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They said they are gonna change the achieve to only 1 dolyak surviving.
in our last successful run we build catapults in a circle about 1200 feet outside of the center-structure. It worked fine, enemies were attacked early and most of the time didn't get to the inner location. The range of the catapults is quite good, so you hit targets in the center too. We needed no walls and other weapons. We lost a few dolyaks only because we didn't focus the boss-golem in the beginning. Once we did, he was down pretty fast.
What was your successful strategy?
Our strategy was basically having two people constantly building and upgrading stuff around our last doylak and the other three on kill detail. I usually used the rifle but used the repair pistol occasionally. When some hay appeared I gathered that to heal our doylak. We lost 4 of them on the first wave and survived the next 9 with keeping that one alive.
I just did the toypocalypse event... Not going to lie, it sucks. Really sucks .
I am KickButtMario. I kick butt because I am Mario. The coolest, longest, living, protagonist out there in the video game industry.
A reminder to those that are planning on resubbing. Flying will return in 6.2.x. So who knows how long that will take.
Can I not get anymore glue or stuffing if I have already ran for all of the toys? For example if I ryn tomorrow could I get stuffing or glue if I have all the frames already?
The actual game play aspects of the games suffer a lot because of the "MMO" part of the genre, which entail both technical and design difficulties/demands.
Fractals of the Mists Dungeon Improvements One fixes the disconnect issue where you can't rejoin your group and the second is to fix the party level restrictions for fractals.
Anyone who played GW1 got anything they could donate to my GW1 HoM?
I GOT THE GAME!!!!!!!! I GOT THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!! {◕ ◡ ◕}............................................................sort of.
Ok, so while playing SWTOR, I met this guildie, and as we talked about different MMOs, the conversation eventually leaned towards GW2, and I explained how I was so eager to try this game, but because it costs a small fortune over here, I can't get it. Out of nowhere he dropped me a bombshell. He bought GW2, played for a bit, got bored, and left. Since he (for the time being) has no intention on returning to the game, he loaned me his account.
Its only temporal, so I still gotta eventually buy my own, but hey =D for the time being, I can play GW2.
Now, after 2 days of (borderline uninterrupted) gameplay, I can say this is a damned good game, but, not without its flaws. They better be addressed pronto, but other than this, I'm quite impressed. However, I gotta say that 80% of what they said on their "Manifesto" trailer are complete BS :S pretty much all the stuff they said the game would NOT have, it does has it. Barring that, and a few other grievances, I'm having a blast on my lil elementalist.
Por que odiar si amar es mas dulce? (*^_^*)
Only thing I can think of is ascended gear. However, non-bimodal gameplay wasn't mentioned in the manifesto at all.
In terms of design philosophy this is the same as Guild Wars 1.
Whatever your point is about swinging swords is irrelevant to the manifesto's use of the analogy.
This game has grinding. Now, I don't have anything against grinding (as long as its not Korean-extreme exessive) since after all I play wow and SWTOR, both of which are quite grindy themselves, but their manifesto said GW2 would have no grinding, and that's just not true. While a point could be made that you don't need to grind out gear to do the dungeons, the game still has grind involved, both for leveling, for crafting stuff, for making legendaries, for obtaining cultural sets, and for just about everything else.
Second point on their manifesto that was not true, is at 1:48, when Ree Soesbee says this:
"as a structure, MMOs have lost the ability to make the players feel like a hero, everybody is doing the same things you're doing, the boss you just killed respawns 10 minutes later, it doesn't care, that I'm there."
I disagree of course. The storyline of wow and of SWTOR do wonders to make you feel like a hero, with a gripping story and awesome memorable characters (Hunter and Watcher X on SWTOR are my most memorable characters, while Thrall and Muradin are my favorites in Warcraft). But I digress. The point is, in GW2, everyone is doing the same things I'm doing, and bosses I just killed respawn 10 minutes (I'm sorry, I meant to say 5 minutes) later, and it really didn't cared that I'm there.
Ohh yeah, that farmer is being attacked by bandits who are pilfering her crops, and kidnaping her moas (I think she said moas) I killed dozens of them, completed the renown heart, and she even sent me a letter saying how her life is perfect. Except I show up at her farm and its still crawling with bandits, which are still stealing the crops. My actions had no lasting impact at all. And there's other players doing what I just did mere minutes before. So that line was bullshit.
At another point in the video someone says this: "You get a quest that says "I'm being attacked by these horrible things" but its not really happening, in the gameworld, these centaurs are just standing around in the field and you get a quest-text that says "go kill 10 of those". We don't think that's ok, you see what happens, you see centaurs running around, burning the walls, killing the merchants."
Again, wrong.
To use that same example about that farm with the bandits, while the woman may say she's being attacked by bandits, and that they are stealing her crops and kidnapping her cattle, in reality, the bandits are in a cave, a few dozen yards off her farm, none are in the immediate area, and none are attacking the farmers or anything like that.
Again, a point could be made that during Dynamic Events, mobs do go in waves and attack players and NPCs alike on whatever area the event is taking place, but that's only during events, during regular renown hearts, the world is static and the mobs are just standing there, and you get a renown heart telling you to kill 10 of those.
at 2:20 she also says "We do not want to build the same MMO that everyone else is building and in Guild Wars 2, its YOUR world, its YOUR STORY, you affect things around you, in a very prominent way. You meet people who you then meet again, you rescue a village, that will remain rescued, and will remember you."
That sounds nice........ except none of this happens. I can give them props for one bit, the "we do not want to build the same MMO everyone else is building", because while 8 out of every 10 western MMOs out there (Asian ones are a WHOOOOOLE 'nother category altogether) just take the wow formula and do some slight changes, this is the most "not-wow" MMO I've ever played, and that's worth a lot of points. Having said that, the rest of that line is again, not true. This is not MY STORY, this is Traeherne's story. He more or less kidnaps all protagonism once he's introduced (and he shows up out of frikking thin air BTW, unless you play a Sylvari in which case you have SOME info about him but not much) and we are tossed aside while he hogs all the glory. /sighs it was bad enough when Tirion did it on WOTLK and Thrall did it on Cata, sadly, Traeherne is doing it at least on vanilla GW2. Here's to hoping I can at least be the protagonist of MY story on the first expansion? I can only hope.
There's also the bit where she says "you rescue a village, that will remain rescued, and will remember you" which doesn't really happens at all. I completed all the renown hearts in the human starting area, and also completed a crap-a-ton of Dynamic Events in just about every single outpost and village I could find. I repelled centaur attacks, bandit raids, srkeet pillagers, and killer bees. Wanna know what happened then? about 8 minutes later, the same outpost was once more under attack by the same centaurs. That I just defeated. So much for villages remaining rescued. At least in wow with phasing, once you complete the story of a certain area, and rescue a village, IT DOES remains rescued. Stonard comes under attack by the alliance at the ending of the revamped swamp of sorrows in cataclysm, and after repelling that attack, the alliance does not mobilizes again.
I wanna clarify that I'm not Thrashing GW2, nor saying wow is superior, despite my grievances with this game, its a DAMNED GOOD GAME, and one I can recommend with FLYING COLORS to just about anyone, but their manifesto is full of crap.
Por que odiar si amar es mas dulce? (*^_^*)


