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Radiation pressure on macroscopic bodies
JOSA B, Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 1814-1829 (1985)
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The force exerted by a high-frequency electric field on a macroscopic body is calculated. Starting from total momentum conservation, a rigorous definition of radiation force density is given, and the relationship between a time-averaged Maxwellian stress tensor and radiation pressure is clarified. Formulas are presented for calculating the volume force density of the radiation-force term. It is further shown that all resonant wave–wave interactions of nonlinear optics, such as stimulated Brillouin and Raman scattering, are driven by radiation pressure. The limits of validity of the radiation-pressure concept are discussed.
© 1985 Optical Society of America
Original Manuscript: April 22, 1985
Manuscript Accepted: July 9, 1985
Published: November 1, 1985
P. Mulser, "Radiation pressure on macroscopic bodies," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 2, 1814-1829 (1985)
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It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Finishing a dismal 5th (behind the Astros. The Astros!) and putting up their worst record since the Neifi Perez era, the North Siders had few bright spots last year. 2011 doesn't look so rosy, either, especially with the suddenly tough NL Central competition. The veterans will only get older from here, and apart from Starlin Castro, the youth movement seems to be taking its sweet time to develop. In response, management made a few impact moves to gap the present and the future in acquiring Carlos Pena, Kerry Wood, and Matt Garza. But will the moves be enough for the Cubs organization to be Recalled to Life?
I promise this is the last year I open with Charles Dickens jokes.
In "30 Teams in 30 Days," the Fantasy Baseball Cafe will preview each team in Major League Baseball on a daily basis. In addition to projecting starting lineups, rotations and closing situations, the Cafe will identify potential targets for 2011 fantasy baseball drafts.
The Starting Lineup
2010 Stats | AVG | OBP | SLG | R | HR | RBI | SB | AB | Notes |
C Geovany Soto | .280 | .393 | .497 | 47 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 322 | |
1B Carlos Pena | .196 | .325 | .407 | 64 | 28 | 84 | 0 | 484 | w/TB |
2B Blake DeWitt | .261 | .336 | .373 | 47 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 440 | w/2T |
SS Starlin Castro | .300 | .347 | .408 | 53 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 463 | |
3B Aramis Ramirez | .241 | .294 | .452 | 61 | 25 | 83 | 0 | 465 | |
LF Alfonso Soriano | .258 | .322 | .496 | 67 | 24 | 79 | 5 | 496 | |
CF Marlon Byrd | .293 | .346 | .429 | 84 | 12 | 66 | 5 | 580 | |
RF Kosuke Fukudome | .263 | .371 | .439 | 45 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 358 |
Unsettled: Tyler Colvin's role. Except for him, everyone's position is set, there are no prospects on the horizon to push regulars out, and there are no likely trade candidates at this point. Colvin will push Fukudome and Soriano a few times a week again, plus late-inning pinch-hit duties against lefties. If manager Mike Quade thinks highly enough of him (after slugging .500 with a 31-HR pace in 2010, he should), and if he feels Pena can pull his weight as the lineup's token lefty, then Colvin very well could end up overtaking the RF job. For now, though, don't draft either one and keep an eye on the OF situation in Chicago to see if Colvin becomes the man in RF.
Target: Can I please say no one? None of them really stand out to me as draft-day values. Soto is injury-prone, Castro is overrated as a fantasy player, and pretty much everyone else is declining or boring. I guess for the sake of filling space, I could talk about Carlos Pena for a while. 2010 was aberrant for him in one major way that led to a decrease in overall production: his GB%. From '07 to '09, he posted the highest FB% (49.4%) and third-lowest GB% (33.0%) among all major leaguers, but last year for some reason (grudge against worms?) he turned in a GB% and FB% of 44.9% and 40.6%, respectively. This led to a .222 BABIP, which to an extent makes sense; he's obviously not the fleetest of foot, so he can't parlay a high ground ball rate into a high BABIP. But in 2011, he will change his home field from the lefty-punishing Tropicana to the lefty-friendly Wrigley. Perhaps this will motivate him to play to his skill set like before, and that could only lead to good things. After all, his walk rate and strikeout rate were almost identical, and his HR/FB rate remained elite (fourth in the league). I wouldn't be surprised if he put up numbers similar to 2009. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that his 33-year-old body can't handle hitting the way it used to. I'd gamble on Pena in the 12th round or later in 12-teamers, but not unless I have another option at 1B ready.
