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Logic be damned!
Originally posted by Phrame
Which is what games like WoW did. And they gave peopel dual specs (or in the case of Rift like 4.)
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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**moved to more relevant thread.
As to OP's assertion that EQ didn't have the trinity... EQ invented the trinity as far as MMORPG's go. You had no group without a tank, a healer and dps. You could do fine without support classes if your trinity was good enough but theres no way support classes could ever replace one of the holy 3.
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Originally posted by HeroEvermore
I believe the reason games got rid of specialized roles and teamwork is because the majority of players these days don't want it in their games. Take a look at EverQuest today. It's population is comprised of boxers and ai mercenaries to group with. A big change from the game's roots. It's the same reason games are way too easy and are completed in just weeks of being released. The truth is that people just don't want to have to rely on other players for anything anymore. It's too inconvenient. Classes have merged to allow one player to do everything. Creature toughness was cut down so that players could solo almost everything, excluding raids, but anything else to reach max level.
Is it the gaming companies to blame for these things or is it the gamers today? It's both. The companies make games that will attract the largest player base to increase their profits and most players want their games easy enough to solo.
I look forward to the day when another company has the balls to release a game with specialized roles and toughness, accepting it may be a niche game without WoW numbers. Sadly, I don't expect this from EQ3, I am expecting the same ol' shyt from SOE.
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Originally posted by BadSpock
So wow abandoned the "dps should in general not run out of mana" paradigm? :)
Flame on!
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Logic be damned!
Originally posted by Banaghran
As I said in another post, I'm not saying WoW is the pinnacle of good design - they made some poor choices down the road too IMO, but in general - it should be pretty easy to distinguish between "blow through all of my mana as fast as possible for huge burst" (PvP) and "manage my resources for the long, drawn out fight" (PvE) as I believe it is now.
But yes, DPS in general should not run out of mana... unless they are playing very poorly. Mana management should be the easy part of playing that role - the hard part should be maximizing output while avoiding avoidable damage AND while providing the utility and other role features (buffs, debuffs, control, etc.)
Knowing when to spend some more mana for higher output and when to back off and regen a bit or use your regen cooldowns etc. is part of the skill in playing a mana based DPS class or healer.
But having mana management > everything else is absolutely no fun at all.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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""Why the hell do I want to play a solo game online?"" ----- For social interactions not dependency.
"RP" = to, play along side with your friends and assist if needed.
All these restrictions are aimed to force people to depend on each other, which is fun breaking.
The definition of word game is "intertainment" not life "to have fun in your spare time".
And Skyrim is also RP but not an MMO.
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Originally posted by znaiika
what social interaction?
I just reactivated EQ2 last week to see what had changed since I last played. Interestingly enough it seems the game has gotten even more segregated than before. I run around on the most populated server zone to zone and see exactly nobody in each zone. Why do I see empty open world zones? Because they are all in their own solo instance playing the game by themselves. The only thing that hints the game is online is the useless, generally racist banter in general chat (another casualty of the COD / WoW era it would seem, but I won't get into that here).
Having the ability to progress while solo isn't a bad thing, it gives people something to do when they can't find a group. However, companies actively encouraging solo play and pandering almost exclusively to the solo gamer in an online game is killing the industry. To your point about games being "Entertainment," yes they are, though there is a right way of going about things and a wrong way. For a Massive (big/huge/large/vast) Multiplayer (more than just one person playing...) Online Role Playing (RP = Role Play / Role Playing, nothing to do with playing with your friends) Game to be aimed at the soloist is a slap in the face to those who want to actually do what the genre's name suggests and play with other people.
*grammar edit, wheeeeee!
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Originally posted by BadSpock
Even if i could argue till tomorrow about the reality of managing your mana vs dps (or the non-existence of it), my point was more in the area of where mana batteries fit into that, because the current system is a bit a selfish system, you dont run out ouf mana because you were able to memorize your rotation and manage your cooldowns, not because you were able to socialize with a mana battery class that is willing to help you. :)
Flame on!
