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Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
Part F. Scientific Literature Search Methodology
- Background
- Conceptual Framework
- Research Questions
- Operational Plan
- Literature Review
List of Figures
Immediately after HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt announced plans for the development of federal physical activity guidelines on October 27, 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was assigned to support the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee's (PAGAC) review of the scientific literature. Working with an advisory committee, staff of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) at CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion developed a conceptual framework for the literature search. They also established a process to systematically abstract published articles and to make these abstracts readily accessible to PAGAC members and consultants. The product of this effort is called the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Scientific Database (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/ PhysicalActivityGuidelines).
Conceptual Framework
The overall conceptual framework for this project is found in Figure F.1. The scientific literature review for Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans was initially organized around 8 health outcome domains of interest: Cardiorespiratory Health, Metabolic Health, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal Health, Functional Health, Cancer, All-Cause Mortality, and Adverse Events. Of particular interest was the relevant scientific literature that relates 7 characteristics of physical activity (or exposures) to these health outcomes: intensity, frequency, duration, pattern, type, caloric expenditure, and volume. Also of interest as related to these physical activity "exposures" are physiologic states and adaptations to physical activity that may be precursors to the health outcomes listed above.
Research Questions
At least 7 key research questions were used to guide the literature review and the deliberations of the PAGAC. For each health outcome of interest:
- Is there sufficient evidence that physical activity is associated with [Outcome]?
- Is there sufficient evidence to support differing intensities of physical activity in relation to the association with [Outcome] or precursors?
- Is there sufficient evidence that the accumulation of multiple short periods of physical activity is associated with [Outcome] or precursors?
- Is there sufficient evidence of increased risk with physical activity associated with [Outcome]?
- Is there sufficient evidence that supports a pattern of weekly regularity (days per week) of physical activity and association with [Outcome] or precursors?
- Is there sufficient evidence that different modes (types) of physical activity are (differentially and similarly) associated with [Outcome]?
- Is there sufficient evidence that a physical activity exposure other than 30 minutes per day on most, preferably all, days each week is associated with [Outcome]?
Figure F.1. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: Conceptual Framework for Literature Review
Operational Plan
Following from the conceptual framework, 3 CDC teams were formed to conduct the literature reviews around 3 key life stages: youth (aged 5 to 19 years), adults (aged 19 to 64 years), and older adults (aged 65 years and older). All aspects of the literature review (i.e., search strategy development and execution, review and triage of papers, cataloguing, retrieving, coding, data entry, quality control, and payment of coders) were managed by the teams. Two scientists (one senior, one junior) were appointed as co-leads for each life-stage team, and coders were assigned to the teams based on the review workload (e.g., more studies were available for adults than for youth). In addition, a separate team was formed to develop and implement quality control procedures.
Phase 1 of the literature review process (October 2006 through June 2007) was carried out by conducting systematic searches of the scientific literature on physical activity and the health outcomes described above. During this phase, the teams held weekly meetings to discuss issues that members were encountering and to devise solutions to move the project forward. Issues included literature search terms, inclusion/exclusion criteria for the literature search, study quality assessment, abstraction form and quality control, database/systems issues, abstraction progress, qualifications required of the coders, certification process and selection of coders, training sessions/agenda for abstractors, certificates developed and sent to certified abstractors, retraining issues, termination of abstractors due to production or quality control problems, development of an operations manual, preparation for the PAGAC meetings and materials, health outcome tables, timelines, team reviews, database revisions, subcommittee reviews/updates, and payment of the coders and scientific advisors.
Phase 2 of the literature review process (July 2007 through March 2008) began after the first PAGAC meeting June 28-29, 2007, and was guided by the needs of the PAGAC. During this phase, team members updated the Phase 1 literature review through June 2007 and worked with PAGAC members to obtain scientific papers that were not abstracted during Phase 1. This process is described in Appendix F.1.
Literature Review
Working from the literature review conceptual framework, the CDC teams performed a standardized review of the scientific literature to provide evidence for the deliberations of the PAGAC.
Searching the MEDLINE Database
The first step of the review process was to gather studies for possible inclusion in the database, using defined search strategies (Appendix F.2). Search terms were selected for physical activity and for each identified health outcome: cardiovascular and respiratory health, metabolic health, musculoskeletal health, cancer, functional health, mental health, all-cause mortality, and injuries/adverse events.
Using the Ovid interface, the CDC teams searched the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) MEDLINE Database using only Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) major descriptors for the physical activity term set. They used a combination of MeSH descriptors and text word synonyms to search for the health outcome terms set. A listing of all MeSH headings used in the search strategies is included in Appendix F.2.
Three searches were run, and a combination of MeSH headings and text word synonyms were used to limit retrieval to 3 age groups: youth, adults, and older adults. To capture any articles not indexed by age, a fourth search was run, excluding all previous age group retrieval. A fifth search was run, combining all age groups to capture items indexed to multiple age groups. The search strategies for the 5 groups are included in Appendix F.2.
Each search was further limited by restricting retrieval to English language and to articles published after 1994 that dealt with human subjects and contained abstracts. Finally, the searches excluded 3 publication types comments, editorials, and reviews. Search results were stored in Word files and imported into Reference Manager Database files.
Selecting the Articles
The CDC teams developed specific inclusion and exclusion criteria to determine whether studies would be eligible for abstraction. They also developed an inclusion/exclusion coding system that allowed them to classify references efficiently and accurately for the abstraction process. This process was divided into 2 phases: Certain studies of physical activity and a diagnosable health outcome were abstracted during Phase 1; other studies of physical activity and risk factors for the health outcomes were held for possible abstraction at a later date (Phase 2), if requested by the PAGAC.
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Articles were considered for inclusion in the review if they met certain criteria. Similarly, articles with certain criteria were excluded from the review. Appendix F.3 provides a detailed explanation of the inclusion and exclusion criteria developed for this review. (Appendix F.3).
Abstracting the Articles
For each scientific article, abstractors recorded the following information: Overall study design; sample and participant characteristics; intervention design and duration (if an intervention study); physical activity exposure(s), including the dose of physical activity provided to participants or in which they participated; follow-up time period; health outcome(s); and the most advanced study results. For example, if a study presented an analysis adjusted for age and presented the same analysis adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI), the abstractor was instructed to record the age- and BMI-adjusted results.