The Rotation
2010 Stats | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | IP | Notes |
Ryan Dempster (R) | 15-12 | 3.85 | 1.32 | 208 | 86 | 215.2 | |
Matt Garza (R) | 15-10 | 3.91 | 1.25 | 150 | 63 | 204.2 | w/TB |
Carlos Zambrano (R) | 11-6 | 3.33 | 1.45 | 117 | 69 | 129.2 | |
Randy Wells (R) | 8-14 | 4.26 | 1.40 | 144 | 63 | 194.1 | |
Carlos Silva (R) | 10-6 | 4.22 | 1.27 | 80 | 24 | 113.0 |
Unsettled: The first three are definitely in, barring injury. However, Wells and Silva will have to earn their spots. They'll be going up against sophomore fireballer Andrew Cashner, who struggled with control in the bullpen last year (4.97 BB/9). Cashner is still the exciting new guy in town and was ranked by many above Castro before 2010, though he was a reliever in college and seems to fit the bullpen prototype more than a starter. Also in the race are Todd Wellemeyer, Braden Looper, Casey Coleman, and James Russell. I'd make fun of them hard but I don't want to eat crow like I had to do after laying into Carlos Silva last year. However, I can at least confidently advise you not to draft them. Ever. Not even if it was a Cubs-only league and you waited until the third round to draft a pitcher.
Target: All those guys I just made fun of. No, but seriously, go for Ryan Dempster. It took him ten long years, but he finally racked up 200 K's again. Since '08, his WAR has been the 14th best among pitchers and he's quietly had the third-best slider in the league. His strikeout numbers have been very good, if not great. You want some more? His BB rate is manageable, and he limits fly balls, which is always a plus in Wrigley. Despite the consistently great results, he hasn't strayed from the 11th-12th round in most leagues because he doesn't excel in any single category except the always underappreciated strikeout rate. Experts (by which I mean me) call this "the Ted Lilly Effect". Still, he's 34 years old, so don't reach.
The 8th and 9th Innings
2010 Stats | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | IP | Notes |
Carlos Marmol (R) | 38 | 2.55 | 1.19 | 138 | 52 | 77.2 | |
Kerry Wood (R) | 8 | 3.13 | 1.39 | 49 | 29 | 46.0 |
Chasing Saves: Sixteen strikeouts per nine innings. Can I get a "What?" Marmol was ridiculous before, but he turned the concept of ridiculous on its head in 2010, then gave it a wedgie for good measure. My favorite statistic: opposing batters made contact with 325 pitches, and he faced 332 batters over the course of the season. That means that, on average, his opponents made contact with less than one pitch per at-bat! Marmol is probably the most electrifying player in baseball right now (with apologies to Stephen Strasburg) and there is no way he loses the closer's role barring a total meltdown. And keep in mind, he's probably the only pitcher in history for whom 6 BB/9 is considered more than acceptable, so he'd probably have to walk more than one batter per inning to worry anyone. But enough gushing about Marmol (well, not really, but it's 1:50 AM and I have sleep to catch up on). For those of you in holds leagues, Wood would be a nice pickup since he figures to hold on to the setup role all year. His only threat is Cashner, but if Cashner were to succeed, Quade would probably stick him into the rotation. Plus, you can get decent to good ratios and good strikeouts out of him.
