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Trip to Scotland cursed by rooftop vultureWritten by Roger Holliday Claudia Fischer | | email@example.com
We're back!
We're not normally into omens or superstitions. No witches' potions, eyes of newt or frog digits for us. And certainly no black cat or ladder phobias.
But then, the day before we were to lead a tour to Scotland, a vulture landed squarely on our roof.
It wasn't even 24 hours before the drama began. The stretch limo and luggage carrier hired to transport our group to Detroit Metro almost never got out of the hotel parking lot because of an abandoned car. We finally escaped, but not before a woman exiting the hotel slipped off the sidewalk and crashed to the concrete, blood pulsing from her forehead.
Thankfully, our flight to Amsterdam was uneventful — unless you count an abysmal and uneatable meal — and a particularly snarky cabin crew.
But at the Amsterdam airport, the drama continued. A friend flying in from Boston to join the group fainted on the plane. A doctor onboard rushed in to help. Oxygen was administered. And upon arrival in Amsterdam, our friend was wheelchaired to the airport medical center for tests and evaluations before being cleared for onward travel. She barely made the connecting flight.
On our final night in Edinburgh, the hotel front desk called to advise us that the youngest, fittest and most energetic of our group had suffered a severe asthma attack. Paramedics had been called. We watched from our window as he was loaded into an ambulance at 2 a.m. and taken off to hospital.
He would remain there for the next three days before catching up with us for the final evening in Inverness.
But, we hadn't even left the hotel in Edinburgh when a retired lawyer, World War II vet and Battle of the Bulge survivor crashed backwards down several stairs and bashed his head.
Amazingly, despite an artificial hip, no real damage was done to this tough octogenarian. Is that something to do with hard-headed litigators, perhaps?
Then, on our second morning in Inverness, yet another member of the group pulled us aside to say she needed to go to an emergency room, this time for X-rays. She'd apparently taken a tumble on an uneven sidewalk during a side trip to Aberdeen and cracked her elbow. It wasn't getting better. A taxi was called, and off she went. We didn't expect to see her for the rest of the day, but a mere two hours later she was back, arm in a sling, bruised but not broken and full of praise for the beautiful red-headed doctor from the Orkney Islands who had treated her, handled the X-rays and prescribed the pain killers. All at no cost!
The group resolutely continued on by public bus to the harbor town of Oban. Arriving at the Royal Caledonian Hotel, we were advised that four of the 11 rooms we had reserved for the night had been sold from under us and that four couples were, therefore, being moved to a tired seafront property popular with budget coach tours.
All this despite our personal inspection visit months earlier, frequent e-mail confirmations and even one final telephone call the night before!
Seems we had arrived on the same day that a big shinty championship was taking place in town and their two-night stays apparently looked a whole lot better than our one-night to the hotel management.
The consolation letters of apology and bottles of wine did little to mitigate the situation. Neither did the early morning fire alarm that evacuated the hotel, bringing out a stumbling army of pensioners and walkers.
There would be more, of course.
A nasty virus swept through the group, leaving us all sneezing and coughing. Rain poured down for a day on the Isle of Mull — not unusual for a place that averages 8 feet of rain a year. And even the next day, our much anticipated whale-watching trip produced no cetacean sightings as it was too rough to venture very far off the coast.
Nevertheless, aside from the health hiccup and the inexcusable breach of hotel hospitality, our little group of independent-minded travelers rolled with every punch and thoroughly relished its "Highland Fling."
But one thing is for sure. The next time a vulture lands on our roof, we're canceling any travel plans, going back to bed and pulling up the covers!
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Collins uses the setting to differentiate between the conspicuous consumption found in the Capitol and the 'have-nots' of the Districts. The setting of the Capitol is decadent and larger than life, where "although evening is fallin, the "City Circle is brigher than a summer's day" (124).
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George St. Pierre "It's hard to finish a guy who doesn't fight to win." | UFC News
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Since 2007, every time George St. Pierre (22-2 MMA, 16-2 UFC) has stepped inside the octagon, it has been to face the second best welterweight fighter in the world.
The UFC welterweight champion, St. Pierre, has gone to the judges' scorecards in five of his past six outings, including his latest victory over Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto.
Other UFC champions, such as Junior Dos Santos and Anderson Silva, have not struggled in terms of "sealing the deal" against their opponents. So one is left to wonder what is the reason behind GSP's recent decision streak?
Some fans have accused George of becoming a point fighter, ever since his stunning loss to Matt Serra at UFC 69 in April of 2007.
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George returns from a 19-month injury layoff to headline UFC 154, where he faces interim titleholder Carlos Condit (28-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC). UFC 154 goes down November 17 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event airs live on PPV.
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A 5 round beating is just as good as a finish to me, that 5 round drubbing of Fitch was awesome, the 5 round face jab to Koscheck priceless, that 4Ath round stoppage to….eh I won't go there….lol
HA! I see what you did there…
Lol. Someone who gets it. I concur. I actually prefer a prolonged beatdown, then a quick finish. Unless its KOs like Belfort gave Linland back in Affliction 1.