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Originally posted by XAPGames
It was actually PvE that caused the change. In PVP, you roll a class you want to play, so support people roll support. There's never really been a problem with that. Advancement, however, is done through PvE. That means that specialized classes are often very weak in some aspect, resulting in slower levelling. In DAoC, one of the complaints at release from many was that rolling a healer meant you had to group because you simply could not survive trying to fight solo with your healer character. The healers were levelling slower than the other classes in many cases. I didn't follow that issue beyond the first few months so I am unsure what the changes were to either address or remedy that.
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Originally posted by BadSpock
Ironically, in EQ the bards, enchanters, necromancers and monks who filled those roles actually did better soloing than regular DPS or tanks, due to neat class tricks like kiting, feign death and mezzing.
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There is a reason why people are hiding in istances, I am sure it's not because they can solo, but reather, a several spoiled apples that poisoned the system.
I am very sure, if game componies push their games to must group? most of online gamers would go back to single player rp mode.
Bad for MMO business.
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Joined: 11/06/12
It's obvious some of these games were started by some sect or something, lmao, hool.
Dude this is getting to me also. And another feature I saw in an old 2d game was schools. You had to travel to the school each time you had enough exp even if you had to get a party to get in to the area. I liked that.
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Joined: 9/19/04
It is more than obvious that we as gamers created our games. We have railed against grinds, we have railed out at forced grouping, we have expressed outrage and frustration at guilds that can accomplish things and get gear that our 3 buddies can't accomplish while half drunk. And the most important thing to the game makers is how often we will pay for what we ask for. There was a time when there were two games on the horizon. EQ and AC. Most players chose EQ and that developed the path of game development from that time forth. Both in games trying to be like EQ and games trying not to be like EQ.
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When easier MMO's came out I was one of those that applauded the new systems like quest question marks. It did not take me long to realise the inherant problems though. And those problems were not real issues at first, WoW at launch was not the easyMMO that it would become.
That is why I say any changes you see today are just the start; be it cash shops, P2W, cross platforming with mobile phones, intergration with social media. It never looks too bad in the begining.
Good to see an old but rare poster like noluk speaking up. :)
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Originally posted by Shorun
Tanks and healers became over-specialized for group play and as a consequence became very dull for solo play. As games became mostly solo those classes became mostly dull.
However even if a game is group-based or includes a separate group-based path it's still better for channeling reasons if the group classes are soloable. A group-based game or a separate group-based path inside a mostly solo game needs to channel the group players to the group-based content. If parts of the group dungeons are soloable then players don't need to form a group in advance. They can just run to the nearest dungeon knowing they can solo until other players show up. If it was me i'd have the group content be big EQ-style open dungeons with the difficulty level set something like
- 1/2 challenging solo / easy duo
- 1/4 challenging duo
- 1/4 challenging larger group
The group classes could then have a solo and group mode e.g.
- half their dps abilities requiring any weapon
- half requiring either dual wielding or two handed weapons
- half their tank abilities requiring any weapon
- half requiring a shield
so a fighter can switch between all dps and half tank or all tank and half dps depending on gear
- dps + self-heals/buffs with a weapon equipped
- group heals/buffs with a holy symbol equipped
- dps (via charmed pets) with dagger equipped
- CC with mystic orb equipped
so the classes are still distinct but have a solo/group mode that fits the distinction
Obviously games don't have to do this. They can go the Rift / GW way as the players who like group fights that require teamwork may only be a minority and may play the solo games anyway. However i think the other aspect is replayability. Distinct classes with distinct paths through the game potentially increases replayability imo but distinct classes requires either a group-based path through the game with class-specific group roles or separate solo paths or a bit of both.
Although there are a lot of possible roles the only ones i can think of which seem to particularly appeal to particular niche of players are
- tank, dps, heal/buff, crowd control, pulling
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Originally posted by noluk
"We" didn't do anything. Players who didn't like forced grouping and all the problems that went with it railed against forced grouping - which is fair enough - and the games changed to suit. Now the players who liked grouping rail against the solo games but there's fewer of them so it doesn't change things back. However, separately there are also people who are fine with the idea of the solo games but not with one or more of the logical consequences that have developed over time e.g. dumbing down, lack of distinct classes etc.
There are multiple sets of "we." The question is how you can satisfy the multiple sets of "we" in the same game.
I think it's possible but it first requires accepting that multiple play-styles require multiple paths. You see attempts to square the logical circle in some of the latest games with for example swtor's attempt at separate solo paths (which overlap too much) or GW2 with its mixture of personal story, solo hearting and non-grouped group fights but no one has nailed it yet.