Final Thoughts
The addition of Pena and Garza, plus a full season of Starlin Castro, figure to net the Cubs a couple more wins this year. However, the aging Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, and Marlon Byrd, as well as the not-very-talented pretty much everyone else, will most likely prevent the Cubs from competing for the division title against the youthful Reds/Brewers and the ever-dangerous Cardinals. I'd advise Cubs fans to temper that seemingly eternal optimism, because by the end of the year, you may be tempted to jump into The Frozen Deep.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- As the days tick away toward the start of the Stanley Cup finals, the matchup between goalies continues to provide one of the most intriguing storylines.
Will the experience of Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils trump the youth of Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings?
And will seven days off following L.A.'s five-game victory against the Phoenix Coyotes in the West finals leave Quick a bit rusty, or will the 40-year-old Brodeur begin feeling the effects of 18 starts and more than 1,000 playoff minutes through the first three rounds?
Look for those answers to come to light beginning Wednesday night in Newark, N.J., when they drop the puck for Game 1
Brodeur, the league's all-time leader in games played and regular-season victories, has appeared in 187 playoff games, winning three Stanley Cup titles. Quick will be appearing in his 27th postseason game, and the 26-year-old from Milford, Conn. didn't win a playoff series until this spring.
When it comes to recent statistics, however, the pendulum swings back toward Quick.
During the regular season, he was No. 1 in goals-against average (1.95) among goalies who appeared in at least half their games and No. 3 in save percentage (9.29). Brodeur, meanwhile, was 11th in GAA (2.41) and 25th in save percentage (.908).
Both have bettered those marks in the postseason, but Quick is still half a goal better than his counterpart in goals-against average, and his save percentage (.949) is also noticeably higher than Brodeur's (.923).
What may end up tipping the scale in favor of Quick is the difference in workloads heading into the finals. Quick has played just 14 games in the seven weeks since the regular season ended, facing 406 shots in 857 minutes of ice time. Brodeur has started 18, been pulled in one and faced 479 shot in 1,089 minutes.
Some might wonder if the seven days between games could affect Quick's rhythm, but he experienced similar breaks between the second and third rounds and never suffered a dip in performance.
"Our guys know how to handle it and that's a positive thing," said Kings goalie coach Bill Ranford. "If you go two long series and then, all of a sudden, you get a long delay and you haven't had it happen to you before, you may not know how to react to it, but we've gone through it twice."
Keeping his goalie's rhythm in mind, Kings coach Darryl Sutter had the team scrimmage Saturday, then kept them out for a longer-than-usual practice session Sunday.
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The Philadelphia 76ers continue to struggle early in games, and now they have to try and get a jump on the motivated Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder look to bounce back from their second loss in 10 games Saturday night when they visit the 76ers.
A showdown with the fast-starting defending Western Conference champs doesn't appear to be coming at a good time for Philadelphia.
While the 76ers (7-5) have trailed after one quarter in nine of their 12 games, Oklahoma City (9-4) has raced out to first-quarter leads in each of its last seven contests.
"It could get pretty ugly pretty fast (against the Thunder)," Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday said. "We can't look at it like, if it's not one of the best teams, we know we can come back on them. We have to start out games like we're playing the best team."
Oklahoma City jumped out to a 28-21 first-quarter lead on Friday night, but couldn't sustain it in a 108-100 loss at Boston that snapped the team's three-game winning streak.
Kevin Durant, second in the NBA in scoring (25.4), stayed hot with a game-high 29 points. The league's reigning scoring champ is averaging 30.0 points over his last five games.
Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 13 rebounds for his second straight double-double. He's had at least two blocks in every game, averaging a league-best 3.4.
Russell Westbrook, who had 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds on Friday, will look to continue his success against the 76ers. The All-Star has averaged 26.7 points and 9.3 assists in the last three meetings, though he's had exactly seven turnovers each time.
Still, Oklahoma City has won six straight against Philadelphia. Durant has certainly done his part, averaging 29.4 points in the five during that stretch he's played in.
"We've always been a good bounce-back team," coach Scott Brooks told the team's official website. "There's no reason for us to stop doing that."