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"There's still a chance to convert her being she can't be without mommy and daddy for too long."
OOC: Okay.
Asilla then used a Blizzard on the flying-types. "Who?" asked Asilla.
"S-I has... What?"
Asilla looked at S-I, and then A-II. "No, really, anyone seen Milena???"
Asilla shouted "You will regret this day!!!" she turned and went to Milena's room and knocked on the door. "Anyone there?"
"I'm going to nap," Ace said not really caring what happened o his enemies.
Asilla paced back and forth.
OOC: Okay, apples.
"I don't like these. These... I think... are... I need to see Uxie about this, they could be de-Merging apples."
No one answered.
Are you sure about this?
"Positive, Uxie." Milena took a quick glance at the baby, then turned back to Uxie. "Do it now."
Very well. Uxie injected a pair of hypodermic needles into Milena. I'm not certain about this, but you should return to how you appeared before your little encounter with the father.
And indeed Milena did. But that wasn't it. Her armor, scales, hair, it all changed pigment.
OOC: De-Shiny-ized?
Asilla ran to Ozias. "Wh-What happened? Is Infinity on her way, or did she come?" she asked before fainting.
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tag:Community Blogs:blogCommunity Blogshttp://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/1/178948-55a6f-50.jpgCommanderZx2http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/CommanderZx22013-01-30T18:33:16ZCommunity Blogs:257653Digital Feminism - A tale of jealousy - CommanderZx2CommanderZx22013-07-06T17:14:33Z2013-07-06T17:14:33ZJealousy is at the heart of the current trend of hatred against beautiful female characters in games.

Men and women are genetically programmed to seek out better, healthier and younger partners and they know it. This is what makes them extremely jealous of anyone of the same sex who is physically superior or successful to them.

For example take a middle aged couple, the wife walks into a bar and sees her husband sitting next to and talking to a young female super model. What are her first thoughts?
A. That cheating bastard!
or
B. Probably just another bar patron.

Of course her immediate thought is that he is cheating on her with this girl by simply talking to her.

An easy example for men is Justin Bieber, men are extremely jealous of his success and how women throw themselves at him regardless of his lack of musical talent. This is what has lead males to hate this guy and other popular young male singers and boy bands.

Due to the advancement of graphics game characters can look extremely realistic and beautiful. Men and women are spending more time than ever interacting with digital media rather than with each other, whether it be phones, tablets, consoles or computers. Women see that these female digital characters have far higher sex appeal than they could ever possibly hope to achieve with their unrealistic proportions and perfect skin.

Women become jealous of the digital female characters who are stealing the attention of their mates or potential mates. Finding they cannot change the hobbies of males they've pushed for sex-negative campaigns against digital female characters to try and stifle their sex appeal and hope to receive more direct attention from males in return.

The men joining the cause are simply doing so to be seen as apathetic and gain attention from the women.Community Blogs:255486Is there such a thing as a perfect 10 game? - CommanderZx2CommanderZx22013-06-06T07:14:50Z2013-06-06T07:14:50ZToday I was looking over the review scores of The Last of Us and I am extremely disappointed to find almost 30 perfect 10 scores. Now I realise that reviews and scores are subjective based on opinion, but is any game truly flawless?

In these perfect 10 reviews they all list flaws for the game such as NPCs being invisible to enemies. Destructoid attempts to excuse this away saying it is an acceptable anomaly. This seems bizarre to me when the entire premise of the game is your mission to protect and escort this girl, but suddenly this is thrown out the window for convenience? I think that Resident Evil 4 handled it much better with Ashley, as you had to keep a constant eye on her at times putting yourself into danger while you shoot the enemies attacking her.

I see reviewers throwing out perfect 10s as them tossing away their Reviewer status and joining the fanboy/girl club. If I had to compile a top 10 list of my favourite games of all time I would not give a single one a 10, as I acknowledge that none of them are perfect.