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Originally posted by Quirhid
I think as you realise, I am saying I was blinded by the glitter and did not see its shallowness. But it is how MMO's developed since WoW that is the problem, we have gone from having a few more handy tools to being given everything on a plate if we pay at the cash shop.
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It was ALWAYS a trinity, extra support classes doesn't change this. The trinity is engrained into everything D&D and for that matter wargames.
In simple game terms, it is the damage soaker, the damage dealer and the one who keeps both on their feet.
In simple military terms, it is the army, the special forces and the support troops. The regular army is good at sustained fighting but can't move fast. Special forces can move fast and hit hard but can't sustain a long fight and both need someone to cook their food and bandage their ouchies.
You can then start to sub divide those three groups like agile tanks and strong tanks and fighting support troops but that doesn't get rid of the basic trinity idea.
And GW2 did NOT get rid of the trinity, they just made it a mess. But Guardians still are the healing class, warriors the tanking class, rangers do single target DPS, Mages AoE DPS. Yes, rangers got a pretty good heal but not as sustainlable as Guardians. The only thing they really messed up is crowd control but that is okay, the group content is to simplistic to need it.
Games like GW2 that try to blur the trinity end up with games were grouping is more of a pain, what is that guardian specced for? At least in classic game, you can ask for X and be sure that X is what that player would do, you could PLAN your battles.
GW2 would be like going to war with mysterie troops and only in the heat of battle would you find out that your marines can't actually swim and don't have any boats in their arsenal and oh, those bang stick? Well, that is so trinity nazi rules, they opted to spec for flowers instead.
It is like playing Team Fortress and finding yourself in a team with a heavy gunner dude trying to sneak. Lotro did this with its expansions, getting a lore-master in the raid who couldn't stun always led to much facepalming.
You got to wonder how these people would fare in the army, sign up for sniper school, insist on making all kills with a knife.
IF you want to change the trinity you need to change combat. Currently MMO combat is unrealistic in that damage is taken for granted. In medieval times, ANY damage was usually fatal. The OP even dares to mention natural healing... before anti-biotics a scratch could kill. Getting a blow from a heavy sword... that is NOT something you walk away from. If you want to get rid of damage soakers and in combat healers, you need to get rid of unavoidable damage.
Combat would instead have to be like fencing where the entire fight is spend NOT hitting each other because the moment you DO score a hit, the battle is over. Gun combat is even worse, you do NOT take a bullet to the head and there is nothing to resurrect if your brains are splattered over the wall.
THAT is the reason for the trinity. If damage MUST be taken, you will ALWAYS develop classes that focus on either soaking it up, doing more damage then they receive (either by doing it faster or evading) or on healing damage faster then it is received. THAT is the trinity.
And every game where you can choose your class or alter your stats one way or another has the trinity even if they try to blur it.
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I don't know if this was mentioned already, but in Aion a usual party was tank (templar or sometimes even sin/glad), sorc for dps/cc, cleric for heals... those were main 3 then filler two would be one dps (glad/sin/ranger) and chanter as buffer/offheals/rezzer. People usually want chanter than a dpser. So party composition resembles one OP posted.
Some "anime-style" MMOs with multiple classes still have party compositions that closely resemble OP's. A bit "older" game for example would be Dream of Mirror Online where you had a tank, healer/buffer/rezzer (doc), buffer/mana-infuse (muse), (two I think) dps and a puller.
In Rift I remember always getting a raid party when I was playing a bard (buffer), but then again... raid party size is a lot bigger than a normal party.
I think it really depends on a game, how many different classes it has and what is the max party size.


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In the past years, Google was upset that Microsoft decided to make Live Search the default search provider in IE7 and Windows Vista didn't provide a way to integrate third-party desktop search tools like Google Desktop in the operating system. Microsoft will certainly try to increase its online presence by leveraging its software + services strategy and by making it easy to access its online services from applications that are presented as upgrades, but we should not forget that Google also uses its homepage to promote services and bundles its toolbar with popular applications.