The 76ers are focused on getting things going earlier after another slow start Wednesday night. They fell behind 28-15 after 12 minutes in a 92-83 loss at Cleveland that halted their three-game winning streak.
Coach Doug Collins has hinted at possible changes to the lineup recently, and he didn't back off after his team's poor first half against the Cavaliers.
"If we dig ourselves a hole, our rotations change, you start going to the bench sooner and then you end up chasing the game," Collins said. "It's like oversleeping by 30 minutes."
The 76ers couldn't dig out of their hole against Cleveland despite 16 points each from Holiday and Jason Richardson. They had five players in double figures, but shot just 36.0 percent from the field and 4 of 17 from beyond the arc.
Philadelphia ranks near the bottom of the league in scoring (89.8) and field-goal percentage (41.1).
Holiday, though, is having a breakout season with a team-best 18.4 points per game while ranking among the NBA leaders with 8.6 assists.
He's averaged 19.0 points and 7.0 assists in his last three games against the Thunder while shooting 53.8 percent.
The 76ers will try to bounce back with three consecutive games at the Wells Fargo Center, where they've won three in a row.
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Buffalo Braves | |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | 1970 |
History | Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present |
Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
City | Buffalo, New York |
Team colors | Black, White, Orange, Columbia Blue |
Owner(s) | Paul Snyder (1970–1977) John Y. Brown, Jr. (1976–1978) Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (1977–1978) (minority partner) |
General manager | Eddie Donovan (1970–1975) |
Head coach | Dolph Schayes (1970–1972) Johnny McCarthy (1972) Jack Ramsay (1972–1976) Tates Locke (1976–1977) Bob MacKinnon (1977) Joe Mullaney (1977) Cotton Fitzsimmons (1977–1978) |
Championships | None |
Conference titles | None |
Division titles | None |
The Buffalo Braves were an American professional basketball franchise based in Buffalo, New York that played in the Atlantic Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1970 until 1978. In 1978, Braves owner John Y. Brown swapped franchises with then-Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin, who then moved the team to San Diego, California, where it was renamed the San Diego Clippers (following another move, in 1984, it became the Los Angeles Clippers).
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The Braves were one of three NBA expansion franchises that began play in the 1970–71 season (the others being the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers). They played their home games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, sharing the arena with another new franchise, the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Buffalo Sabres, who also debuted in 1970. In addition, from 1971–75, the Braves played a total of 16 home games at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in the hopes of expanding their fan base beyond Western New York and into the Greater Toronto Area[1] (a similar strategy was employed by the National Football League (NFL)'s Buffalo Bills from 2008 until 2013).[2] The NBA had two previous teams in Western New York, the Rochester Royals and the Syracuse Nationals.
Initial hiring[edit]
The team's first head coach was Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes and the franchise's first star players were Bob Kauffman and Don May, who were acquired in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft. However, in the NBA Draft of 1970, Buffalo passed on hometown hero Calvin Murphy, a 5-foot-9 point guard from Niagara University. Murphy would eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame. As is typical of first-year expansion teams, the Braves finished with a dismal record, 22–60, seven games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers, their expansion cousins, who finished at 15–67. Kauffman, who averaged 4.3 points per game the previous year with the Chicago Bulls, led Buffalo in scoring with 20.4 points per game and earned a spot on the 1971 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team.
Season-by-season summary[edit]
1971–72 season[edit]
The Braves repeated their 22–60 record in the 1971–72 season, but did make good acquisitions that would make the club better. Buffalo drafted center Elmore Smith from Kentucky State University and local favorite Randy Smith from Buffalo State College. Johnny McCarthy replaced Schayes one game into the season as the team's head coach.
1972–73 & 1973–74 seasons[edit]
The team did slightly worse in the 1972–73 season, as it went 21–61 under new head coach Dr. Jack Ramsay. The Braves' big move that season was drafting forward/center Bob McAdoo from North Carolina. The team finally made its first playoff appearance in 1973–74, in which it faced the Boston Celtics in the first round and lost in six games. That season, McAdoo posted averages of 30.6 points and 15.1 rebounds; this is the last time any player has averaged at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in the same NBA season. Also, that season, the Braves rookie Ernie DiGregorio won Rookie of the Year.