George doesnt fight to win… the only person he should blame for having boring ass fights is himself.
once again to the editor of this article.. know the difference between there and their…
Don't see a there, their mistake. Maybe you need a lesson in English.
Look at silva and jds' eyes when they fight. They fight with controlled rage and use that fire inside of them. Gsp got his fire put out by Matt Serra. Before the Serra fight u could see it in gsp eyes too but it's just not there anymore.
Oh what BS. Any fighter considered a top contender is there to win. They all know they have to take it from George. Most fighters are scared to throw power shots and kick at him because they know they will spend the rest of the round on the floor. He has skills but he is the one who fights just to not lose… Everything he just said he described himself perfectly.
Get Real. Any fighter considered a top contender is there to win. They all know they have to take it from George. Most fighters are scared to throw power shots and kick at him because they know they will spend the rest of the round on the floor. He has skills but he is the one who fights just to not lose… Everything he just said he described himself perfectly.
Gsp is so full of shit.He's just scared to get hit.Won't go for the jugular because he's scared the other guy my capitilize if he makes a mistake going for a finish.Gsp is still mentally broken from the Serra fight hence why he fights safe.Gsp is the one who fights not to lose NOT his opponents.
for being a broken fighter he sure had an easy time making bj quit
Isn't gsp from Jackson's camp ? The business camp that all fighters in that camp are business men not real fighter ? That's why they run around for five rounds
I think the 5 decision streak speaks volumes to the type of athlete he is. To beat up 5 top contenders decisively in every single round in 5 round fights is very impressive. That said, I would like to see him start going for the finishes. He's already proven he can beat up anyone no matter how long it takes.
what a crock of shyt
The condit vs st pierre fight is gonna be a fucking snooze fest. There is no way i would pay for that fight. If st pierre doesnt start finishing people soon i wont watch any st pierre fights anymore either. Now some dumb fuck is gonna post about not understanding the sport and appreciating st pierres technical ability. Let me just say fuck you. This is entertainment. No one likes a decision. Everyone likes the finish.
No they don't you idiot. Name 3 of the best fights ever. Bonnar Griffin, Shogun Hendo, Edgar Henderson, Sanchez Guida…etc People want to see five rounds of action. As lovely as Jon Fitch getting KO'd by Hendricks was it isn't considered one of the best fights ever. Do you actually watch GSP fights and make your own opinion or is this your take on what you've heard from other people. GSP is fantastic to watch most the time with the only exception being the Shields fight but that was partly JShield's fault for not doing anything significant and an eye poke that affected the last 3 rounds. Had you watched that fight you would agree the first two rounds were great. I love fights being finished but I can also appreciate when two guys are tough and evenly matched so they go the distance. At the end of the day St Pierre has more fans than just about anyone in the UFC so obviously he's not that bad to watch. To quote you, "This is entertainment" and if you aren't entertained blame yourself not the athletes and go find another sport to bitch about because contrary to your self assessment you clearly don't understand the sport.
very well said.
Let's see any of you smack talking douchebags stay champion for one fight. No I take that back. Lets see any of you douchebags become a champion ever, then you can talk shit.
thats the stupidest arguement ever. so no one can ever comment or talk about any sports right? why have pregame shows then or any sports talk shows
I really don't know what u guys are talking about…gsp puts me to sleep every fight… Really tho gsp couldn't even finish his breakfast this morning…hell of an athlete
GSP is a great guy. His lackluster performance with Jake Shields was his fault. He didn't want to risk being taken down and possibly submitted. Other than that I don't care if he finish an opponent. He give great performances. He just doesn't have the ability to finish the guys. He hit Kos with his best punches and couldn't knock him out. He just didn't have the punching power necessary to finish that fight.
GSP is the man!
He can't finish taller opponents, and his next fight will likely be a decision unless he fights to win, likely KO, and new welterweight champion, Carlito Condom.
That's funny because Jake couldn't strike with
him but he couldn't finish Jake with an overhand Josh is such a brat he can't not
try to finish fights and he kept Josh at bay with a jab Hardys style is based on finishing he
put Hardy on back so he couldn't attempt a
finish and the same with Thiago. Who isn't trying to finish? I'm still a Goerges fan though
GSP is just as more to blame for not finishing guys, but he is trying to reverse the point here. I still think he's great and I like him as a fighter. But let's face it: this one criticism he always receives for not finishing fights is justified. If he at least finished one more guy – other than B.J. – which was as good as a finish, I could lighten up on agreeing with his critics on that point. Fitch and Alves are tough guys to finish. But, he should have been able to at least finish Hardy or Shields. He gave Shields ground game wayyyy too much respect. SUre, he is great, but sometimes when a guy is just way more powerful, it negates all that skill. GSP didn't realize this, and so the fight wore on, and eventually he got injured because he was tooooo hesitant. All credit to Koscheck's toughness, but even in that fight, he had him hurt bad a few times and didn't go in for the kill.
