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TEAMtalk's James Marshment presents his countdown of the 2012/13 Championship's top 10 players, and contemplates their transfer prospects.
With the transfer window now in full swing, many top-flight managers are looking beyond their Premier League rivals when it comes to bolstering their ranks.
Overseas captures can often be considered either too risky or too expensive, and whilst the best of the young talent in England's second tier can still come with a premium price tag, there is often better value for money when it comes to the Championship.
Last season's shortlist saw an impressive seven of the 10 plucked to play in the Promised Land of the Premier League - a fate equalled by the class of 2010/11 , who also saw seven stars quickly launched into the top-flight limelight.
Twelve months on, England's second tier continues to boast a plethora of talent - all busting a gut to help their respected teams reach the elite.
Use the Comments box below to let me know your thoughts and your top 10, but please note this is merely my own humble opinion, and I offer no apologies if your favourite doesn't quite make the cut.
10 - Charlie Austin, Burnley:
Has been in unstoppable form this season, the Clarets will do well to hang on to their 23-goal top scorer beyond this season. Austin, who has been compared to former England striker Alan Shearer, has risen rapidly up the football league ladder having made his name with his goalscoring exploits at Poole Town just four seasons ago. Still, only 23, Austin's better years lie ahead of him.
Estimated current market value £5million
9 - Chris Wood, Leicester:
Signed for a bargain £2million at the start of this month's transfer window, New Zealander Wood, 21, is already established as one of the best strikers outside the top flight.
Never really handed a chance at former club West Brom, Wood has gone on to establish himself with impressive goal-laden loan spells at Birmingham, and most recently Millwall.
So much so, it came as something of a surprise that the Baggies allowed such a young talent to leave having never really given him a chance.
Current market value £2million
8 - Will Buckley, Brighton:
Labelled a better player than Wilfried Zaha by Gus Poyet, Buckley is an exciting winger, capable of unlocking the meanest of defences.
Whilst Poyet's opinion may not wash with everyone, Buckley remains the Seagulls' best player and one they'll need to hang on to if they are to remain in the hunt for a play-off spot.
Estimated current market value £4million
7 - Matej Vydra, Watford (on loan from Udinese):
Something of an unknown before this season, young Czech forward Vydra has been an absolute revelation for the Hornets this season, as his eight goals from 16 appearances testifies.
His move to Watford was seen as a chance to further his development by Udinese, but his vision and contribution to Watford's push for the play-offs could easily see him recalled by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia club, or even a target of Premier League clubs.
Estimated current market value £4million
6 - Yannick Bolasie, Crystal Palace:
Another winger to catch the eye, Bolasie has been one of the creative drives behind the Eagles' push for promotion this term.
A skilful player, Bolasie often goes under the radar due to the headline-grabbing exploits of Palace team-mate Zaha.
Estimated current market value £4million
5 - Albert Adomah, Bristol City:
A powerful and industrius winger, Adomah, who has already been capped by Ghana, is the one bright light in what is proving another tough season for Bristol City.
The Robins, not only battling to save their Championship lives, are also struggling to balance the books, so will have to think carefully about when best to cash in on their prized asset.
Estimated current market value £4million
4 - Jack Butland, Birmingham:
Needs no introduction having this season become England's youngest ever goalkeeper at the age of 19 and is seen by many as Joe Hart's most likely challenger in the years to come.
A confident and assured shot-stopper, Butland will most likely leave Blues sooner rather than later and was reportedly the subject of a failed £6million bid from Southampton during the summer.
Not quite worth the £18million that Lee Clark claimed he was worth, Butland, nonetheless, will likely equal the record transfer fee received by Blues when Jermaine Pennant left for Liverpool in 2006.
Estimated current market value £6.5million
3 - Tom Ince, Blackpool:
While many question Kenny Dalglish's wisdom in forking out £35million for Andy Carroll, for me, his decision to spend £18million on Jordan Henderson and allow Ince to leave Liverpool for a nomimal fee was even more baffling.
Skilful, pacy, direct and strong on the ball, Ince is widely expected to seal a return move to Anfield for an eye-watering £6million fee - cash which the Reds could so easily have avoided had Ince just been given his chance first time around.