1974–75 & 1975–76 seasons[edit]
In 1974–75, McAdoo was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, averaging 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds. and 2.12 blocks per game, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 80.5 percent from the free-throw line. The Braves made trips to the playoffs in both 1974–75 and 1975–76, the latter of which would be their last playoff berth playing in Buffalo.
1976–77 season[edit]
By the summer of 1976, the team's founding owner Paul Snyder was doing all he could to sell the team. The June 15, 1976 issue of Buffalo's Courier-Express blasted the headline "Braves Go to Florida, Leaving 'Hockey Town'". Snyder had a handshake deal to sell the team for $6.1 million to hotel owner Irving Cowan, who would move the Braves to the Hollywood Sportatorium outside of Miami, Florida. However, the city of Buffalo filed a $10 million damage suit to block the move. The sale eventually fell through and the Braves and the city signed a new 15-year Memorial Auditorium lease in July with a provision that the lease could be voided if the team did not sell 5,000 season tickets in any season. Later that summer, Snyder finally sold 50 percent of the franchise to businessman John Y. Brown, Jr., who had previously owned the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Brown later acquired the remaining half from Snyder sometime in the 1976–77 season; he, in turn, sold a percentage of the team to another businessman, Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.. However, a provision in the transaction stipulated that if Brown sold the contract of any Braves player, then the money would go to Snyder and the purchase price would be reduced. This subsequently occurred when the Braves sent McAdoo to the New York Knicks for players and cash midway through the 1976–77 season.
Before the first game in the 1976–77 season the Braves also managed to acquire eventual Hall-of-Fame center Moses Malone from Portland. However, after just two games in which he played a total of six minutes, he was traded to Houston for two draft picks. He would finish the season averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds while only two years later winning his first of three MVP Awards.
1977–78 season[edit]
Because of the team's poor play in its final two years (30–52 in 1976–77 and 27–55 in 1977–78), along with rumors of the franchise relocating because of low season ticket sales, John Y. Brown met with Irv Levin, who then owned the Celtics, and negotiated a deal in which the owners would swap franchises, with Brown taking control of the Celtics and Levin getting the Braves. Levin was a California businessman, and wanted to own an NBA team in his native state. However, he knew the NBA would not even consider letting him move the Celtics. He was therefore very receptive to Brown's offer. The deal was brokered by NBA general counsel David Stern, who became the league's commissioner in 1984. Following what would be the Braves' final season in Western New York, the NBA owners voted 21–1 to let the team relocate. As Levin wanted, he became owner of a team in San Diego after the 1977–78 season, which became the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Clippers.[3] As part of the transaction, the teams traded most of the players on their rosters. It could therefore be argued that the successor to the Braves franchise are the Boston Celtics.[3]
Team colors[edit]
For the franchise's first season (1970–71) team colors were blue, red & gold; home white uniforms featured lettering and striping in only red & gold, with road uniforms being blue, also with red & gold lettering and striping. In the second season, (1971–72) color scheme was changed to only orange and black, with now familiar "feather B" logo featured on uniforms that had diagonal stripes across both jerseys and shorts (predominant color on the road being orange). This scheme was kept one more season (1972–73) and, with the 1973–74 season, the team adopted another new color scheme of Columbia blue and white, with uniforms including black accents outlining the lettering and also striping on jerseys and shorts; they continued with these uniforms until the team was moved to California. (Despite the new color scheme, the logo - which no longer appeared on the uniforms - remained the black and orange "feather B").