Georges has the power. He's dropped multiple guys that rarely get dropped! His hands fuck people up. But he's lost his killer instinct, he knows one lucky punch can change a fight so he's wary of it at all times. The way he's been talking tho I think he knows he has to step up his game. The WW division has some killers. Im a huge Carlos condit fan but I hope georges wins that fight and we get to see him v silva! I've been waiting FOREVER for that fucking fight!!!
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Hike through mountain laurel over rolling hills in this Central Jersey park, enjoy views of the Navesink River and the Atlantic Ocean beyond, and check out military bunkers from WWII.
Trail surface: Moderate, packed dirt with roots, minor amount of rocks. Decent amount of rolling hills but nothing real steep. The trails are multi-use and this is a popular mountain biking spot.
- This route: 8.7 miles.
- Shorter: Kings Hollow (.7), Candlestick (1.5), Laurel Ridge (2.5)
- Longer: Route could be extended by hiking through Grand Tour and Laurel Valley trails again instead of returning via Cuestra Ridge
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Map: There were paper maps in the trail kiosk or you can print out the trail map from the Monmouth County site.
Books: A similar but shorter (7.0 m) route can be found in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: New York City. The park trails are described in the The New Jersey Walk Book.
Parking: N40 24.064 W74 00.774
[Buttermilk Valley Entrance; small lot with room for maybe 10 cars]
State Hwy. 35 to Navesink River Road and continue 4.7 miles. Turn right onto Locust Road. Cross Clay Pit Creek bridge to five way intersection. Bear right onto Navesink Ave and continue to Park.
–OR– State Hwy 36 to Navesink Ave. Southbound turn right, northbound use jughandle for Locust/Navesink Ave. Cross Hwy and follow to park entrance on left.
Directions to the other parking areas can be found on the Hartshorne Woods Park site.
Restrooms: Porta-john in the Buttermilk Valley lot, the Rocky Point Lot and at Black Fish Cove.
Hike Directions: We have done our best to describe the route below, but trails are not blazed with colors and instead have signposts at junctions so this things can get confusing. Please have the trail map with you!
The trail map marks trails with circles, squares and diamonds which only denote difficulty for bikers – none of the trails here are 'difficult' for hikers.
Route Overview: Laurel Ridge – Grand Tour – Rocky Point – Battery Loop – Cuestra Ridge – Laurel Ridge
0.0 – From the Buttermilk Valley parking lot, start following the Laurel Ridge Trail. It is on the right side near the porta-john.
0.4 – Pass a path on the right which leads to Hartshorne Rd.
1.0 – Turn RIGHT to a viewpoint, then retrace your steps to this point and turn right to get back on the trail. [Views are limited by trees, if there are leaves on the trees you may want to skip it… we had a better view a little down the trail anyway.]
2.2 – Come to a T-intersection. Turn RIGHT onto the Grand Tour trail. [LEFT is Laurel Ridge and will take you back to the lot]
2.6 – Bear LEFT as the trail splits. The right leads to a cabin and maintenance area.
3.1 – Turn RIGHT at a T-intersection. This is the mid-point connector of the Grand Tour figure-8 loop. [To the left leads to the Cuestra Ridge trail and back to the lot if you've had enough.]
The trail curves to the LEFT as you pass a sign for the road on your right (you'll be able to see the road)
3.6 – Turn RIGHT. Not very obvious what to do here… there is a sign that says "trailhead" pointing the other way and if you look to your left there are two hearts carved into a tree trunk.
3.7 – Arrive at an intersection with park roads, with two stone pillars on the right. Cross the road and continue straight on the path.
[The gravel road on the left leads to the Rocky Point lot and Battery Lewis. Or you can take the hiking trail on your left to Cuestra Ridge which is a shortcut back to the lot if you've had enough.]
[We took the Command Loop road to the right but don't bother, there is nothing but a small bit of foundation and piles of dirt to see. If you look at the park map, there is no "battery/bunker" pink square in this loop… indicating there is nothing to see here… something I overlooked.]
4.0 – Bunker Loop junction. This short loop is worth a look, as there is the remains of a bunker. Turn RIGHT on the paved path and follow the loop around. The cement entrance is visible under a huge mound of dirt. Arrive back where you started and turn RIGHT to continue on the Rocky Point trail.
Somewhere along this part is a sidetrail to the Rocky Point Overlook which we managed to totally overlook by being too busy chatting. Our best-guestimate is that it should be around 4.7 miles.
5.2 – Turn RIGHT onto the paved path to head towards Black Fish Cove. There is a pier, picnic table and porta-john. Return via the paved path and look for the continuation of the trail on your right. Turn RIGHT, continuing on the Rocky Point trail.
There are a couple trails here, so it's a little unclear… but basically you are heading toward the water and not inland.
5.7 – The Rocky Point trail arrives at a paved path. Turn RIGHT onto the paved path and walk a short ways down to a overlook and picnic table.
5.8 – Houses on Sea Bright and the ocean are visible from this area.
Retrace your steps to where you turned on the paved path. [Here, the Rocky Point Trail will now be on your right, which you can take if you want to skip the Battery Loop]
Continue straight on the paved path as it goes up to a overlook on the left.