Abstractors were hired, trained, and certified to perform all abstracting duties, and strict quality control procedures were used throughout the abstraction project. The quality control team checked and corrected 12.5% of abstracted papers. Abstractors were put on probationary status if they did not meet quality control standards. Cursory checks of abstractions were conducted, and subsequent corrections were made by all members of the Physical Activity Guidelines team at CDC.
A Web-based data entry system was developed to manage all abstracted studies for this project. This system was modeled after a similar system that CDC has used to abstract studies for the Guide to Community Preventive Services, which provides systematic reviews of community-based interventions. The physical activity Web-based data entry system includes summary tables of the scientific articles abstracted as part of the literature review for the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The summary tables can be accessed at http://nccd.cdc.gov/PAG.
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George Jackson Cantrell, 59, of Clayton, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at A. L. Stephens Cemetery in Clayton. Arrangements made by Clayton Funeral Home in Clayton.
Stacey Lee Arnold, 50, passed from this life on June 7, 2011 in Atoka. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2011. A memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Antlers. Arrangements entrusted to Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers.
Willard Russell Haag was born March 7, 1913 in Berea, OH to William C. and Hulda (Quell) Haag. He passed from this life June 13, 2011 in Antlers at the age of 98. Willard married Christine Greene Haag on November 8, 1940. He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1942-1946. Willard enjoyed spending time with his family & friends. Willard was preceded in death by his wife: Christine Adele Haag; and his parents: William & Hulda Haag.
Larry Wayne Ellison was born April 14, 1950 in Antlers to Oscar and Emily (White) Ellison. He passed from this life June 8, 2011 in Dallas, TX., at the age of 61. Larry served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Carol Waller March 9, 1985 in Grand Prarie, TX., and together they raised two children. Larry was of the baptist faith and attended the First Baptist Church. He was also a member of the VFW. He enjoyed fishing, playing at the casino, and spending time with his boys, family and friends.
Larry C. Cole was born April 27, 1953 in Antlers to Henry Charles and Trummie Nora (Dunlap) Cole. He passed from this life June 7, 2011 in Antlers at the age of 58. Larry enjoyed fishing, watching chickens, horses, his beagle "Sadie" & most of all, taking care of his grandkids. Larry was preceded in death by his parents: Henry & Trummie Cole; brothers: R.C. Cole, Marvin Cole, & Willard Cole; sisters: Velvie Bates & Thelma White.
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Allstate Arena
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With 21 games remaining in the regular season, the Wolves sit in second place in the Midwest Division with 65 points (30-20-2-3) and trail first-place Charlotte by three points, but hold one game in hand; Chicago, which has posted a 14-8-1-0 mark since the calendar turned to 2012, also holds the fourth spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
--- Mark Mancari: Saw his three-game point streak snapped on Sunday after he posted 4 points (2G, 2A) from Feb. 19-25 ... Paces the Wolves and shares eighth in the AHL with 22 goals and ranks first on the team and is tied for 17th in the league with 45 points in 49 games this season ... Shares first on Chicago and first in the AHL with six game-winners this year
--- Tim Miller: Tallied 2 goals and 3 points in his last four outings ... Ranks second on Chicago with a career-best 16 goals and shares third on the club with a career-high 32 points in 54 contests this year ... His career-best 16 assists hold fifth on the team ... Shares fourth among AHL forwards and seventh overall in the league with a +16 plus/minus rating and has posted a plus or even rating in 20 of his last 23 tilts (+12)
--- Bill Sweatt: Held scoreless in his last two outings after he bagged 5 points (2G, 3A) in his previous four games ... Shares fourth on the Wolves with 12 goals and ranks sixth on the squad with 26 points in 50 contests this year ... Ranks third on Chicago and shares eighth in the AHL with five game-winning goals this season
--- Eddie Lack: Matched a season-high 40 saves in a 1-0 overtime loss on Sunday at Rockford ... Has surrendered just 12 goals in his last eight appearances, which includes two shutouts, and has posted a 1.48 goals-against average and .955 save percentage during that span (5-3-0) ... Shares second in the league with a .925 save percentage and ranks eighth in the AHL with a 2.36 goals-against average in 32 games this year (14-14-3)
--- Chicago hasn't allowed a power-play goal in a season-high five straight games (15 of 15); the Wolves, who have been perfect on the penalty kill 31 times this year, rank sixth in the AHL with an 84.3 efficiency rating on the penalty kill this season (182 of 216).
--- The Wolves bagged just three goals in three games last week after lighting the lamp 11 times in their previous three tilts; Chicago, which hasn't dented the net in its last 90:30, is averaging 2.84 goals per game this year, which ranks 16th in the AHL.
--- When Chicago travels to Milwaukee on Saturday, March 3, it will mark the first time in 36 days the team has played outside the state of Illinois; nine of the Wolves 12 games during that stretch were played on home ice, while the other three were played against the IceHogs in Rockford.
--- Chicago has played past regulation in three of its last six games after not playing into overtime in its previous 20 contests; the Wolves have posted a 2-4-2 overtime mark and a 1-3 record in the shootout this year.
--- The Wolves are in the midst of a one for 31 stretch on the power play over their last seven games; Chicago shares 28th in the league with a 14.3 efficiency rating on the power play this season (34 of 238).
--- Wolves center Jordan Schroeder will visit the Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 North Elm Street, at 4 p.m. while forward Nathan Longpre will visit the Park Ridge Public Library,120 South Prospect Avenue, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, as part of the team's "Read to Succeed" program, presented by Vista Health System and Butternut Bread. Members of the squad will make library visits throughout the Chicago area this season for the program, which has reached more than 600,000 children since its inception in 1995.
