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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:00:00 -
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I can relate. I find that it's the anticipation of a coming fight that gets me more than anything else. Lying in ambush, hunting someone down, or trying to evade a fight really ramp up the tension. When it comes to the actual fighting, the adrenaline is there, sure, but I usually feel pretty calm and focused in the fight itself. It's a bit like stage fright: you feel nervous before you go on stage, but once you're there you just slip into your role and deliver your lines.
It can get a bit much if you're already stressed though. You can be at quite a high level of nervous tension without really realising it and it only takes one or two extra stress factors to tip the balance. This is kind of one of the reasons I'm not playing Eve too much at the moment - I need to spend what spare time I have on pure relaxation rather than something else that can induce even more adrenaline flow.
When you get chest pains, cold sweats, and shaking when playing a game (and yes, it's happened to me) it really is time to slow down and take stock of your life. I found that within 5 minutes of getting in my car for the journey to work I was pretty much ready to kill someone for something as trivial as driving 10 mph slower than the speed limit: another sign that the stress levels are getting too high, I think. I'm trying Zen Meditation at the moment: seems quite nice. Toying with the idea of taking up yoga.
In summary, meditate before battles.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at stars.
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Kyguard
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:02:00 -
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Edited by: Kyguard on 04/10/2005 21:12:03
Definitely happened to me in my noob pvp days.
As soon as I saw a blinking red overview, my heart would just start pounding like crazy and my hands would actually start shaking, but I would not notice it until the battle was over.
Nowadays, it has toned down and I am a lot more "confident" shall we say when engaged in PvP or simply looking around. However, I still do receive that sudden increased pulse, but the shaking has toned down a lot.
Its definitely a good feeling because in eve when you lose a ship, you lose. It isn't WoW or any other game for that matter where when you lose you just shrug and revive and pretend like nothing ever happened. Another factor to it might involved the individual, I am very competetive so I generally like to win.
This is the greatness of eve, enjoy it while it lasts. 
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Sounds like this game is a health risk waiting to happen.
Getting excited is all fine and dandy, but the shakes? Not really. There's no point to taking yourself so bloody seriously that it hurts :-)
JP Beauregard
If you have experienced it you would know thats its not as serious as it sounds. The shaking purely occurs because your heart starts racing like crazy due to your increased Adrenaline levels
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Cerberal
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:23:00 -
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Mmmm...sadly my rush went away entirely. Ive experienced a lot of loss quite early on in my Eve career. Ive had to work from the bottom up multiple times, it just doesnt get to me anymore, because as long as i update my clone, i know everything else can be replaced with time. My first greatest loss would have been my first cruiser, a rupture. I had been saving up all my cash for a week to get it, finally i did. As soon as i took it out for a test run i was ganked in a roid belt in under 30 seconds, uninsured. Then i was podded even after paying ransom. You can always ask why, but the answer never matters since what was done is done. Now low security space feels like home.
But i really do enjoy ambushing others, i dont get the shakes, but i remember one operation where i was in the enemies Teamspeak, and as i attacked my victim he sounded quite nervous. So now i get my thrill from hearing others getting the shakes.
Otherwise i believe ive been prettymuch pounded into submission, i believe insurance and clone updating are the causes of my adrenaline subsiding. And If it does happen to be someone i hate that im fighting...i always know one day the victor will fall. (what goes up must come down).
Anyone on TS can vouch for me that i keep my cool, and probably will admit to laughing when i say "Awww crap..." as my battleship goes into structure, or its 2 am and i forgot (once again) to turn on my active hardeners because im too lazy to remember to click them...or various other mistakes like getting too close to sentries one minute before my flag wears off...etc.
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Lord Ziggy
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:42:00 -
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Originally by: Juniper Mae
Ok, I am new to EVE and starting out as a pirate. I just made my first sucsesful kill, a Megathron Battleship with my Thorax. Although he was mining his cruise missiles and heavy drones made it a pretty close fight.
My problem was I was SHAKING LIKE MAD throughout the whole thing. From the second I scrambled him my heart started racing. I tried to ransom him but I PSYSICALLY almost couldn't open a convo with my victim.
