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Remove Images TASTE OF MAUI Your kama'aina guide to recession-busting deals September 03, 2009
This is the part where we're supposed to launch into yet another explanation of how things are tough, and set to get tougher as September arrives and all the tourists leave. But you know what? You've heard it before, and frankly we don't blame you for not wanting to hear it again. So let's cut to the chase. September, even in the midst of a recession, doesn't just mean collective belt-tightening—it also means deals at restaurants ranging from the high-end joint with the linen tablecloths to the shave ice shack on the corner. To help you make the most of these cash-saving, belly-filling opportunities, we've highlighted 25 especially enticing bargains (some for kama'aina only, others for everyone) and augmented that with a not-comprehensive-but-still-pretty-expansive list of establishments that are offering deals of one kind or another. Dig in. Write-ups by: Jen Russo, Jacob Shafer & Anu Yagi I'o 505 Front St., Lahaina, 661-8422 The deal: Half off entrees for Kama'aina daily in September How to work it: Remember, you're dining at the brainchild of Best of Maui-winning Chef James McDonald. This restaurant is one of a few that features the fresh produce of the house farm in Kula. Dishes escape normal conventions with names like scallops ala bondage—scallops wrapped tight in a blanket of bacon and fresh herbs, gracing your plate alongside ponzu cream sauce and Japanese eggplant puree. This fantastic play on surf and turf will mirror your oceanside dining experience. [JR] Gian Don's Italian Bistro 1445 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, 874-4041 The deal: Pay by the time of night, Thurs., 4:30-9:30pm How to work it: A neat take on the early bird special, prices start at just $4.50 at 4:30pm. Prices increase 50 cents every half-hour until 9:30pm, meaning the earlier you get your booty to Gian Don's, the better. With two choices made available for this deal, plain pizza or pasta primavera, the best way to maximize the offer is to go with a friend and split one of each. [AY] Pacific Whale Foundation 300 Maalaea Rd. #211, Maalaea, 249-8811 The deal: Half-price sunset dinner cruises every Sun. through Nov. How to work it: It's whales at sunset—what more do you need? If you answered live music, drinks and a three-course meal, you're in luck. Chances are this'll be the night you splurge and get a sitter, but if you want to bring the keiki along, kids under two ride free. [JS] Lahaina Grill 127 Lahainaluna Rd., Lahaina, 667-5117 The deal: Half-price entrees every Mon. in Sept., 6pm-close How to work it: This is one of those tough-to-go-wrong places, where you could toss a dart at the menu and be guaranteed to hit something ono (probably why Maui Time readers voted it Best Restaurant this year). But for our money, the surprisingly tender, juicy kalua duck flies to the head of the flock. [JS] Diamonds Ice Bar and Grill 1279 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, 879-9299 The deal: Buy one, get one half off How to work it: This is a new bar, so it's your chance the to try out the menu and the surroundings. Their frost bar chills your drink perfectly, so don't be afraid to pair your selections with one of the eight beers they serve on draft. Last time I was there, the LC was in for lunch and gave the thumbs up on the alfredo. Next time I'm in, I'll be having a rueben on rye. [JR] Matteos Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant 100 Ike Drive, Wailea, 874-1234 The deal: Half off pizza and wine by the glass How to work it: This is a dream come true for pizza lovers. Their high-quality pies come hand tossed or thick crust and the topping choices are endless. How about the pesto shrimp, or barbecue chicken? Of course their famous Quattro is always a winner: artichoke hearts, proscuitto, black olives and mushrooms. Add the gorgeous outdoor patio that overlooks Wailea and half-price glasses of vino and enjoy. [JR] S&Q's Coffee & Shave Ice Shack Rainbow Mall, 2439 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, 344-6598 The deal: Buy any drink over $4 and get a free breakfast sandwich, Mon. & Thurs., 