Sunday, Feb. 26
(at) Rockford 1, Chicago 0 (OT)
--- The Wolves and Rockford IceHogs battled through 64:38 of scoreless hockey before IceHogs forward Jeremy Morin bagged the only goal of the game to down Chicago 1-0 in an Illinois Lottery Cup contest at the MetroCentre
--- Goaltender Eddie Lack matched a season-high 40 saves
Saturday, Feb. 25
Abbotsford 4, (at) Chicago 1
--- The Wolves surrendered three third-period goals en route to a 4-1 loss to the Abbotsford Heat at the Allstate Arena
--- Left wing Antoine Roussel posted the lone marker for Chicago
--- Goaltender Matt Climie stopped 20 of 23 shots
Friday, Feb. 24
Rockford 3, (at) Chicago 2
--- The Wolves saw their four-game winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Rockford IceHogs in a 3-2 Illinois Lottery Cup defeat at the Allstate Arena
--- Forwards Bill Sweatt and Tim Miller scored for Chicago
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Science Matters
Transforming Paper Mill Pollution into Commercial Resource
EPA-pioneered green chemistry technology that filters toxic pollutants from industrial waste and turns it into a marketable resource has the potential to pay big dividends for paper mills.
You're cruising down the highway, windows open, fresh air in your face. "What is that gosh-awful smell?" Suddenly, the fresh summer air smells as though a hundred cooks are boiling a thousand cabbages right under your nose. You have just driven by a pulp and paper factory.
The chemical pollutant causing this odorous essence of cabbage is called dimethyl sulfide. It is a waste product of the pulp and paper industry along with numerous hazardous chemicals including highly toxic sulfur compounds, called total reduced sulfur compounds (TRS), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like methanol gas.
"The dimethyl sulfide in one pulp and paper company alone was being generated at about 400 thousand pounds per year," reports John Leazer, director of EPA's sustainable technology research. A toxic pollutant, methanol gas, is also very common in pulp and paper industry waste. "Methanol was being emitted at roughly 600 thousand pounds per year at the same company," says Leazer.
In an effort to reduce these harmful pollutant wastes, EPA scientists have developed a green chemistry technology that captures and converts such chemicals into useful resources.
In 2006, the US pulp and paper industry generated over 200 million pounds of hazardous wastes, including TRS and VOCs. Currently, standard practice is for pulp and paper mills to direct hundreds of thousands of pounds of such waste into giant incinerators for burning, which in itself entails large energy costs.
Where others saw only the creation of waste and the consumption of energy, a handful of EPA researchers saw opportunity. The scientists have now pioneered a safe technology that captures certain polluting compounds and converts them into chemicals that can be sold on the open market—commodity chemicals.
EPA chemical engineer, Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie (Sahle), states, "This technology takes the methanol from the pulp and paper industry waste streams and selectively converts it into methyl formate, an environmentally friendly blowing agent and solvent, and a precursor to formic acid which is used as a preservative and antibacterial agent." In addition to creating a marketable resource, the new technology even clears the factory air of most of its unpleasant odor.
Studies have shown that the new technology removes roughly 98% of the chemical pollutants responsible for the boiling cabbage smell of pulp and paper mills. Ninety percent of toxic methanol gas is also removed from the factory waste.
Based on the average amount of waste from pulp and paper mills, this new technology has the potential to remove up to 13,000 pounds of pollution per day, saving the factory between $500,000 and $1 million each year.
"This technology is new. This technology doesn't use any toxic chemicals. And it doesn't disrupt the current core process of the pulp and paper industry. It simply converts the industry waste into useful product," says Sahle of the aspects of green chemistry prevalent in this research.
This unique technology is the result of collaboration between university, government, and industry researchers. Presently, EPA scientists have completed a small-scale trial of the waste converting technology they and their partners have pioneered at a pulp and paper mill in Kentucky.
"A lot of innovative bench work has been done, but most of the research does not simply transfer to an industrial scale, so you can't see the impact of it yet," cautions Sahle. "What we are doing now in the EPA lab is trying to move from the discovery of this technology to small scale research trials, and then to collaborate with industry to take this technology and scale it up."
Future large-scale use of this innovative green chemistry could significantly decrease the amount of pollution released by paper mills, the amount of energy paper mills use to dispose of waste fluids, and greatly reduce the smell surrounding paper mills. At the same time, such technology could increase mill profits as they harvest marketable chemical resources.


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The Wolves will play four preseason games during their nine-day camp, which includes two home games in a three-day span. Chicago hosts the Rockford IceHogs at the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, before the team battles the Peoria Rivermen at the Triphahn Community Center and Ice Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5.
Chicago kicks off its preseason schedule with a trip to Peoria for a tilt against the Rivermen at Carver Arena at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, and will close its camp with a contest against the Milwaukee Admirals at the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Kern Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.
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The Wolves 19th home opener, presented by LifeSource, will be an Illinois Lottery Cup game against the Rockford IceHogs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Allstate Arena. For more information on ticket packages, visit chicagowolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
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Mon., Oct. 1
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Carver Arena
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Wed., Oct. 3
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West Meadows Ice Arena
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To The Editor:
I am writing in response to Brian Degen's In My View column in the October 18, 2012, Valley Reporter, "What about our kids?"
Degen quotes alarming statistics (taken from the 2011 Vermont High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey) about teen suicide, depression and drug and alcohol use, which leads him to ask our community to support a positive solution: namely, a teen center at the Flemer barn site.
I appreciate and respect Brian's concern and the proposal from Open Hearth, which he founded and chairs. I am not writing to minimize these critically important issues.
However, the column leads to the impression that the statistics from the 2011 Vermont High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey are uniquely a Harwood problem. This is not the case. The report is a statewide survey sponsored by the VT Departments of Health and Education. The report concludes that suicide, depression and drug and alcohol abuse are serious problems in all of our high schools across all of Vermont.
I ask that the cited statistics be used in context and that Harwood's image not be harmed as part of a campaign to build a community/youth center. Suicide, depression and drug and alcohol abuse are not just Harwood's problems. They are our problems as a community. With community involvement and support of Harwood – as well as increased community support of young people outside the school walls (i.e., like Hannah's House and Open Hearth are providing) – we can work together to reduce these high-risk behaviors.
Dan Raddock
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McFarlane Toys is jumping up and down in our skates with this one: Hockey icon Bobby Orr has been added to this fall's NHL Legends Series 3. The pride of Parry Sound, Ontario, and Boston's adopted son etched his legacy with eight consecutive Norris trophies (given annually to the league's best defenseman), three straight Hart trophies (awarded to the league's MVP) and a pair of Conn Smythe trophies (given to the MVP of the playoffs) to go with his two Stanley Cup victories.
