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has any game so good been so badly mismanaged?
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Ok, I'll grant you that. But compared to games that are advertised here for months at a time? The fact is SOE doesn't advertise here even a third as much as the rest of the games with ads here. And I doubt SOE pays more for their ads than anyone else. So the idea that MMORPG.COM is afraid of losing ad revenue still fails.
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A big THANK YOU to MMORPG.COM for calling it like it is. I wrote an email to the fine folks here after I was scammed by EI and asked them to protect fellow gamers from this shady company and today they responded with this excellent report.
I loved the part where Ed Andercheck gets caught in a huge lie about not having secured the data and how he tried to fishtail his way out of it when they called him on the obvious lie. He goes on to spin the huge conspiracy theory that there is this big group of liars that are trying to discredit the game. Well he is partially right in saying that... the group is called EI.
Can't wait for part 2... go get 'em.
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[quote]Originally posted by martinj63
Actually, I was in the Tulga offices as well, this past April. I don't recall meeting either of the people you mentioned. The former Tulga employees I spoke with didn't recognize the names, either. Is it possible these people worked for Artifact back in the David Allen era - like five or six years ago?
Guildleader, Mithril Council, Chaos
Thats why majority of mmorpg.com praise goes to the constant avdertisers like EvE and Guild Wars.
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In continuation of this Public Relations nightmare, Dr. Raymond C. Rask, President & CTO of EI Interactive responded on August 10th in a forum post that was subsequently deleted but copied and pasted in other forums, informing players that the former method of accepting payments would once again enabled and alleged that uncooperative Tulga employees were delaying the process.
I was actually the person that posted the post in question.
I had called Pay-By-Touch after the public announcement was made by EI after the unsecured billing server was taken offline (The one where they stated they were rolling out "Phase 1" of their new billing system.. as if the unsecured server was never brought online). Anyway, Pay-By-Touch explained that the "Horizons Merchant Account" was closed.. and apparently there was a memo sent to the CSRs there to give a very basic response stating they had nothing to do with EI or Horizons.
I posted about this to the community site, and asked what was going on. Dr. Rask responded, blaming a lot of things on Tulga.
The reason why the post was deleted without any notice was that Dr. Rask made very libelous statements regarding Tulga and their involvement in the sale. When I brought up the issue that the unsecured billing servers violated several state commerce laws protecting consumer financial data, and prevent identity theft.. Dr. Rask consulted legal counsel. The lawyer on retainer for EI looked over the thread, and explained to Dr. Rask that his post was indeed -very- libelous, and recommended he post an apology and a "retraction" of his earlier comments.
Dr. Rask deleted the post instead.
Also, the date that Nagafen was introduced to the community and communication improved.. a lot happened that day. They also posted the email addresses for people to email to cancel their subscriptions.. they also announced Dyn and Amadan joining the EI team to work on Horizons.
It just happened that that was the day EI received a certified letter, from the Montana Attorney Generals Office.. Very formal, but very blunt and to the point.. Shape up or ship out.
That is the -ONLY- reason EI decided to get their rears in gear, and why everything all seemed to happen that day.
Coincidentially, myself and several others were banned from the community site.. I was, mainly because I was the first person to bring it to the attention of the AG office, and had been keeping them informed about EI. I was also very vocal on other sites and forums, informing other players who were being billed without consent, and no way to cancel, who to get a hold of at the AG offices. And also, my private inbox on the community site had several PMs from Dr Rask and others, including a copy of the "libelous" post (Dr. Rask CCed me the post to my private message inbox). So by banning my account, they effectively removed any access I had to those PMs (It did NOT prevent me from saving them, and print out hardcopies)
Overall, it was not something I -wanted- to do. I don't like drama.. but I could not sit around and watch people get financially hurt because of the ineptitude and incompetence of a few 'wannabe game developers'. One person, who lives in Australia.. was billed 14 times, for 1 account.. in under 2 weeks time. He was hit with overdraft fees for a good 10 of those, and had to close his account to get them to stop. EI refunded him the money they took, but not the overdraft fees.
So.. I did the morally right thing and alerted the authorities, and in turn EI started to improve. There is at least somebody from EI now talking to the community, and now that the billing is being handled again by PBT, customers now have a 1-800 number they can call to cancel.
All that comes at a cost. I am not able to get in contact with any of my friends, or be a part of the community that I once called 'home' for over 2 1/2 years. I've lost a lot of friends - not cause they don't like me for what I did, but because they don't know what happened or how to get ahold of me, and I can't get a hold of them.
It's sad that you can still be punished for doing the right thing...
I am very glad for this article.. Very concise, and true to the history of the last couple of months since the sale. There are a few minor things, such as the unsecure data being 'legal'.. which is not so in 14 states, including Montana and California, which have very strict "Identity Theft Prevention" laws on the books. But since that entails pretty deep knowledge about commerce laws to know what is considered legal and what isn't by the states, it's perfectly understandable for that to be an oversight.
People have made claims that EI has been trying to cover up their mistakes by rewriting history. The blantant denial by Mr. Andercheck that the unsecured billing server didn't put anyone's financial or personal data at risk, gives quite a bit of credence to such claims.
It is my hope, that with articles like this, future and prospective players will not get double and triple billed like others have before. Hopefully, the information in an article like this may help them get their issues resolved in their favor..
And also, I hope the rest of the MMO community is watching this.. ESPECIALLY developers and would-be developers. EI has, the past 3 months, been a SHINING EXAMPLE of what -NOT- to do, when dealing with a community, such as the one that once played Horizons.
Exactly and right now we have a couple Bowmanites and EI employees, doing damage control wherever they see this story being reported. Their pattern is a simple one. It is the same tactics Bowman used five months after the launch of Horizons when he finally crawled out from hiding under his desk after the single worst launch in MMORPG history.
I'm sorry they dealt you such a crappy hand Mekure, but I am glad that you helped to get the Attorney General involved, because what has transpired is criminal.
What needs to happen here is the indictment of Rask, Andercheck and Bowman they are equally as guilty and the have cost fans thousands of dollars. Just look at one example; one fan had 14 non -reimbursed overdraft fees 14 x over draft fees of 25 dollars is 350.00, 350.00 for a lame ass game that has never been functional and has amounted to a paid Alpha test. An example needs to be made here so other game developers stop and take notice of the consequences of lying and over hyping your product, the example must be a swift, and harsh action that ends with three con-men sitting in a prison cell.
You know...
This is one situation where, I think, SOE taking over could actually be an *improvement* to a game.
