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WOW! Fox Hollow far exceeded our expectations it was such a relaxing atmosphere! We will definitely be back and will tell everyone we know about The Lark Inn! - Wichita Guest
We made a mistake when we booked our stay at The Lark Inn on Main . . . we didn't stay long enough! It was wonderful and relaxing. God Bless! - Kansas City Guest
This is so much nicer than we expected! Who would have thought something like this is in The Flint Hills - Oklahoma City Guest
What a perfect stay. We could walk to Friday night music or just hang out on the front porch and watch the world go by. - Kansas City Guest
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The Lark Inn Guest Houses are your home for get-a-way lodging in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas. Located in Cottonwood Falls and her sister city Strong City just a mile away. These fully furnished and equipped Guesthouses were built in the late 1800's and early 1900's and are on the historic "Cowboy Trail". Long since forgotten, they have been saved from the fate of demolition and now have been carefully revitalized to re-capture their magic of the era while . . . making sure that today's modern conveniences and technology are at your fingertips.
Located literally, just steps away from the historic 1870's Chase County Courthouse (the oldest operating courthouse in Kansas!), the downtown district of Cottonwood Falls is just minutes from the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve or Pioneer Bluffs in Matfield Green. If you're not up for the drive, chill out and simply walk to our historic downtown to enjoy great food, events and festivals or great music. The Lark Inn Guest Houses are a super convenient location for what's going on in The Flint Hills.
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The proprietors of The Lark Inn Guest Houses are Kris and Pat Larkin. Originally, Okies from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kris and Pat moved to the Flint Hills after living in southern California for over 20 years.
While in California Kris and Pat discovered and developed their gifts of hospitality; preparing and serving meals for literally hundreds of people for numerous events. They also hosted so many groups at their home over the years that people modified their last name of "Larkin" and began to refer to their home as "The Lark Inn" . . . thus the name was born.
After selling their property management business in California, they set out on what they termed their "Second Half Discovery Tour" (see their blog: www.PKDiscoveryTour.com). The purpose of the tour was to travel and experience various parts of the US and discover what they were to do and where they were going to spend the second half of their lives.
Having been blessed with a successful first half of their lives, now the goal is to do something significant in their second halves . . . from success to significance. Anyway, with a little help from their friends, they discovered the miracle of The Flint Hills of Kansas and moved there!
It didn't take long for Kris and Pat to learn that lodging in The Flint Hills was not plentiful and so they bought their first guest house in Cottonwood Falls. It stayed consistently rented on a nightly basis all of the summer of 2010. Later in 2010, they found another property with guesthouse and cooking class potential and in January of 2011, they purchased The Lark Inn on Main, also in Cottonwood Falls.
Unlike the their first guest house, The Lark Inn on Main required a full revitalization so they spent the first half of 2011 renovating The Lark Inn on Main for it's opening in June of 2011.
Providentially, the recently renovated property immediately to the north of the Lark Inn on Main was offered to Kris and Pat to purchase. The sale was completed in late May 2011 creating The Lark Inn at Fox Hollow which began receiving guests immediately.
In October of 2012 a third guesthouse was purchased; The Lark Inn on Elm. The revitalization activities started right away. Completed in May of 2013, guests began enjoying this 2 bedroom, 1 bath guesthouse in June.
Since then, owners of other properties have sought Pat & Kris to revitalize their properties and/or build them a new guesthouse from the ground up. In late 2014 3 guesthouses were added to the Lark Inn stable: The Lark Inn Cottage on Cottonwood, The Churchand Aunt Kate's Cottage.
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This past month, I was in Cottonwood Falls, ks, a town I once lived in. While there I was treated to a special meal by the owners of the LarkInn on Main St. It was a trial menu exploration for one of their incredible cooking classes, held at this establishment!! To say I felt honoured is to diminish the whole experience. From start to finish, the meal was incredible, it's theme...the almighty apple! If you are looking for a fun, fulfilling culinary experience, this is the place!! Check their website for dates, they fill up fast and the price is unbelievable!