6.0 – Overlook of the ocean, and picnic table.
From here, head towards Battery Lewis. We took the dirt path. There is also a paved path on the right which will take you to the bunkers as well. [it's not entirely obvious here]
6.3 – Arrive at a paved path t-intersection, with a bunker in front of you to the left and one to the right. Near the right bunker is a plaque that explains the historical significance and a photo of what the bunker looked like when it had a gun in it. A Very Big Gun.
You can wander around however you like… but we went into the right bunker first. Once inside the bunker we couldn't walk through to the other side as it was gated.
Walking back out of the bunker, we turned right and took the path up the hill which is on top of the bunkers for more views. We came back down the path, turned right and walked across the grass to check out the other bunker (which just had a big pile of dirt and a big puddle in it).
Walk though the bunker to the paved path.
6.8 – Turn RIGHT onto the paved path and walk toward the Rocky Point parking lot. [There is a porta-john opposite the lot.]
7.0 – Arrive at a T with another paved path, with the parking lot immediately on your left. Turn LEFT onto the path and walk toward the stone pillars, with a sign "Authorized Vehicle Only".
Continue down the woods road.
7.1 – Turn RIGHT onto the Cuestra Ridge Trail. This is a easy, mostly level woods road. Follow it straight all the way back, ignoring trails crossing it, until it becomes the Laurel Ridge Trail, and that will take you back to the parking lot.
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Just after the Johnson City Community Band played as people found seats, Johnson City Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin kicked off the event, speaking for the city, giving thanks and praise to veterans.
"It's the city commissioners' honor to honor those who've served," Van Brocklin said, citing the hard work of commissioners past and present who made the Doughboy statue and Memorial Park possible.
The project, which totaled $1.4 million, centered around a green grass, 350-person amphitheater with wheelchair accessibility. The Doughboy statue had been moved for the first time in more than 75 years, unbolted from its spot to be moved into the new location.
Among the veterans and civic groups in attendance were several American Legion groups, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the 9th Chapter of Disabled American Veterans, the Northeast Tennessee Chapter of Rolling Thunder, Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council, Congressmen Phil Roe's office and more.
Van Brocklin was given a Prisoners of War flag from World War II veteran Ernest Burleson, who continued to receive praise, shaking hands and taking photos throughout the event.
State Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, who came from a military family, said he had grown up to honor veterans from a very early age.
"I was taught early on that veterans cared more about liberty and freedom than their own lives," Crowe said.
He also brought a message of proclamation from the state Senate to the ceremony, where the senators collectively called the ceremony "a fine tribute to veterans, past and present," and referred to the park as "a place of honor."
The ceremony concluded with members of the City Commission and veterans cutting ribbon in front of the Doughboy statue just before a somber playing of "Taps."
Carl Morris, who served during the Cold War and Korean War, was proud to see so many people talking with veterans about the past.
"It's great because we're at a time in history where we need to support our veterans," Morris said. "People would learn a lot from each other if they talked to each other like they used."
Morris' ideas of conversation between generations were represented in members of Science Hill High School ROTC program, who excitedly appreciated speaking with the veterans at the ceremony.
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Timothy Tribble, a sophomore with the rank of corporal, felt inspired in hearing the stories of all the veterans he met.
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The initial call was placed at 12:58 a.m. as a fire destroyed a single-stall garage, four residential structures, and a vehicle. The residence at 208 Church St. sustained the most damage, as the fire originated in a detached single-stall garage at the property and spread to the main residence situated only a few feet away.
JOHNSONBURG-- An additional charge of theft by unlawful taking, a misdemeanor of the first degree, has been filed against a Ridgway woman already charged with embezzling insurance monies following a fire at her home.
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RIDGWAY – Area youth had a chance to spend time in nature and improve their artistic skills with the "Walk, Talk & Print" program offered by ECCOTA over the past few weeks.
Area students from fourth through eighth grade took to the outdoors around the Rails to Trails and Sandy Beach areas in the morning with Lora Zill. Zill teaches writing and critical analysis at Gannon University, and is also a teaching artist with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She is also a faculty member in a program for gifted public school students at Allegheny College.
In a move echoed by surrounding township and municipalities, the City of St. Marys plans to sever its ties with Central Tax Bureau (CENTAX), a tax collection agency, appointed in January 2012 by the Elk County Tax Collection Committee (ECTCC) as the permanent income tax collector agency.
"Since that time we've had nothing but problems with CENTAX," said St. Marys City Manager Dave Greene. "We have not received any reports from them, although we have received money. They continue to be behind on distributing the money to us."
Dual enrollment programs providing high school students the opportunity to earn college credits in the course of a normal school day will be offered by the St. Marys Area High School in the upcoming school year.
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During Friday's Elk County Farm Bureau tour, numerous legislative issues were discussed ranging from state to national matters.
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Originally posted by Quirhid
Sure you can play with taunt skill if you want to but i prefer to kicking someone in the balls or cut their legs and also i would like to tell my team to stay back ,also charisma ,int or wis or characters race can be a deciding factor who is getting attacked,and my party might know it.sure you can play with your taunt button,theres plenty of things that i can use to hold aggro also theres hold persons ,monsters (cc) which can help me even further.