Though if they did, the first things they'd do:
- redo the entire battle system (it seems to be their favorite thing to do)
- Making leveling faster
- Removing the sub-classing and class-changing
- Making finding and completing quests trivial
- Dumb down the crafting
- Do whatever else they could to make it more like WoW
Oh wait.. actually I'm describing what they did to EQ2... My bad.
Seriously though... I think even SOE would be smart enough to stay the hell away from that rolling trainwreck.
I think Horizons needs to just... die. Seriously. Hasn't it been through enough? Just let it go... let it fade into history. I don't say this as a knock against Horizons because I actually played it for a time and thought it had alot of potential; I loved the crafting system. But seriously, this game has been on failing life-support for some time now, and people just don't want to pull the plug.
Yeah..it has nothing to do with the fact that both games has thousands of fans and a continually growing fan base. If GW continues to grow at its current rate it will catch up with the beloved WoW estimated 1.5-million subscriber base by Next summer.(1.5 million American subs that as been confirmed.... The nebulouse 7 mil Blizzard touts is Worldwide..... and has never once been confirmed by an impartial third party) Over half a million people currently play GW, and Nightfall was the most pre ordered game at gamestop in Sept (BC was a distant fourth)
EvE has been bringing in so many new players that CCP is having to deal with issues of how many people can one system hold? Given the size of a single system that is an enviable problem to have.
One would think that those are as valid reasons for praise than the pittance of revenue this sight might receive.
Yeah..it has nothing to do with the fact that both games has thousands of fans and a continually growing fan base. If
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ahhh ... crafting!!!!
Rarely have I seen a change of ownership in a game accompanied by so much emotion.
There were mistakes that TULGA made and there were mistakes that EII already has made. Of course.
But where is this game now? It is still alive. It is still fun to play. The European players who have had a rough deal with GN shall get a chance to move to a new US shard that will be created for them. This game might just have a future after all.
Unless enough people shall be convinced otherwise thus leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I cannot help but wonder at the motivation behind some of the hate-posts about the new owners -- to me it seems like the reaction of a rejected lover who wishes to destroy what he cannot have.
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Joined: 9/22/04
Lmao, so all 15 subscribers got a messed up billing system?
Big whoop, thats what you get for playing this crap game.
GW is growing ? What is your proof ?
Since when are sales figures supposed to mirror game reviews ? Get high much ? Any game could hold 30 thousand players in a world thats 99.99 % empty space. Any game could do it if they wanted to. Let's give a medal for cramming people in a booth.
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"What is freedom of speech ? Without the freedom to offend it ceases to exist."
Excellent article, and quite scary to be honest.
Roll on part two
Wow you are completely clueless aren't you? Can you prove to me they're not? No you can't, but since you insist on being an Asshat here are some facts; GW has had to expand its district base four times since factions launched , the sales demand is still such that Arena can still charge initial SMRP, and both prophecies and Factions is on the auto restock list of EB, and Gamestop. The only other MMORPG that is happening with that isn't an initial release is WoW.
But beyond that; drop in to GW on any night and you will see 70 to 80 active districts each district holds about as many as a WoW server, and unlike WoW you won't log in to find the server that just opened is now deserted because The developer is doing anything to cater to the ever dwindling user base.
Now, I am no GW fan fantasy MMOs aren't my cup of tea, I play because a couple members of my family is into it, anywho GW is doing way better than most folks think, if not Arena would have dropped the Twice a year expansion scenario.
Now on to EvE little man.. I would suggest that you buy a clue about game design and server load management before talking out of your ass. EvE Client server architecture is far from a phone booth, making that correlation is akin to calling deep blue a calculator; and once again shows that you have zero clue about game design in general and MMORPG design in particular, in fact a game like EvE takes way more resources and cohesive topology than a game like EQ or yes even WoW simply because you are dealing with a 3d Environment that doesn't have the limitations of Newtonian physics, further at any given time there are over 300k call commands from various databases per ship, that's per ship Skippy, the average MMO might have 350 per toon. Of course I don't expect you to grock that, just stick with the phone booth theory….that way your brain won't hurt.
Yeah you might be right about GW, although I'm not entirely sold on their stellar sucess yet, since I can't find much
info on their running costs and developing budget, casue as you said I'm a little man with little brain.
As far as the technological side of EvE, I made the comparison because as you see in the reviews, technology isn't exactly one of the criteria . Games fun and playability isnt judged on how many people can play on one server. That's something for tech-geeks to drool over not the average gamer sorry.
EvE has many fans, and I could understand why someone would give it an OK score. However the scores it recieves in many instances, as on this website, really go against reason. Game is hard to get into, it is very slow paced, alot of downtime, months to become competetive in the pvp aspect of it. These are all arguemnts against the good scores this game recieves. One more reason not to trust reviews of this site and many others. EvE constantly advertising on this site and the unimaginably good scores ti recieves doesnt exactly fill me with trust.
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sorry... but EvE is a great game.. one of the best space games i've played.. and an awesome MMO..
Game isn't really all that hard to get into... plus i think the learning curve is one of the good ways to smooth out the player base.. anyways.. I never see large amount of downtime.. but i don't try to play 24/7. Also any good MMO should takes months to become competetive in PvP. Thats one of the strong points. And as for as being slow paced not really... you can get out there and go pirate hunting and PVE the hell outa that game from start..
now i do have to say that some the jumps take forever.. but thats just managment.. i've been able to keep my jumps to just a few hops..
I beleave that all the stuff you talkeb about is what people like about EVE..
The fact that it takes a little learning to get into it.. (not a WoW system where even the brain dead can play)
shit and it has some of the best player run owned and controled game space in any MMO. as a player corp (aka guild) you can take over intired sectors of space.
and many other things.. i can go one for hours about this.. hell just the tweaking of ships and how you combat things.. i myself like the stealth and distroy way...
as for as server issues and expanding them.. Hell you tell me any other MMO that supports 100's if not a 1000 people fighting in large battles.. i've been in space battles that have had 100's of people going at it for control over a sector that has great resources.. sorry but no other MMo offers this type of gameplay.. and that right there is what gives EVE it's high scores..
anyway thats my rant.
Yah, I like when people are unable to even say anything bad about their game. Fanbois ftl. No game is perfect and Eve definetly isnt as good as the ratings it gets/reviews. Maybe its because many reviews are done by people who are addicted to that particualr game and cant form a balanced review, which I have seen forever in many publications and online magazines. Not a good idea to let a crack-head do a balanced review on drugs.