Estimated current market value £6million
2 - Will Hughes, Derby:
Oddly, despite still being seen as something of an unknown by the masses, Hughes deservedly takes his place in second spot of our Top 10 Championship talents.
Hughes, still only 17, is probably England's most gifted central midfielder since Paul Gascoigne and if you've not yet seen this boy play, then he's well worth checking out.
Regularly scouted by Arsenal, Hughes has already been capped at Under-21 level and it surely won't be too long before both a move to the Premier League, and senior recognition follows.
Estimated current market value £6million
1 - Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace:
A non-mover from top spot, Zaha has now established himself as the best player outside the Premier League.
Has matured vastly from last season's ranking at #1, Zaha now counts Barcelona among those reportedly tracking his signature.
Unfortunate not to make the cut: Craig Noone, Joe Mason and Mark Hudson (Cardiff), Bakary Sakho (Wolves), Sone Aluko and Robert Koren (Hull), Kieran Tripper (Burnley), Sam Byram (Leeds), Anthony Knockaert (Leicester), Nathan Redmond (Birmingham), Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace), Chris Eagles (Bolton), George Friend and Jason Steele (Middlesbrough).
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Judge accepts plea deal in double-fatal crashJune 27,2013Staff Report
At the end of a hearing that brought even the judge to tears, a Rutland man who pleaded guilty to driving negligently in a crash that killed two people in Bridgewater was sentenced to 30 days in jail, a two year loss of his driver's license, $2,000 in fines and 400 hours of community service.
Joshua Ouimette, 26, pleaded guilty today in White River Junction criminal court to two misdemeanor charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
The judge's decision to accept Ouimette's plea to the misdemeanor charges, which carried a potential maximum sentence on each charge of up to one year in jail, spared Ouimette the possibility of facing a pair of felony negligent operation charges that could have sent him to jail for up to 30 years.
Ouimette was initially charged with the serious offenses after police concluded he was speeding and not paying attention when the 2004 GMC Envoy he was driving on Route 4 swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with a 2001 Ford Escape driven by Christopher Raleigh, 56, of Las Vegas, Nev.
Christopher Raleigh and his 10-year-old son were killed in the crash and his wife, Anastasia Raleigh was seriously injured and required long months of physical rehabilitation.
Noting that no criminal sentence would restore the lives lost in the crash, Judge Katherine Hayes said the plea deal that Ouimette had agreed to with prosecutors was a fair resolution based his lack of criminal record, the testimony of family members and employers who spoke at the hearing and the obvious regret showed by Ouimette who openly wept as he apologized to the Raleigh family.
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Liverpool are rumoured to be leading the chase for Mkhitaryan, but Lucescu insists there is still time for the 24-year-old to change his mind and stay at Shakhtar.
"It is his decision, his desire, but there is still time for him to change his mind, because I think he is making a big mistake," Lucescu is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror.
"I can understand the urge to leave if he has a chance to go to a club that surpasses Shakhtar, like Barcelona or Real Madrid, but not many clubs are beyond our level - not clubs like Liverpool or Tottenham.
"We are a strong club with 50,000 passionate supporters every week, and every year we are fighting for the league, the cups and the Champions League.
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Jewish Adoption in America
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Since ancient times, Judaism has valued and encouraged adoption. But most biblical and rabbinic references to the practice relate specifically to orphans, a paradigmatically vulnerable class of individuals for which the Bible mandates we protect and care.
The most famous example in the Bible, of course, is that of the orphaned Queen Esther, who was raised by her cousin Mordecai. The Talmud, however, illuminates–and approves of–more obscure cases as well.
According to the book of Samuel (2 Samuel 6:23), King David's wife Michal never had children–yet later five sons are mentioned. To explain the discrepancy, the Talmud (Sanhedrin 19b) states that Michal's sister, Merav, actually gave birth to the children, but Michal raised them. The rabbis conclude: "Whoever brings up an orphan in his home is regarded, according to Scripture, as though the child had been born to him."
Interestingly, though, there was no Hebrew word for adoption until the 20th century, when Israeli lexicographers chose ametz, which comes from the same root as amatz, meaning strength or fortitude.
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Jewish Americans, like Americans in general, have various motivations for adopting children. Some couples adopt for altruistic reasons–to give homes to older children or children with disabilities.
