me a signed photograph back. The picture is of Tom Wilson as "Biff" from the...
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    Operation Thor's Hammer

    My thought when I first played the Secret Missions was that the ship's Confederation name was the TCS Johann and that the the Gwenhyvar was what the kilrathi renamed it. That was the impression I got from the dialogue in the SNES version. Maybe I'll have to dig out my old SNES and play through...
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    You Know What Would Be Cool?

    What the hell? I did not say WC was literally WW2 in space, for one thing the fighters in WC do not have props on the front! I said WC was similar to WW2 in space, here is my exact post: I was referring to WC showing carrier based tactics on both the Terran and Kilrathi sides, similar...
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    The Art of Wing Commander Arena - Part Ten (October 15, 2007)

    I see a little of the Bearcat in this ship's nose and cockpit, but it definately shares much more with the Rapier in terms of lines than the Bearcat. Its a nice looking ship though, I would love to see it and some of the other designs you've been posting added to Arena as part of an expansion pack.
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    Nigerian Scammer

    I like the idea of sending a smiling Maniac thumbs-up picture signed "to my number #1 fan". :) If you are really going to send him anything, I would go with that. I agree with others who have posted in that you need to be real careful here and not give this guy any real information. You...
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    What's With WC Arena's Graphics

    I think the ships in Arena look similar to their counterparts from the previous WC games. You can definately see the lines of the original Terran and Kilrathi baseline fighters from previous games that were used to make the variants seen in Arena. And if you read the Star Soldier Manual for...
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    You Know What Would Be Cool?

    Wing Commander's portrayal of the Terran-Kilrathi war is supposed to be similar to WW2 (the pacific theater) in space. This is why the use of carriers and fighters are first being used to their potential at the beginning of the war and why battlegroups tend to be focused around Battleships in...
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    OXM Demo disk includes WC Arena

    I apologize for starting a new thread on this then. I missed the news release and didn't think it had been mentioned yet. I hope more people will give Arena a try and maybe this will give a second wind to the game.
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    OXM Demo disk includes WC Arena

    I don't know if anyone here reads the Official X-box Magazine, or if you do if you haven't tried at least the Arena demo yet, but it is included on the demo disk with this month's OXM.
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    Halo: putting Anger Management Counselor's Children through college

    I totally agree with this. And I am not complaining becuase it sucks to lose or get fragged in Halo 2. I know that I suck at the game and am not a power gamer. I don't play multiplayer that often and I don't have the maps memorized in my head. I'm not really sure where I'm supposed to go on...
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    Halo: putting Anger Management Counselor's Children through college

    I think a lot of it has to do with the way the gameplay is set up for online multiplayer. I haven't played Halo 3 yet but I was playing Halo 2 a few weeks ago on Xbox Live in a random room with people I didn't know. After a few moments of playing and getting killed once, I waited for my...
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    What is the trueskill rank?

    On the leaderboards there is a category called trueskill Rank, can anyone tell me what this is and how it is calculated? I understand all of the other categories you can sort through to compare stats except for this one.
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    How to (better) promote Arena?

    I'd participate in the Arena matches. I'm generally free in the evenings (I live in the central US time zone) during the week and pretty open on weekends. I'll be gone the week of Sept 24-29th though.
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    Research? Bah! (August 21, 2007)

    Brad, that is the same point I've been trying to make to the critics of Arena. Its a 50MB Xbox Live game, but yet people criticize it like its a fully developed CD or DVD based game. I don't think it was ever advertized that way, none of the press releases I read about Arena said anything to...
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    Research? Bah! (August 21, 2007)

    Why does everyone who dislikes Arena complain that 1.) It doesn't have a detailed story like the past WC games, and 2) It doesn't have FMV? It is an X-box live game that costs $10 to download. It takes up less than 50MB on your hard drive. It is not a game that you have to pay $50+...
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    How to (better) promote Arena?

    Feel free to add me to your friends list, I usually try to pop on at least once in the evening just to see if there are any matches going between 7 and 9pm central US time. If there are, I would be sure to stay around and play for awhile.
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