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Delight friends and family members with the Everyday Pop-Up Cards cartridge! With this cartridge, it is easy to create pop-up cards for almost any occasion. The layered phrases are perfect for cards, scrapbook layouts, home décor, and other creative projects. Use the latest Cricut® cartridges to create unique and engaging designs for eve.....
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There is a picture booklet of instructions available but I had to email Cricut and ask where it was. You'd think they'd put a link to it on this site.... Don't you?
It still doesn't give assembly instruction which shame on Cricut should've been given. I make my own pop-up cards. Just thought this would give me more options and be easier. Quite the contrary. Why the funky plastic box it came in?
Cricut! Are you checking out these reviews?
I went on a scrapping weekend this weekend and had high hopes of making some cards with my new cartridge. I made the sample card and it took me a while to work out how to position the pop-up for full affect. Then I started on the Birthday Cake and spent hours trying to figure out how it went together.
All I can say is "What were you thinking people!!??"
The least you can do is come up with a printable instruction sheet.
I agree with all the previous reviews. Where is the picture book with instructions on how to assemble the pop-ups? A waste of money.
I cannot believe that Cricut would actually put their name on a cartridge like this. I have a very large collection of cartridges & expected a lot more than this. I got so discouraged trying to figure out the "pop ups" that I put the cartridge in the back of my closet - probably never to use again.
This is worse than worthless, I lost so much faith in the Cricut company, not only from this horrible cartridge, but the time, paper and blade use -- WASTED! I have many years experience, and two Cricut machines, and still could not figure out this cartridge. I wish I could return it and at least recoup that waste of money ... I'll never get my time and paper back. Cricu, what were you thinking? You should at least refund our cartridge cost!
I love all my cricut cartridges but this one. I thought it would be wonderful and it is the most ill thought out cartridge. I've never had something that I couldn't find a way to figure out, but this has me dumbfounded. And I've tried to load the instruction sheet many times and no luck. Seriously, Cricut people, you need to fix this horrible mess of a cartridge. Even youtube has very limited help.
We had two people trying to figure out this cartridge. We ended up putting the cartridge back in the box. Better instructions are needed. It will stay in the box until we get some.
I have other cricut card cartridges I like; however this one is ridiculous. It is an impossible waste of time and money. If cricut wants to keep me buying their cartridges they need to have supplemental instructions for those of us suckered into buying this.
I am so disappointed with this cartridge and the failure to include clear instructions. I tried to make two types of graduation cards and failed with both. I have searched for you tube videos hoping to get a clearer picture of where to fold and where to attach. I paid a premium to get this cartridge when it was first released and it was a waste of money and my time.
My friend and I are usually pretty quick on the uptake and have fun figuring out new things.....this cartridge, however, has us both requiring extra strength headache medication. We're both tired and fed up and have now tossed the cartridge into the "colossal waste of time" bin. By dumbing down the cartridge handbook, Cricut has completely lost the creative edge on his one!
Each pop-up card needs detailed instructions! Even the sample project the Pop-Up Plane Card did not have detailed folding instructions. Please give us detailed instructions for each project! What a waste of money and time!
I got this cartridge for Christmas and thought it would make some great new cards. My first attempt is my last, Cricut needs to supply the folding instructions to be able to make the cards. Very disappointed in this cartridge, probably won't use it again unless they provide more information for free.
I have no idea how to put these cards together. There are no instructions. I would never have purchased this if I had known.
I LOVE this cartridge! I have used almost every cut on it! Now, I will say that while I think the pop-ups are great, it could DEFINITELY use layers for those pop-up cuts! I would LOVE a whole cartridge of pop-up cuts PLUS their layers! So while I don't use the pop-up feature very much, the normal cuts are excellent and I use it ALL the time! Great buy!
Like most everyone else's review I am incredibly disappointed with this cartridge. I wish I would have looked up it's reviews before I forked out the money for it. They really do need to provide instructions to make the cards. Shame on them!
I like this cartridge, but it does require some work to figure out. I followed the instructions that are online, but they are a little difficult to decipher. Would be better if the copyright wording did not cover all the diagrams, which are a bit fuzzy to begin with. Overall, once I put some time into it, I did manage to get them to work with wonderful effect.
This cartridge is the worst I have ever used. I have over 50 and I have to say this one I have only used twice. The first right after I got it and the second today, I had forgotten how hard the pop up cuts are to figure out.
I had such high hopes for this cartridge but am so, so disappointed. I have spent a number of hours trying to make a birthday card and even with the instructions on this site, I have not been able get the card put together. This cartridge really needs detailed folding instructions that are clear. Sorry I spent the money on this one.
This cartridge is not worth it. I wish there were more detailed examples on how to put all the pop-up's together. The directions online are not detailed at all.
I bought this cartridge before I saw all the bad reviews, but I figured what the heck, I'll try it. One Google search and YouTube video and an hour later, I had a beautiful little note card. Once you cut the images out and score them, it takes a creative eye to see how it goes together. If you are having trouble, look it up on Google, there are step by step instructions out there! Cricut just doesn't include them for some reason.
I gave it an extra half a star because the images are really nice for making cards or other projects. But lets face we bought it for the pop up affect! And if I have to go searching google or youtube for instructions, then it really isn't a good buy! But if you want it for images then it is a nice one. But for what we spend on materials and cartridges and mats, and blades, and the list is endless with cricut. Cricut could have at least given some instructions that I don't have to do a google search on, really!
I agree the fold instructions were ridiculously hard to find online. Without the file I eventually found I would have been as angry as other reviewers. However, with some practice I was able to create really lovely cards. I enjoy the variety of symbols- useful for many different designs. I suggest certain cartridges should carry a rating to indicate the steep learning curve required, and online support/instructions should be at the click of a button, not the result of a multi-pronged search.
This cartridge has so many different uses, plus with patience and practice you will figure out the pop-up aspect. I am glad I got it.
Love pop up cards, but this cartridge makes no sense. Can't figure on how to put card together.
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Joe Sullivan: Billy Pappas' scrapbook never closes
By JOE SULLIVAN
New Hampshire Union Leader Sports
Anyone needing help composing a hall of fame induction speech should consult 76-year-old Manchester native Billy Pappas, a man who is fast becoming a wizard in the process.
On July 2 in San Francisco, Pappas will deliver his fifth such address when he is inducted into the Athletic Hellenic Hall of Fame. One of his head-table neighbors will be tennis legend Pete Sampras, who will also become a member of the Greek organization's hall of fame that night. They will join an illustrious group that includes Harry Agganis, Bob Costas, Fred Smerlas, Diana Nyad and Manchester native Gus Zitrides. The only perplexing aspect to the Pappas induction is why it took so long. Many of those who saw him play contend that he is the Granite State's greatest all-around athlete.