Single people, as well as gay and lesbian individuals and couples, are more likely to try to adopt than in the past, as adoption agencies become more open in their policies. But the reason for most contemporary adoptions–Jewish and otherwise–is a married heterosexual couple's inability to have a child.
About 15% of all couples in the United States have some kind of infertility problem–defined as the inability to achieve or sustain pregnancy after one year of well-timed, unprotected sex. Adoption experts assume the infertility rate is higher among Jews, who tend to postpone marriage and childbirth.
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13 fascinating facts about Keith Murphy:
• I worked at Walt Disney World in High School.
• The first time I ever lost a foot race, it was to a girl. (I'm looking at you Blanche Wiggins.)
• I've read the sports section, while eating breakfast, with the paper propped between my cereal bowl and a gallon of milk for as long as I can remember.
• I've had neck, shoulder, knee, and nose surgery---all from sports related injuries.
• I moved to broadcasting after a bad concussion at college football practice my freshman year. Future NFL All-Pro Jessie Tuggle knocked the snot out of me. He's a nice guy though, and I probably had it coming.
• I once had a fly land in my mouth during a sportscast. I coughed it up, and laughed so hard, we had to go to commercial. Fortunately there was no "You Tube" then.
• I once high jumped 6' 4". I also once threw two interceptions in a quarter.
• I worked at a movie theater for more than three years. My friends and I often stayed until sun-up watching films.
• I often drink a glass of half diet Pepsi/half milk. It tastes like a root beer float.
• I was "promoted" to news early in my career, but couldn't get out fast enough after covering the Gainesville Ripper murders in 1990. I often get emails from viewers after they've seen old file footage of me on a national story about the killings. I'm the guy (with more hair) who looks like he should be doing sports.
• I'm actually shy. I'm an introvert who plays an extrovert on television.
• I was an Altar Boy who laughed too much, a Cub Scout who couldn't tie knots, and a news anchor who loved sports.
• I was benched an entire game in the local Little League World Series for throwing my bat in anger after striking out. The following year I won the sportsmanship trophy. Thank you, coach Hutchinson.
Sports Director Keith Murphy joined the Channel 13 news team in 1996 and helped change what viewers expect from our local sports coverage. The old cliche is true, it's not just scores and highlights with Keith. Sportscasts are often fun, almost always opinionated, and at times, thought-provoking. Murphy has won Iowa Sportscaster of the Year and anchored the Emmy, Associated Press, and IBNA choices for "Best Sportscast " numerous times. He's won Murrow and Sevareid awards for outstanding sports reporting. Keith also knows people don't watch sportscasts because someone won awards, but he hopes it impresses old friends and classmates when they Google his name.
In addition to anchoring sports in the Channel 13 News at Six and Ten, Keith hosts Iowa's most watched and talked about sports-based show, SoundOFF with Keith Murphy and Andy Fales, Sunday nights live at 10:35. SoundOFF is an interactive show where the fans have a voice, or at the least, a keyboard. SoundOFF, on a good night, is both informative and entertaining, even for non-sports enthusiasts. You never know what you'll hear, or what will happen, and it usually goes beyond sports and ventures into entertainment and pop culture. SoundOFF recently celebrated its 800th show. SoundOFF is now in its 17th year, with more people watching than ever, and it keeps winning awards. We're surprised too.
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Keith married his best friend, Jenny. They blended families to create a modern day Brady Bunch, only with all boys and no Astro Turf, though Keith wishes he had it so he'd never have to mow. Who are we kidding... with six boys he won't have to mow until he's 60. When the Murphys aren't mowing, they're playing sports or video games, watching movies, and pulling pranks.
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Biotech: the EPO on the patentability of human embryonic stem cells
With a decision dated 4 February 2014 (Case T-2221/10), one of the EPO Boards of Appeal ruled on the highly debated issue of human stem cell patentability under the European Patent Convention (EPC). In particular, the board confirmed that human embryonic stem cell inventions are not patentable under article 53(a) of the EPC and clarified the technical and legal boundaries of such exclusion.