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SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö In light of a southwest Whitley County crash that had the potential to be disastrous, Whitley County Highway Department Superintendent Mike Barton advises motorists to use caution.
A pair of Whitley County Highway workers were repairing pot holes on CR 400 S. near 950 W. Thursday afternoon when a car came over a hill.
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Though road signs may appear to be a practical solution to this problem, Barton said it would be inefficient.
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Laydeez Do Comics with James McKay, Joanna Wilkinson and Annie Fielder
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AboutLAYDEEZ DO COMICS is the first UK graphic novel forum led by women. Its focus is on comics work based on life narrative, and the drama of the domestic and the everyday. Launched in July 2009, the group was set up by the illustrator and author of graphic novel Billy, Me & You, Nicola Streeten, and the artist, researcher and curator Sarah Lightman. It is the first women-led graphic novel forum in the UK. They shared an interest in comics and graphic novels that were not about superheroes but were more about the domestic and autobiographical. They felt that they couldn't be alone in their interest for this emerging genre within the medium of graphic novels. They were right! Artists, academics, publishers and fans from around the world are invited to speak. It is a platform for people to test new works and ideas, where emerging artists present their work alongside more established practitioners. All are welcome men and women, those with no knowledge of comics and those already immersed. Wine and home-baked cakes are served too!
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|1 Tablespoon
|1 Medium, chopped
|Chicken broth
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Cornbread stuffing mix
|8 Ounce (1 Package)
|Granny smith apple
|1 , diced
|Dried sage
|3⁄4 Teaspoon, divided
|Dried thyme leaves
|3⁄4 Teaspoon, divided
|Boneless turkey breast
|1 1⁄2 Pound (1 Piece)
|1 Teaspoon
|Black pepper
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Whole berry cranberry sauce
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
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2. Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add chopped onion; cook and stir 5 minutes. Add chicken broth; bring to a simmer. Stir in cornbread stuffing mix, diced apple, 1/4 teaspoon dried sage and 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme. Transfer mixture to prepared casserole; set aside.
3. Spray shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Place turkey breast in pan, skin side up; coat with cooking spray. Combine paprika, remaining 1/2 teaspoon dried sage, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme and black pepper in small bowl; sprinkle over turkey. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
4. Place turkey in preheated oven; roast 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Place stuffing in oven alongside turkey; continue to roast 35 minutes or until internal temperature of turkey reaches 170°F when tested with meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast.
5. Transfer turkey to cutting board; cover with foil and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before carving. (Internal temperature will rise 5°F to 10°F during stand time.)
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I went to this little place called xtremeh2o. The guys there told us right where to go (outside the Destin pass slightly to the west) to see the dolphins and sure enough within 10 minutes of leaving the beach we were right in the middle of a whole pod of dolphins, mothers and babies playing jumping and swimming right under our ski. I could not believe how big they were. I definantly recommend anyone going to Destin to check this little company out. Also there is an amazing little seafood restauraunt next door called Dewey Destin's Seafood. You eat out over the water. There was redfish swimming under the dock where we were eating. Pretty Cool. This area of Destin took me back in time. Made me think of what Destin used to be like.
I was lucky enough to ride on Olin Marler's Miss Florida last week. The tour guide, Glenn, is an older man in his 80's who has lived in Destin from the beginning. He gave a fun narrated tour of Destin's history and the harbor. My children were treated respectfully and they even got to steer the boat with the captain. About an hour into the trip, we saw a small school of bottle nose dolphins. They jumped out of the water and put a little show on for us! It was a great time and my children will never forget this moment. I recommend this for anyone who comes to Destin. It was inexpensive and it was a great experience.
Fun for the entire family! The folks that run this attraction are fantastic! You can take a day trip but I recommend the sunset trip. You get the best of both worlds, up close and personal with the dolphin and then a beautiful sunset to end your excursion. Not to mention a ride in a "cigarette" boat that is so darn fast it blows your mind! Trip includes all the beer, wine, soda you can drink. Kids even get to drive the boat once out in open waters. You get soaked so wear something casual that dries well. They always have coupons which make this an even greater value.