He has the credentials to back that contention.
His three-sport (baseball, basketball, football) successes at Manchester High School Central and the University of New Hampshire have led to the following honors: He is a charter member of the Queen City Athletic Hall of Fame, a charter member of the UNH Hall of Fame, a charter member of the Central Hall of Fame -- and a member of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
Last week, a former Central High basketball teammate (George Joseph) and a former St. Joseph's basketball opponent (Ray Valliere) had vivid memories of playing with and against Pappas.
Joseph: "I was Billy's back-up and the first time I went into a game for him the crowd went crazy. It only took me a second to realize they weren't cheering for me coming in, they were cheering for Billy going out. He was something else."
Valliere: "I guarded Billy."
"No, that's wrong. I was ASSIGNED to guard Billy, along with a couple of other guys. But to be honest, nobody could really GUARD Billy."
High school opponents couldn't guard him in basketball or stop him in football.
College opponents encountered the same problem.
During his days in Durham, Pappas lettered one year in baseball, three years in football and four years in basketball, established many school records in football and basketball, and piled up honor after honor.
Consider this from a Bill Stearns article on Pappas that appeared in the January, 1955 issue of New Hampshire Profiles: "He has been named on so many 'all-teams' since he first made the schoolboy all-state team in basketball back in 1949 that he honestly can't keep track of them. His five sisters, all rabid fans, try to keep a scrapbook for him, but after All-State, high school All-American, All-Hellenic, All-Merrimack Valley, All-Yankee Conference, All-New England, and a few other all-time selections, they have virtually given up the project."
They may have abandoned the project but they didn't toss the scrapbook.
Thanks to them, when I met the soon-to-be five-time hall of famer to talk about his latest induction, he had several wonderful pieces of his storied past "I found a trunk I didn't know I had," Pappas explained last week when we sat down to talk about his latest induction. "It's filled with all kinds of stuff I had forgotten all about."
Two of those items came out of a large envelope carrying a cancelled three-cent stamp.
One announced his selection to the 1950 National High School All America Football Team.
The other certified Pappas as a 1954 All America college quarterback from UNH.
As he reminisced about his career, it became obvious how much his family, his teachers, his coaches and his teammates meant to him.
He talked about his older brother, Nick, Central teachers Joe Bronstein and Wally Tafe, UNH football coaches Clarence "Chief" Boston and Andy Mooradian and the terrific teammates he had.
"I think about all the hours I put in playing and practicing but more than that, I think about all the wonderful people I met and I realize more than anything how lucky I've been and what a great run I've had," Pappas said.
Part of that great run led him to score a thousand points at both Central and UNH; it landed him on All-Yankee Conference teams in both football and basketball; it took him to Europe, where he played in front of crowds of up to 15,000 and where he became a member of the All-United States Air Force Football Team.
His selection to that team is extraordinary because of the man he beat out for the quarterback spot on that team: Notre Dame legend, National Football League starter and eventual College Hall of Fame member Ralph Guglielmi.
A knee injury Pappas suffered while playing in Europe ended his career but he never stopped running. He and his wife, Toni, have run the New York and Boston marathons as well as a portion of the original Marathon course that Philippides completed in Greece in 490 B.C.
Before we ended our meeting last week, I read the words Billy Pappas will say next month in San Francisco.
As soon as I finished the last line of his speech, I knew I had the first line of this column.


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Elite Member
Joined: 3/30/10
I don't Forum PVP. If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.
Burnouts, let's hear your list.
Top-5 things driving burnout in MMORPGs:
1. Tedius questing. Every quest hub is the same, just reskinned. Quests feel meaningless.
2. No variety in combat. Attack every mob the same way over and over.
3. Useless crafting. Spend time and earnings leveling crafting only to find out later that it achieved nothing.
4. Ultra low drop rate quest items. Kill 15 boars get 1 boar meat.
5. Slow respawns. Quest is to kill 10 snargletooths, there are only 8 and there's a 10 minute respawn.
I give up.
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Novice Member
Joined: 9/14/09
1. getting older, start to realize video game is for kid
2. find out about real life
3. realize every video game created now is the same as every game you used to enjoy, and stopped enjoying
4. realized your a losser in real life from playing too much video game
5. find out video game really isn't that fun
Advanced Member
Joined: 11/10/05
1. heavy heavy story driven mmos (developer made stories)
1. Listening to jaded forum users, whose bitter jaded opinions plant seeds of doubt in everyone's minds and perpetuate negative feelings about every game that people might otherwise enjoy
2. Too short of a leveling curve and everyone reaching max level in several weeks only to find there's nothing to do other than to repeat the max level content over and over again
3. Items #1 and #2 driving the in-game community to quit, leaving those that still enjoy the game with much fewer people to play with
4. Not enough meaningful non-combat things to do while leveling and at max level. Crafting, exploration, housing are either poorly done or left out complately
5. Technology limitations that make the diveristy of MMORGS to be pretty limited. There's only so much you can do with a mouse and keyboard. And example of what I mean would be: New game "Pong"...oooh...new game "hockey"...oh...new game..."soccer"...all using the same pong interface
Novice Member
Joined: 2/26/04
People Suck Avoid Them Whenever Possible
Can't believe no one said "Google". The ability to solve any quest by typing a few words into a search engine really takes a bite out of the game and leads to burnout.
Forums come a close second. I'm glad everyone gets a chance to express themselves but you can get stuck in the forum madness and suddenly find fault with everything.
Shoddy design, when you see the same NPC in every city. If you hear the same dialogue every time you pass a certain area. When you walk into an invisible wall all these things contribute ot burnout.
Constant class balancing. If you have to balance more then half of the classes then you did something wrong. Absolutely nothing worse then getting into a character only to have its powers gutted and leads to burnout.
Refugee from UO,EQ,AC,AC2,AO,DAOC,L2,SB,HZ,CoH,PT,EQ2,WoW,VG,SWG,EVE,WAR,DF,MO,AI,GA,LOTRO, SWTOR... Gw2 on Deck
Advanced Member
Joined: 9/10/03
2. People that require that you play the game the way they do.
3. Gear Score
4. In game shops
5. Solo centric MMOs
Bitter Vet™
Joined: 9/13/06
Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Originally posted by kb4blu
Wait, aren't items 2 and 4 somewhat a contradiction? If a game was more group centric, then you'd be forcing someone to play in a manner they don't want to.
Sometimes it's good to be forced to do things we don't like as we don't always know what's best for us.