The board confirmed that, under the provisions of both article 53(a) and rule 28(c) of the EPC Implementing Regulation, any invention concerning and/or based upon human stem cells or stem cell lines and cultures that can only be obtained de novo via the prior destruction of human embryos are excluded from patentability due to their being 'contrary to public order or morality' and as they consist of 'uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes'…
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HSH724 - Glocal Action for Healthy Cities and Communities
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This unit will investigate cities from an ecological public health perspective. The unit is concerned with parallel histories of the health of people and their urban environments. The unit will provide students with an understanding of the changing views about people, ecology, politics, cities and health, in different times and places. Topics to be addressed include environments and health, social ecology of cities, urban transformation - impact of globalisation on urban design and community life, participation and empowerment, local expressions of grassroots advocacy around health and wellbeing, WHO Healthy Cities and Urban Governance, government policies and programs impacting on cities and municipalities and monitoring and evaluation - social indicators.
Assessment task 1: Individual wiki introducing the student and the cities/towns/communities that they come from, using the platform of the Sandbox Wiki (on CloudDeakin) and using the social determinants of health as a framework for this wiki (500 words) 10%
Assessment task 2: Individual written essay, reflecting on the city/town/community students consider home and based on the eleven parameters of a Healthy City (2500 words) 50%
Assessment task 3: Group assignment translating the scientific/empirical literature about key parameters of the urban environment in terms of Healthy Cities into a wiki (i.e. Wikipedia style) (6000-8000 words equivalent to 2000 words per student) 40%
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About Wood Center
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Wood Center
Wood Center's mission is to develop the whole student by creating connections to UAF and the surrounding communities through a variety of programs, services & opportunities.
Student Activities
It is the mission of the Student Activities Office to offer programs and services that balance the diverse educational, recreational, cultural, and social needs of the University of Alaska Fairbanks community and its visitors.
UAF Leadership, Involvement and Volunteer Experience (LIVE) Program
The mission of the UAF LIVE Program is to cultivate effective leaders for Alaska by creating and supporting a rich variety of student leadership development opportunities, partnering with academic departments and the community, and recognizing successful student leadership.
The Pub
The mission of the Wood Center Pub is to offer the over 21 University community an informal, friendly, and safe atmosphere where students, faculty, staff, and alumni are able to socialize outside the classroom. It is also a venue for creative expression and informative presentations for the entire community. The Pub is not open during the summer or during holiday breaks.
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The mission of the Wood Center Scheduling Office is to provide superior customer service for the scheduling needs of the students, faculty, staff, and the UAF community..
Orientation is designed to welcome and introduce all entering students and their families to the University. It helps new students make the transition from their previous environment to the diverse academic, intellectual, and social culture of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.


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I am dreaming up specs for a PS Angelus order. Please share your pics, thoughts, insights, sound clips, dream specs.....whatever you got.- Thankyou -
I am dreaming up specs for a PS Angelus order. Please share your pics, thoughts, insights, sound clips, dream specs.....whatever you got.- Thankyou -
If I was building my dream acoustic?
As little finish as possible, no inlay, Robson tuners, bone nut, ultra-straight wood grain on everything, spruce top, Brazilian back and sides, dead quarter-sawn pernamboco neck, black Brazilian Rosewood fretboard (also dead quarter-sawn), and no truss rod.
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I would go with an Angelus body. Rosewood back and sides with an Engleman Spruce top. One piece Pernambuco neck with a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Bone nut and saddle. Medium jumbo frets with pearl 20th Anniversary birds (my favorite inlay ever!). Simple abalone and ebony rosette. Nitro finish.
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Maple back, sides, neck, ebony board and bridge. Tonare grand shape. Carbon fiber neck reinforcement.
Simple, great sounding axe.
Ok, here we go! These are the specs: PS grade flamed Koa top, back, and sides- PS grade flamed curly maple neck ( stained to match the rusty natural Koa )- wide neck profile- ebony tailpiece, fretboard, headstock overlay, and truss rod cover- yes to the truss rod ( we haven't seen a 30 year old PRS acoustic yet and wisdom says better safe than sorry especially with a curly maple neck )- natural curly maple body binding- natural curly maple/ green abalone/ natural curly maple rosette- green abalone purfling on the top and back, also around the headstock and fretboard- green abalone birds and headstock eagle with gold outlines- gold side dots- gold robson tuners with ebony buttons- bone nut and bridge- green abalone inlay ebony bridge pins- PRS pickup system- V12 finish- ebony heel cap with the 24th fret owl inlay also in green abalone with gold outlines- and, most importantly, "PSALM 92" signed on the back of the headstock with the PS#.........sweet!!!