And there is a tank in this game,its not needed if you play against -500 level monster i think.
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.
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@OP, I agree to your reply. Like anything it would require a balancing act. But the potential for characters having unique abilities, changing the strategy of the encounter, would be awesome.
The Trinity works well enough for what it is. However, it is a very simplistic dynamic, not allowing for much depth in strategy and it's rather done to death. It's one thing to have the same dynamic repeated in a few games but to have it repeated in every single game pretty much regardless of theme gets old quick.
For example, if we look at a FPS style game. We can see a much wider variety of roles and many roles have multiple different applications depending upon situation.
In the broad sense we have.... infantry, armor, artillery, air,
However each of these arms breaks down even much further into sub functions with an individual unit being able to fulfill one or more.... recon, fire suppresion, assault, area denial, area control, anti-armor, anti-air, anti-personnel, force protection, transport, combat engineering, medical, command and control, etc
There is alot more going on there then the typical Trinity Tank and Spank because there are entirely new important functions not really considered in the Trinity (movement, spotting, etc) and strong variation in HOW each unit attacks, defends and performs it's roll (a flamethrower, a machinegun, a howitzer and a dive-bomber all can do a good amount of damage, but they do it in VERY different ways).
So yes, definately I agree with the OP....that the Trinity is not neccesarly the only way or the best way for an MMO to do combat roles. Though it does work on a basic level.
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Originally posted by PAL-18
not sure why you guys are comparing video game mechanics to table top role playing games
aggro in those games are determined by one factor alone, the DM
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Originally posted by Quirhid
My point was that the thing that makes the Trinity an attractive and fun concept is the fact that it allows people to play a specialized role in a team. Also, I wouldn't say that roles (meaning roles in a team) necessarily arise in any game where you can specialize.
They only arise when the problems of the game demand them. For example, in GW2 you can make a warrior that is very specialized toward crowd control with tons of stuns, or an elementalist with lots of AoE healing. Yet...you don't really see these roles playing a big part in the team dynamic of GW2 PvE. Most GW2 PvE is just a bunch of random, self-sufficient classes rolling through a dungeon.
Because the team dynamic of the game does not require that kind of specialization. Why have a dedicated healer when everyone can heal? And what is the point of all that CC when you can just lift someone up if they get downed?
The point is that just because you can specialize in a game, does not mean that the team dynamic of choice will necessarily involve specialization.
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I personally love games with the holy trinity, Tank, Healer, DPS.
I think all games need this to function properly PVE wise, another thing people seem to forget is sub categories of the holy trinity like the support classes(Buffing/ Debuffing), Off-tanks, different types of DPS (melee,stealth,burst,DoT,caster,ranged).
There is alot of room for unique things within the trinity but not having a tank or healers in a game just seems wrong.
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Originally posted by djazzy
The Trinity, as we know it in MMORPGs works ONLY because there is an artificial and predictable aggro mechanic that allows the tank to consistently keep aggro. If you remove aggro management from a trinity game like WoW, the trinity is gone.
I don't care how tanky you are, if the monster attacks the healer, and you can't stop him...there is no trinity.
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Originally posted by djazzy
There is also morale rolls and monstas might surrender of course depending on DM they also might freeze or run away and such.
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.
Originally posted by EvilKefka
Only if you cannot imagine a world where everyone can do everything and people need to work together compensating each other's weaknesses in a non-linear way :o... I know, shocking.
Originally posted by Creslin321
Problem is that its not possible to remove "aggro management"
Its like saying ,we removed anger,hate and love from world.
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.
Originally posted by PAL-18
You can if you add in systems to compensate for it (players being able to physical manhandle monsters away from healer if needed or block doors with their shields, etc )
Originally posted by Dihoru
But what kind of system is that.
Sure if monster int is 0 ,its actions are based on its reflexes.
But if its like 1 for example,lets say angry cat who is attacking me,and i give him catfood(detaunt) and he starts to love me.
And then my friend kicks it and cat might run away or attack (cojones roll 1d6 vs int) my friend.
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.
Originally posted by PAL-18
Oh that's pretty easy....but you need to be able to do things like collision detection, zones of control and opportunity attacks, etc.
"aggro management" was the early computer games solution to "I don't want to deal with collision detection" or try to understand the spatial relationship between objects in the game world. However it's not difficult for a game to do that IF it wants to....it raises some other types of issues...but it is doable. Just many games choose not to do it because it's not they way it has been done in previous games and it forces a bit more thought and teamwork out of the players which many aren't used to do.
Originally posted by PAL-18
No it' would be the "Madden Football" type of system where as much you might want to get to the quarterback, you can't if there is a blocker physicaly interposing himself between you and your goal.
Originally posted by GrumpyMel2
Even in maddens football you have anger management ,there they use their eyes and ears and bodylanguage.
See this cat hates me for a reason,it might be the way i look or something that i told him,people does that in sports too.
Theres a reason why its good to "stay calm"
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.