Anyways, here's my list
1) Participating in beta testing. So many people spend months in beta testing and by time the game launches they've either already consumed most of the content, or are able to just burn through it at launch (perhaps experiencing it for the umpteenth time) and again, finding the overall title to be unsatisfactory.
I avoid them these days however another consequence is that when I want to take my time and enjoy the content for the 1st time, these former beta testers have seen it all before and want to just rush, rush, rush through everything and become impatient with me. (if it was a FFA PVP environment I'd probably gank them when their back was turned)
2) End games without some aspect of PVP territory control/resource denial. DAOC proved theme parks can have a solid PVP endgame, more sandbox like titles such as EVE have a built in system for the most part. It doesn't have to be mandatory, but it should be available, and it should be fairly massive, and not some small battleground like affair.
3) Progression that comes to an end. Most people play MMO's because they enjoy progressing a character from lower levels to higher. Once they start to think progression has come to an end it frequently results in players want to quit and move on. There are multiple ways to accomplish this, and picking only one form (i.e. gear grinding) probably hastens burn out and should be avoided.
4) As others have mentioned, overly short leveling curves is probably not a good thing, but is also one of the hardest to get right. For the hardcore players, they can tolerate Lineage 2 style leveling, while to this day there are players who find WOW's leveling to be a bit too slow for their liking. Finding the sweet spot is probably one of the most difficult challenges out there. Of course, you can always do away with levels and solve part of this problem, but it opens up a few more as well.
5) Over focus on combat as part of the game's design. Seems like many players don't like to always "fight, fight, fight" so having fun, creative activities besides killing stuff will go a long way to increasing a game's longevity
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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Joined: 5/07/11
1 - The amount of new games that seem to follow the WoW formula of going from quest hub to quest hub to reach max level.
2 - Crafting and gathering (and other non-combat systems) being almost an afterthought, and provides no real meaning at endgame.
3 - The term endgame. Even moreso when people associate tiered raids and PVP battlegrounds with it.
4 - No player variety, set classes. A max level x class will be just like the other maxed leveled characters of that class.
5 - Getting old, like post #2 said.
Novice Member
Joined: 8/06/11
There's only one thing that causes MMO burnout. That's playing too much. MMO gamers are not known for playing in moderation. Repeating that ad nauseam over x amount of years jumping into every new MMO with the same mindset.
Joined: 8/14/07
Originally posted by Psychow
All of these are good. Number 1 is superb. Seriously, every day I spend on here makes me hate gaming a little more. That poisonous negativity that is all over this site is contagious and deadly. I think it's spirit crushing to a gamer. I do so much better when I spend less time around here. I'm just in a better mood and also more apt to be actively enjoying a game.
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Novice Member
Joined: 5/07/11
Originally posted by Starpower
True. I'm taking this thread as "5 things your tired of seeing in MMO's". You can't have burnout from a game that has new mechanics, but only for those you've played already.
Originally posted by just1opinion
Agree with this completely.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/22/11
1. Quest gps, mini-maps tags, highlighted things and game spitting objectives and arrows in my face. Hand-holding.
2. Cash Shops and RMAH ideas and existence in game I play.
3. Combat, combat and combat only with everything else totally neglected.
4. Automatic systems and tools creating matchmaking lobby experience. AH, cross-server LFG and so on.
5. 95% of end-game in instances of some kind. Be it instanced dungeon, instanced arena or battleground or instances raids. They are nice, but too much focus on them.
Originally posted by fenistil
So basically WoW / D3 / Blizzard.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/22/11
Originally posted by Psychow
I still enjoy occasional Warcraft 3 game on battle.net after all those years, but that is lobby rts game not a mmorpg and actually my only rts game I play.
Aside of that - preety much yes.
WoW Vanilla was fun for a fw months cause of it quality and few news things, but it quickly start to felt very limited in non-combat department (previous mmorpg was UO)+ by the time of BC it was kinda obvious where game was going so I left and I don't regret it.
Overally yes - Blizzard just does not make games I like anymore, I don't like automation&hand holding systems developed or embraced by it and impact it has on mmorpg genre.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 1/22/12
1. Voice acting. Not just voice acting, anything like it that I view as frivolous. Only recently has this become an issue for me since I see it as a plague that is using up valuable resources that can be better spent elsewhere. I never had any problem actually reading things and my imagination will always do a better job of it.
2. Combat. I can still play turn-based games without an issue. Fast paced, devote all your attention to, combat is nice in theory but not for MMOs since you can't be social and have all your attention on combat at the same time. I want something more tactical, not twitchier.
3. Solo content. Everything being solo friendly. I would say upwards of 70% of content that is released in MMOs now is for solo play. It takes the need for the first part of (MMO)RPG out of the genre.
4. Grinding or lack of. Lack of content was always an issue but at least before this was lessened by making you play for much longer periods of time to achieve the same result. When you can reach cap and are done with your character in a week, why are you trying to charge a monthly fee? There may be a set of graphs and charts out there showing that all you need is box sales to support an MMORPG since that is all they seem to be accomplishing lately.
5. Dev team. A balls to the wall development team post launch. Trion is one of the few that seems to get this. They actually work for the money you are giving them. All the others so far just seem to be charging us for bug fixes.
Novice Member
Joined: 7/09/04
Great Expectations – allowing yourself to get swept along on the hype wave of the latest game, becoming disappointed and disillusioned when the reality fails to match your inflated expectations and frothing with the rest of the indignant quitters on the inevitable backwash.
The Road To Damascus Experience – having a belated epiphany as it finally hits you that the sum of your virtual heroics is of next to no worth in the real world and that you're still on noob island in the Game of Life. Often accompanied by some life-changing, real-world occurrence such as the birth of a child, the death of a relative or the end of a relationship.
Familiarity Breeds Contempt – same sh*t, different world. You've been around the block too many times to ever hope to recapture that sense of wonder and novelty that first hooked you all those years ago. But you keep hoping, even though you know it's as futile as trying to recapture the magic of Christmas long after you've found out that Santa isn't real.
The Mr Creosote Playstyle – consuming content without savour in a headlong rush to an unsatisfying end game. And then vomiting the remnants of your half-digested game experience all over the forums before exploding with impotent nerd rage.
Conspiracy Theory – believing that EA/Marketing/'Suits' or other manifestations of the Man are out to suck the goodness out of gaming just to make a quick buck.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 9/26/08
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."
Originally posted by Psychow
You give the "bitter jaded" players way too much credit. Is your opinion that easily swayed by negative reviews on the internet? Not to mention I doubt a large number of players read forum reviews.