Mine's not going to have the truss rod. I chose the carbon fiber.
I don't actually care what happens in 30 years, since I will be quite dead. However, I'm pretty confident that the carbon fiber neck reinforcement will be just fine not only in 30 years, but in 500 years. It's pretty inert stuff, and much stronger than steel truss rods.
However, the good thing about a truss rod isn't its ability to age, it's the ability to be adjusted, and if you need that capability, it's the way to go.
I've had a lot of great acoustics, and one of the reasons I think my own Tonare Grand's sound was superior to anything else I ever owned (including Collings, Taylors, Larrivees, high end Martins going back to the late 60s, etc.) is because there isn't a hunk of ringy metal inside the neck. But that's just a guess.
Old Martins (pre-1985) didn't have adjustable truss rods, starting in the 30s they used a non-adjustable "T-bar" neck reinforcement. These obviously include the famous and sought-after Pre-War Martins, and they age just fine. Martin used to put them on a jig to straighten the neck if it went out of alignment (happened to me once), but the instruments aged very nicely.
Again, your guitar sounds like it's going to be magnificent, just wanted to take minor issue with the neck reinforcement thing.
Oh it was a hard decision, still is really. I agree that it may never need adjusted, but it beats gtr surgery. Will it affect the sound? Sure! Everything affects the sound. I don't believe that I will notice much, but german shepherds and Paul ( w. wonka ) Smith might. Thankyou for all your feedback though. Thats what this is all about.
I really didn't start thinking about acoustic guitar construction much until I got into Taylors back in the 90s. I had a couple of 810s and 900 series as well. They were beautiful, but of course, they have both the truss rod and the bolt in neck. And on all three guitars, I began to notice something a little odd in the overtones on certain notes that I couldn't quite put my finger on but I thought I heard a metallic sound. Could be my imagination, could just be those guitars. I can't prove that it did matter, obviously I'm guessing. This was before the NT necks, by the way.
Switching to Collings was a big improvement. Of course, this could simply mean that I prefer the sound of a dovetail or set neck join to a bolt-on, which also holds true in the electric guitar area for me.
My Tonare was shockingly wonderful sounding, and so sensitive and woody right from day one, that it blew my mind. It's possible, maybe even likely, that the truss rod model will sound the same. But I just don't want to mess with a good formula, so I'm sticking with the carbon fiber.
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OK!!!...............After more deliberation and debate on the matter, I have thought it over and reconsidered. YES, I will be going with the strength rod after all. The neck, even though curly maple is not as stable as mahogany, simply cannot move with the strength rod. As far as I know, PRS started offering the truss rod because some players wanted to adjust the relief/action to their tastes, NOT because of any instability. Every PRS acoustic comes with low, playable action from the factory already. So I see no need for the adjustment. Also you are correct about the weak point not being the neck but the bridge. I would also add the neck joint itself to that. However, with the solid dovetail neck joint they use, and the well glued bridge/tail set behind an x-brace that supports the tension of the strings on the top before the bridge, I don't see how in 100 years anything on the guitar could move. As long as the instrument isn't subject to traumatic temperature and humidity extremes, its perfect playability should theoretically endure. With the reinforcement rod only available on private stock and collection gtrs, I think I would be foolish to pass on this option. If the truss rod were somehow superior, then the higher end PRS gtrs would have them too. Or even more so, if the carbon strength rod were inferior, we would never see them as a private stock spec, and we likely would not see them at all. So YES to the carbon fiber after all. THANKYOU MAN...............peace
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I have a 2010 Angelus Private Stock with no truss rod. Very thick neck, with a Santana-like headstock. I've commented in the past that the neck profile and headstock are virtually identical to a Santana 1.
Just yesterday I changed the stock strings (which I guess were 11's) to 8's, since the action was a bit too tough for me. It worked perfectly with the 8's.....very low action, no fret buzz, no issues whatsoever.
I thought this was relevant, since many guitars with a truss rod would probably have required a tweak once 11's were changed to 8's. In my case, the 8's resulted in action that was comparable to my lowest action electrics, and absolutely no fret buzz or strings touching the frets unintentionally.