This is a two or three hour boat ride starting at AJ's restaurant. Its fun, they serve beer/wine which makes it more fun. The kids really enjoyed it. We got to see dolphins!!!!! Watch out for the ice cold water guns.
see dolphin and seal shows! watch sharks and sea turtles swim around! see penguins and so much more!!!this little attraction has a lot to offer!!!! :)
we took my cousins who were 3 at the time and they couldnt get enough of it. staff is great and its not big enough to get lost or to have to fight off people for a seat at the shows.
On one of our trips to Destin we decided to take a dolphin cruise. We went with the Southern Star Dolphin cruises which begins at this location. You can call for reservations if you want to ensure your spot on the boat.
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The French term meaning "white wine from red grapes." This phrase is used for champagnes and other sparkling wines that are made entirely from pinot noir grapes. Occasionally the term blanc de noirs refers to still (nonsparkling) wines made from cabernet sauvignon, Pinot Noir or zinfandel. The color of blanc de noirs wines varies in hue from pale pink to apricot to salmon. See also blanc de blancs.
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Can Dew Claws Grow back?Posted by: Jacqueline
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I have a three-year-old male JRT who is in excellent health and whatnot. Just recently, however, I have noticed that the dew claw on his left leg (removed when he was a puppy) appears to be growing back. I did not think that this was possible, but it is not like this on his right leg. There is a definite bump on his left leg now, that I don't recall seeing before. Is it possible for the dew claws to somehow regenerate after removal?!? And if this is a possibility, will he need it removed yet again? I realize that they serve no real purpose and are removed for looks and to prevent accidental snagging. I don't really know what to do, any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.


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Pirates III has everything; every... single... thing... Discuss Sue's review here!
Pirates III has everything; every... single... thing... Discuss Sue's review here!
"Politics is the profession whereby the inevitable is made to seem a great human achievement" - Quentin Crisp
Great article. I saw the 8 pm showing of the movie last night. It was a little confusing, but I liked it. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End was fashioned from a 1,000 kilo block of pure awesome with an awesome hammer and an awesome chisel and finished with 1200 grit awesome sandpaper and protected with awesome shellac.
Plus it had an undead monkey...
And Davy Jones.
i saw the eight o clock show last night and i have to say that this film was worth waiting a year for! great acting, storyline and specail effects!
I hope someone will agree with me that the movie was hard to understand for some...
I'm a pirate history fanatic as well as a former Disney employee and I got it all.
It did have everything maybe too much for the casual pirate fan?
Pirates have the most fun
Jack : You need to find yourself a girl, mate! Or perhaps the reason you practice three hours a day is that you already found one and are otherwise incapable of wooing said strumpet. You're not a eunuch, are you? [looks down]
I LOVE the movie! Now it's my favorite film. Absolutely wonderful work from the people who brought all of this together.
As for Will and Elizabeth? What are you talking about, Sue? Orlando Bloom has already said that he'd sign on to do Pirates 4 if it became a reality, along with Johnny Depp.
All in all, a great film. A definate improvement from the last and it wasn't until Geoffrey Rush was back that I realised just how much of a void he made by not being included in Dead man's chest.
Great use of effects, great character resolution. My only complaint is with the MPAA's hypocrasy in allowing the level of violence that it did to get A PG-13 rating. There were some very graphic kills in this one, including a woman being shot in the head.
But as long as they don't show boobs, I guess it's ok...
Just wonderful, so completely satisfying!
Just stunning action sequences, the story line was gripping, BRAVO!!!
We will see it again this weekend...
Goin around the world...and back to Disneyland!
Speaking of history am I the only one who noticed Blackbeard's flag in the Pirate armada?
I had a totally different kind of booty in mind,like JLo's
There were so many things I really LOVED about this movie, and, I admit, a couple I hated. XP
It doesn't stop me from wanting to watch it over and over until the DVD comes out, though.