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MARCEL DIONNE: Wayne Gretzky didn't bring hockey to Los Angeles, he just reminded Kings fans what it was like when Marcel Dionne wore purple and gold. Dionne began his career with four brilliant seasons for the Detroit Red Wings. A trade to L.A. started the first of a dozen seasons with the Kings, during which Dionne surpassed 100 points seven times. Defensemen league-wide shuddered at the sight of the "Triple Crown Line" featuring Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor. The talented center took his last shift in 1989, finishing his career with 1,771 points -- the fifth-best total in league history. From Drummmondville to Detroit, Los Angeles and New York City, Dionne's career made a final stop in Toronto, settling in the Hall of Fame in 1992.
TONY ESPOSITO: Tony Esposito has a few hundred grandchildren. Every goalie that drops to the ice "butterfly" style owes his training and instinct to Esposito's groundbreaking play. After a brief stint in Montreal, Esposito was traded to Chicago, where he won the Calder Trophy (given to the league's top rookie) and the Vezina Trophy (given to the league's best goaltender) in his first season for the Blackhawks. Chicago never missed the playoffs with Esposito in goal, though his career highlight may well have happened outside the NHL when he and Ken Dryden helped lead Team Canada to victory over the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series. Tony Esposito played into his 40s, eventually retiring and skating into the Hall of Fame in 1988.
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WAYNE GRETZKY: If you don't know who Wayne Gretzky is, you're probably not reading this story. The greatest player in the history of the NHL has also been the figurehead for our NHL Legends line. The third series of NHL Legends Sports Picks will feature two different Gretzky figures. One is a young Gretzky during his early years in Edmonton, while the other showcases "The Great One" during his time with the New York Rangers.
The addition of Bobby Orr to the NHL Legends 3 line also meant the shifting of Sabres superstar Gilbert Perreault into our next Legends lineup. If you slide Pete Mahovlich to defense, our NHL Legends Series 3 lineup features a "starting six" we'd put up against any team. Who's going to beat a front line with Marcel Dionne and two Wayne Gretzkys?


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You've misread what I said. I'm not saying people are being forced to play OWPvP games. I'm saying people are opting to play instanced PvP games and opting to not play OWPvP games. Well, there are more people opting to play instanced PvP games that who opt to play non-instanced PvP games.
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Originally posted by mmoDAD
Don't think I could have said it better myself mate.
I don't understand why people actually like all these meaningless instances in their MMOs. If I wanted "instanced PvP" I'd play an FPS - Where it's a level playing field and it takes more skill to play.
Darkfall will satisfy both of those needs, for me atleast.
Watching: Black Desert Online, H1Z1
Always hating on instances in MMOs! Open worlds, open PvP, territory control and housing please. More persistence, more fun.
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"Playing things I shouldn''t be playing since 1977."
Nobody should be forced to PvP. Let the gankers gank amongst themselves, just so long as they don't gank us.
Nobody should be forced to buy crafted goods. Let the crafters craft amongst themselves, just so long as we can loot our gear.
Nobody should be forced to RP. Let the RPers RP amongst themselves, just so long as we don't have to participate.
Nobody should be forced to type. Let the typers type to each other, just so long as we can group with voice users.
Nobody should be forced to travel. Let the travellers travel the long way, just so long as we can skip the travel and get to the quest.
Nobody should be forced to accept a person into our guild. Let them form their own guild, just so long as we don't have to take them.
Nobody should be forced to team. Let them team amongst each other, just so long as we can do their content solo.
Nobody should be forced to grind. Let the grinders grind, just so long as we can skip the grind (for a fee).
Yeah, I've seen this kind of "nobody should be forced to" argument before. It starts with the gankers. It never ends with them.
Every single one of the arguments used against gankers can be used against whatever you like to do. And every argument against what you like to do can be justified the same way.
"...when it comes to pimping EVE I have little restraints."
"It's like they took a gun, put it to their nugget sack and pulled the trigger over and over again, each time telling us how great it was that they were shooting themselves in the balls."
Open world pvp can be done in a mmo pve, or otherwise, if you make it that it do not make it largely a annoince, with little to no effect on the world or beneffit to the players engaging in it. Yeah a pvper will jsut pvp in ow-pvp for the hell of it, but people that are not hardcore into pvp will avoid it largely if it has little to no effect on them, and they are merely food/toys for the pvpers to play with. Ow-pvp needs to have a place, meaning, and most of all a reward for the players that engaging in it regardless of what type of player it is. Making ow-pvp only give players pvp rewards (gear, titles, an pvp content.) just makes the pve crowd that also populate the world see it as a worthless feature.
Both pvp an pve content should feed into each other, making it that doing one, or the other actually effects, and also leads to opening of more content fro the other wise, which makes both sides actually benefit each other without actually having to fully interact in playstyles they do not like. Like opening up a pvp area for the players that like to pvp after the pve players take down a gate, or such, and then those pvping players when they finnally rest control of the new zone to their side it opens more content for the pve players to do (gathering, exploring, instances/raids, quests.), while the pvpers also gain acess to more items for their own style of play (thrru pvp, and pve play based on what you prefer.) while needing to even constantly keep control of a zone that is contested for ownership (never completely owned.).
Also though i hate the idea of pve/pvp specific gear, oriented stats or such to pve or pvp is one thign, but making specific stats that only effect one side fo the game is wrong. While to me a good game that wants to do both pvp an pve in the open world side by side, needs a dual stat value system in place. The system would have two pairs of stats that influence an abiltie/attack based on if it is used in pvp, or pve, and so then you merely nerf/buff the stat/value of the ability in the apporate pvp/pve value set. this way no more worrying about a nerf to an abiltiy in pvp, will directly affect that abiltiy in pve content, since the abilty is actually from the base level function on two different values based on the content you are in.
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Why is it so hard to believe that there are people who don't like what you like? There are millions of people who read books that you probably don't like to read, millions of people who like to watch television shows that you don't like to watch...why is it so unbelievable that there are people who don't like the same PvP implementation that you like?