Season-by-season records[edit]
League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post-season results | |||||
Conf. Finish | Div. Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | ||||||
1970–71 | 1970–71 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 7th | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30 | |
1971–72 | 1971–72 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 8th | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | |
1972–73 | 1972–73 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 7th | 3rd | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47 | |
1973–74 | 1973–74 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 4th | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | Lost Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 2–4 |
1974–75 | 1974–75 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 2nd | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 | Lost Conference Semifinals to Washington Bullets, 3–4 |
1975–76 | 1975–76 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 2nd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | Won First Round vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 2–4 |
1976–77 | 1976–77 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 10th | 4th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 | |
1977–78 | 1977–78 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 10th | 4th | 27 | 55 | .329 | 28 |
- ^ Buffery, Steve (2004-11-03). "The road was paved". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ "Buffalo Braves 1971–72 Game Log and Scores". Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ a b Peter May (22 May 2012). "Freaky Friday, N.B.A. Style: When the Clippers Were the Celtics". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
External links[edit]
- THE OFFICIAL PAGE OF THE BUFFALO BRAVES (at Clippers.com)
- BUFFALO BRAVES HISTORY BOOK - "Buffalo , Home of the Braves"


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So veterans are told: "don't expect this game beeing the one you played pre-cu, if you go, dont forget to close the door behind you" and new customers are apparently not liking this game, how do I know ? well this game gets bad ratings on every respectable online portal and for some gaming magazines its not even worthy a "review", which is pretty bad for the game, since its one of the greatest IP's, which used by the right company could become a great success, because whenever you see the star wars movies you might consider playing this game :) so what is this ? this game is not able to gain veterans back, since SOE refuses to rollback to pre-cu for whatever reason and can't gain new customers, because SOE underestimates the veterans voice... it all looks really odd to me, I wonder why SOE still has a lucas arts license, since they were not able to correct their mistakes during the last 2 years. SOE and NGE-Star Wars Galalaxies: |
and why do some fanbois even try to convience other players that this game is doin good, when its clear that it does not ? for example: Obraik on mmorpg.com who always finds a positive word for NGE/ SOE. all of this really makes me wonder sometimes why nobody is doin something against it ? a solution would be: mmorpg.com to remove star wars galaxies from the gaming list:
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Originally posted by Pjay2kBut but but people have already done something against it. As proof, just look at some of the stores where we buy games. Go to Bestbuy.com and type Star Wars Galaxies in the search engine. They no longer sell the game or its expansions online or in their stores. Now go to Circuitcity.com and type Star Wars Galaxies in the search engine. The ONLY game that comes up is the JTL expansion but it's "Not available for in store pick up." How can anyone possibly expect this game to survive in the long run if people don't even know it exists? Oh, that's right, you won't see it in a store but it's available via DD. Hmm, how exactly do they expect people to know that since they do not advertise the game? The answer: Word of mouth advertising. This is laughable. For every person who says "Play this game it's fun." there are two or three who will say, "this game and SOE both suck so don't waste your money." It's kind of hard to get their positive word of mouth advertising out there when SOE has burned its bridges with so many dedicated Star Wars fans. |
Just because people don't like the game doesn't mean it should be removed from the list. It is still a functional game and hasn't closed the doors yet. |
From what I know SOE has a bad reputation. SWG sounds good because it is a starwars game but word of mouth says something else. SWG needs a company that actually likes starwars and will work their fingers off making it awesome. |
Originally posted by jaxscorpio34
They did this three ways: The changes of the NGE, replacing their existing different game system with the same old same old MMORPG formula system (skill based vs levels w/rigid classes, basically). The manner in which they imposed the change Their fundamental contempt for their customers These are NOT ways to create positive word of mouth for their service. CH, Jedi, Commando, Smuggler, BH, Scout, Doctor, Chef, BE...yeah, lots of SWG time invested. Once a denizen of Ahazi |
I just got e-letter concerning the new content coming up in SWG and I thought I might give it a go. Istill think that Jumpt to Lightspeed is very good expansion, reminded of the Tie Fighter/X-wing era. I think they should get the old skill system back and concentrate more on building the civil war in space and on ground, especially in space :) If I'd make Star wars galaxies II it would include: Old skill system, knight of the old republic/Mass Effect like ground combat and Jump to Lightspeed for space (which also needs, hmm how I say, improving?) That kind of Star wars is fun. |
I played the trial as a new player, having never seen the game pre-CU or pre NGE. As an MMO with no history, it's an OK game. Too many bugs and no community mean it will never gain in subscriptions. Abandoned towns litter the landscape and make the place feel like an abandoned game. Bugs which have clearly been in game for years ruin the immersion. When playing it feels like a plastic toy world, not one you are truly interacting with. I liked the game and it's concept, but the bugs ruined it. On top of all that SOE has terrible update hosting which takes forever (if you are even able) to get a game patched. I've played the trials of MxO, SWG and EQ2. I own a copy of VG and ALL of them have problems updating. The single launcher is a nice idea but as with every other SOE product, it's bugged to hell, and SOE don't listen to players feedback. |
Whether or not you don't personally like it, and whether or not people play it, or don't.