This is the fourth or fifth time i've attacked someone and its happened everytime now - even resulting in the other person getting away because in my frantic behaviour I accidentally forgot to switch my MWD off, or put a repairer on.
Is it this bad for anyone else? I must be the worst PvP'er out there.. I sure hope it goes away over time. 
i used to get the same thing, about 9 years ago when i first started playin games over the net, now i just get a twitch in my pecker now and again when i really impress myself and maybe a giggle when i see someones head leave there body but i dont even get it if i fight in RL no more i think the games have melted my brain, but i never get into a twitch fest off eve,
i wouldnt play any FPS games if i were you tho, you might shake stright out the window or something
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dantes inferno
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:45:00 -
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i dont get anything during a group fight, but if im solo my heart will race and pulse will fly up...makes this game so much more fun than most others is the fact that lossing actualy means something
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Wrayeth
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:52:00 -
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Edited by: Wrayeth on 04/10/2005 21:51:51
Personally, I don't find first person shooter games much of a rush these days (they're fun, though!) - there's no real loss if you get shot up. You just respawn and get on with it. Same with PvP in SWG - no real loss. Just clone and you're fine again.
EVE, on the other hand... I get more of a rush from PvPing in EVE than I do from anything except a physical RL fight. I've been in...um...too many of the latter , so the first time it happened I recognized the sensation and was startled to find that a computer game was able to give me the shakes. It was pretty sweet - that loss factor really does make the difference.
-Wrayeth
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Cade Morrigan
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Posted - 2005.10.04 21:54:00 -
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I get a nice little rush from gank attempts and hauling my entire noobish bankroll as trade goods through 0.3, but I think my time in Shadowbane and -especially- World War 2 Online have made the EVE rush not so profound.
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Bruchpilot
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Posted - 2005.10.04 22:53:00 -
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1on1s still give me the rush. I remember killing a Megathron in my Harpy (had about 10% armor left on that fight), after that fight I had to log off for a while cause I couldn't sit on my seat for longer than 2 seconds.
When I went on a killing spree in my Inty and killed 5-10 Frigs in a row, I got exhausted and logged to refresh my batterys. After logging back I usualy died to the next Frig, duno why.
PvP is the best about EVE. You don't get excited while mining or doing missions, it's very repetive, PvP isn't. Every fight is one of a kind.
btw: No you're not a bad PvPer. I think we all shoke like mad in our first real engagements. It's like being thrown in ice cold water, you get used to it.
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Dezzyb0y
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Posted - 2005.10.04 23:05:00 -
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Originally by: Dianabolic
Yep, been there, had it so bad I couldn't even talk, couldn't target because I was shaking so bad... and that was before I led fleets. It happened allll over again when i started trying to command.
Over it now, thank god for stella artois.
So that expalins why on the application form it said "must have Alcholics annoynoumous referal or brewery on site"
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Wild Rho
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Posted - 2005.10.04 23:08:00 -
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It was that feeling afterwards during my first few engagements that got me so addicted to pvp.
After a while you loose the shakes and you are able to keep a clear head.
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Raem Civrie
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Posted - 2005.10.04 23:43:00 -
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First few times your hand won't respond to commands that well.
You get used to it, though. I still get the ZOMG blood pressure, to the point that I can feel the vein in my neck almost bursting out through the skin.
Hint: Be careful how you structure your setups. In my case, MWD is ALWAYS in the first medslot. Then comes disruptor (if any), webifier, sensor booster, etc. Same goes for active lowslots. Very structured.
This means that even if I'm going absolutely bum**** crazy with adrenaline, I'll be able to function out of sheer habit.
Note: Light drinking before combat helps. Like, one or two beers. Any more and you'll be doing some glorious stunts. Like that guy who came home still drunk, fired up EVE, woke up on the other end of the universe in a pod with 20 new killmails.
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DaHeaVYFo
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:06:00 -
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When I still get the shakes, I think of the Band of Brothers episode where captain Speirs says to Pfc Bleithe:
"You have to accept the fact that you're allready dead, the sooner you'll accept that, the better you'll function as a soldier."