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personally i like both.
instanced pvp for when i'm alone and want an even numbered pvp battle with a little strategy thrown in the mix. easy to get into the action and not much lost either way. it's sort of like an arena where you pvp for sport more than anything. a mini game, sort of like a practice.
world pvp is a completely different beast. it's usually unfair, gank fest, and can be both splendid or horrid depending on an incredibly ammount of different factors. there is usually a lot of time wasted looking for a battle. it's really a crap shoot, but the main trend is that the zerg usually wins. Open world pvp works best with sandboxes where dieing usually costs you your gear.
i agree that games should provide both, pve servers with instanced pvp, and pvp servers wiyhout instanced pvp (because if you have instanced pvp nobody bothers with world pvp). i whould have multiple characters in each server.
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Originally posted by Beatnik59
People with this mentality just don't understand what an MMORPG is in its traditional sense. It's supposed to be a living, breathing persistant world. People should be able to effect (in a negative, or positive way) one another with their actions.
These mindsets shouldn't be playing these games, and should instead be on single player or regular multiplayer ones instead of encouraging more lazy developers to limit our worlds to even more linear gameplay. -sigh-
I have my home in Darkfall. Where people like this spend half their time in-game as a mangled, looted corpse propped up against a tree. -grin-
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Always hating on instances in MMOs! Open worlds, open PvP, territory control and housing please. More persistence, more fun.
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I imagine it's because the demographic clamoring for instanced PVP where everything is level consists of mainly the teenage crowd - adults realize that not everything in life is fair, nor should it be.
I'm not a large fan of pvp myself, but overall I would say I prefer Aion's model, back before they nerfed the begeezus out of the rifts.
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When done right it could be great, no game has been able to do it though. Not everyone wants PvP all the time, if they did Darkfall would have been a success, we will see how long they can hold onto the players after the new game update finally comes out. Until then I have to agree, Ive never been a fan of the e sport type pvp in mmorpg games, but zoned areas like in GW2 are more enjoyable but still wish they were bigger with more stuff to do within them. TESO is what I'am looking forward too with Cyrodiil being a very large area with PvP, PvE and open dungeons all while being an option to join with the PvE only area seperate. But we will see.
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I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those Deaf-mutes.
World PVP = Griefing.
Its as simple as that, you can argue the value of it all day long but 90% of the time all you will encounter in a game with open world PVP is griefing.
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Originally posted by Adam1902
Affecting people positively is good for business, it's the negative thing that ruins it for everyone but the griefers. It's been proven over and over again in past games, which has led the industry to optional PvP and a much greater emphasis on instance PvP. It has also culminated in the ultimate PvE mechanics such as shared credit for kills, shared resource nodes, phasing for boss mobs and so forth. You see, the genre has learned its lessons, while people like you willfully ignore them.
Also an mmo is a game, that is played for the enjoyment of the paying customer, and so what it was traditionally does not matter in the least. The devs, company, and shareholders are out to make money, and if they make a great product in the process that is great, but in the end it is a form of entertainement that is funded by the money of players that enjoy using it. Mmos stopped being about what most people think of as traditional quite some time ago, and started focusing on being games of entertainment, which has worked pretty well. Only a small minority of players in the grand scheme of things are not playing, or finding things they enjoy in the games.
An got to say i find people tlaking about being hardcore in pvp, or pve games kinda funny, and yet also really quite sad. They really think it is that hard, or even meaningful to label yourself as "ardcore" For playing in a video game regardless of what style you play. Get over yourself an enjoy your style of play, and learn to be humble in knowing your enjoying yourself, over thinking just because you prefer another form of enterainment to another person it makes you any more or less of anything to them.
Originally posted by Adam1902
I see you like planetside 2.
Now, imagine if when they first made wow, they had azeroth and kalimdor as is but also had a 3rd continent that played like ps2.
Wouldn't that have been so much bloody better than pretending to be playing a round of quake in warsong gulch.
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Isn't Planetside just a scaled up version of a battleground?
It's fully persistent, zero instancing.
If you think daoc without the pve and with fps mechanics. The rules are very simmilar to rvr, except no relics or darkness falls.
Originally posted by ShakyMo
And they tried to do that with WG, with great success.
At the same time, LOL is also a great success .. so you can't say a round of quake in warsong gulch is not a good thing.
Now i would not oppose to a whole continent of PS2 style warfare in WOW or any other game but it has to be well done. PS2 is fun, not just because it is open zone large warfare, but also combat design, vehicle comabt, and a thousand other things. In fact, my take is that PS2, at least to me, will be same kind of fun, as long as it is big, even if it is instanced.
The fact that it is one same world is not that important to me. The key ingrediants are a) combat, and b) large scale.
Originally posted by Torik
Depends on your definition of a BG. It is ongoing ... and never reset. So that may be a difference. But other than that, it is pretty much a huge battleground, and you can port to several point instantly.
It does have a building/area capture mechanic, but it is not much different than the standard BG capture in WOW.
No but they didn't do it with lake wintergrasp, because
A) blizzard are absolutely bloody obsessed with shoving everything on a bloody timer,making it in effect a battleground in disguise rather than a rvr area.
B) they couldn't make the rewards too good or all the raiders would beef.
C) its tiny in comparison to a planetside continent or daoc frontiers or heck even WvW.
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Originally posted by Purutzil
Instanced PvP is not a gank fest to you?
In arena style pvp you're more likely to rack up dozens of deaths in 15 minutes than you are in an open world environment.
MMO's to me are supposed to be WORLDS! and in the world sometimes you're out numbered, so you are required to improvise, adapt and conquer.
MMOs should not be arcade games which is what instance PVP is. An arcade game.
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Dear Gossips,
It's Mother's Day on Sunday. I have three gift recommendations. The first one is self-serving so I'll start with it. My book: Listen To The Squawking Chicken. Which is now available on trade paperback and it's about my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken. For the Squawking Chicken in your life, and not necessarily the Chinese kind, because I've heard from a lot of you with Jamaican Squawking Chickens and Portuguese Squawking Chickens and Texan Squawking Chickens.
And for the Fangirl in your life, The Fangirl's Guide To The Galaxy by Sam Maggs. True story: boys don't get to own geekdom. Do you know the House colours of Slytherin? Do you know who lives at Casterly Rock? Are you Dauntless? Do you know your District?