Pre-cu Fanbois, |
Originally posted by NorthDragon While I agree that JTL is fun, it would have been much better if they had included some form of atmospheric flight. Hell, just including cut away scenes showing your ship leaving the starport and entering orbit would have been enough to satisfy me. instead, we got click the button, loading screen, you're in space. It was quite a let down and not at all what I expected when JTL was announced. I also believe they went way overboard when adding asteroids and other space debris in some systems, such as Dathomir. The extra debris and graphics generate far too much lag if you don't have a great computer and, in space, more lag = death. As far as the new content goes, meh. There are other games on the market that have much more engaging and polished instances than SWG. Granted, they may not be of a Star Wars nature but at least I've never had a problem getting me or my groups into them. Nor have I had a problem with mob pathing, etc. while inside the instances. SWG has been plagued with problems like these since the first instance was released in Rage of the Wookiees and those problems only got worse when ToOW hit the market. I find it rather amusing that a company with a long history in MMO gaming can't even build an instance system without bugs while other companies who have only been in the business for a very short time can execute instanced dungeons flawlessly. |
Originally posted by Pjay2k Some of the Fanbois are so deeply afflicted with Stockholm Syndrome that if Smed came to their house and let loose a big steaming turd right int he middle of their living room floor they'd find ways to excuse it. Play the NGE TC(s)G! It's Free! Its Fun! http://sturly.com/qd2 I encourage everyone who doubts the word of those who reject the NGE to try it for themselves. http://tryswg.com |
Originally posted by salvaje Woohoo! New content! This clearly shows that SOE cares for its customers. Most other companies wouldn't even attempt to bring us content this fresh. Oh look, I think he ate corn for lunch. |
SWG is dying, and there is enough concern over at the $OE boards where a thread has started asking current players to please review/change former negative game opinions on various web sites to positive ones in order attract new players. http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/posts/list.m?topic_id=578565 They just do not get it. IF the game was truly good, it couldn't help but attract new players. Over 200k ex-players seems to send a much more clearer message than the handful touting how great the NGE is today. An untold number of ex-players have come back for trial visits and still do not stick around, which should also be another clear message to the devs and the concerned playerbase. Insulting the disgruntled veterans seems to be the only way the fanbois can lash out in frustration. SWG/NGE game itself drives off players, not the disgruntled players. It is up to $OE to do something about it. |
Originally posted by Kazara
SOE and NGE-Star Wars Galalaxies: |
It's like a Scooby-Doo ending... (Old Man Smed unmasked) Smed: "if it weren't for those MEDDLING "vocal minority vets, I'd have gotten away with it" Play the NGE TC(s)G! It's Free! Its Fun! http://sturly.com/qd2 I encourage everyone who doubts the word of those who reject the NGE to try it for themselves. http://tryswg.com |
Agrees totally with Kazara , SWG NGE is its own worst enemy . |
Originally posted by salvaje
It could also be "if it had'nt been for the NGE being so unbelievably $hite, I'd have gotten away with it" Maybe he actually said that now that I think about it, but then went on to say "the quality had rocketed", would match up with his usual BS and back tracking. |
Originally posted by jaxscorpio34 SOE doesn't build games they just buy out companies that do. |
Originally posted by Pjay2k Have a look around, especially in this forum, also at other places. You will find lots of negativity towards the SWG/NGE, SOE and LucasArts, so I can't really understand why you are saying that noone does anything about the craptastic SWG/NGE issue! Also, sorry! I can't vote on your poll because... I think these forums, again especially this one, should remain as a testamony and reminder to all MMO players and especially to the MMO industry of what bad management, egoistic pride and arrogance will result to (Yes! I'm talking about SOE and LucasArts!)! In my oppinion there are only two things that SOE and LucasArts can do to stop the flood of negativity and bad reputation they are constantly receiving. Shutdown SWG and just write it off, or bring back pre-CU servers in paralell to the current SWG/NGE. I can't speak for others, but it would at least make me go silent again. |