I thought it was great....
SpoilerI just think will turner deserved a better death than to be randomly killed by Davy Jones
SpoilerIt wasn't random. Will consistently mocked Davy Jones or was just an outright jerk to him, due to the fact that Will wanted to get back at him for his father's sake. And if you also remember, Will escaped the Flying Dutchman in DMC, so he still had some sort of debt to Jones...not an official one, but he was a prisoner. Then Jones tried to kill him with the Kraken and failed. Jones had every intent to get Will at some point.
Norrington, I would agree with at first. But if he had lived any longer, I think it just would have ruined everything for all of the other characters. I mean, he kissed Elizabeth (there was a total groan from the audience when that happened)...if he had lived past that, I think everyone would have been ready to kill both him and Elizabeth, and the third film had to sort of make up for the crap they had been doing previously-justify their characters, if you will. And what more could Norrington have done to progress? He really had nothing left. His whole world was destroyed, and he certainly couldn't ever accept to become a pirate himself. It wouldn't have worked.
It also set up the climax that Will would have with his father. The audience at that point still had no true conception of how far-gone Bootstrap was by that point. They needed to see how much of his soul had been wiped away.


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Originally posted by fiontar
Again this 'you don't get it' BS. We get it really but what we don't get is that who are you to tell anyone 'you are doing it wrong' or dis satisfied because you are playing the game in your own style of preference?
You guys churn a lot of imaginary BS to make your point by the way. And it is the same two or three posters every time trying to educate others on how to enjoy or have fun in GW2.
There is no right or wrong way to play GW2 and certainly you don't need to bring a certain kind of mentality. ANET has put lots of effort and love in personal stories, heart events and achievement system...who are you to tell anyone it is not needed or that they just don't get it so they are dis satisfied?
Anyone else gets annoyed by these obnoxious posts or it just me? play whatever way you want but stop telling others that it is only you or people like OP who 'get it'.
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Originally posted by Nikkita
Not annoyed no .. but I do find the quasi elitism humorous .. The " I'm better because I understand and you don't " attitude.
Like you need to be some kind of Oxford Scholar to " get it " ..
The whole " you don't get it " arguement is just a placebo . Because God forbid some people just actually don't like Game X, Y or Z
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Joined: 12/22/09
It's not a problem at all. Gw2 does not have any major problems while it does have serious mass appeal. Simply put, it was made for those who like to have fun, variety and dynamism over gear based progression.
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Joined: 11/25/10
Originally posted by sonoggi
There is gear based progression in GW2 just that it is not directly tied to dungeon progression. There are tier 1 to tier 3 versions of armor and weapons. So for those who like to climb ladders they won't be disappointed.
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Joined: 8/25/04
I think the easiest way to take it is playing it as a game, Sandbox, thempark is a narrow concept just like when some years ago we started puting music in subclass genre, it give headache and take too much out of creativity.
It would even be subtle what people consider Sandbox, its supposed to involve a 100 % players made content, but it is impossible to do, so maybe sandbox is just giving you the impresion of player made content ,or maybe again for some it only mean lack of content desguised into something else.
Personnaly i couldn't care less, i take it as a game, and i enjoy it as such, for me Anet done something out of boundary and the game seems to have gotten a lot of love from their creator
Like it or hate it, but at least do it for what it is ;)
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Joined: 3/28/07
Originally posted by sonoggi
Like someone say, it have gear progression, ¨Endgame¨ is all about grind to farm gear, like any other MMO before. i was talking with a guildie lv 80 yerterday about what you can do at 80, he told me ¨make an alt¨ or grind DE and then make an alt.
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Joined: 1/10/11
Originally posted by Yamota
Dont know what the official criteria for "sandboxy" is but I play this game just like I played Skyrim and I heard a thousand + one Skyrim fan call the game "sandboxy" or even a fucking full blown sandbox which I really dont agree with.