Fangirls are driving pop culture. Read Full Intro
Gwyneth: a wasted dress and the narcissistic parent
The latest feature on GOOP is about narcissistic parenting. I skimmed through it pretty quickly so maybe I'm totally off-base but my takeaway from it is that narcissistic parenting is bad. Which, I think, most people probably agree with…? Click here Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Did you know that it's Chinese Valentine's Day on Thursday? The Chinese Squawking Chicken gave me a list love matches and mismatches that I'll post later this week.
Speaking of the Squawking Chicken…
I wrote a book called Listen To The Squawking Chicken that was released last year. THANK YOU for helping to make it a national bestseller! Today is the launch of the trade paperback with a brand new cover AND bonus content that includes an interview with my ma, the Squawking Chicken, and Feng Shui tips, and an FAQ, and more. You voted on the colour – here it is! For more details, please click here.
Would you like a copy? We're giving away 10 copies. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
It is the Year of the Goat/Sheep. For some signs, when your year comes around, it's not a great turn on the cycle. For example, if you're a Tiger, your worst year is the Year of the Tiger. Because of how Chinese astrology perceives the nature of a Tiger: ferocious. When a Tiger meets a Tiger then, there can be no peace. There's a saying in Chinese: no two Tigers can exist together in one place. That's why the Tiger year is so sh-t for those who are born Tigers. Their instinct is to rip each other apart.
Chinese astrology, however, ascribes a very different temperament to the Goat/Sheep: gentle. Which means the Goat won't hurt the Goat. Not much to be concerned about here. Maybe some minor challenges, like parking tickets or harmless fines – issues with authority, it sounds like – so you should still get your blood checked and teeth cleaned but overall, it won't suck. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
It's New Year's Eve. You ready?
Change your sheets tonight. Wash your hair too. No hair washing starting tomorrow and, if you can, at least until the weekend. Can't wash away the New Year Luck, right?
So today we profile those born in the Year of the Pig and the Year of the Dog. The Pig is the last of the three lucky signs during the Year of the Goat/Sheep alongside the Rabbit and the Rooster. In May and June though, for Pigs, you have to watch your money. And just because you're luckier than most this year it's not an excuse to be condescending or to get cocky. Especially since in September and October you could run into some minor legal issues. Also in September and October, be extra mindful of your health and your family's health.
As I mentioned yesterday, our rainbow butterfly, Mimi Carey, was born in the Year of the Dog. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
If it was a long weekend for you as it was for me (Family Day in parts of Canada/Presidents Day in the US), I hope you're rested. Because, finally, it's Oscar Week!
But first…
Chinese New Year on Thursday!
We have a few more signs to get through before then. And since we missed yesterday, we're doubling up today on the Monkey and the Rooster.
For those born in the Year of the Monkey, "STEADY" is your word during the Goat/Sheep. Keep everything level. No risks. No major decisions. For example, this might not be the best time to buy a house. Everything requires careful consideration this year because you're getting ready for next year, the Year of the Monkey. So, instead of being aggressive, you're conserving all of it – your money, your energy. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
Rachel McAdams continued to work on True Detective Season 2 yesterday in LA. Rachel's Chinese astrological sign is Horse. The Chinese Squawking Chicken says there's not too much to be concerned about for the Horse during the Year of the Goat/Sheep. In fact, this year, the Horse will benefit from two Lucky Stars who could help them at work – a promotion and/or a raise is very possible. It's an entrepreneurial year for the Horse, a good time to go into business. Which means it'll be a busy year that might involve a lot of travel.
If you're a Horse and you find yourself frustrated, unhappy, if there are challenges that you can't seem to find solutions to…
Book a holiday. Don't stay home and dwell on it. Your answers will come to you when you're away. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
If you think the Best Actor Oscar race between Michael Keaton and Eddie Redmayne is too close to call, will this change your mind? Michael Keaton is a Rabbit.
During the Year of the Goat/Sheep, only 3 signs out of the 12 signs are on a luck run. The Rabbit is one of them. No major warnings then from the Chinese Squawking Chicken. Still, don't get too comfortable, don't coast, and don't tempt fate. Like, just because you're riding a streak it doesn't mean you should fight every fight for the sake of winning it. Don't sweat the small sh-t or turn petty drama into a big deal. Because that's a waste of luck on things that don't matter. Here's an example ma gave me to pass along: let's say you filed some paperwork, some documentation, and it gets f-cked up, a clerical error, whatever, and it's a pain in the ass to fix it, like you might have to spend an hour on hold clarifying some details. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
You know who was at the Grammys with hardly a mention? Courteney Cox. Maybe you didn't recognise her. I wish she had chosen a better pair of shoes.
Anyway, that's my not very subtle segue to Dragons. Courteney Cox was born in the Year of the Dragon. And it's the Dragon's turn today. According to my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, the Year of the Goat/Sheep won't suck for the Dragon (which is why she hasn't devoted a lot of energy to an extensive review; for her, she focuses on the signs and situations that require most concern; nobody needs to be prepared for good things to happen), although male Dragons will be luckier than females. If you're looking for one, the best pet for a Dragon is a turtle. Chinese Astrology is random, I know.
The most vulnerable time for Dragons this year will be from the first week of October to the first week of November. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
Did you know that both Taylor Swift and Kanye West were born in the Year of the Snake? If you're a Snake too, here's what my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, is advising for the Year of the Goat/Sheep:
Might not be the best year for personal relationships and, in particular, business relationships could be strained.
You need to be mindful of injury. Be very careful between the first week of March and the first week of April. And again between the first week of May and the first week of June. Those would be the ideal times to donate blood or to get your blood checked and/or see the dentist.
As for Taylor and Kanye, what would the Grammys have been without the two of them? You complain… but if you took them away from the action, considering that show was almost FOUR HOURS LONG, there would have been a lot less entertainment, a lot less for us to gossip about. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
Wednesday was the Start of Spring on the Chinese calendar meaning it's now officially the Year of the Goat/Sheep (even though Chinese New Year is on February 19th). That day I posted a Squawking Chicken (my ma) advisory for those born in the Year of the Ox. The Goat/Sheep is the opposing sign of the Ox…which means that the Ox (and that includes me) is in for some sh-t. Click here for a refresher.