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aside from the tank not showing up, most of the other problems with the trinity exist because the games have become so easy that you don't need roles. you don't even need a tank in a lot of trinity games anymore until endgame. you never need to CC anything anymore, and you can heal 0-80 in wow with renew. buffs are completely homogenized so there is no buff role anymore, and who needs buffs, the content is too easy to even care about buffs.
the whole thing has been gutted down to stupidity levels. probably why gw2 is so heralded. it plays the same as 1-80 in wow .. just faceroll zerg after faceroll zerg, and it doesn't have much of an endgame, which is the only point where you need real tanking and healing in trinity games. wow could probably just make tanking and healing a secondary thought at endgame for raiding and no one would even notice.
LFD tools are great for cramming people into content, but quality > quantity.
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Good discussion, though i think a lot is being glossed over in this thread.
The benefit of the trinity isn't in having roles. All RPGs have roles, as do most other games. The thing about the trinity is that it provides easily accessible, and easy to understand roles. Simply put, most people don't like having to figure out how to play their character. They prefer clearly defined and fewer choices. I know some people are going to disagree with this, but it's a well documented fact of human nature. Aka paradox of choice.
To use DotA as an example, one of the great things about that game is that the roles are actually much more flexible than people first realize. However, on the surface, it tells you exactly how (you're supposed) to play your character. By contrast, Guild Wars also has a ton of flexibility, but does a very poor job of telling people how to play their character.
This permeates into combat, where I see a lot of complaints about non-trinity games being 'too chaotic'. The thing is, actual combat IS chaotic. There's nothing neat or organized about a war, a battle, or a skirmish. Even in historical battles, where they tried to organize their groups into neat formations, the second swords started clashing that all fell apart and turned into a massive chaotic mess.
This doesn't mean that there is no strategy, thought, or skill involved. An assumption I see a lot of people make. On the contrary much of the fun comes from creating order out of chaos. From outsmarting the general melee and creating your own advantages. This is something the trinity cannot provide, because it centers around structuring combat in a (very) artificial manner. Combat can never get too crazy, because the dynamic must allow for tanks to tank. For healers to stay alive and heal. And for DPS / CC to end the fights before resources exhaust. Furthermore, they can't make healers too tanky, or the DPS / CC too strong, or else it minimizes the need for a tank.
Essentially, the trinity is nice and easy to understand. And therefor successful. But there are also those of us that enjoy more challenging gameplay. That enjoy complex mechanics, and dynamic problems that require more thought. And that is something that even the best trinity games can't really provide. This isn't to say that all trinity games are easy, but they are deliberately simplified in order to be accessible.
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Originally posted by azmundai
While I agree that many of these games have become way too easy, what you are suggesting is a gross exaggeration.
Trinity games still require healing (and tanking). Especially at end game. It's mostly the mechanics that have been dumbed down.
Furthermore, 'zerging' has nothing to do with trinity game play. Compare dynamic events in GW2, with public quests in WAR, with FATES in FFXI, or Rifts in RIFT, and you will see that they all can get pretty zergy. Zerging is a biproduct of a game having many players in one space. Nothing more. If you want to truly play MMOs (massively multiplayer), then zerging is something you're going to have to get used to. People will always bunch together when able, regardless of how much the game tries to dissuade them not to.
The reason why GW2 is heralded is for a number of reasons. Mostly, it legitimately solves a lot of the problems with the trinity (even though that's also a reason why a lot of people don't like it). It allows players to create their own roles via class customization, giving players the choice to either try and play into defined roles, or to come up w/ more creative builds. It also gets rid of a lot of annoying things most trinity games have like mob tagging & fighting over loot.
Essentially it's just a very different kind of MMO, and a lot of people wanted that.
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Originally posted by djazzy
Hate to be pedantic and slightly off-topic here, but if you follow the rules to the letter there are some skill/ability checks which could be used to force the enemy to attack you instead of your friend. Bluff for example or Bardic Knowledge (come up with the right insult). There's also the Suggestion and Mass Suggestion spells which could be used exactly how taunting operates in MMORPGs. The rules are pretty vague in such things, although DM can always override those rules.
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The items listed as "the bad" don't apply to trinity because those are the same "bad" issues as appear in a non-trinity setup as well.
1. In non-trinity all players are dps and therefore all are doing the same rotation over and over. Trinity at least gives more variety in gameplay by offering different roles.
2. No tank = no raid is better than Raid = zergfest; besides in a non-trinity game raids will rely on raid leaders to coordinate the tough parts, and you still have the problem of no raid leader = no raid.
3. Encounters are even less dynamic in non-trinity. Players just doing their rotation over and over again. You can't criticize trinity for getting old until you can prove other systems have encounters that never get old. It doesn't exist.
Not only should games have trinity, but they should have (and most older MMO's do) multiple roles required for all difficult encounters. CC and Barding(buffing/de-buffing roles) are two big ones that should be built-in requirements.