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I like Curry as the voice, although King saying he wanted to do it was cool. Also If you've seen "Moon" Kevin Spacey does a mean robotic voice lol.
had to do it being as this is the casting news thread....I wish we had some "actual" new casting news in this thread, i usually say it once a week & don't think I've whined about it this week yet so...lol. Maybe I'll hammer AICN to try to hit up bardem for a comment on the role, or even something from Howard would be nice. La Times got asked Bardem to talk about the Bond role and he commented saying he had even talked/met with the director Sam Mendes, but still nothing about DT we don't even know if he's met with Ron & DT part came before the bond part sooo... I just hope they aren't waiting on Bardem to commit before offering other roles as he is notoriously slow to commit to projects from what i've read online.
I vote for Aaron Rodgers as Roland. He's got the eyes, the moves, the steely determination. And I've seen him do some great acting too...
I heard Jim Carrey in my head the first time Blaine spoke. Still think he would be awesome lol.
I think I need to watch a few of Bardem's movies now.
Holy crap! After hitting google up yet again I finally came across a wee bit of info. Of course nothing about Bardem saying yay, nay, I like to lay in hay. But it did mention Ron Howard is moving on with casting Jake and more. Yays! A wee bit of news! Woot!
Now Bardem needs to says something....please....AND THAT IS THE TRUTH.
Heres the bit from the article...
"OUT OF THIS WORLD: While Stephen King fans are absorbed in the hot speculation over Ron Howard's plans to adapt the novelist's "Dark Tower" series for film and television, Howard and co. are moving forward with casting for the first "Dark Tower" movie.
A potentially career-making role for an under-11-year-old boy is that of Jake Chambers, described as "the only child of an upper middle class Manhattan family who has visions of another world and is convinced he has something of cosmic importance to do" — while his family believes he's mentally unhinged. The flick is due to commence production in September in New York, with a 2013 release date already slated."
and the link: http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/dfw-s...-guesting.html
Of course with my luck this will turn out to BS or something......
Dont know any actors to fit that description right away. I'm stuck thinking of the lil boy (too old now tho!) who was in sixth sense...slender, pale, blonde hair perhaps...idk.Theres bound to be lots of talented youngsters who'd fit the bill.


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If gun control does come, bear in mind it will be just part of a program to prevent such massacres in the future. If you listen to the gaggle of experts and pundits interviewed in the wake of these slaughters, many don't even see gun control as the biggest piece of the puzzle. Other pieces one hears proposed:
1) An end to violent shoot-em-up video games. I hope you like The Sims, because if they have their way, no more Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto.
2) More attention to mental illness, which threatens to catch people who are eccentric (or even "goth") in the same net as the true crazies. Concentration camps for schizophrenics and bipolars? Maybe not concentration camps but if the mentally ill suffer from public misperceptions now, things won't get better for them.
3) Throttling the violence available to the public via TV and movies. Imagine a world with no Batman or James Bond movies and no crime/police movies on TV. Instead nothing but chick flicks and "uplifting" or "inspiring" TV shows.
4) Getting God back into our everyday lives, focusing on the schools and on promoting Christian-oriented television.
The lesson: be careful what you wish for, because you may get it along with a few other things you won't like nearly as much.
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But isn't "increased aggression", which seems to be the consensus finding of all the video game studies, still not the same as increased actual violence (unless I'm misinterpreting it)? It seems to me that aggression is a temporary thing, like a mood. It still requires an additional mental break of some kind for a person to become literally violent.
Maybe you won't understand, but plenty of people have multiple firearms. I think what non-gun-people don't get is that it's not about "needing" all of them to defend your home or survive an apocalypse or fight off the government because you're some kind of militant nutcase. Basically, you're asking "why?" and people whose hobby is shooting or hunting are asking "why not?". Jay Leno has 100 cars. Why does he need so many? Not for transportation. The point is that having a collection or hobby is common, and a gun hobby is no different. There are a lot of different categories of firearms made for different purposes. I have a handgun I once used on the job as a security guard, a small handgun for concealed carry, a hunting rifle, a shotgun, an "assault rifle" (sorry if that bothers people), a .22 for cheap shooting practice, and several older firearms handed down from my father and grandfather that I would never part with. One example of gun usage that I would say does not constitute misuse is heading out into thinly populated stretches of the great American West with my family and friends to camp, shoot targets, and hunt prairie dogs. Just a different lifestyle than you're probably familiar with.