I see that Destructoid has a caveat regarding 10s stating: Games rated 10 aren't perfect, since nothing is, but they come as close as you could get in a given genre. The new must-have game in its sector, we're talking pure ecstasy.

My response to this is that if it isnt flawless it isnt a 10, thats what 9.9, 9.8, 9.7, etc is for.

Personally I wish wed do away with scores entirely from the entire gaming review sector. Instead of a score the review should just be ended with a basic recommendation summary.Community Blogs:243608Storage space and false advertising - CommanderZx2CommanderZx22013-01-30T18:33:16Z2013-01-30T18:33:16ZA common trend since the event of portable media players and other such devices is that they have been rated by their total storage space. Originally this wasn't much of a problem, as barely any of that space had been consumed by system functionality.

However lately the device's operating system and applications have begun to consume so much of the storage space that the rating used to advertise the product has become misleading in how far it is off of the actual available space for the consumer.

Some examples:
Microsoft surface Pro - Advertised as 64GB - actual free space 23GB
iPad Mini - advertised as 16Gb - actual free space 13GB
Nexus 7 - advertised as 8GB - actual free space 5.9GB
iPod Touch - advertised as 8GB - actual free space 6.5GB

I feel that corporations should be forced to advertise their products based on the actual available free space on the device. That way when you advertise a device as 8GB then you should expect to a receive a device that has 8GB of free storage to use.

If we enforce such a rule industry wide this will definitely benefit consumers in the following ways:
1. When you buy an 8GB music player, you'll get 8GB of storage. i.e. you get exactly what is expected.

2. It'll discourage suppliers from installing shovelware and other junk on the device, as it'll come as a cost to them rather than take up the consumers storage space. Because they will be forced to increase the size of the storage in order to house the additional junk without taking away from the rated storage.

3. Companies will be encouraged to think smarter about how they design the systems installed on the device, to make them consume less space.

Some of you may be saying "you never get the rated size from a new computer hard drive, as you have to format to use it". That's completely different to this, as a system builder you are buying a HDD in a clean slate and know that you have to format it and install stuff to be able to use it.

In the case of these products you are buying a final product, with a rated storage, however the companies know full well ahead of time that you will never have access the amount of space they are advertising it to have.