7am-12pm How to work it: The list of reasons I love S&Q's is as long as their menu. At first glance, their impressive inventory of offerings might seem daunting—they serve everything (and then some) you think a coffee and shave ice shack might, all out of a surprisingly itsy bitsy space. Breakfast sandwiches are made nearly any way you like them—on English muffins, croissants or rolls—with egg, cheese and a choice of meat. I'd opt for the bacon and egg on an English muffin and wash it down with the drink that got me the deal (my choice: the banana-and-chocolate Maui Mocha Monkey). So eat, wait 30 minutes, hit the beach, and then head back to S&Q's for an afternoon snack—the money you save more than enough to cover their signature shave ice (and bless them for offering azuki beans). [AY] Ruby's 275 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, 248-7829 The deal: Buy one entrée, get one free How to work it: You're in a '50s-style diner with red vinyl booths and Patti Page piping through the speakers. How can you not order a pair of big, juicy cheeseburgers? Add a maraschino cherry-topped milk shake with two straws and pretend you're on the way to the big sock hop. [JS] Mulligan's on the Blue 100 Kaukahi St., Wailea, 874-1131. The deal: 2 for 1 pupus and half-off drinks, daily, 4-6pm How to work it: Their baby back ribs are a not-to-be-missed house specialty—dry rubbed with a homemade apple BBQ sauce. But, with Mulligan's list of tasty pupu offerings, I find it tricky to pick what to pair with it. Cajun seared ahi with pickled ginger? Fried ahi poke served with sweet chili and wasabi aioli? Firecracker shrimp with citrus curry Asian slaw? Whatever you choose, be sure to double your order of Mulligan's garlic fries and wash it down with an Irish ale. [AY] Pho Saigon 808 Wharf Center, 658 Front St., Lahaina, 661-6628 The deal: Buy one special entree, get the second half off, Tues. & Sat. How to work it: Vietnamese cuisine specializes in plenty of fresh vegetables and rice noodles. If you happen to be vegan or a wheat product-avoider gravitate here. You can never go wrong with pad Thai and curry. [JR] Sansei 1881 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, 879-0004 The deal: Half-price sushi, Sun.-Mon., 5-6pm for kama'aina; twenty-five percent off sushi, Tues.-Sat., 5:30-6pm How to work it: The first step is to get in line—because there will be a line. After that, it's just a matter of picking something off the expansive menu, which features choices to suit everyone from the sushi novice to the hard-core raw fish aficionado. A personal favorite: the nessei combo—ahi, yellowtail, shiromi, shrimp, salmon, tamago and tako sushi with a California or spicy tuna roll. [JS] Polli's Mexican Restaurant 1202 Makawao Ave., Makawao, 572-7808 The deal: Buy one taco plate or burrito supreme, get one half-off How to work it: An Upcountry mainstay, Polli's over-the-door sign has long proclaimed the survival mentality, "Come in and eat or we'll both starve." It's easy to work a deal that works for you, as I usually order their burrito supreme anyway. With a date, it shaves down the tab enough for another margarita, but without a partner I'd get that second, half-off burrito anyhow, and take it home for later. Unless you're loco, don't miss out on a basket (or two, or three) of their famous chips and salsa. [AY] Dog and Duck 1913 S Kihei Rd, Kihei 875-9669 The deal: Buy one entrée, get one half off; buy three appetizers, get one free How to work it: If you haven't been to Dog and Duck to try some of Chef Simon Jones's Best of Maui-winning dishes, this is your chance. Get hearty homecooked meals, served up by their gorgeous staff, without lifting a finger. Corned beef and cabbage and bangers and mash are just a couple of my favorites. Their late night pupu menu is a fine way to soak up the weekend buzz, but with buy three get one free it's a complete late night meal. [JR] RB Steakhouse 4465 Honoapiilani Highway, Lahaina, 669-8889 The deal: Half price pupus, $2 drafts, $3 cocktails, 3-6pm daily How to work it: Start with a $2 draft of Widmere Heffewizen and pair it with the escargot—expertly prepared in garlic butter and bearnaise—for $4.50. Please, don't be one of those food sissies who say