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Tweak the pronunciation a bit and I'm sure Nando would love to join.

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Damn, when you thought contraction couldn't get any better...

I don't think I've ever talked much to other people about how they play Civ. So which settings do you usually use, which maps, which nation, which difficulty, single- or multiplayer etc?

I got the new EHM as well but haven't really played it yet, planning to wait until a more advanced version is out before I start a career, one with a 2015 start date preferably. And damn every half year or so I get sucked back into Civ 5 for a few weeks, just such an amazing game...

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The issue I have with the cap is that we have never adjusted it despite all the inflation that has undoubtedly been happening. Just compare it to the real NHL which frequently raises the cap as long as there is no big recession or other financial problems. And they don't do it because they say "Hey, let's give the Penguins/Blackhawks/another superstar team with cap issues more capspace so they can sign even more stars". They do it just to account for inflation, a few years ago the superstars in the league made $7 or $8 million, now they make $10 million or more. It's the same for other types of players as well, be it second liners or decent #3/#4 defensemen, salaries are getting higher all over the board. And it's no different in the VHL, players have more TPE now than they did a decade or two ago so they make more money yet we have neither touched salary brackets nor the cap in the recent past. And I think we should at least adjust one of these two factors, if we don't raise the cap then let's look into updating the salary brackets.

I have been in favor of raising the cap for a long time but seeing that I'm on Kesler's and Trifecta's side in this argument and seeing the points that they make makes me wonder if I have been wrong all along

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The cap is too restrictive and that has pretty much killed the in-season trade market. A bunch of the reasons you listed apply as well but I think the biggest factor is that season after season, every possible buyer is already at or close to the cap before the deadline. Prices have fallen because of that and very few players actually hold value come deadline time. And then there is that new tactic GMs have started using just recently where deals are being agreed upon at the beginning of the season, but not executed until later in the year, which has pretty much been the final death blow for the trade market.

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5-1 Titans

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Legion Titans Americans Bears

4-2 Americans

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Fuck yooooooouuuuuu, Skyrim is, like, the best game ever ! It has been out for more than 3 years now though so maybe it doesn't feel as fresh anymore and I have never played it on console either, so if that's the platform you played it on then I guess I can't really comment. Don't know what exactly your issue with the controls is but the fighting mechanics are indeed one of the few weaknesses of the game, battling enemies just doesn't feel as smooth and exact as in other RPGs so I'll give you that. But what would you need a mini-map for? I never really missed it, especially with both the radar and the regular map helping you navigate. I really suggest that you keep at it and give the game another chance, the world and the freedom are just amazing imho.

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I think we should raise the salary cap and I have actually held that opinion for a bunch of seasons now. With TPE-totals getting higher all around the league the trade market has pretty much been crippled as barely any team with a chance to contend has the capspace to bring in players anymore. Another problem is that locker rooms are getting smaller and less active because teams can afford fewer and fewer players if they want to carry at least a few star-caliber guys. Rolling a 6-4-1 is pretty much impossible already and even icing a 6-3-1 or 5-3-1 can be very tough if you don't use 1-2 cheap filler players with 200 TPE at best.

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And about The Order, for some reason this game was never really interesting for me at all, the first announcements and trailers weren't particularly interesting and I think I completely lost interest after the presentation at E3. Doesn't mean that it's a bad game of course but I don't think they did a good job marketing/presenting it and are now feeling the results of that.