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Okay... I admit I don't know a great deal about them but I've been looking around a lot and finally got to see a Blu-ray player at Best Buy playing a movie on a 40" Sony HDTV. What I seen didn't seem that impressive to me so I thought I'd run it by you guys to see if I'm looking at this wrong.
First a question. What resolution does Blu-ray use? All of them? By that I mean does it playback depending on the TV, duh, and output 1080p, 720p, or 1080i.
Second my observations. It seems to me that there were a lot of artifacts in the image, and if I frooze it it just looked very so so to me. I expected a razor sharp image but wasn't impressed with it at all. So is it suppose to look razor shrap?
I guess what I'm mostly looking for is a review of my observations.
I know what I seen was a canned demo, but shouldn't it be an impressive look at Blu-ray?
Thanks for any information you can share with me. I'm getting close to buying an HD setup and since I'm retired now I can't afford to make any mistakes in my choices.
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That wouldn't be good, I like food, I need food, I'm getting hungry right now just thinking about food. Can I at least still play with Castle Grayskull and my micro machines!Originally Posted by zombie-a-go-go
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More Bengals news today. They have put the franchise tag on Rudi Johnson. That protects him for this year but hopefully they can sign him to a longer deal.
Rudi is a step in the right direction. Hope that more good news will be in store for the Bengals in the coming months.
Thing is, Rudi might sit out now that he's tagged.
It's kind of a slap in the face to most players for whatever reason.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
I'm trying to reconcile Rudi saying he wants a LTC from the Bengals so he can finish out his career as a Bengal, so he says, yet says that he'll sit out if he gets paid for one year as if he is one of the top backs in the game by the team that he wants a LTC from. It just doesn't compute.
That seems like someone talking out of both sides of their mouth, and I'm glad that the Bengals played their trump card despite Rudi's bluff. And if he's not bluffing, then I don't think the ace high, no pairs hand he holds is very likely going to win the pot.
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Can't win without 'em
Sorry, but Rudi's not worth the 6+ whatever mil he's going to get with the frnachise tag. He can't run outside and doesn't catch. He's a very good downhill back - and it's a good thing for him that he is, because when the Bengals are turning to the run all the opposition has to do is load up the middle - they know Rudi can't go anywhere else.
The only reason this makes any sense is Perry's inability to play last season. I don't think Rudi would get that kind of money from any other team out there.
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I agree with Z on this.
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
Maybe, maybe not, but he will pay off in two first round draft picks at the worst now, whereas most recently they just let Takeo walk and got nothing for him. I'm guessing they will put together a package for him, but the key thing is to get compensated if the numbers don't work out. If they overpay him for one year, that's sunk cost at worst, and apparently they are willing to take the hit if need be.Originally Posted by zombie-a-go-go
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Can't win without 'em
And here I thought the Bengals got rid of "Leon" in favor of nice, unselfish Rudi. Isn't Rudi supposed to be the "team player" they wanted to replace the alleged "me first" Corey Dillon?Johnson Bengals' 'franchise'
Tag probably keeps RB here in '05; longer deal sought
The Bengals placed the binding one-year franchise designation on Rudi Johnson Tuesday but vowed to continue to try to reach a long-term contract with the running back.
Johnson, who set a single-season franchise rushing record with 1,454 yards this past season and played in the Pro Bowl, was typically upbeat when reached late Tuesday afternoon.
"I'm still optimistic, still hopeful that we can reach a long-term deal," he said.
Johnson, through agent Peter Schaffer, in January said he would sit out the 2005 season rather than play under a second consecutive one-year deal. The Bengals tendered Johnson a one-year contract in 2004 as a restricted free agent, which he signed May 11.
Will he play this coming season?
"I'm not even going to think about that," said Johnson, who can become a free agent March 2.
Johnson will earn $6.3 million if he signs the offer. The value is the average of the top five salaries for NFL running backs in 2004-05. Another team would have to compensate the Bengals, who have the right to match any offer, with its first-round draft choices in 2005 and 2006 if it signed Johnson.
"This is the most responsible move we can make in pursuit of our goal to give our fans a playoff season and a run at the Super Bowl in 2005," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement. "We will continue to work with Rudi and his representatives for the possibility of a long-term contract."
The pace of negotiations with the Bengals has frustrated Schaffer.
"It took them 17 months to make one proposal. We countered," Schaffer said. "There has been no next proposal."
After Johnson rushed for 957 yards in five starts in 2003, he took over the featured-back role from Corey Dillon, who was traded to New England, and started all 16 games in 2004-05. Johnson's 361 carries and 1,454 yards set single-season club records. His five 100-yard games equaled another club mark.
Johnson wants a five- or six-year contract with the Bengals.
Schaffer referred to the one-year contract extension for Lewis announced Monday. Lewis is under contract through 2008, the rest of the coaching staff through 2006.
"Marvin got the extra year. Marvin has security," Schaffer said. "They clearly want Rudi. He is their franchise player. Now they need to step up to the plate and pay him fair market value."
Lewis, in his statement, said Johnson would be paid fairly under terms of the franchise tag spelled out in the league's collective bargaining agreement.
"The franchise option is designed to help a team retain a top player, and the player's union (NFL Players Association) supports it because it guarantees that player a salary commensurate with what he has accomplished," Lewis said.
The Bengals drafted Chris Perry in the first round a year ago as a possible heir apparent to Johnson, but the former Michigan running back suffered injuries that limited him to five touches. Lewis has said he has not lost confidence in Perry.
Johnson, fresh off his first Pro Bowl, in which he rushed six times for 33 yards, said he and Schaffer would continue to "push hard" for a long-term deal.
"We have an honest disagreement to Rudi's value," Schaffer said. "And the best way to determine value would be to let him hit the market. But they've taken him off the market."
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Alleged? It wouldn't even take CSI-Cincy to build a case that Dillon was a me first guy while with the Bengals.Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool
I have mixed feelings with Rudi's attitude here. I try not to let the amount of money sway me, but so far his actions have been confusing. I think his agent is helping him to take a grandstanding approach, which is too bad, because Rudi does genuinely seem to want to be with the Bengals but wants to get paid what he thinks the market is. Honestly, I don't see that as an unreasonable expectation, and it doesn't seem like the Bengals do either since they chose to tag him and pay him top dollar if he signs on for one more year. I think the difference probably is wrapped up in length of contract and signing bonus. I'm sure the Bengals don't want to do any more than about three years, maybe four max considering his position and a #1 draft choice named Perry.
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I don't know CQ. The shelf life of RB's isn't that long in the NFL is it? How long has Rudi been around?Originally Posted by CougarQuest