Subjectively, the outcome was a tone that was a bit to "tinny" for me compared to the depth of tone that the stock strings had. But, these were extra slinky Ernie Balls...they weren't even strings that were "acoustic preferred".
So..I will change back to "9's" this weekend, in anticipation of the best compromise between tone and action. But, I thought it might be relevant to note that even a major change in string gauge didn't impact at all on the neck, and absolutely no adjustments were necessary. As a matter of fact, playing all the strings at all frets all the way up the neck....I could see where this guitar could even accomodate 7's without any potential fret buzz or related issues.
So...score one for the absence of a truss rod. Hope this wasn't a derail to the thead's original intent.
I have a suggestion about stringing the guitar, since you're into experimenting a little: obviously as you know, you're not going to get your best tone out of electric guitar strings, but you might want to experiment with a softer feeling acoustic guitar string like a silk & steel. The string tension is lower, and they are definitely a lot easier to get used to.
The tone will also be a little softer, but will be better with an acoustic than you're going to get with an electric guitar string.
I've been using Martin silk and steel on one of my acoustics for years.
I've used Martins in the past, but I'd also try D'Addarios, simply because I've found their regular acoustic strings seem to last a little longer.
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We talked to the doctor about meds and he said that if her bp went that high and stayed that high after an hour they would try to use meds.
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How nervewracking for you both!
I've got to say, though, that I'm glad she got checked out. What our Experts tell us isn't that they don't believe in white coat htn, but rather that if you have it, it means that something about the way your body manages blood pressure is broken. If it weren't broken, your body wouldn't spike pressures in response to stress; since you do spike pressures, the control system that manages bp has something wrong with it.
(Sorry to use the generic "you" there; saying "Julie" every time read strangely too. [:)] )
A good NST and bloodwork and proteinuria should go a long way towards easing everyone's mind. Not that you don't need to continue to keep your eyes peeled for PE, of course, but then you already knew that!
Did they say anything about bp meds? I'm no doc, but it seems to me that if she spikes up high (rarely, or only when they're taking her bp, or whatever) that that's the sort of thing they tend to use low-dose beta blockers for -- they use them for high cardiac output cases, and women with high cardiac output often have white coat htn. They also use them for performance anxiety, which is pretty similar.
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And yet you didn't notice you can respec all your traits for the small sum of 3s50c at any trainer of your class, as much as you want to, without any limitation or price increase.
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...So this thread basically boils down to this statement: "Dungeons suck because they are difficult."
Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe your build/groups build just isn't cutting it for the dungeon? That maybe you and your other group members aren't playing properly for the build you have chosen? So what if CC only lasts 3 seconds. That 3 seconds may be enough time to quickly heal a downed player. CC isn't suppose to be the end all be all of this game.
Adapt your playstyle to the game, stop demanding the game to adapt to your play style. If you want to go back to trinity system, then by all means do it. GW2 will not head in that direction, and the devs are adament in their decisions to not nerf dungeons (only buff them).
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Actually I agree with him, but not for the lack of trinity thing. I've been talking about how hard the dungeons are since the betas and all I ever got in response was "play better" or "you just need a coordinated team". Despite that, they're half right; if people are all playing at the top of their game, you'll make it through. But there's a LOT of frustration along the way in terms of learning experience and even then, it really only takes one fuck up to ruin the party for the rest of the group. The dungeons run along the same elitist vein as structured PvP, which is why I ignore them.
Ran story modes of all of them (which are all relatively easy) then crafted myself full exotic gear (including secondary weapon and accessories at this point). Now I have no need of the dungeons, and that works fine for me. This has been and - if the recent dev letter is any indication - always will be the weakest point of Guild Wars 2 for me, and the only content I go out of my way to avoid.
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A few suggestions:
1. Gear. Always have updated gear, preferably gold (or if possible at your level orange). People complain and say that you shouldnt be forced to gear up for dungeons before max level but for us that play a while it is not so strange, and GW2 have a different view on "endgame" than Wow.
2. Speccs. Get the right skills, particularly condition removals help a lot. Also put points in at least one defensive tree. Put in some skills your teammates can combo with.
3. Teamwork. None trinity combat needs a lot of this or you will die all the time. Work together, get in combos and shift kiteing between several members. And while ANET say you can complete a dungeon with 5 of the same class a bit of variety helps and make things easier.