I'm not going to argue whether I should be allowed to own these weapons or defend the NRA or anything. This is just by way of explanation, since it was brought up.
1) An end to violent shoot-em-up video games.
Wait what? Why? Does that actually include digital media, such as games?
Umm... Very specifically, I would think.
Let's add one more to the list.
5) Pass a Constitutional amendment that overturns D.C. vs Heller and McDonald vs Chicago. Or pass legislation that blunts them considerably.
The Heller and McDonald cases have become to the left what Roe vs Wade became to the right. Think they can't be overturned? Line the Supreme Court with enough partisans and you can take away or grant any right you want.
The Supreme Court isn't getting any younger. Obama will be in office for another four years. One or perhaps two conservative justices likely will retire during that time. Then Obama picks replacements.
Beyond Obama's tenure, the same voter demographics that got Obama reelected in mid-recession will be even more pronounced in 2016. The Dems don't even need to address gun control at all All they have to do is keep quiet on the issue while simultaneously ensuring conservatives become the new minority on the Supreme Court.
The Supremes don't typically simply reverse themselves. They may find some points in some cases allowing room for some changes, but I doubt if they would be fundamental.
The Supremes don't typically simply reverse themselves. They may find some points in some cases allowing room for some changes, but I doubt if they would be fundamental.
The Supreme Court reversed itself no fewer than six times in the 20th century. That's an average of once every 16.6 years. One similarity among these overturned cases: they were extremely contentious issues with enormous social and political implications.
You're right that it's not typical. But it's not unheard of either. If a sizable swatch of the public gets behind the idea, or even supports candidates (based on other issues) who are unopposed to it, then it's a plausible scenario.
So how would a large swatch of the public ever get behind the idea?
Imagine the public reaction if we have a mass shooting incident like Newtown or Virginia Tech every five or six months. Pair that with years of NRA public relations campaigns that have persuaded the same public that background checks, waiting periods, ammunition capacity limits, psychological evaluations, and assault weapon bans aren't working.
If mass shoot-and-kill incidents become both persistent and intolerable in the public perception, does that open the door for a political movement to end gun ownership as a constitutional right? Would it help or hinder that the NRA itself has laid bedrock for its opponents to argue that nothing else can possibly work?
Improbable, maybe. But not impossible.
I'd be surprised if they didn't find some reason to reverse just part of the prior decision most of the time instead of admitting "Boy did we get that one wrong!!"
The difference between what happens in Canada and America (the United States of) is the difference between the typical Canadian and the typical American. There may be something in the Canadian psyche or national character that has them responding to all these stimuli differently.
That because Canadians generally tend to be more of a laid back society and we Americans tend to be a very fast paced society. Everything in America is about how fast I can get what I want. This stems from the very first creation of the country, where you can attain the American dream by working your butt off. There never seems to be the idea of just taking it slow and witnessing the time for itself but rather how it can correlate back to being advantageous for one. So in the end our though of action is geared towards soaking it all in and never realizing what it really means.
We go to the movies and watch violent movies, play games with violence in them, watch tv shows with violence and murder in them and then go to sleep. Wake up the next day and its time for work. Then we never bother to think how any of this actually affects us or the influence it has on us.
What Unseen has posted is basically what I've been getting at with this issue. When the US gov cracks down on things they slip in so much crap that it is ridiculous. I mean we had some serious criminals back in the day so the US declared the "war on crime'. Tons of police were recruited and in a lot of cases this just isn't good. Then some drugs were smuggled in and -mark me if I'm wrong but -wasn't the CIA the biggest purveyor of cocaine in the beginning? Hence the "war on drugs". Then some nutty religious zealots crash a some planes into some buildings and the the "war on terror". With all of these instances we lost /gave up some rights.
We are all aware of some of the changes the gov has made since 9/11. In one case under the homeland security bit you can go to jail in Kentucky for up to a year for not believing in god. I don't know what that has to do with anything or how it got snuck in there but its there. I worry about our rights.


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BERKELEY, Calif. – The New Mexico State volleyball team fell to 1-1 after being swept by California, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 in Haas Pavilion, Saturday, August 31.