Like I said, I dont have to follow a strict quest hub to quest hub path in this game like in every other themepark that I've played (WoW, Rift, WAR to name few), and it is a huge difference no matter how you try to make it sound invalid. No a level 10 cant go to lvl45 area, but it works the other way around, unlike in other themeparks.
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Originally posted by lizardbones
I didnt explore in WoW actually because there isnt a point to it in that game, there's nothing you can find, you already know it, there's only quest related mobs, grind related mobs, or gathering nodes. Oh and rares. That's it. I explore in GW2 because there's actual hidden places with content in them. Because there's events. And because when I will be at max level I still get XP in EVERY zone and gain skill points, which gives me a purpose to roam around.
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I haven't read all the in-depth commentary of the devs, but of course knew about the dynamic event design it would have. Now, I did just play and also believed that the hearts (generally) guide me through the content. It is how the game is introduced and explained in the first few minutes. When I wander around to explore—as I am more of a sandbox mmo lover—the game frequently penalizes it by enemies that one-shot kill me. Since I know of the design of the zones, my impression is then that I can't play the areas anyway, so I go back to places where I have been already and where it seems I have done all the major events. I also cannot complete my thief's current "story quest" as the buddy I have to escort always keeps attacking the assailants and we make near no progress, until he runs out of health and I have to revive him. This is then not possible as I cannot both fend of the assailants and heal him. Yeah, I have to bring friends, but suddenly require to have a group when in the beginning of the game your're likely a loner still (and it's the story mode) seems wrong.
So I can kind of understand where the issues come from and it has nothing to do with not being able to play a game without had holding, as some entitled elitists make it sound. Playing a video game is not exactly rocket science.
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Joined: 4/01/12
The only real problem is that some people who like GW2 appear unable to comprehend that others simply don't, and thus make it a problem, despite the fact that personal preference is something that is so perfectly normal and common in all other facets of life.
People really need to stop thinking so much about this, some people like WoW, some people like EvE. Some may like both, others neither of them. Different kinds of MMO's for different kinds of people. GW2 is just as much subject to this as anything else. Thats the only real "problem" here. Some people like it, others don't. Nothing to do but get over it and have fun with the game of your choice.
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Originally posted by fiontar
I think this misses the mark completey, tbh.
Most of us MMO vets can look at a zone and get an idea of the "flow" the devs intended to promote. In WoW that flow is from quest hub to quest hub and from lower-level zone to higher-level zone (i.e. very linear). In GW2 that flow is much more organic, but it is clearly intended and designed to promote zone coverage. They don't want you wandering around a zone, they want you to exhaustiveiy explore it.
Look at the incentives. The most obvious one is the very nice bonus you get for map completion. It doesn't take much statistical intuition to know that random exploration yields a very small chance of getting a map complete (think random walks). No, they want to you look at the map and see what content you missed before moving on.
Then there's the daily quest. You get credit for killing different mob types - this discourages staying in one location. Finally, there are the cool events which aren't marked on the map - the chance of hitting one of these encourages you to visit the few places that aren't already marked.
GW2 is very carefully crafted to insure that each player sees almost all of every zone, extending the longevity of the content. It doesn't expect you to wander aimlessly, in fact it rewards you for doing just the opposite. It's easily the most highly-structured MMO to date, and brilliantly subtle in effect.
I'd be curious to know if anyone has gotten to high levels with zero map completions. That would indicate a completely unstructured leveling path. I suspect most of the people just "wandering around having fun" simply don't realize they're being guided.
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I've now come to the conclusion that any time you begin an argument with "The players who are not enjoying the game are probably...", you've already destroyed it.
I'm making a mental note to try and steer clear of this kind of reasoning in the future.
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Joined: 4/07/04
Originally posted by tyfon
MMOs fall on a spectrum between Sandbox and Theme Park. Before games started to offer the abiity to construct structures almost anywhere in the world, a game was a sandbox if it put a heavy stress on exploration over linear quest progression. GW2 is to the themepark side of the dividing line, but it offers a lot more freedom than almost any other theme park MMO on the market.