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Clementina
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:07:00 -
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Originally by: Raem Civrie
Note: Light drinking before combat helps. Like, one or two beers. Any more and you'll be doing some glorious stunts. Like that guy who came home still drunk, fired up EVE, woke up on the other end of the universe in a pod with 20 new killmails.
I was wondering why so many people play this game drunk.
But Yea, I get those shakes when I PvP too. For me they happen worse when I losing a close fight, or fighting with expensive equipment and I think I'm going to lose.
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DaHeaVYFo
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:28:00 -
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Originally by: Clementina
Originally by: Raem Civrie
Note: Light drinking before combat helps. Like, one or two beers. Any more and you'll be doing some glorious stunts. Like that guy who came home still drunk, fired up EVE, woke up on the other end of the universe in a pod with 20 new killmails.
I was wondering why so many people play this game drunk.
It's so true actually. I've been making funny comments in local before getting podkilled like 'send me home doods'. Didnt got killed that time, i got away. Been podded twice when sober though.
OH another nice quote: Keep your fears to yourselves, and share your courage with others...
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:29:00 -
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Originally by: DaHeaVYFo
When I still get the shakes, I think of the Band of Brothers episode where captain Speirs says to Pfc Bleithe:
"You have to accept the fact that you're allready dead, the sooner you'll accept that, the better you'll function as a soldier."
Great series, great quote. Well done that man.
Not sure of the origins of the quote, but it's one I've always liked: "Courage is action in the face of fear."
Not even sure if I've got exactly right or if I'm paraphrasing, but it's pretty true.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at stars.
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Kalissa
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:43:00 -
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I still get one hell of a rush from Eve. I've done my share of PvP in the past and everytime (unless I've been a part of a big gank squad) I've had one hell of an adrenalin rush. Just yesterday I got ambushed in a 0.4 system and had to make a run for the gate or get wasted, by the time I jumped into the next system my hands were shaking and my heart felt like it was about to jump into my throat. You gotta love it!
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Grimster
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:56:00 -
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Yeah, booze helps
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IamBen
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Posted - 2005.10.05 00:58:00 -
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At the start you get it all the time, and eventually it will be less as you get in battle and are able to relax, think, andeact. However, even after 6 months of PvP, 1vs1s and other combat situations i know will be high death risk still give me a rush.
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MWEI
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Posted - 2005.10.05 02:12:00 -
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Its funny, before I fought any other player I thought I would panic if I do, since I have the problem when playing other games, but today when I for the first time done PVP surprisingly I am able to focus better under stress than when im not.
I guess its varies from person to person.
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Razor Jaxx
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Posted - 2005.10.05 04:41:00 -
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Originally by: Raem Civrie
First few times your hand won't respond to commands that well.
You get used to it, though. I still get the ZOMG blood pressure, to the point that I can feel the vein in my neck almost bursting out through the skin.
Hint: Be careful how you structure your setups. In my case, MWD is ALWAYS in the first medslot. Then comes disruptor (if any), webifier, sensor booster, etc. Same goes for active lowslots. Very structured.
This means that even if I'm going absolutely bum**** crazy with adrenaline, I'll be able to function out of sheer habit.
Note: Light drinking before combat helps. Like, one or two beers. Any more and you'll be doing some glorious stunts. Like that guy who came home still drunk, fired up EVE, woke up on the other end of the universe in a pod with 20 new killmails.
Most definitely signed.
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Shamis Orzoz
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Posted - 2005.10.05 05:10:00 -
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It goes away eventually...but it always comes back when the stakes are really high...
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jamesw
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Posted - 2005.10.05 06:28:00 -
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Edited by: jamesw on 05/10/2005 06:28:37
I still get it from time to time. Flying around a (rather hostile) fountain core, in a battleship with no warp stabs does the trick.
Funnily enough I get it more (ie. every time!) when I fly frigs, because they die so incredibly fast and you have to be so "on-the-ball" to not get killed...
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Balklanac
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Posted - 2005.10.05 07:25:00 -
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I found in the early days in 0.0 I used to get the rush from just jumping from empire to 0.0, sadly that is gone.