The Aggies struggled to pass the ball efficiently allowing four service aces and several overpasses, which led to points for the Bears. Cal also out-blocked the Aggies 8-4 and out-hit NM State .396-.167. Senior Lauren Loerch , who played her first two years of collegiate volleyball at Cal, posted a team-high 11 kills on 26 swings and freshman Aleisha Coates added nine assists.
"We have to give Cal credit. They played a lot better than we did and we didn't take care of the easy ball at all. We must take care of the easy ball," head coach Mike Jordan said. "I hope we get fired up after playing the way we did and we must ready to redeem ourselves. We can't make the mistakes we did this afternoon."
Senior outside hitter Stephanie Ziegler pitched in with nine digs, six kills and two service aces while setters Taylor Livoti and Ciara Brown marked 18 and 16 assists respectively. Redshirt sophomore Bradley Nash marked five kills on a .364 hitting percentage and chipped on the defensive side of the net with seven digs.
The Aggies had trouble stopping Cal's middle hitters while the Bears offense seemed to overpower the Aggies. Cal posted a .480 hitting percentage in set one and a .484 percentage in set two. NM State started both those sets falling behind early, causing the Aggies to really fight to stay in it.
NM State gave the Bears some trouble in set three and took leads a couple of leads while tying the set five times. The Aggies held Cal to a .275 hitting percentage in the set but six NM State errors and a service ace from Cal ended any comeback the Aggies had in mind.
The Aggies wrap up the two-day tournament with a match against UC-Santa Barbara at 7pm (MT) in Haas Pavilion. Fans can listen to the action in Las Cruces on KSNM AM 570 or online at www.NMStateSports.com. Score updates will be available on Twitter @NMStateAggies.


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WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross men's and women's track and field teams will have three relay teams and one individual competing at the 2008 ECAC and IC4A outdoor track and field championships, which will take place from Friday-Sunday, May 16-18. All events will be held at William Weaver Track & Field Stadium in Princeton, N.J.
For the Crusader women, sophomore and 2008 New England champion Tiffany Reid (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) leads the way, as she will compete in the 200-meter dash. Reid will also run a leg on the Holy Cross 4x100-meter relay team, along with freshman M. Siobhan Straub (Mattituck, N.Y.), freshman Caitlin White (Miller Place, N.Y.) and junior Dannielle Meder (Chicopee, Mass.). Also competing for the women will be the 4x800-meter relay team of junior Alexandra Swiatocha (Mahopac, N.Y.), junior Katie Clay (Beverly, Mass.), sophomore Maureen Meagher (Allentown, Pa.) and freshman Courtney Burgess (Dracut, Mass.).
The Holy Cross men will also have a team running this weekend, as senior Sean Murphy (Shrewsbury, Mass.), freshman Richard Waldmann (Stony Brook, N.Y.), junior Andrew Maggio (Chelmsford, Mass.) and senior Michael Ricotta (Cross River, N.Y.) will take part in the 4x400-meter relay.
Tentative starting times follow for each event involving Holy Cross athletes.
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Women's 4x100-Meter Relay Trials - 10:30 a.m.
Women's 200-Meter Dash Trials - 1:40 p.m.
Women's 4x800-Meter Relay Trials - 2:00 p.m.
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay Trials - 6:00 p.m.
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Women's 4x100-Meter Relay Final - 12:00 p.m.
Women's 200-Meter Dash Final - 2:15 p.m.
Women's 4x800-Meter Relay Final - 2:40 p.m.
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With seven games remaining in the regular season, the Wolves sit in first place in the Midwest Division with 82 points (38-25-3-3); Chicago holds a three-point advantage over second-place Charlotte, but the Checkers have one game in hand. Third through 12th place in the Western Conference are separated by just eight points.