Number 2 and 4 I strongly agree with you.
That last item I partly blame on the players themselves. They want the same interface so it doesn't require anything new to learn. I'm not sure if an mmorpg would work using a Wii controller or the XBox Kinect. Maybe voice recognition could be interesting.
"There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own."
Originally posted by crack_fox
Good list. Especially "Conspiracy Theory" and "The Mr Creosote Playstyle" points.
Novice Member
Joined: 6/30/12
My Top Five of Things
1. Games that follow the WoW/Blizzard approach! (loved it then but too much a good thing leaves a bad taste in your mouth)
2. Watered down PvP. No real objectives other than doing it to get last season's PvP gear.
3. Lazy Devs and Corporate Suits! <--- Is pretty much self explainatory!
4. Gear grinds, Gear Scores, Best gear only obtained in instances and not crafted from hard working crafters, thus making most crafts useless other than alchemey and cooking! ( I hate crafting )
5. Wife aggro...........! LoL j/K, Mostly Hype of a game that does a #1 on my plate and above!
Below is where we can disscuss and come up with new ideas for Sandparks!
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Joined: 9/13/11
1. No Endgame
2. Obvious flaws fixable by a programming intern in alpha stage, e.g resolution changes screwing up interface changes, etc.
3. Overlooked mechanic fails, game launching with 2 sec ability delay on 15 ping
4. Forced Questing(98% of MMO's)
5. Kiddy nonsense thrown in serious environment, think Bleach anime


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With the crazy deals going on right now throughout the North America, and the upcoming Cyber Monday at the end of this weekend we thought it is time to jump start our review engine and bring you guys some reviews of this holiday season's most important gifts. Thinking about buying the special someone, friend or family that tablet they wanted? Maybe they want a new phone or MP3 player, well all of those are great gifts, but they all can benefit from some accessory to bring your experience with them to the next level. That is where the kind people over at ZAGG come in. They have kindly sent us a pair of their ZAGGsmartbuds in-ear headphones to give a try. So without any more rambling, lets dive in!
ZAGG is well known for their screen protectors using their patented InvisibleShield technology but they also have a complete line of other accessories for phones, tablets and more. Much like all of their other products, the very first thing I noticed is the unique packaging of the headphones. They came in this triangular box, which was surprisingly easy to open (that is always a plus!)
Once you open the package, which is very easy, you see that it includes the headphones (obviously), a small zip pouch to hold or carry everything together, and 5 different tips for the headphones. The pouch as you can see in the pictures below is small, and a cheap fabric material. It is a bit of a tight fit if you want to bring all of the headphones tips with you, but normally you find one or two and stick with them. This zip package is best used to just keep everything together if you are travelling and for some reason need to bring more tips with you.
One of the key features of these headphones is something that many of us can't stand dealing with, and we never look into headphones to prevent it. I am talking about tangled headphone cords. We all know how much we hate standing there trying to untangle a huge knot, especially when we are in a rush. Well these headphones are quite opposite. ZAGG has managed to cover the entire cord length with their InvisibleShield technology, making the cable have a slightly unusual feel to it, and look but boy does it work. I tried spinning them around, stuffing them in and out of pockets, trying my little heart out to make these into one of those knots we hate to deal with. The surprising implication of that coating is the cord doesn't actually grip onto itself, creating those knots. Yes I managed to have a couple times where it was one small loop, but nothing like my other headphones. Just a quick pull here or there and bam, the cord is all nice and straight now!
Now onto the cord that the headphones are on…and boy is there a lot of it. ZAGG claims this is a "premium length" I claim it is just too much. Can you have too much of a good thing, I definitely think so. To give you an idea of how much longer the cord is I have lined up all the other headphones I could quickly find around my desk which includes the Apple headphones, HTC Innovation headphones, Sony headphones (very cheap ones) and of course the ZAGGsmartbuds.
Now I know there is an angle to the picture, the cord was too long for the lens to even have it all in the picture! To give you guys a little help in the different between the HTC and the ZAGG ones which are the two longest, the different between the ZAGG and HTC headphones in this picture is nearly 6 inches! As you can tell the cheap Sony's are quite short, almost too short especially if you have deep pockets. The Apple headphones are actually one of the best lengths in my opinion. Now there is a reason behind the madness of the cord length for ZAGG and it is found in their cord management system.
The extra length they give you is meant to allow a bit more wrapping of the headphones. Basically you can slide these adjustable round beads up and down the cord that pinches the cord at the back of your neck, securing it. So now if for some reason you have to take the headphones out of your ear, you don't have to worry about them falling down and ending up in a puddle, or tripping over them between your legs. Instead they just simply hang there like the picture below. Now it did take me a bit to figure out how to actually set this up, but once you do it, it really does help out. I can see this being a big thing especially if you are an active person, so you do not need to worry if for some reason they slip out.
At the very end of the cord the headphone jack portion is at a right angle, which keeps the headphone end from bending or protruding out from the player. This is a tiny detail but it definitely helps in the long run. Now if only Apple could figure that out as well, as their headphones are notoriously bad for breaking near the headphone jack.
Another big feature of these headphones are the in-line controls and noise-cancelling mic which are located oddly at two different locations on the cord. The mic is a far distance away from your mouth only if you do not use ZAGG's cord management system. If you properly put the cable behind you the mic sits much closer to your mouth, still however I personally find it a bit too far. On the mic there is also a button which can be used to answer phone calls, pause and play your music. The volume controls are a different in-line control about 10 inches further down the cord. It has just a simple volume slider, nothing fancy.
And the last portion of the hardware coverage are those 5 different tips. The stock tips that are on the headphones are one of the two foam tips. Now personally I like these type of tips better than the plastic tips. I have been wearing these headphones for hours, and they are still very comfortable in my ear. If you have small for bigger ears they will have you covered in the plastic tips, the memory foams are a bit of a large or medium size I would say.
Sound Quality:
Now for the other important part of any headphones. Designed and performance are key to any piece of electronics or really anything at all. The overall design aspects of the ZAGG Smartbuds compliment different aspects of the sound performance. First and foremost overall sound quality. I would say it is "good." For a $50 pair of headphones, you shouldn't expect superior sound, but these are good. Now a little more explanation on where I figured that professional opinion from. I took 5 songs, each showcasing different aspects such as deep lows, tweeter crushing highs, fast melodies, and overall complexity. The speakers on here are 10mm in diameter which are a decent size, but packed a surprisingly punch when it came to the very lows, they handled them quite well.