Vent, Xfire or Skype (whatever you prefer) for teamspeak also makes things a lot easier.
There is strategy, but it is a bit more subtile than in tank and spank. Training will help.
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
Yeap combo fields is a massive mechanic in this game.
Combo fields can heal or protect the crap out of the players. Blindness and confusion is also a massive mechanic that got overlooked by many players because blindness actually allows for avoidance tanking as the mobs can not hit you when blinded. The condition removal effects from healing combo fields also saves lives. Poison and fire fields can effectively double your damage because of the DoTs. Invis from smoke fields - enough said.
These are big mechanic because in this game, even most bosses can not avoid them.
I can tell a lot of players don't even use them by playing side by side with them.
They are a big deal. Probably a bigger deal than what you traits and what skills you have ready (I don't feel traits changes a fight much and are a lot more straightforward in choices, comparison).
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A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.
Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG
As a thief I always have my shortbow and spam blind and area weakness. Does great at improving survivablity of the folks that go in for melee. Some times if we go into an encounter that has a lot of adds I'll switch my elite to thieves guild and one of my normal utility skills to ambush trap. Gives the adds 3 more targets to chew on and gives the party enough time to deal with them.
P.S. Thief minion master build? Thats weird Anet. Just weird.
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Originally posted by Loke666
1. Thats kinda werid since GW2 was suppose to promote the whole no gear grind thing, but general mmorpgs rules wise go makes sense.
2. That could be hard unless your going with people you know, which kinda make PUGs suffer which isn't exactly a good idea for a game focus on casual player.
3. Same as before, yes it works if the dungeon was like a hard mode or heroic dungeon meant to challenge player and woudl require player to have good team work, be on voice chat and such. But expecting everyone to do it speically pugs? Its pretty unreasonable to expect static team work from pugs, everyone has their own play style and spec and unless you run with people you know chance are your not going to know what build everyone is using and having to reorganize spec would take a lot of time that many pugs aren't willing to spend because well its freaken pug group.
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CM is the easiest dungeon....
Also rez...May I say that GW2 is supposed to be the challenging content in the game?
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My experience was the same. I only did a dungeon once and din't even finished it. Even played with guild members.
The problem I had was I could not pull just one enemy, attack one and they all come.
But, I can't really judge the dungeons because I do not know enough of this game and it's mechanics yet. Which brings me to my point; this game needs more tutorial. I mean, how many players know about combo's?
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Originally posted by rexzshadow
1. Well, if you die alot gear is the easiest fix, you dont have to get it if you play well enough, but I dont and it doesnt seems like you do either. Just ttrying to be helpful and give you actually working advice here...
2 & 3. Dungeons are supposed to be the hardest PvE content, so if you PUG and want to do well you need to coordinate that PUG before playing, unless you are lucky and get good players with the right specc of course, but I doubt you always be lucky
Gear is the easiest way to improve your chanses with a PUG. And no, GW2 do have some gear grind, just a lot less than games with raiding since exotic gear is a lot easier to get than a few tiers up raid gear but anyone saying there is no gear grind whatsoever is either playing a lot better than me or lying.
Rare gear is not that expensive, just getting the cheapest for you current level (or up to 4 below it) from the TP helps a lot if you have no guildcrafter. Blue gear is vendortrash and green is just slightly better, people tend to forget this since they are used to other colorcodes.
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Originally posted by Kumate
Damn that sucks. Sorry to hear your experience was bad, but everytime I run dungeons in GW2 it is a different game each time because of the group members , which means it's a fresh experience each time and it's a blast , unlike the WoW Dungeons beat them in five minutes.
I remmeber the EQ dungeons back when they took sometimes hours to complete , what we have here folks is too many people who want it easy and the instant gratification that they long , I would suggest WoW and stay clear and far away from the dungeons in GW2 , there , that solves that problem, Next!
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I'm surprised by the OP actually.
My first experience with CM story was at level 40...4/5 my group had never been there before. We had a Ranger, myself (Mesmer), my gf (Ele), a Thief, and an Engineer.