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Here is a glimpse of the sweater I am working at present. Have just finished the back of this sweater and started on the front. It is a wedge shaped garment and hopefully won't be too small at the waist for me!!! This will be the first garment I have knitted for me for many years. Usually I have too many orders from friends etc. It is 8ply and knitted on 4mm needles, the yarn is from a small outlet in Victoria where I have been buying yarn for many years.
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Hi Everyone,
Thank you, thank very much for your praise and encouragement. Will post a picture when the sweater is complete. Alas, there hasn't been much time to knit ths week, what with extra work committments, hopefully next week will be better. Jesse, the front is the same pattern.
Wow, what an interesting design, Victor! I'm inspired to start on a sweater for myself.
I really like it! The wedge has an Art Deco flair to me. Is the front the same? This is going to be one beautiful jersey!
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Nice! I like the wedge cable pattern very much.
The sweater is looking GREAT, especially wth the cables.
Really like the design and the shape. This would take me forever on those needles! Keep up the great work.
Victor I love what you've done so far. It is something for me to aspire to be able to do!! Well done
Hi Victor - I like this, it looks really natty! I'm really enthused with cable patterns that don't look as if taken straight from Craggy Island. I'm well impressed!


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Talbot rips Ovechkin
-The press conference to kick off hype for the NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field was full of information surrounding both the Steelers and the Penguins. Despite being surrounded by big names such as Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux, Gary Bettman, and Art Rooney II it was Max Talbot who was the focus of a lot of the attention for something he said on my 105.9 the X morning show.
During an interview at 9:25 am, Talbot referred to Alexander Ovechkin as a "douche" and openly talked about how much he "hated" the Capital's star. Talbot also recounted and icy meeting with Ovechkin at the NHL awards show two years ago.
By the time the press conference was ready to start about three hours later, Talbot realized his comments had already caused quite a stir and, at times, tried to back off his statements when others followed up on our interview.
But Mad Max also told one writer: "Well, if it helps hockey I'll say it again." Personally, I deem Max Talbot to be an excellent judge of character. So his initial instincts and quotes are probably the accurate ones. And I think he should stick with his gut here and continue to promote the great game of hockey in whatever way he sees fit.
Talbot also begged Penguin fans to avoid doing the "gonchar whoop-whoop" sound because....it sounded stupid when they did it to him in Washington, so we shouldn't do it here."
Shero doesn't rule out Guerin
- Penguins G.M. Ray Shero says he is still in touch with Bill Guerin's agent and "isn't 100 % ruling him out" as a possible returning player. But for now, Shero is saying the Penguins are "letting it be" as it relates to free agency.
The G.M. claims he is staying in touch with "quite a few players" but is focusing more on the young guys in the team's system as potential options to plug holes on the roster.
Shero praises Tangradi, Smigelski and others
He says 90% of the remaining NHL free agent players are going to have to take significant pay cuts if they are to play in the NHL next season. Shero pointed to Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffery, and Robert Bortuzzo as players who stood out at the team's development camp. He also had high praise for William's College try out player Alex Smigelski who will next participate in the team's London, Ontario camp in September.
Bettman looking to overturn other long-term contracts
-Gary Bettman says the controversial Ilya Kovalchuk deal will be worked out through arbitration with a date hopefully to come in the near future. But if the NHL wins that case.......


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Au Sable Forks For 50 years, players from throughout the Northeast have come together in Au Sable Forks to celebrate summer and softball.
The 50th Annual Au Sable Forks Men's Fast Pitch Softball Tournament begins Friday, July 13, at Billy Mitchell Memorial Field in Au Sable Forks, and continued through Sunday, July 15.
"It's going to be a big event," said Randy Douglas, Jay supervisor and tournament committee member. "We have a great night planned for Friday with the old timers game and the opening ceremonies. Between the first two games, there will be a band that will play some songs and then we will have music and fireworks after the second game until midnight."
The opening ceremonies will include the annual dedication of the tournament, which will be made this year to Douglas along with Jon Gordon. Both Douglas and Gordon have been instrumental in many capacities in the Tournament's operations and success of the tournament for over 30 years each. Douglas currently serves as the assistant director and Gordon is on the current Board of Directors.
Festivities begin with the old timers game.
"We have also had little league games to open the tournament, but this year we had a lot of people who wanted to come back and play for the 50th anniversary," he said.
The game will feature several award-winning players from previous tournaments, including 1980 Most Valuable Pitcher Fred Goneau from Hotel Benny; 1971 and 1981 Most Valuable Pitcher Ray Hurley of the Fern Lake Pollywogs and Northern Homes Hudson Falls; three-time Most Valuable Player (1980, 1982,1983) Yvonne Goneau from Hotel Benny; 1988 Most Valuable Player Brian O'Neill from LaFramboise; Tim Snow and Bobby Douglas from Arts 1964 second place team; and Bill Meconi and Bobby Meconi from Sharkey's Riverside Lanes.
Any old time league players interested in playing in an old timers game should come to the field at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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I have always been surrounded by great people, whether personally or professionally. I just haven't always been able to recognize two things: that I was, in fact, surrounded by great people, and sometimes, my judgement of who was great was off.