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New York ranks among the most expensive states for energy bills, a new report from WalletHub shows.
WalletHub, a social website launched by Evolution Finance that offers financial tools and information for consumers and small-business owners, ranked New York 38th among the 50 states and District of Columbia based on energy efficiency. The report, 2014's Most & Least Energy-Expensive States, looked at six key metrics, including electricity cost, consumption, natural gas prices and fuel prices.
New Yorkers average $365 a month in energy costs, including electricity costs of $126 and natural gas costs of $80. Drivers pay some $160 a month for gasoline, on average.
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A list of the best elephant movies: Dumbo, Ice Age, Jungle Book...all of the best movies about elephants are listed here! If you (or your kids) love animals and want to watch movies with elephants in them, consult this list. From animated films where elephants talk and walk to live-action films that feature elephants in real life, these are the greatest elephant films ever made.
What are the top elephant movies? We believe we've got them all, but if you feel we've missed one, please feel free to add the elephant movies names to the list yourself. Children and adults alike love elephants, be it their enormous size coupled with their gentle demeanor, or simply their unique appearance with their trunks and enormous tusks. This list features all species of elephants, including a wooly mammoth or two.
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Dumbo Sterling Holloway, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton Released: 1941
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Horton Hears a Who Selena Gomez, Jim Carrey, Isla Fisher
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Ice Age Jack Black, Ray Romano, Denis Leary Released: 2002
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The Jungle Book Clint Howard, George Sanders, Louis Prima Released: 1994
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Tarzan Rosie O'Donnell, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver
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Larger than Life Matthew McConaughey, Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Brenda Blethyn Released: 2005
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George of the Jungle Brendan Fraser, John Cleese, Leslie Mann Released: 1997
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Kumki Vikram Prabhu, Thambi Ramaiah, Lakshmi Menon
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Kindergarten Cop Arnold Schwarzenegger, Odette Annable, Angela Bassett
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Operation Dumbo Drop Denis Leary, Danny Glover, Ray Liotta Released: 1995
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The Protector Tatchakorn Yeerum, Nathan Jones, Lateef Crowder
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300 Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender, Lena Headey Released: 2006
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Wow. Guess Forbes ain't looking to rustle up too many subscribers among the designer set, at least if their The Creativity of Crowds article is any indication. Subtitled CrowdSpring aims to slash the cost of graphic design work–and democratize a snooty business, the article (Feb 16 issue) is a glorified puff-piece on one of the dozens of design contest sites popping up all over the intertubes – Chicago based Crowdspring. Not sure if the 'snooty' comment is attributed to Crowdspring, or it's a creative flourish added by author Christopher Steiner, but I gotta feeling that the crack is not going to endear Crowdspring to the creative set (and just when they were getting all cozy and stuff).
Democratization of design?
Crowdspring, usually through blog comments and press releases by co-founder Ross Kimbarovsky – like to portray themselves as a 'crowd-sourcing' platform, which they're not, unique to the industry, which they're not, and some form of revolutionary plan to 'democratize design' which they're not either.
Alas, despite their lofty claims, Crowdspring is just another design contest site which asks designers to submit their artwork to contests, for free, in the hope of getting paid, while Crowdspring charges the contest holders their prize money (and claws back 15% of the prize paid to 'winning' designers). Nothing terribly original and follows the same MO as other contest sites – 99designs at al. Interestingly, Crowdspring utilized a contest on 99designs to have their logo developed – whether to see how design contests operate, or because they believe in the model is anyone's guess – so to hear them now claim they're forging new ground takes an admirable bit of chutzpah. Which considering their business model, ain't terribly surprising.
More for less
But back to the Forbes article. Nothing terribly earth-shattering, though must admit I loved this quote from Crowdspring co-founder Michael Samson;
"The beauty of our site is that it doesn't matter if you have a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design or if you're a grandma in Tennessee with a bunch of free time and Adobe (nasdaq: ADBE – news – people ) Illustrator," says Samson. "If the client likes the grandma's work better, then she's going to get the job."
Kinda cute concept that. Grandmothers wielding copies of Illustrator and Photoshop – cranking out design after design to win a few bucks (my poor old Gran only had Bingo to fall back on). All fair enough I suppose, if Crowspring was marketed as a forum featuring designer Nannies. But it isn't. And there's a perfectly logical reason for that. Outfits like Crowdspring know that their 'clients' are looking for professional designers. They're just looking for MORE from professional designers. For LESS MONEY than professional designers usually charge. Not nannies. Not teenagers. Not janitors (there's another cute story in the article). Cause here's the rub – clients still expect for $400 (or $200) that they're going to be working with experienced designers. There's no tacit understanding that because they're using outfits like Crowdspring, their project is going to be handled by hobbyists. So the designing Nannies (and teenagers, and janitors), while cute when mentioned in a Forbes magazine piece, remain unheralded on the public face of ALL design contest sites, including Crowdspring. Maybe I'm being 'snooty' and perhaps this is the 'democratization' that Kimbarovsky and his crew bleat about in the Forbes piece, but I'm relatively sure that "place your design project on our website, pay $400 and some designers, nannies, janitors and teenage students will see what they can come up with", while truthful, isn't compelling sales copy to prospective buyers. So that's not how these design contest sites are marketed. Course, Kimbarovsky expected me to say that, as he tells us in the Forbes piece -
"Now if you live in India or Peoria you can buy a computer and sophisticated software for a little bit of money and compete with big agencies–and they don't like that."
Once again, a fair enough opinion, if graphic design was all about firing up a copy of Illustrator and/or Photoshop, which as far as I've been able to figure out about this design thing, it ain't. Also, if Mr. Kimbarovsky can direct me to where I can find design software for 'a little bit of money' I'd be forever in his debt. And for what it's worth, it's not the big agencies that have been vocal against Crowdspring and their ilk – it's been freelance designers at the grass roots level, sensing a danger to the design profession that these outfits pose.
Championing the underdog or exploiting naive designers?