They seemed to have halted packaged production. It's still available through digital download through SOE store or direct2drive, it's SOE's latest market strategy probably to cut back on expenses, which isn't a very good way to gain new customers. And that Smedley is pushing all SOE MMOs to eventually be only subscribed through station access.


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Group and site differences on the California Verbal Learning Test in persons with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives: findings from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS).
Title | Group and site differences on the California Verbal Learning Test in persons with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives: findings from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS). |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Stone, WS, Giuliano AJ, Tsuang MT, Braff DL, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Dobie DJ, Faraone SV, Freedman R, Green MF, Greenwood TA, Gur RE, Gur RC, Light GA, Mintz J, Nuechterlein KH, Olincy A, Radant AD, Roe AH, Schork NJ, Siever LJ, Silverman JM, Swerdlow NR, Thomas AR, Tsuang DW, Turetsky BI, Seidman LJ |
Journal | Schizophrenia research |
Volume | 128 |
Issue | 1-3 |
Pagination | 102-10 |
Date Published | 2011 May |
Keywords | Adult, Analysis of Variance, Endophenotypes, Female, Humans, Learning Disorders, Male, Mental Recall, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Schizophrenia, Siblings, Verbal Learning, Young Adult |
Abstract | Genetic studies of schizophrenia focus increasingly on putative endophenotypes because their genetic etiology may be simpler than clinical diagnosis. The Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS), a multisite family study, aims to identify the genetic basis of several endophenotypes including verbal declarative memory (VDM), a neurocognitive function that shows robust impairment in schizophrenia. We present data on one type of measure of VDM, the California Verbal Learning Test, Second Edition (CVLT-II), in schizophrenia probands (n=305), their full biological siblings (n=449) and parents (n=232), and in community comparison subjects (CCS; n=509) across seven sites. Probands performed more poorly on each of five CVLT-II measures compared to related sibling and parent groups and CCS. Siblings and parents performed significantly worse than CCS on one measure (Discriminability), but with smaller effect sizes and less impairment than observed previously. The results raise questions about the homogeneity of VDM as an endophenotype, about methodological issues related to sampling, and about psychometric issues that impact the utility of the CVLT for detecting VDM deficits in nonpsychotic relatives of persons with schizophrenia. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2012.00989.x |
Alternate Journal | Schizophr. Res. |


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Her life is just as over asSubmitted by Guest11111 (not verified) on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:51am.
Her life is just as over as the victim's? How is that possible? I'm pretty sure she is still breathing, gets to see her family and friends,etc. I find the comparison between these two "ruined lives" insulting. Sure, she may live with guilt; but it's the same guilt that didn't seem to kick in until her car was plastered all over the news. Give me a break. And don't bother claiming she was scared or I can't possibly know what she was feeling..that argument is weak. She left this man to die in the road, but managed to get a lawyer. Those are not actions of scared and innocent, but more of some one getting their "I don't want to go to jail" ducks in a row. She gave herself time to plan for her future, but so neglectfully gave herself the power to decide this man's fate. »
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