Where these headphones didn't perform that well were in the highs. Any sort of symbol, high instrument, or higher notes, sounded like a washed out clapping sound. The overall sound of the music was pretty good. I compared them to both the HTC Innovation headphones and the Apple Headphones. The Apple were the worst in basically every category, being echoey, tinny, and couldn't handle lows or highs at all. The HTCs faired very close to the ZAGGsmartbuds, each fighting closely for quality.
The volume slider which I mentioned just quickly in the hardware coverage did everything it is suppose to, nothing more, nothing less. The pair I had I did not experience any noise generated from sliding the control up or down, which is common in lower end in-line controls. The one downfall I noticed with the slider is that it is quite easy to slide, so be ready if somehow you accidentally push the slider all the up.
When walking around with headphones, it is common to hear noises from the cord being moved around, and these unfortunately have quite a loud noise to them. They handled wind well, but just moving the cable around gently I could hear an almost music dominating scuffling sound. Once again, if you use their cord management system this is minimized.
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Ferguson was furious that linesman Simon Beck did not flag for a penalty in United's 1-1 draw with Tottenham, with the Scotsman convinced Steven Caulker fouled Wayne Rooney in the box.
The FA has until Tuesday evening to decide what action, if any, it will take against him but Ferguson feels he receives unfair treatment from English football's governing body.
"I just think it is more about me than what I've said. Whether I think it is unfair or not doesn't matter to them really at this point," he told The Sun.
Ferguson has submitted his comments regarding his criticism of assistant Beck to the FA and his focus was on the official's performance rather than suggesting there was any bias against United.
"That is what I have put in my letter exactly. But you know the FA," he added.
"You never know. It is one of these things. We are high profile."
When it was put to Ferguson he may not be charged by the FA, he replied: "I wouldn't bet on it."


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Linguistik-Klassifikation: Grammatikforschung / Grammar research
- Transitivity alternations of the anticausative type (1987)
- This paper is concerned with anticausative verbs (or verb-forms), or shortly, anticausatives. [...] [C]ausative/non-causative pairs with a marked non-causative are quite frequent in the languages of the world. However, so far they have not received sufficient attention in general and typological linguistics, a fact which is also manifested in the absence of a generally recognized term for this phenomenon […]. This paper therefore deals with the most important properties of anticausatives (particularly semantic conditions on them), their relationship to other areas of grammar as well as their historical development in different languages. The grammatical domain of transitivity, valence and voice, where the anticausative belongs, takes up a central position in grammar and consequently the present discussion should be of considerable interest to general comparative (or typological) linguists.


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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Jeanette Ard and Paige Sawyer will attend their final Georgetown City Council meeting as sitting council members on Dec. 19 — at least for now.
Both Ard and Sawyer — who were defeated in last week's Georgetown municipal election — said this week they have not ruled out running again in 2015.
Ard has been on council since 2010 and Sawyer began his service in 1997 but lost his bid for reelection in 2007. He was reelected in 2009.
Winning the two seats last week were Republicans Carol Jayroe and Ed Kimbrough.
Incumbent Democrat Brendon Barber won reelection to his seat by edging out Sawyer by 22 votes.
Challenger Doris Simmons was the other candidate in the six-person race.
Sawyer says he blames his loss on being associated with the "Progress for Georgetown," an ad hoc political group that was supporting the Republican candidates.
Sawyer, during the campaign season, said the group used his photo in advertisements and endorsed him without his prior knowledge or permission.
"I got caught in the crosshairs of a smear campaign against (Mayor) Jack Scoville and his supporters," Sawyer said. "I really think the smear campaign helped Jack. It is a shame Chicago-style politics has come to our small southern city."
When asked if he will seek reelection, Sawyer said "I do not know yet."
He said he will spend the next two years "seeing how best to contribute to the success of Georgetown" and will decide in 2015 whether to try to regain a seat on council.
He said the city needs to try to move towards non-partisan elections, something Kimbrough said will be one of his priorities as a member of council.
Ard, whose business — Colonial Floral Fascinations — was one that was destroyed by fire in the 700 block of Front Street in September — said the blaze probably hurt her chances at reelection.
She said most of her campaign material was destroyed in the fire "and I did not have the funds or the time to have it reprinted."
Ard said her campaign had to be placed on the back burner after the fire because her time was mainly devoted to trying to recover from the tragedy.
While disappointed at the loss, Ard said she will spend the time rebuilding her business. She has opened a temporary flower shop in the 900 block of Front Street but plans to rebuild at her original location.
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Gossip Girl Season 6 Spoilers: Will Chuck Die in a Plane Crash? UPDATE
UPDATE: Okay, we're still shaking. Well, sort of. We were afraid for like ten seconds (plus a week of waiting for the episode to air) that Chuck might indeed be on board the Bass Industries plane Bart likely sabotaged. But, apparently The CW didn't feel like dragging out the alternate universe in which Chuck Bass bites it, and we can't blame them. So, here's the new sitch, guys: Plane crashed. No one we care about died. Now onward with the next part of things. Someone still might die... somehow.
You Guys! We have been FREAKING out. Seriously, does anyone have a paper bag we can breathe into?
Here's the sitch: The second to last Gossip Girl is going to feature a PLANE CRASH!
Sit down. TV Line reported that "at least one major character is on board." Although we don't know who it's going to be, we have some thoughts.
It could be Nate (Chace Crawford), who we saw boarding a plane in some pictures from the last day filming. But we also saw in a video that Nate actually seems to be getting off the plane — not on.
Which makes us think worst case scenario: Is it Chuck (Ed Westwick)? Stay with us. We don't want that either, but here's the thing. There were photos of him saying goodbye to Blair (Leighton Meester) and getting on a plane. But we never saw him get off the plane.
We have seen the wedding pictures, and are already buying them toasters from Macy's. But we've also heard that they may have been red herrings — it could be that there's no Chair wedding after all. Blair's been known to have fantasy sequences, especially when it comes to pending nuptials.
We speculated that because they were filming in the same outfits a few weeks back, they may have been staggering filming. We thought it was to throw us off to thinking the worst — but maybe it was the opposite?
And hold the phone. They said at least one. Could Blair be on the flight, too?
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How the stock market, and Apple's stock price, is manipulated by rumors
Last weekend a rather bizarre article appeared in the Wall Street Journal, one that claimed Apple was seeing weak demand for the iPhone 5 based on a couple of guys telling the reporter that screen orders for Q2 had been cut in half, one that original included a ridiculous 65 million unit figure that later disappeared, only to be echoed by Reuters a short time later, one that sent Apple's stock price tumbling -- again -- based on nothing more than unsubstantiated, illogical, incalculable rumor.