I've had several follow-up Ox emails since that post. Most commonly, you're asking about being a pregnant Ox in the Year of the Goat/Sheep and giving birth to a Goat/Sheep. The Squawking Chicken's recommendation: Godparents. But make sure your child's godparents are NOT born Ox. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
On the Chinese calendar, today is the Start of Spring. Which means that, technically, the Year of the Horse is over and the Year of the Goat/Sheep has begun. Chinese New Year is on February 19. But the astrological year actually kicks off today. I know it's confusing but we live by the moon.
Anyway, every Chinese zodiac sign has its sign of opposition. Last year, the Horse was sh-tty for Rats. In the Year of the Goat/Sheep, it's the Ox who will have it rough.
That's me. And some of you too.
As she always does, my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, has some advice if you're an Ox:
Get your teeth cleaned or your blood checked in March. I can't get into too much detail about why but it can't hurt to see the dentist and/or go for a physical. Read Full Intro
An Alamuddin wedding
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I feel like I know more about this wedding than the Kanye West wedding. That said, you know who would agree with making the wedding as big of a f-cking deal as possible and broadcasting it far and wide? My ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken. It's a celebration. You don't hide a celebration in a corner. Full Story
The only Jackie Chan
Wenn, FameFlynet
Jackie Chan was in London yesterday promoting his film Chinese Zodiac. Look at him. I have been looking at him, watching him, since I was probably 2 years old. I'm 40 now. HE'S EXACTLY THE SAME. Ginseng > Botox. Maybe some snake blood too. He only takes one day off a year. Full Story


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Originally posted by Byrhofen
Yes, it's very misleading.
He should've started every sentence with "In my opinion..."
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Originally posted by RexNebular
Or the word boring, since that implies opinion. Although there's plenty in my review that's factual, whether you want others to know, or want to disbelieve it. It's okay if what you believe is more aligned with your desires than empirical evidence, I think everyone has the right to live in their own world. But those of you that are posting that this is ALL opinion, biased, or untrue, are imposing your fictional world on others, and that's something you shouldn't do.
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Joined: 4/18/10
I am sure I am in the minority, but I played for like an hour during head start and I have not played since then. I played some in beta also, and I just don't like the characters or feel of the game or something...
I plan on giving it another go sometime, but I usually play something else when that time comes.....I can't really nail down what it is I dislike, the no trinity, the skills, the swapping weapons stuff....Not sure.
I am sure I will give it another go sometime though.
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Joined: 10/10/12
Originally posted by Xthos
could also be what made a friend of mine dislike the game without really being able to peg why, the FOV and camara by default SUCK, you either need to use downsampling to play the game at a higher res, or play in a window(squish the game vertically to get more fov) OR use the gw2 camara tool (google it) to get the game to not feel so....wrong.....(or like my buddy, gave him an uneasy feeling and after a while a headake and sick feeling)
that said, once i got the fov worked out, my head stopped hurting and the game became alot more fun....(i didnt get the uneasy feeling or sickness just headake)
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Joined: 10/10/12
Originally posted by Shubawkss
he didnt need to reach max level, he had already decided the game sucked, for whatever reason he didnt like it, it could be the reasons he stated or the wonkey camara and bad FOV that lead him like many others to just not like the game because something wasnt right and they couldnt figure out what....so they started to blame in game mechanics and such....
as to him only hittign 43 in a month...that is pretty pathetic, considering I hit 80 without even trying in around 3 weeks....thats without doing all my story...mostly just running around doing DE's and hearts and map completion stuff....some of its alot of fun, the stuff thats not, i dont do.....(others find stuff i dont like to be the fun stuff, and the stuff i like to be the stuff they hate....to each his own.)
my advice to anybody who dislikes this game and when they think about it they just arent sure why, try either using downsampling, playing the game in a window or using the "gw2 camara tool 0.2" and see if that helps, this games camara still needs work but with the above mentioned you can get some of the FOV issues out of the way and make the game far more enjoyable(this is generally agreed on by people who have tried it on various forums, anet just wont give us an fov slider or let us fully disable camara smoothing...)
also, if you dont like it, you may want to wait a few months for AMD/Nvidia/Intel to get out fixed drivers OR umbra to fix their occlusion culling to properly work on gpu, this could fix alot of the performance issues people are seeing.....
I dont blame you if you hate the game, to each his own, but posting your opinions as fact, then spending hours/days argueing about it......
1.why bother, if you really dont like the game, why post about it?
2.why read about it?
3.do you also do teh same for every other game you dont like?
4.if so, how do you have time to play gams at all?
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/24/12
have to agree with the OP.
The amount of artificial commercialized hype and subjective "fanboyism" surrounding this title was disgusting from the start. If the title would have deserved it, ok, but it doesn´t. The celebrated "innovation" in this title is nothing but superficial, and some of the innovations are plainly wrong decisions. I´m still baffled by the 10 innvation rating. At the end, nothing remains than another fantasy MMO with over casualized mechanics, set in a pretty world.
On the other hand the price of the package is fair for what you get - but a 60$ lifetime sub labelled "B2P" should have never led to astronomically high expectations.
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Joined: 6/17/10
Interesting review
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Joined: 1/04/05
Originally posted by Yakamomoto
Don't you get that with any game now? Like SWTOR, TERA, TSW and new ones that are still in production - ESO, etc. I think it is a spurious argument and a bad one at that.
So a 60 dollar B2P should be held to a different standard than a 60 dollar box then sub fee game? What planet are you from - that is ridiculous. They should be held to the same standards. Why? EA really blew it with SWTOR and that was a sub game. A.Net is continuing to release patches to fix things and to make playing better.
Basically, please get out of this mindset that B2P are inferior to sub games because it just isn't true, even if you don't like the game, but that is your point bacause you are wearing your opinion on your sleeve.
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Joined: 3/06/04
Well the game is a good Online Story Driven Single Player RPG. But if you expected it to be a good MMO well a MMO it is not. These casual games will never be successful as MMOs. Doesn't matter if they make them but if they are going to call them MMOs it is defined as what is required to be a MMO and GW2 didn't have it.
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Joined: 12/29/02
"Free to play, pay to win""
Hang on. I'm not allowed to disagree with the OP? Aha.