--- Darren Haydar: Shared the team lead with 3 points (PPG, 2A) in two games last week ... Ranks first on Chicago with 33 assists and second with 51 points in 64 games this year ... Posted 3 goals and 6 points in his last five outings after accruing 3 goals and 6 points in his previous 18 games ... His 51 points this year marks the 10th time in 10 AHL seasons he has gone over the 50-point plateau
--- Jordan Schroeder: Bagged the fourth two-goal game of his career on Thursday, which was his 10th multiple-point outing of the year ... Ranks second on the squad with 19 goals and third with 40 points while appearing in all 69 of Chicago's tilts this season ... Tallied 3 goals and 6 points in his last six outings after accruing 3 goals and 6 points in his previous 17 matchups ... Has surpassed the 10 goals, 18 assists, and 28 points he posted in 61 games as a rookie with the Manitoba Moose last season
--- Nolan Baumgartner: Dished out 3 assists in two games last week, which included his third multiple-point outing of the season on Thursday (2A) ... Ranks first among team defensemen with 18 assists and ranks second among team blueliners with 20 points in 55 contests this year ... Registered 5 points (5A) in his last five tilts after posting 5 points (G, 4A) in his previous 20 games
--- Mark Mancari: Collected his 15th multiple-point outing of the year (G, A) and bagged the game-winning shootout strike on Thursday ... Paces the Wolves and shares seventh in the AHL with 28 goals and leads the team and is tied for 19th in the league with 55 points in 63 matchups this season ... Ranks first on Chicago and shares the league lead with 8 game-winners this year
--- Brad Hunt: Scored his first professional goal on the power play, and added an assist on Thursday ... Tallied 3 assists and 4 points in eight games with Chicago since being signed to an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO) on March 14 ... Led Bemidji State University with 21 assists and ranked third on the team with 26 points in 38 games during his senior campaign this year before signing with the Wolves
--- The Wolves continue their season-high seven-game road trip with games at San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma City this week; Chicago, which has lost just seven times in regulation in its last 27 road contests (17-7-3-0) after posting a 1-4-0-1 mark in its first six away tilts this year, has recorded a 18-11-3-1 mark on enemy ice this season.
--- Chicago became the 30th and final AHL team to win a game when trailing after two periods in its 5-4 shootout victory over Abbotsford on Thursday; the Wolves, who trailed the Heat 4-3 heading into the third period, have posted a 1-19-0-0 mark when entering the final frame with a deficit this season.
--- Goaltenders Eddie Lack and MATT CLIME each have posted 19 wins for the Wolves this year and, if they both reach the 20-win mark, it will mark the fifth time in franchise history the Wolves will have two netminders earn 20 or more wins in a season; the last coming in 2009-10 when Peter Mannino (26) and Drew MacIntyre (20) achieved the feat.
--- Chicago was perfect on the penalty kill for the 38th time this year on Friday, thwarting all three of Abbotsford's chances; the Wolves rank eighth in the AHL with an 83.8 efficiency rating on the penalty kill this season (217 of 259).
--- The Wolves have tallied 7 power-play goals in 19 chances over their last five games, which included potting a season-high three man-advantage markers in four chances on Friday; Chicago shares 27th in the AHL with a 14.8 efficiency rating on the power play this season (44 of 297).
Friday, March 30
(at) Abbotsford 4, Chicago 3 (OT)
--- The Wolves recovered from a two-goal deficit, but fell 4-3 in overtime to the Abbotsford Heat at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre
--- Forwards Darren Haydar and Mark Mancari and defenseman Kevin Connauton each bagged a power-play goal for Chicago
--- Goaltender Matt Climie kicked out 40 of 44 shots in regulation and overtime
Thursday, March 29
Chicago 5, (at) Abbotsford 4 (SO)
--- The Wolves edged the Abbotsford Heat 5-4 in a shootout at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre
--- Forwards Jordan Schroeder (2G) and Tim Miller and defenseman Brad Hunt scored in regulation for Chicago
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James Donald Bates, 55 driving under the influence first offense
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Christine Sarah Johnson, 37 disorderly conduct
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Carlos Sanders Corbitt, 36 family court failure to pay
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John Joseph Clemente, 52 disorderly conduct, burglary third degree first offense
Arthur Lee Davis, 60 disorderly conduct, assault and battery third degree