To say that the game is a themepark on rails betrays that you haven't played the game and have no idea what the game is like. There are guideposts along the way for those who want them and the story, though branching, is always leading to the same final conclusion in a step by step fashion. However, there is so much redundancy of content and world space and so much freedom offered by level scaling that you don't have to get very far into the game before the choices of what to do and where to go become overwhelming. That there are some guides for people that feel over their heads in a free form, explorable world does not negate the freedom to leave the beaten path and chart your own progress through the game.
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Originally posted by Darkmoth
Incentives are not rails. Incentives for exploration are not anti-exploration. I played my first character to 80 only completing four zones. I charted my own course. Now, I'm going back each day and completing a zone, because I want to, but I chose my own path and continue to do so.
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Basically it's a non-linear thempark which doesn't make it sandbox . A better description would be Open World
You can choose which path to take but only out of a set number of preset rides
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Joined: 6/28/12
Oh my, you mention the word sandbox and GW2 in one sentence? Hilarious.
People don't get bored because the choices are overwhelming, people get bored because feeding cows, collecting eggs and kill X mobs is repetitive, no matter where you do it or if a questgiver is replaced by a yellow circle, or if the background mountains look pretty.
GW2 is the same theme park railed dish we got served for a decade, so please stop kidding..
the only difference is they didn't have the budget for a compelling story or a cutscene director.
oh and btw, your "open world" is divided by tons of loading screens, in fact it's several zone maps stitched together.
so it fails in both sandbox and open world department
Originally posted by Misaris
Open World doesn't mean no loading screens .. it means the players are given the freedom how and when to approach objectives
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Originally posted by Requiem1066
I have that freedom in about half a dozen other MMOs as well, what's the point? I don't get it where the difference is supposed to be.
GW2 has the same secluded level areas named 1-15, 16-30 and so on, just like the boring planets in SWTOR, they even took the "loading screen every 5 minutes" concept and heavy instancing.
Originally posted by Misaris
I'm not saying there is any difference ... my point was its a better description than sandbox .. When we know it isn't sandbox :p
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I agree with you OP.
ANet actually had to add in the heart icons and event start icons over NPCs heads because testing feedback was essentially, "I don't know what I'm doing. Where do I go?"
I see many people in game that are lost, and I even heard someone last night say, '"So, where do I go now?"
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I was reading a thread on this site, and stumbled upon this response.
Originally posted by fallenlords
Now this in my opinion, is exactly why MMORPG's are deteriorating and becoming such dumbed down pieces of junk.
You sir, "fallenlords," and anyone else with this mentality for that matter, must immediately and forever LEAVE the MMO Genre in general.
You really dont want an MMO, I promise you. What you want can be found in MANY single player games, and console RPG's. You can play all that solo content till your heart is content, and then use matchmaking in some form to connect on that "odd day in the year when I am feeling social."
WHY THE F*** ARE YOU PLAYING MMO's IF YOU DISLIKE BEING SOCIAL?
WHY are you solo players ruining the only genre I used to love, and now just loiter around till it returns to its greatness....?
Any thoughts? I'll take both real MMORPG players, and those like this 'fallenlords' SPRPG players comments alike.~
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I don't play MMOs anymore because they are too solo oriented and soloing is just plain boring. I mean how many millions of NPCs can you kill and find it interesting. If I have to interact and work out strategies with my teammates then I will happily pay whatever is asked, but I just wont do single player MMOs. Unfortunately, thats all of them right now!
Currently, I play World of Tanks - 15 v 15, not much cooperation or strategies just noobs rushing each other but still better than everything on the single player MMO market.
In fact I dont even bother looking at the new MMOs being produced as I expect them all to be the same crap just different packaging.
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Joined: 7/24/03
Just found another quote...