That 'pushback' isn't terribly surprising. While the Crowdspring 'community' does all the work, creates all the Crowdspring 'product' and only have a small chance of getting paid. Mr. Kimbarovsky and Company get paid regardless (unless there's less than 25 entries for a contest, which almost never happens thanks to the 'need a few more designs' pleas that go out through the site's forums and blog). As I've said many times, I understand why outfits like Crowdspring and 99designs exist. The folks that run these outfits have managed to figure out a way to get thousands of people – some skilled enough to earn a decent living – to work for them gratis (the vast majority of people submitting work to these sites NEVER get paid a dime). It's an amazing sleight-of-hand that from a business perspective at least, works very well on the bottom line (no real wonder that Forbes would run this advertorial for Crowdspring). Most design agencies, regardless of their size (Kimbarovsky refers to them ominously as 'gatekeepers'), are hobbled with the inconvenience and expense of PAYING their designers – hopefully a living wage. Outfits like Crowdspring are not likewise encumbered. Nice for them. Though to read Kimbarovsky describe his company altruistically as the champion of unrecognized designers, apparently the world over, is a bit much. I never had the balls to ask ANY designer to work for me, or my company, without paying them. According to the Forbes article, that old-fashioned philosophy earns me the distinction of being 'snooty' and standing in the way of the 'democratization of design'. But maybe they're right. Perhaps Kimbarovsky and Samson are stalwart champions of the design industry, and are using their vast experience in the profession to see the design world in a different light -
"In 2006 Samson was struggling to outsource postproduction work to India, while Kimbarovsky was running into trouble with a design shop that kept bungling a face-lift of his law firm's Web site. Initially, the two imagined a matchmaking service for buyers and sellers of everything from wedding planning to landscaping. They settled on graphic design because the product could be rendered and exchanged digitally with minimal overhead.."
Jezzus. Wedding planning? No go. Landscaping services? Ain't going to happen. Graphic design? Now, that's got possibilities. And whatayaknow. People will provide design product for free. Not exactly the "we love design and designers" shtick I was expecting. If I wanted to be a wag (not I) the company's history (or lack thereof) may explain why the people behind it seem to have so many basic misunderstandings about the 'snooty' industry they're trying to 'democratize'.
Judging the result
To Forbes' credit, they experimented with Crowdspring and posted their own logo design contest here. Not about to trash anyone's design work – you can judge for yourself if the work is, ahm, up to snuff – but the number of IStock Photos being submitted took me a little aback. The fact that stock photos are usually not licensed for use in logos is probably news to Grannies in Tennessee, so we can probably overlook that little wrinkle…
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20 Comments to "Design is a 'snooty' business: Forbes"
[...] those fingers crossed when working with a "designer nanny", and be sure to read the 40+ comments on the Forbes article. I hope you realize that without [...]
The Microsoft Clipart found in a couple of the logos is amusing too. Anyone using CrowdSpring is just waiting for a lawsuit to happen (at the very least among a sea of concerns clients SHOULD have…)
Josh's last blog post..Really Forbes? Spec Work?
[...] The Logo Factory [...]
"Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki, who recently put up $500 for a T-shirt design to sell on his Web site, received 230 entrants and garnered a lot of traffic for CrowdSpring from Kawasaki's huge global reader base."
What kind of backlash do you think he'll see from his followers?
"The bottom line in this issue makes us deeply think about our brand and how we as designers project it outside us, along with the approach design has given to small and medium sized bussineses (still, low budget branding needs). Steiner, with his definition call designers snooty. It is important how something is, but it is also very important how it is perceived by others."
AdnElric's last blog post..El diseño gráfico NO es snooty!
Hi Steve,
Thought I'd highlight your insightful comment over on my blog, for those visiting yours:
Excellently put.
[...] Un reciente artículo, publicado en Forbes y titulado The Creativity of Crowds, volvía a crispar al mundo del diseño gráfico, al considerarlo un negocio que necesita ser democratizado para no ser tan snooty (pijo, orgulloso, [...]
Don't you just love it. Noone would call a doctor or a plumber snooty for not working for free but creative professionals seem to have a different image. Like its just a hobby or something that is done in spare time.
Kate's last blog post..Survival in the Bad Lands
[...] work of others as ethically challenged. And it's going take a lot more than a few articles in Forbes to change that [...]
What crowdSPRING employees (er, "contest" "entrants") have to bet on — and stop me if I'm wrong — is the off-chance that the kind of "client" who wants a last-second brand identity done in a week for $500 (sometimes based on a 200-word brief made up on the spot), STILL nevertheless has the skill, experience, time, awareness and understanding to recognize which random entry is not only the most superbly-crafted, not only entirely original and copyrightable, not only befitting the industry and right on target for the market & the business's culture and personality — but ALSO the best-fitting for realizing the long-term needs, goals and plans that will best position that individual company to survive and thrive in the future.
Oh, and they'd better be darn sure they're not utilizing a ripped-off design concept already owned by another company, or are distributing something created illegally using stolen fonts and pirated software.
I think this is horrible. It is a shame they do such things and one day they will burn in design hell for it. Someone is going to eventually hold them responsible the day they accept a logo with copyright content in it.
[...] Here is a great post on the Logo Factory's blog [...]
[...] the use of their illustrations as logos. How am I familiar with this contest? When Crowdspring very loudly hit the scene in February, it was one of a few contests that I decided to follow, selecting it from a random link [...]
[...] "Oh look" people who are all for spec work and "crowdsourcing" sites exclaimed breathlessly, "Even Twitter crowdsourced their logo, and paid six bucks for it. Take that you snooty designers!". [...]
Thanks for sharing your nice informative post….nice work.
[...] based in Chicago, who recently caused a stir after being featured in a Forbes article that opined designers were "snooty") set up a debate at the recent South by South West Festival, held in Texas back in March. The [...]
Nice article
FYI, As a prospective client i'm very confused. I looked at the different options for a logo for our new Company. After going thru your site i was impress with the info and phoned the logo factory yesterday. I thought i would get a little help or push as to what i'm looking for (some sort of consultation to make me feel comfortable that the LOGO Factory was the way to go.) I really got nothing, i was ready to buy but the lady i spoke to did not impress me. Impressive site, but not impressed when push comes to shove. This might not be the comment area to place these remarks but i'm leaning towards crowdsourcing. Hope we make the right move…. You had me too…..
[...] The controversy shifted into high gear last month after Forbes published an airy, one-sided look at crowdSpring. In more than 100 comments to the article one could read persuasive, articulate variations on a single theme: "Fuck you and crowdSpring too." Several prominent design blogs posted their own jeremiads lambasting crowdSpring. "Spec work has become a major force in devaluing the perception of graphic design in the business world," writes eyeCinq. And: "The folks that run these outfits have managed to figure out a way to get thousands of people — some skilled enough to earn a decent living — to work for them gratis. It's an amazing sleight-of-hand," writes The Logo Factor. [...]