Bill Dynell Smith, 40 driving under suspension first offense, traffic/operating or permitting operation of vehicle which is not registered, traffic/uninsured motor vehicle, hit and run attended vehicle duties of driver involved in accident
Donald Frederick Dunn, 52 failure to stop for blue light or siren
Rodney Lee Anstett Jr., 17 malicious injury to personal property
Margaret Theresa Carr, 40 simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension first offense
Steven Bradley Clabey, 26 driving under the influence
Dandre Rashard Clark, 17 shoplifting first less than $2,000
Sigfrido Ademir Martinez-Romero, 34 disorderly conduct
Akanni Jermane Quattlebaum, 37 driving under the influence
William Thomas Arthurs, 18 unlawful carrying of a pistol
Bruce Allan Michielson, 36 criminal domestic violence
Shameaka Tawhian Fredrick, 27 hold for Allendale County
Donald Kenska Strom, 30 driving under the influence first offense, driving under suspension second offense
John Charles Donohue, 63 driving under the influence first offense, no drivers license
Mandy Marie Fields, 36 failure to appear and pay fine
Jasmine Tametria Sulton, 21 Aiken County Sheriffs Office hold for criminal domestic violence
Eric Tyrone Washington, 40 shoplifting second offense less than $2,000
Timothy Allen Green, 23 criminal domestic violence, forgery value less than $10,000, receiving stolen goods value $2,000 or less
Demarkous Pierrie Parker, 28 assault and battery second degree
Daniel Lee Turner, 30 disorderly conduct
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The win is the 16th consecutive home-court victory for Chattanooga who also ran its win streak against Wofford to 31. Chattanooga improves to 5-1 overall and is now 1-0 in Southern Conference play while the Terriers fall to 4-2 on the year and 0-1 in league action.
Senior Kayla Christopher (Oliver Springs, Tenn.), who was honored before the game for her scoring her 1,000th career point and climbing to fourth all-time at UTC for 3-pointers made, added 16 points in the contest making 5-of-10 from the field with two 3-pointers and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
The Lady Mocs started the game with an 8-0 run including six points from Dewart who had 12 of Chattanooga's first 17 points by wearing out both sides of the basket. UTC continued its push on the Terriers running the score up to 26-16 for its largest lead of the game to that point with 7:05 to play in the first half.
Wofford, however, would not go away and went on a 10-0 tear to knot the game at 26-26 at the 4:46 mark. The Lady Mocs responded with a 10-4 run started by a Dewart layup at the 4:21 mark. Christopher added in seven points, her first scores of the contest, before Dewart capped off the run with a free throw to make it a very close 36-30 at halftime lead for Chattanooga.
The Lady Mocs started the second half with a 7-2 run to get out to an 11-point lead, 43-32 at the 16:35 mark of the half, but the Terriers fought back with scoring from five different players to cut the lead to 47-42 with 8:27 to play. After the Lady Mocs regained its 11-point lead, Wofford hit for eight straight points on a pair of 3-pointers from Jordan Frazier and a layup by Morgan Wrightson to make it a three-point contest with 5:51 to play.
It would be all Chattanooga from there. UTC outscored the Terriers 15-4 down the stretch for the final 68-54 tally. Senior Kylie Lambert (Etowah, Tenn.) had six points, five rebounds and three steals and junior Taylor Hall contributed five points, eight rebounds and tied her career-highs for steals (4) and assists (5) in the win.
Wofford was led by Rachel Brittenham with 17 points, six assists and four steals. Daniella Motley, the reigning SoCon Player of the Week, had 12 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes. Khadijah Joyner had four points and seven rebounds and recorded four of the Terriers seven blocked shots.
Chattanooga was 25-of-61 (41%) from the field to the Terriers' 22-of-59 (37.3%) performance. Wofford was 6-of-23 from beyond the arc with three from Brittenham while the Lady Mocs put in 4-of-15. UTC shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the free throw line while Wofford sank all four of its attempts.
The Lady Mocs had 15 assists and 16 turnovers with 13 steals while forcing Wofford into 17 miscues that resulted in 18 points to the Terriers' 10 off turnovers. Chattanooga outrebounded Wofford 50-31 and turned 21 offensive boards into 20 second chance points. The Terrier bench outscored Chattanooga 17-9 while the Lady Mocs had a 36-24 points in the paint advantage.
Chattanooga will remain at home to host Furman Saturday at 5 p.m. as part of a double-header with the men's team. The Mocs will host Davidson at 7:30 p.m. at the Roundhouse. Call the McKenzie Arena box office 423-266-MOCS (6627) or go online at GoMocs.com for tickets. As part of the SoCon Tipoff Celebration, men's tickets may be purchased for the game for just $2.


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