I learn by reading, doing, and observing (I usually say I'm learning by osmosis). I've learned that sometimes, no matter who is saying it, or how many times it's said, it can be hard to hear the truth and implement the appropriate changes. I've also learned that people will treat you how you train them to treat you.
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As I noted last week, when I ask "What do you want to manifest?" the first answer is usually "More money!" The second answer I hear is "Weight loss."
People often don't realize that manifestation is not about creating money; it's about creating the life you want. This act of creation can take many forms, and the Universe is very creative and obliging in helping us.
Just as I outlined with manifesting money last week, you have to shift your thinking around weight loss in order to make it happen.
Body Hatred
As we know, the paradigm shift of Radical Forgiveness is that we have chosen our path of separation in order to truly experience Oneness. But our experience of separation is painful, and our body is the vehicle our soul inhabits during this time. Is it any wonder we are not only obsessed with our bodies, but hate them for the same reason?
Having taken on a body as a symbol of separation, it follows that the body must also symbolize the intense pain that inevitably accompanies the sense of separation. Don't you think part of us might remember what it is like to be just spirit and wish we were no longer encumbered with a body?
The body issue over which we constantly obsess is the issue of weight. It serves as one of our most convenient targets for self-hatred, and continues to enable an extremely profitable weight loss market. We "buy in" to the notion of an ideal body, the criteria for which virtually no one can hope to meet, and our body hatred is further cemented.
Weight As Protection
Weight is not only a convenient expression of our self-hatred; many people carry a lot of excess weight because of their history of sexual abuse, in childhood or as an adult. The fear of sexual abuse or assault can also cause people to gain weight.
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But the protective weight shield and the use of food as a painkiller doesn't work, it only serves to make you unhappy and unhealthy.
Radical Forgiveness First: The Paradigm Shift
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Yeager officials hopeful for NY service
CHARLESTON -- Yeager Airport officials say they're optimistic another airline will pick up the nonstop service to New York that American Airlines is dropping.
American is ending the nonstop flight June 12, the same day it ads nonstop service from the Charleston airport to its Dallas hub.
Yeager marketing director Brian Belcher tells The Charleston Gazette that while the New York flight was doing well, service from the Dallas hub makes more sense because American has more connecting flights there than at LaGuardia. But New York remains one of Yeager's top 10 destination cities, and Belcher says discussions are underway with other airlines about providing nonstop service.
Ky. bourbon production tops 1M barrels in 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The amount of bourbon produced by Kentucky distillers has topped 1 million barrels for the first time in nearly 40 years.
The Kentucky Distillers' Association said Monday that 1,007,703 barrels were filled in 2012. The last time the total went over a million was in 1973 when 1,004,877 barrels were produced.
The group's president, Eric Gregory, told the Lexington Herald-Leader that Kentucky's distilleries are experiencing double-digit sales growth and seeing landmark production levels while investing in new facilities.
The group says bourbon production is up more than 120 percent since 1999.
The distillers' association promotes and lobbies on behalf of the bourbon industry.
Judge: W.Va. farmer's EPA lawsuit to be heard
MORGANTOWN -- A judge says he won't dismiss a lawsuit over rules the Environmental Protection Agency imposed on a West Virginia chicken farmer it said was polluting the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Lois Alt claims the EPA is overstepping its authority, even though it withdrew violation notices and proposed fines against her Hardy County farm in December.
EPA argued the case was moot. But U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey denied EPA's motion to dismiss because underlying issues need to be addressed.
Power utility, smelter reach tentative deal
HAWESVILLE, Ky. -- A regional utility has reached a tentative agreement with an aluminum smelter on electric rates that would keep the facility in western Kentucky open.
Media report that Henderson-based Big Rivers Electric Corp. and Hawesville-based Century Aluminum announced the agreement on Monday. The entities had been trying for months to negotiate terms for a new power contract, and the aluminum plant had given notice that it could shut down if an agreement wasn't reached by August.
The proposal would allow Century to purchase power at the wholesale price on the open market.
If finalized, the agreement would save 650 jobs at the plant.
The plan would have to get legal approval from both agencies and the approval of the Public Service Commission.
"The contract allowing Century to go to the market will need PSC review/approval, and the current rate case will proceed as planned, taking into account whatever changes are introduced by virtue of the agreement," said PSC spokesman Andrew Melnykovych.
Because Century Aluminum will no longer be purchasing electric from Big Rivers, the company has asked the PSC to increase rates for its other customers.
The utility serves about 112,000 rural customers in 22 counties in western Kentucky.
"We will still have that financial void of $205 million per year when they leave the system," said Marty Littrel, Big Rivers' director of communications and community relations. "If Century closes, we lose their business. If Century buys from the open market, we lose their business."
Big Rivers is the wholesale power supplier for three distributive co-ops -- Kenergy, Jackson Purchase Energy Corp. and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative. Customers in all three would see an increase of about $24 per month under the proposal.
Littrel said negotiations with Century have centered on how best to keep the smelter open while negating negative effects on others.
"We have been trying to keep the concessions from being higher," he said. "Our No. 1 goal and objective has been to help them without hurting other customers."