Originally posted by Shadanwolf
Please, refer to my OP. If this were only true, your kind wouldnt be plaguing the MMO industry and making developers think that the REAL MMO players that are willing to pay subs for a great virtual world with an amazing community. MMO dev's think we are all plebs like you who think subs are terrible and that solo content is a must. People that think that getting to the 'endgame' (LMFAO) in over a week is unacceptable, let alone 2+ years of leveling (ohh the EQ nostalgia.)
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People want to play MMOs the way THEY want to play it. A lot of people simply hate being forced to group up (i mean being virtually unable to progress if you don't find a group) and I am one of them. But this is just because of the way modern MMOs are designed. In a themepark, I don't want to be forced to group for a pointless quest (that most likely involves killing 1 or 2 monsters that 1 player can't handle alone and then it's over) that just blocks my way to endgame. Unless the story is engaging enough, I don't pay attention to quests at all.
Grouping for endgame is another story though.
TL;DR: Progression quests in MMOs are too dull to justify forced grouping
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Joined: 5/07/09
Originally posted by Wololo
Who elected you the ultimate arbitor of what is or isn't good in the genre and who should and shouldn't stay? By what right do you tell anyone they should leave?
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Joined: 4/19/09
The Dude abides
Grow some balls (or wait until they drop) and call them out in the thread rather than try a reach around by quoting them and calling them out in a topic they may never see and get the chance to respond to.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
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Joined: 1/27/10
Awful early in the morning to be picking a fight, don't you think?
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
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Magic Propels my Rolly Chair.
Your right, There should be some kind of vote for Emperor.
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cheese cheese wheres da bloody cheese
OP why for the luv of the gods did you post a reply to the OP of another thread, via starting a new thread. this is silly you should have posted this in his thread not made a new one, heck there is a chance the op of that one wont even read this.
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Joined: 4/12/12
Why yes, I DO like healing and the Trinity!
Originally posted by Wololo
Well, then I trust you won't mind being the permanent tank and/or healer for any party, yes? You should just have your character pre-selected for you and given to you so that we can maintain a perfect equilibrium of groups such that no one is left with nothing to do and no one to group with.
No, wait...that would be just as silly as someone thinking they're the first person to go 'oh hey, there are console games!' as if it meant something. Games can be made that incentivize social/group play as well as solo play and its beyond silly to think that having to do everything 'socially' is a necessary improvement. The two can coexist.
Unless, of course, you want to wait on me to try to climb every wall I run into, check out every little shiny object in the distance, decorate my house, do my crafting, and hunt down pets as I am wont to do. I find, for some strange reason, the 'social' players just don't like it when I do that. Especially when I'm wandering around in a dungeon looking at the lovingly-crafted artwork in places off the beaten 'optimal' path.
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Joined: 9/19/07
Originally posted by Wickedjelly
I wouldn't have put it so harshly, but I agree with this. I just saw the thread of the original post and the OP made a new thread just to complain about them. The whole thread is based on personal attacks, therefore, reported.
Do not personal attack people guys, have respect, something this planet has less of every day.
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Joined: 4/29/12
Originally posted by Myria
Let the children cry (looks at the OP)
If the new MMOs are such pain in the ass for you oh-you-allwise-one, then fucking play the old ones and cast your vote by not buying/playing new MMOs. I suppose if there are more folks like that the devs would take a notice but nooo, you must come in this forum and bother us with your incompetent opinion, then you buy a new MMO for the TODAY's market, where people actually go to work and don't have 10+ hours a day to play a game, and after you buy a new MMO and finish it, you go to their forum to cry about how easy it is and asocial. Well you kind sir, I can tell you that the problem relies solely WITHIN YOU. Yes that is right. I'll give you example, since Gw2 is the most popular lately launched MMO, I guess you rant about that too in your own weird and incompetent way, I never played solo, not even for a second, and I had and still have a blast. Played the PvE content with real life friends (thank god party limit is 5 people otherwise i had to call the whole street playing Gw2) and had an absolute blast, then we all earned dungeon masters, and now we roll like an "A-Team" in WvW always together. And actually THAT IS the point of the new MMOs, playing with your friends, not some random people. Because more and more people play computer games, especially MMOs and the chances to have a real life friend playing a MMO are a lot higher, you no longer feel like in the Diablo 1/2 days where you were alone against the world and joined a game if you found the content too hard.