That it was the Wall Street Journal that published the story likely lent the story credibility it might not otherwise have enjoyed. A bunch of smart tech heads discussed the story on Branch.
Kevin Michaluk forwarded me the above video from 2010 where Jim Cramer elaborates on how he, and presumably others, manipulate BlackBerry (RIMM) and Apple (APPL) stock by spreading just these types of rumors.
I'm posting it here so I can link back to it any time and every time another one of these rumors surfaces.
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How the stock market, and Apple's stock price, is manipulated by rumors
Then what? The iWatch? And then the iCar? Apple can't play the "what have you done for me lately?" hit-driven game forever.
The Street sees Apple very differently than they see Facebook or Amazon, among others, and giving into that perception could be disastrous.
WSJ same as BI and SAI are payed by Hedge Funds for those kind of" Reports" very well... all they wants... is to sell tons of PUTS(sells options) and load tons of dirt cheap CALLS(buy options)... do not let them full you around... DUDES... there was a very similar article 2years ago...amazing how fast do people forget and trust again... Apple will report it's best QTR in history with over 60Bio in revenue... with over 30Mio iPads and over 30Mio iPhones... actually sold... and not just shipped like Some Skunk !!!
Come to think of it, becoming well-known on Wall Street, then spreading rumors, is maybe the best way to make money on stocks. Because every f-ing analyst and investor has access to exactly the same data. All things being equal, they'll all do the "right thing," acting according to game theory principles to minimize their losses and maximize their profits.
Stirring the pot, causing a sell-off or a run by spreading false rumors, is the name of the game. And you can only do that if you're a big name on Wall Street. And you only become a big name by guessing right, out of thin air, against all the other lemmings who guessed the same as everyone else. You need to become the next "rock star." And that's why there is so much oddball spin and bizarre predictions about AAPL. Everyone wants to be the next rock star analyst.
"Share prices aren't really based on how a company works.
It's all about how mass psychology works."
- Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper, "Limitless," 2011)
it's kind of odd stories like this aren't reported when Apple stock is on the upswing. damage control ftw.
it's been reported ad nauseam. Not hear but everywhere else. that video is old and it was discussed at length all over right after the stock market crashed in 2008. It was even discussed on John Stewart. during the financial crisis he caught a lot of flack for not seeing it coming and this video was used to infer that all of wall street were cheats. Sadly, i think people liked to focus on cramer cause he's got a loud tv show but his stock picking show wasn't really why the economy tanked. In fact Cramer was one of the first really loud voices on tv calling for more regulation and ranting that the system was broken. It's ironic too that thats the video too since for a very long time Cramer was and possibly is (don't know don't watch his show recently) a huge Apple proponent. Regardless, this may be something new to imore readers but it's not new. It's also all to easy to claim every rumor is simply stock manipulation. It could be but that's extremely unlikely. And truth is some rumors will be wrong like some even on this site have been. And being wrong doesn't equate to manipulation plus short of a full investigation where you can find evidence of an SEC violation you're never gonna prove such a thing. Nobody hear has the capacity, authority, or reach to prove such a thing. All that can be done is to speculate when a story comes out, claim it's manipulation, then if by some miracle say "i told you" when there's an SEC conviction or fine. But short of that there is no way to distinguish whether the rumor is simply wrong. maybe they did decrease orders but for a different reason like they are going to a different manufacturer or building it themselves and the author doesn't know. Thus his concern is genuine but innocently wrong. This whole i'm going to post this so i can refer back to it whenever there's a stock rumor is silly. There are rumors all the time. I remember when i had a Palm Pre and there were rumors i that after 2 or 3 months on the market sales had dropped off a cliff and sell thru was down. Palm stock at some point peaked at i think around 17 bucks and dropped. Precentral.com users freaked out, claimed it was Apple manipulation. Turned out to be true. As were rumors that Best Buy had touchpads sitting on shelves that were not selling, As were rumors that Palm was losing so much money it needed to be taken over or it would fail. Yeah the stock dropped then too. Precentral in fact freaked out the entire time the stock fell. The claimed every rumor was false. They even screamed about how it was time to get in on the stock now, at $9, at $7, at $4.5. But the truth is the writing was on the wall when original pres stopped selling. People were right to bail at $14. I think it's fine to say, this rumor isn't valid then attack the pillars of the argument. I think it's lazy to simply link to an old video brings up the companies name but isn't talking about the specific situation.
Curious how none of that seemed to bother iMore editors when it was all positive, making a medium sized gadget maker one of the most valued companies in the world.
I call all this correction, and a lot more is needed. In no normal universe Apple should have more market value than Exxon or Shell, to name a few, that deal with essencial commodities, and not luxury goods.
Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel. Bud Fox.
Having said that the stock price on AAPL is ... was way too high I sold out at $670 and have been very happy to have done it.


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Former U.S. President George W. Bush called for pro-growth tax policies to create a more robust private sector Tuesday morning in a rare public appearance.
Growing the public sector is easy, Bush said, "just raise taxes." Supporting private-sector growth is more challenging the former commander-in-chief said, and requires leaving more capital in the hands of job creators.
"I wish they weren't called the 'Bush tax cuts'," he said, surmising that they would be less likely to be raised if someone else's name was attached.
"Much of the public debate is about our balance sheet…or entitlements," Bush said, but the solution in his view is to focus on private sector growth. "The pie grows, the debt relative to the pie shrinks and with fiscal discipline you can solve your deficits," Bush said.
"In life, you're going to be dealt a hand you don't want to play," Bush said. "The question is how are you going to play it?"
Bush, who has made sparing public appearances since leaving office, was speaking at the New York Historical Society for the George W. Bush Presidential Center's conference on "Tax Policies For 4% Growth."(Forbes is the event's media sponsor).
"I don't think it's good for our country to undermine our president and I don't intend to do so," Bush said, explaining part of the reason why he has largely stayed out of the limelight until launching the Bush Institute, which he says is intended to have a "concrete effect."
The Bush Center's 4% growth initiative is aimed at finding ways to achieve sustainable, annual growth of 4%, well ahead of the present rate, in large part by focusing on taxes.
James Glassman, founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute argued that tax policy is "the most powerful" public policy that can incentivize citizens to work, invest and start new businesses, and that Europeans work less due not to culture, but the marginal growth rate. Moreover, Glassman noted, states without income taxes (or with lower rates than neighbors) are seeing clear competitive advantages in economic growth.
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