Also got bored as shiite ,flying my frigies.Immidiatlly when I jumped into something more expenive...ceptors...i f3lt the tingle again.
I've met a seasoned vet after a battle(which i won)saying how my heart was beating(like god damned thunder in my ears)...he said his rush was gone .
Maybe a way to fix it fly uber-expensive ships for your budget.Nothing like the thought of loooong NPCing and Mining to keep us PvPers on our adrenaline diped toes.
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dalman
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Posted - 2005.10.05 08:30:00 -
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Oh yes, after hundreds of kills I still get that intense adrenaline rush when a fight is about to begin.
Especially when fighting Solo vs Many in enemy territory.
And it's wonderful.
And my first solo fight when I returned after almost a year... Damn, I found my heart beating so hard I thought my body was gonna break
Drink up, shoot in. Let the beating begin.
Distributor of pain. Your loss becomes my gain...
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JoCool
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Posted - 2005.10.05 09:15:00 -
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Woah, do some sports and leave your adrenaline there!
Had it in my first few pvp encounters though, get it rarely nowadays. I always think straight in combat and my mind repeats the one tune again and again till the enemy is dead.
Kill with power - DIE DIE!
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.10.05 09:17:00 -
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Originally by: Juniper Mae
Ok, I am new to EVE and starting out as a pirate. I just made my first sucsesful kill, a Megathron Battleship with my Thorax. Although he was mining his cruise missiles and heavy drones made it a pretty close fight.
My problem was I was SHAKING LIKE MAD throughout the whole thing. From the second I scrambled him my heart started racing. I tried to ransom him but I PSYSICALLY almost couldn't open a convo with my victim.
This is the fourth or fifth time i've attacked someone and its happened everytime now - even resulting in the other person getting away because in my frantic behaviour I accidentally forgot to switch my MWD off, or put a repairer on.
Is it this bad for anyone else? I must be the worst PvP'er out there.. I sure hope it goes away over time.
This happens for your first few times.
Once you've PvPed a few times, and have the cash to replace your ship no matter what happens, you will stop shaking.
I've been told that EVE has more of a shake/adrenaline rush than real combat in Iraq by soldiers who play EVE. Its scary.
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Ishana
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Posted - 2005.10.05 10:01:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: Juniper Mae
Ok, I am new to EVE and starting out as a pirate. I just made my first sucsesful kill, a Megathron Battleship with my Thorax. Although he was mining his cruise missiles and heavy drones made it a pretty close fight.
My problem was I was SHAKING LIKE MAD throughout the whole thing. From the second I scrambled him my heart started racing. I tried to ransom him but I PSYSICALLY almost couldn't open a convo with my victim.
This is the fourth or fifth time i've attacked someone and its happened everytime now - even resulting in the other person getting away because in my frantic behaviour I accidentally forgot to switch my MWD off, or put a repairer on.
Is it this bad for anyone else? I must be the worst PvP'er out there.. I sure hope it goes away over time.
This happens for your first few times.
Once you've PvPed a few times, and have the cash to replace your ship no matter what happens, you will stop shaking.
I've been told that EVE has more of a shake/adrenaline rush than real combat in Iraq by soldiers who play EVE. Its scary.
That's probably because they are allot more confident in RL battles because of their military training.
Like everyone said, the shakes go away over time. Although I sometimes still get it during fleet battles, when I'm tackling, or I'm outnumbered with a ship I really don't wanna lose.
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Vladimir Ilych
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Posted - 2005.10.05 10:07:00 -
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I have only been in game a few months and just moved to a 0.1 system. Last night 3 people jumped in who I had been warned to avoid by my corp mates. Within 10 minutes i was being hunted down and although i manged to escape with a few swift warps around the system my heart was pounding in my chest like i could not remember. I own a bike that I have maxed out on the public road, showing 175mph on the clock and it did not create a reaction like that. Weird.
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Gunstar Zero
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Posted - 2005.10.05 10:13:00 -
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you get used to it.
Going to the gym and being healthy helps too.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2005.10.05 11:21:00 -
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Originally by: Gunstar Zero
Going to the gym and being healthy helps too.
Agreed!
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