Not to mention that I really don't like inviting people I don't know to my groups, people like you, so that's one to take into consideration
TL;DR - Play the old games you claim you love and quit ranting like a pinched schoolgirl. The genre evolves, either get on the bandwagon, or gtfo, it's your choice!
Lineage 2 is a good start, not sure you ever played it. It will take you a bit more than an year to max out in levels alone, then 6 or so months to get the best armors/armors and then the korean random kicks in which seems to push you down and make you strive for more. I think you will enjoy that
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Beside being already a sticky post for group play vs solo play,massive multiplayer online has nothing about forced grouping and being a fan of forced grouping is not making you more social than a person who only wants to join groups when he or she feels like it.It seems some people ask for forced grouping because of the feeling of power they can get in those games (as guild leader or a much needed class like healers,tanks) and not from a real desire to be social.
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I agree with the OPs point if not his approach.
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Originally posted by HikaruShidou
You're like the yin to my yang or the yang to my ying. Hell...if I know.
Yeah, you put it a lot more pc than me so +1 to you.
All for debates but calling someone out in a different thread in a different topic is more weaksauce than McDonald's Picante Sauce.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
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Joined: 7/11/11
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Originally posted by Nitth
No no, it is mine by Divine Right. There ain't no damned noblisse oblige, either.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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A CCP employee said in a fanfest lecture the other day that 50% of Eve players usually play alone whereas only 25% usually play in a group. Now tell me again, why would they want to let go half of their players?
I've said this a thousand times probably: Just because you share the game world with a lot of people doesn't mean you must interact with them. Everyone plays the way they want to play. I'm not telling you how to enjoy your games, am I?
And just because I don't talk to you or group with you doesn't mean I'm anti-social. I have 3 different IM programs running and I am on 3 different voice chats right now!
Now that you have that out of your system, go outside and take a short stroll.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
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I have to agree. Every MMO i have played we seen soloing type mmo players come in and the game goes down hill quickly. I have nothing against solo play. But i have games i play that are for solong at my anti- social moments.
One may agrue that it's meaningless to group on lesser content. Well from experince, i disagree. Sure you can solo up to dungeon's and instants. Then group. Thing soloers lack in understanding of group mechnics be it between class's or the grouped player's. or just simply how the group battles together. Usually no 2 groups plan or battle exactly the same. End game even bringing in someone thats grouped everything brings in some sort of lack. Usually not understanding the main groups battle styles.
100% of the time MMO's i have grouped with through the content. The raids go alot better. Theres the challenge but not the flustrations. Bring in 1-2 solo type's it quickly becomes flustrating.
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I have to agree with the OP. I've been playing mmorpg's since they first emerged and honestly the whole "I want to play mmo's the way I want when I want" solo mind set argument has been happening since Everquest 1 when people would pick up the game and realize they couldn't solo their way to the level cap or get the best gear solo.
And that is one of the reasons why mmo's went this direction, to cave to the millions of gamers who want in on virtual evolving worlds without having to actually work with others to achieve actual goals. Which equals huge profits, even if it is a short term gain followed by a massive decline *giving birth to the western free to play movement*.
There is literally nothing you, OP, can do to stop the devolution of the genre. Console gamer(s) heard from media or word of mouth about mmorpg's, video games that never end, and wanted that because their single player games have a GAME OVER when they finish the content. And decided to try them out to find to their horror that it required them to socialize and cooperate with other human beings.
Bank accounts = motivation -> mmo studios not giving a shit about what made the genre great to begin with
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Originally posted by Quirhid
Simply, in EvE the 50% who solo can't, for want of a better word, "win" using that play style, they can't do the EvE sandbox equivalent of be fully geared up and level capped having played solo. It is however EvE so even playing solo what they do adds in to the game of those playing in groups.


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