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[Normalizer]

The title is my phonetic in ventrillo... anyways, Hi! :o

I've been playing Maple Story since Dec '04. I have two kids, one of which plays maple... or had. He's been away for a few months playing counter strike. Wayward boys... I've done my part with the beatings and torture. The other recently had a baby making me a grandpa. Ugh! I feel so friggin' old! Well, not so bad now, just got my older brother signed up in KoM. Feels good to not be the oldest in the guild.

I live in South Saint Paul, Minnesota and work at Adobe Systems. Not much else to add... oh, I did buy a new car. The MINI Cooper S. Here's a pic. Warning... large photo.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/boostednorm/Wash%20Day/Bruiserafterhisfirstbath039.jpg

My current maple goal is to accumulate 1 bil meso and get to level 180 on my Hero. Not sure why... I just work better with goals.

Hope to see you all in game.

[DrRusty]

sup normalizer. Nice car lol, I've driven a cooper S before, and they're pretty sweet =D love the inside of em, looks really retro lol

[Normalizer]

Hey, nice video... particular in high quality. I'm so jealous of your damage.

Yeah, the MINI is an odd mix of retro and a quirky british user interface and high tech gadgets. I love it.

[wobbufet]

Ahh it's the #1 axe hero :) Welcome to Southperry forum, I hope you enjoy it here!

[Sioux]

You're an inspiration to us all.

Welcome.

[Normalizer]

You're an inspiration to us all.

Welcome.


You brought me here but
can you take me back again


With your head held high
and your scarlet flies
You can't help to be
from the open skies


It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between



Nice ELO song.

[Cats]

Geez Norm, can't resist and urge to pimp that car of yours, can you?

And oh yeah, im in ur threadz, wishin u welcomz.

[Normalizer]

Hey Cats!

Welcome to my intro thread. Yeah, I typically post about things I'm currently in to at the moment. I talk this way often as well. I might be talking about wii games one minute then off to MINI mania the next.

Btw, I see this was your first post. I'm honored. :)

[Airrat]

Hi Norm, Your axe can cut through anything.

[Normalizer]

Thanks... I've been sharpening it. :)

Yes, that's what I was doing honest!

[Ashley]

Needs moar slimecrewz. :[
Welcome normmy pie <3

[Tiff]

Hi Norm! Man, nice car.

[Lyssa]

Such a shiny car @_@

I'd love to see it up close!

Welcome Norm<3

~Lyssa

[Logiedan]

'sup Norm. You can Normalize me any time you want. >_>

[Cardboardsnail]

Red name is bold

Welcome to SP!

[ToastyGhost]

Hi, Norm! I found your intro thread!

I never knew you were in St. Paul - Joel's got relatives in Minneapolis, and I have some around St. Cloud. Nifty.

Good luck on 180. I'm sure you'll make it.

[Hero]

Hey Norm, glad to see all cool SW residents are slowly but surely coming over to SP. :f2: I enjoy reading about your char and accomplishments, motivates me to play my own hero (even though I'm a sword user). I should probably make a rogue in scania to come stalk you sometime.

Let's make the warrior section active, yeah?

[Normalizer]

Thanks everyone for the welcomes.

I'd love to see the warrior section really take off but I'm not sure what I can contribute. Though today we're doing a Hero only Zakum run. That'll be fun. They asked me to frap and so I'm running around trying to learn the best way to combine, add titles, add music, compress and publish on youtube. Here's a test video I made. Pay no attention to the fact I forgot to use my atk potions or enrage properly... I wasn't really concentrating on that.. just wanted some footage. Still trying to figure out how they determine which uploads get the "watch video in high quality" link. This one did but the other two I uploaded didn't... yet.

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You'll have to go to youtube to see the higher quality link. I don't know of a way to link to it.

[Hero]

Thanks everyone for the welcomes.

I'd love to see the warrior section really take off but I'm not sure what I can contribute. Though today we're doing a Hero only Zakum run. That'll be fun. They asked me to frap and so I'm running around trying to learn the best way to combine, add titles, add music, compress and publish on youtube. Here's a test video I made. Pay no attention to the fact I forgot to use my atk potions or enrage properly... I wasn't really concentrating on that.. just wanted some footage. Still trying to figure out how they determine which uploads get the "watch video in high quality" link. This one did but the other two I uploaded didn't... yet.

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You'll have to go to youtube to see the higher quality link. I don't know of a way to link to it.

For editting, I suggest using Sony vegas. You can find a pirated version somewhat easily, and the program's really straight forward considering the editting. I filmed and editted Broa's all-hero zrun a short while after leafre got released, but we're gonna re-do it properly soon now everyone actually has their skills maxed and optimized their gear. :f2:

[Normalizer]

Yes, I'm using Sony Vegas Pro now. I do like how it works. Need more transistions though. And each time I start it up, it complains that windows terminal didn't connect. Can't find where it's trying to do that. I also wish it would render to H264. I save out as xVid, then I use Super to go to H264 to compress the size even further.

One other thing I need... talent. There are some really talented people out there. I just saw xpose's newest trailer and it ROCKS!

[Migrant]

Grats on such a high level :)

[Normalizer]

Thanks. It's mostly cause it's my only character I level. I have a level 55 Page but he's greatly neglected as well as a level 16 Warrior mule. All warriors.

[TugboatWilly]

welcome, norm! :f2:

[Hero]

Talent is for people too lazy to practice. You'll get the hang of vegas in no time. :f2: Can't wait to see high quality axe hero movies.

[Manda]

Mini Cooper! That's my dream car. :( But welcome to Southperry! :f2:

[Beaner]

thanks for making me feel young again. :cool:

its nice to find i am not the only old freak playing this game :f3: otherwise it gets really weird really fast.

keep it going and remember to beat em kids up. thats the only way they learn :wink:

[Laur]

Hiya Norm; Excuse me while I got steal your car. :f3:

[Goggyfour]

Hmm, any chance you're the same Normalizer from beta? Damn that was a long time ago, but I remember he was also an axe user back then. *points to whispers*

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/76/maple0063cr3.jpg

[FakeRomance]

Hey Norm. I miss you :(
I've been a great fan of you since long, and we even used to race each other ;D
Norm, my friends, is one of the best person I've ever met on Maple. Its sad we're not in the same guild anymore :(
Hope you get to 180 someday!
You get a cookie if you guess who I am ;D

[B0WJOB]

Hello Normalizer, I am 22 years old and it's good to see older folks here :p

nice thread title too lol. have a nice day sir.

[Normalizer]

Hmm, any chance you're the same Normalizer from beta? Damn that was a long time ago, but I remember he was also an axe user back then. *points to whispers*

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/76/maple0063cr3.jpg

Yup.. That was me. That was my "other" character though. My main was "Gonad".

[Normalizer]

Hello Normalizer, I am 22 years old and it's good to see older folks here :p

nice thread title too lol. have a nice day sir.

I tried to get my mom interested but she had so much trouble coordinating jumping and grabbing. She was 80 at that time. My brother is 56 and plays... so I know I'm not the oldest player. I know of a few 40 yr olds as well.

Then of course, there's Trunks.. he's 60ish I think.