The first pull (the golem) was a nightmare. We aggroed before we were ready. We screwed up constantly. Accidently reset when it was at like 5% hp or less....finally killed it. After that the only CM vet (the Thief) took point, marking mobs and moving carefuly. The first boss after the golem gave us a couple deaths, but no real issues. The rest of teh place was a breeze. The final fight was almost a joke, it was so easy.
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My opinion is that the problem isn't the lack of trinity, but rather the dungeons seem like they were designed FOR a trinity-type setup. The mobs hit my 10-levels over damamge sponge engineer like a truck, but I can usually dance around and survive. The people in my party who are running glass canon builds or anything other than vit/toughness heavy builds get creamed quickly and repeatedly.
The non-boss mobs in story mode need to be recalibrated for inexperienced players who aren't used to combos, dynamic evasion, etc.
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I have no desire in playing more dungeons. Every time I grouped the strategy was "if you blackout release and run back". One time grouped with 3 elementalists, the run was way better than the others. Dungeons require more coordination than in other games, so a voice comm is recommended. Once it feels like a job, it's not fun anymore. I am sticking with W v W and open world PvE.
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Originally posted by terrant
Which reminds me: "pulls" should not exist in MMORPGs for the same reason trinity is loathed: it is a stupid aggro-mechanic. You shouldn't be able to aggro a monster without aggroing all other of his allied ones in his vicinity. By vicinity, I mean every allied monster that is in range to see, hear or smell it.
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Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG
a lot of the issue seems to be up till you start doing dungeons many have no clue about the combo system or even how it works. If you read ANET dev diarys about dungeons they talk about how combo field use was in mind when designing the dungeons. So if you are going into them and not utilizing them you are at a pretty big dissadvantage.. Guess the game could use a better explanation of how they work but you always got good old youtube that covers anything you would like to know about them.
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We did fine in the AC dungeons once we figured out strategy. The problem is the rewards are crap. Not worth the effort at all. Oh and by the way if you stand still in the dungeons you won't last long.
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today i ran my first dungeon in GW2.
my impressions are as follows - the dungeons are very very unforgiving :). overall they are great.
1. mobs are incredibly strong (impossibly strong) and it is wise not to pull more than one regular mob at a time as they can seriously screw with your group.
2. the mini-boss fights are fairly straight forward, while the boss fights are incredibly fun and well written.
- the dungeon system simply is a whole nother level than the rest of the game and i feel that most people will find them either too challenging or too time consuming, but they are great. and the action and complexity is something that could not have been achieved with a tank and spank system.
complain: loot is not on par with the difficulty of the dungeon.... those dungeons need to re-think the loot, as it is not good enough for the difficulty of it all.
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Originally posted by terrant
Posted this prior to going to work so just now seeing all the replies, thanks for the good feedback. I will go into a bit more detail on some things thou. First they just changed CM to make it harder a few days ago and I was talking about the current state of CM not the previous easier version I can not speak on.
My issue is not that the content was hard. I do not like easy games. I also played EQ1 and loved fighting my way thru a dungeon to hold a camp spot for hours while having to be at your best to maintain pulling/exp. My issue was that it was just a pure zerg fest with very little strat. I understand combo fields and we did use them, (had a guardian and Ele), but that little extra fire/elec damage and that 3 second defense shield in the grand scheme of things was pretty worthless.
We did take our time and pull mobs together without rushing. It didn't stop the mob from 1-2 shotting people. It didn't stop the dogs from chain fearing us for 5-10 seconds. Getting feared while someonething is doing damage to you is retarded. Just to get out of it and not have enough time to hit your heal key before you are refeared. All the time other mobs are dropping barrels on the ground that exploded that you can't aviod because you are feared. Our CC's are no where near as useful on them.
The mobs do way more damage then we can heal/block thru. The mobs aggro all over the place so kitting is hard to do when they just turn and run a different way. Also rezing in combat takes a long time and normally we just get both of ourselves killed the process. There is no strat. The mobs are all random and do random stuff every time. Sometimes my bear pet goes in and last for 30 seconds on the boss, the next time hes dead in 2 hits. I would like to feel that I can control the outcome of a fight with atleast some skill level. I want to feel that if I put in the practice and time it will get easier. I like to know I am improving. All in all, it just wasnt fun.
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Originally posted by xm522
Every boss in CM was tank and spank. How is that well written? Also you pull all the mobs, there is no way to pull *just one*.


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