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Despite getting back to Centre Parcs at 1.30 that morning after their victory in Paris, and then not exactly rushing to bed then, Abbey Colts looks remarkably fit and ready in their assorted fancy dress outfits to take on the very big and organised team in the magnificent sporting surrounding of this attractive French town.
One quick moment of panic before the game when Abbey's manager and translation team (Matt Davis and me!) were called up to the club committee room to discuss the licence for the match!? Fortunately we had travelled with all the RFU documentation we needed, and that along with various euro-tunnel booking references seemed to satisfy the French RFU and the match was back on!
For the second time in 24 hours the players and fans of Abbey colts were treated to magnificent hospitality and over 300 locals came to watch the game.
The game started with the local team pushing up very fast in defence and isolating a couple of Abbey backs in early exchanges, but they also gave away penalties with their excessive zeal. The early exchanges were exciting and very physical with Jack and Josh injured and having to come off, although they both returned later, but this was an attritional game and by the end Abbey Colts were left with their last 15 men standing on the pitch, with Tom Wright and Mike unable to play either game due to existing injuries and Zebbie and Ollie suffering from severe dead legs from the night before and unable to take part in this one.
The French immediately stepped up their early efforts to try and take advantage of their weight advantage and Abbey's forced early reorganisation, but our subs moved seamlessly into the team and the defence held firm. Additionally Manny was getting early crash ball opportunities, and whilst he was been stopped in these early encounters this looked like a promising outlet.
The game had now settled down when, against the run of play after an Abbey knock on when deep in the French half, Evreux's always dangerous back line shifted the ball rapidly out to their lightening quick winger, and for the only time on tour we missed a series of tackles, and he scored under the posts, but they missed the straight forward conversion. 5 – 0 to the home team and there was a contented buzz from the stand where the home fans settled back expecting more of the same.
However Abbey began to gain the upper hand from the kick off with great runs from Elko and Gaz making big ground, outstanding tactical kicking from Joe taking advantage of the home team's very flat defence, and our usual strong lineout meaning Evreux were pinned in their 22 for the next 5 minutes and Abbey really need to score. Joe came within inches of touching down and the French conceded three quick penalties in their efforts to keep the English raiders out, but inevitably the score came with a lovely move started by Elko playing at No. 8 and taking the ball off the base of a scrum, shifting it to Joe who then produced a reverse pass releasing Gaz to score in the corner – outstanding move – 5-5 and game on.
Every Abbey player was stepping up to the mark – Luke Chappell stole excellent lineout ball twice in 2 minutes, the second time releasing Manny who so nearly made it over the try line, but the French cleared and indeed set up a very dangerous counter attack which the ever dependable Ben Davis, who had two outstanding tour games, playing every minute of both games, managed to tidy up and clear the danger.
Both teams played attractive green rugby, with Tom Blacknell, Millsy and Will J all breaking the line and Tom twice getting within a finger tip of breaking clear, but he won a penalty 30 metres out and Joe slotted this comfortably with the last kick of the first half – Abbey leading 8 – 5.
The second half started with Abbey's confidence growing, Jack and Josh back on and Graham busily taping the rest of the team back together. Forbes took the kick off and set up a backs move which led to Ben being stopped inches short of the line. Joe's kicking was keeping the French pinned back and the French defence was under pressure leading to them conceding a 5 metre attacking scrum to Abbey. We seemed to have wasted the chance with a knock on but moments later a huge tackle from Jack leads to a French knock on and a repeat attacking scrum – outstanding work from Gaz kept the ball alive and releasing Luke McNickle who broke two tackles and scored in the corner – 13 – 5 with half the second half still to go.
Minutes later after more dominant lineout work the English visitors back line set up an exciting move which again released Luke Mc coming in off his wing and again he was within a fraction of scoring – great rugby to watch.
Cheered on by the big crowd the French counter attacked and camped on Abbey's try line for the next ten minutes, but trademark defence by the whole team, with Ed and Jonny standing out on the tight and Jack and Matt Mills in the loose forced an turn over and Joe relieved the pressure by finding touch well into the French half.
Abbey's bench now looking like the retreat from Mons but every player was rising to the challenge managing to keep Evreux in their own half - Gaz kicked through the line and collected his own kick to surely score under the posts but……. under pressure knocked on and the chance was gone. But we still had the French pinned back on their own 5 metre line and maintained the pressure – the home team had to hack the ball clear straight to Forbes who goose stepped back through the line, releasing Joe to set up yet another Abbey attack – Luke made his forth or fifth outstanding break of the game and was unlucky to turn the ball over within a yard of the line – the French tried to counter attack but their winger was stopped in is tracks by Matt Halligan and they still couldn't escape their own half.
The game finished with Jack and Matt Mills combining for yet another strong attack, and the hosts were happy to clear the ball out to finish the game – 13 – 5 victory – outstanding team effort.
Once again the hosts treated us to amazing hospitality after the game, and we treated them to a court session which I am fairly sure they have never seen the like of before, but it was another cultural exchange which they really enjoyed. Abbeys MOTM, for a brilliant second half performance, was awarded to Luke McNickle.
I'm delighted that plans are afoot for Evreux U19s to come and visit us at Rosehill in April – but in the meantime after this game it was back to Centre Parcs for a 'quiet night,' an early morning identity parade, (we were innocent you'll be glad to hear), Go Karting in Rouen and back to Abbey.
What a tour – thanks to Sally for organising everything and for all the players, coaches and Dad's for making it such a success – now let's take the rest of the season by storm! COME ON ABBEY!