Originally posted by adam_nox
10.28.2012 "I wish more than probably anyone that this game was fun and sociable. I logged in to check out halloween stuff. After running around a few minutes unsure what to do, I logged back out. "
10.24.2012 "game is already a console level game, with less depth than a lot of console games, including DCUO"
10.15.2012 "after playing GW2, I want to pay a subscription to something that has depth. Not saying TSW is it, I haven't played it, I stumbled in here from the front page. But I had to reply to this, because GW2 has polish and presentation, but it sets the bar very low in almost every other way."
10.12.2012 "Hearts could have worked, but as much as people will hate to admit it, anet was lazy with them. A single bar to fill with a few possible activities all contributing to it, and that's it? They could have had several stages for each heart, where a story develops in a single heart as you progress through it's stages, without changing the general concept."
A whole month huh? Doesn't look like it. Of course this doesn't include those posts that were reported locked and deleted.
So his statement holds true about your constant bashing. In no post by you concerning GW2 was there anything positive. post 10.12.2012 I stopped looking there.
The problem isn't that you are saying something negative the problem is the complete nonsense that you post. Only nonsense posts like those are reported here. There's plenty of negative posts that have reasonable concerns still alive and kicking on these forums.
The thing that gets me is if you have concerns go to their forums and post them in suggestion section. Anet actually does listen to their playerbase, they are one of the very few companies that do.
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Joined: 5/01/09
I as a ranger had a glass cannon build (but you can't see the effect of a "build" when you can use only 20 trait points, eh?) for a while but it really took 2 mobs and they could shatter my ass in 2 hits so it wasn't worth it no matter how good dmg burst was.
Now I'm playing a condition damage + power build and works really great with my playstyle.
There actually is a lot of builds and setups which can make your life easier or harder, depending on your playstyle. There can be tanks as well, you just have to set up the builds right for your guiardian (just taking him as an example). They only can't hold "aggro" since we actually don't really know how it works and the combat is supposed to be a little bit chaotic :)
I disagree with most of your review, but that was just the part which I wanted to point out.
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Joined: 9/28/06
Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!
Here are my review numbers:
The crafting alone is enough to keep me away. And, I just don't get that feeling that I am playing an MMO. But, I am fairly confident that the issues that I don't like will be addressed at some point.
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Joined: 1/25/12
I'm only playing the role chosen for me. Who you supposed to be?
Originally posted by adam_nox
You just sound angry before I even started reading your post. What's you deal? Cant you just enjoy games? And what exactly is a hype trainwreck? That sounds even more idiotic. Especially when you consider that hype is just marketing. Hype cant MAKE you want to play a game. And if it does - you get exactly what you deserve for not doing proper research. Hell, I have a bridge to sell you. Why focus on this
In terms of your 'review'
Why would you expect what you could do in one game (DCUO) to work the same way in another game? (GW2). They are not even by the same developer. Not a valid argument, but guess is how you feel.
You were 'intimidated' (your words) by 'wild claims' which you couldnt even substantiate? Thats the preface to your 'review' Sounds naive from the start... lets continue...
Your points are confusing. You say you put points into your pet traits, then say your pet was stronger than you. Without you explaining the context to this one would logically assume your pet SHOULD be stronger than based on how you allocated your points. Did you have more points for your ranger than your pet?
Then you go on to say 'DEs are very dumbed down and simplistic, yet fail to explain why you feel this way or why this would be considered bad in a larger context. "Loot is boring, even when you find upgrade" ... riiiight.
I'm not sure what country you are writing from, but you have some serious issues with just basic grammer. Im guilty of mispelling a word here or there, but you outright have broken sentences. Doesnt help your case much.
And finally you go about how you have to FORCE yourself to log on and have fun. Who does that? Its rediculously obvious that you don't like the game so how can you give a review other than a diatribe of what you hate?
All in all it looks as if you have problems synthesizing information, which may explain why your post comes off as juvenile. if you going to do a review, attempt to be professional about and give a review. But if all you are going to do is effectively whine about why YOU didnt like the game and then try to pass it off as the GAME itself being bad. You are only doing yourself a disservice as no one will believe you to begin with. Then you wonder why players who like the game respond to you the way they do.
And before you start crying or trying to label me as a fanboi or hater or whatever other goofy terms. I was in all BWEs. Pre-purchased. Stopped playing after 17 days. Great game but realized I need progression... which if you said (something like that)would have saved you the trouble.
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Most people left Guild Wars 2 a while ago because they got bored. But because they were making such a large racket about it being the next great MMO, they now can't talk bad about it. Call it saving face or maybe having shame.
The remainder of people who still glorify Guild Wars 2 are either forumers who spend more time in the forums than in game, or people who are still fooled by the hype, and the casuals who's total /played is a little less than 6 hours.
The story was bland and seems like it was written for a 8 year old audience. The game needs class and skill balance. The devs just put crap they liked into the game that no one else seems to like, capture point based pvp instead of team deathmatch. Arenanet has become greednet with the cash shop. The game lacks substance and is nothing like they or their minions hyped.
Any kind of crafting that requires totems or venom or any of their friends is a pain. They didn't even play test the dungeons, or maybe they did, with God mode on. The world is barely there and it's not breathing, it's more like some puppets dancing the same tune every 10 minutes.
The only thing they got right was the Mad King's Tower.
With all this said, game was not worth $60.
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OP Review seems bang on the money
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Originally posted by Betakodo
And you found these numbers where?
A trainwreck? Not even close. A train moving in a direction the op dosnt want to go? More plausible.
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Originally posted by Roxtarr
I found 'trainwreck' a rather humorous description. :)
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Joss Whedon Talks Buffy: His Biggest Regret and the Most Difficult Death
Believe it or not, we didn't get to see everything that Buffy the Vampire Slayer had to offer.
According to Huffington Post, Joss Whedon's biggest regret when it comes to Buffy is the fact that they never got the animated series off the ground. The animated series took place during the first three seasons of the show, and, according to Joss, was all about getting to do things that they couldn't do on the actual show.
"The only thing we didn't get to do is an animated version, which was a delight for us because the writers themselves were working on it," Joss said. "They were really fun to write. We could not sell the show. We could not sell an animated Buffy, which I still find incomprehensible."
But that's not the only thing Joss revealed about his Buffy history. When it comes to which character was the hardest for him to kill, Joss said that Joyce Summers, Buffy's mom takes the cake. Are you surprised by his answer?
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