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIRE In these conditions Chichester Canvas is referred to as "The Company". 1. PERIOD OF HIRE. The Period of hire is understood to mean the period for which the tentage or equipment is required to be ready and available for use. a) ERECTION. Unless the Company's confirmation of hire embodies alternative arrangements erection will be carried out at the convenience of the Company prior to the function. The Hirer shall provide the contractor with a plan showing the position in which the tents or equipment are to be erected or shall have a representative on the site for that purpose and in the absence of both, the contractor having erected the tents or equipment where he thinks fit shall be deemed to have completed the contract. The Hirer shall indemnify the Company in respect of all delays directly attributable to him or his representative. b) DISMANTLING. Unless the Company's quotation embodies alternative arrangements dismantling will be carried out at the convenience of the Company. It is the responsibility of the Hirer to ascertain the estimated time of arrival of the contractor's dismantling crew and to ensure that all marquees are cleared of any equipment and/or exhibits not being the property of the Company. In the event of non-compliance with this condition, the Company reserves the right to clear such equipment and/or exhibits, and the Hirer will indemnify the Company in respect of all labour charges and delays thereby incurred. Furthermore the Company will not accept responsibility for any loss or damage of such property which may subsequently occur. If the Company is not able to dismantle their equipment either due to the tent not being cleared or being unable to access the site the hire charges will continue to accrue and the customer will indemnity the company in respect of its reasonable costs in any aborted visit to the site. 2. SITE. It is the hirers responsibility to ensure no pipes, drains or cables are below the site that could be damaged upon erection. If there are they must be clearly identified and advised in writing to the Company prior to erection. If the hirer fails to do so and damage is incurred the company will not be responsible for such and the customer will indemnify the Company against all claims from third parties. The hire charges are based on the assumption that the site is flat, level, firm ground with easy access for lorry transport, and that no drains, pipes, cables or other services are buried underneath or otherwise concealed. The hire charges do not include any making good or repair of damage to site. Special rates will be payable for the hire of equipment on sites not conforming to the above requirements, or for delivery of goods other than on ground level. 3. SAFETY. The hirer agrees not to enter within 10 metres of the equipment while it is being erected. Any tentage must be kept closed and secure and in particular any door in place and fastened when not in use. Structural components of tentage must not be removed by the hirer or his agents without prior written agreement of the Company. 4. PAYMENT. Payment must be made in accordance with the terms stated in the Company's Confirmation of Order. The Company reserves the right to charge a deposit to cover part or the whole of the property and equipment hired. If payment becomes overdue interest will be charged on the outstanding amount at 8% above Barclays Base Rate until the invoice is settled. 5. LOSS OR DAMAGE. The Hirer will make good to the Company all loss of or damage to the Company's property or equipment hired or used on the site (other than fair wear and tear) unless it be proved that such loss or damage be caused by faulty material or workmanship or negligence on the part of the Company. If the hirer is not on site upon dismantling to agree any damage the company's statement of damage will be accepted by the hirer. 6. LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES. The Company will not be responsible for and the Hirer will indemnify the Company against all claims for injury to persons or loss of or damage to property howsoever caused unless it be proved that such injury or damage be caused by faulty material or workmanship or negligence on the part of the Company. 7. PERMITS. The Hirer is responsible for giving notice to or obtaining all necessary permits from any authorities who are or may be concerned and must make application where necessary to the Planning Authority, District Surveyor, Police, Fire Brigade and any similar authority or organisation. Any costs incurred in delays or modifications in the work arising from the absence of or misrepresentation of all such necessary permissions and permits shall be payable to the Company by the Hirer and shall be deemed to be part of the hire charge for the purpose of Clause 6 hereof. 8. FORCE MAJEURE. While effort will be made by the Company to carry out any order accepted, the full performance of it is subject to variation or cancellation by the Company consequent upon Act of God, War, Strikes, Riots, Lock-outs or other labour disturbances, Fire, Flood, Storm, Gale conditions, restrictions on the use of Transport, Fuel or Power, Relinquishing, Shortage of material or transport or labour or any other cause beyond the control of the Company. In the event of frustration of the Contract due to any of the above causes the contract shall be deemed to be complete and on the Company giving notice to that effect the Hirer shall be liable to indemnify the Company and pay them a sum equivalent to the aggregate costs incurred by the Company in labour and materials, sub-contracts and incidentals up to the date of the notice, plus 20%. 9. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT. No verbal representations or arrangements are recognised by the Company and these terms and conditions shall only be modified by a supplementary written contract. 10. DEPOSIT. The deposit monies, shall be forfeited if the Hirer cancels the contract less than 60 days prior to the hire period. If notice of cancellation is received prior to 60 days before the contract, they shall be returnable in full. 11. DAMAGE WAIVER. Upon payment of the 'Damage Waiver Fee' referred to on the quotation then the above clause 5 will not apply. Please note that the client will remain responsible for:- (a) Any loss of or damage to all Hired equipment resulting from their negligence or legal liability. (b) Any excess or exclusion as noted on the Company's advice of Damage Waiver conditions in its Quotation/Confirmation of Order.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons For Any Workplace That Mixes Genders,
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Many books have captured that fascinating differences between genders, but Carol Becker goes further and deeper. She explores the dynamics of mixed-gender teams, a little understood but frequently practiced work configuration in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Becker's sensitivity to the many subtleties of inter-gender communication and her insightful understanding of the barriers to leadership for women are invaluable learnings to organizations in both sectors. The book was stocked with living examples and helpful suggestions, elements that heightened its relevancy and readabililty. I appreciated her primary target, that being nonprofit, mission-driven organizations; however, readers will quickly sense the transferability of her findings and recommendations to corporate America.
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The book is good! Readable. But, better than that, it gives hope to women and men who work together and want to work together better.
Becker interviewed numerous 'mixed-gender' teams in ministry and then juxtaposed their stories against 'Nine Criteria'. The 'Criteria' may seem common sense but they are not. The case studies, observations and text are informative, provocative and instructional to women and men in ministry but hopefully also to the world at large.
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Becoming Colleagues: Men and Women Serving Together in Faith by Carol E. Becker (Paperback - April 21 2000)
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