they don't eat snails; the French really know what's up. After that you can easily cruise through the $3 cocktails or a glass of wine with the lobster artichoke fritters, a shrimp cocktail or the half-pound clams—or simply more beer. [JR] Big Wave Café 1215 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei, 891-8688 The deal: Buy one, get one free daily, 5-6:30pm How to work it: The name Raul Bermudez is synonymous with culinary excellence, and his laid-back Kihei outpost is certainly no exception. To maximize flavor and variety, pair up the crab stuffed snapper with the rib eye steak. Budget friendly bonus: keiki eat free on Tuesdays. [JS] Ruth's Chris Steak House The Shops at Wailea, 874-8880; 900 Front St., Lahaina, 661-8815 The deal: Twenty-five percent off ala carte menu Sun.-Mon. How to work it: One word: meat. Yes, steak isn't the only thing on the menu—but come on. We're talking juicy beef seared to your own personal version of perfection; add a fork, knife and your mouth and indulge your inner carnivore. [JS] Stopwatch Sports Bar & Grill 1127 Makawao Ave., Makawao, 572-1380 The deal: Buy one entrée, get one half-off, Wed.-Thurs., 5-8:45pm How to work it: The décor alone is worth a sit-down at this Upcountry tavern—the walls cluttered with a variety of interesting paintings, everything from bright florals to a whole section of topless beach beauties to a suited-up knight seated at a throne. And with several flat screens, it's a great place to catch the game or just catch up with old friends. Entrees like New York steak ($18.50) or the golden fried chicken are good bets for this deal, and come served with a choice of rice, their popular French fries or garlic mashed potatoes. [AY] Mala Ocean Tavern 1307 Front Street, Lahaina, 667-9394 The deal: Half off food nightly, 8-10pm for Kama'aina How to work it: This deal translates into an oceanfront Lahaina feast fit for kings—but one that us paupers can afford. Dishes range from Indonesian to Mediterranean and a whole lot in between; the hardest part is making a decision. Is it the Gado Gado salad with coconut peanut sauce, sugar snap peas and tofu? Perhaps The fresh catch mahi mahi ceviche with lime and cilantro? Basically, you can't go wrong. [JR] Stella Blues Cafe 1279 S. Kihei Rd. #201, Kihei, 874-3779 The deal: Twenty percent off daily, 7:30-8:30am, 5-6pm How to work it: During the breakfast hour, order a stack of some of the best mac nut pancakes on-island (which is saying something). For dinner, get your fingers dirty on the baby back ribs (the skillet corn bread that comes on the side is excellent). [JS] Kau Kau Tin 2102 W. Vineyard St., Wailuku, HI 96793. The deal: Call for daily deals How to work it: Kau Kau Tin is new to the scene, but in a familiar location (old Unisan). Aiming to bring authentic Japanese home style cooking to Maui, Kau Kau Tin's menu changes daily, subject to what's fresh. Even the rice has that great home cooked flavor, topped with the tiniest flecks of petite chopped green onion. A sucker for sashimi, I dig their fresh, flavorful slices with steamed tako, and love their coleslaw side, which is crisp, sweet and features big chunks of tomato and a healthy amount of crab. [AY] Kahului Ale House 355 E. Kamehameha Ave., Kahului, 877-9001 The deal: Half price beer-battered fish and chips all day Fri. How to work it: This one's pretty foolproof: check the calendar to make sure it's Friday, walk in, order the beer-battered fish and chips and eat them. (A side dish of beer is recommended.) [JS] Maui Coffee Roasters 444 Hana Hwy, Kahului, 877-2877 The deal: $1 cappucinos after 2pm How to work it: Hitting an afternoon slump at the office? Here's your answer. On your way to do some dreaded shopping and errands in Kahului? Again, here's your answer. The Happy Cappy hour will turn that midday frown upside down and, more importantly, elevate that energy level. [JR] Santa Fe Cantina 900 Front St., Lahaina, 667-7805 The deal: Half-price entrees every Sun. in Sept. How to work it: Don't know the difference between Mexican and New Mexican (or Southwestern) cuisine? Didn't even know there was a difference? Educate yourself with the pork al pastor tacos, sweetened by pineapple and lightly spiced with red chile. (Wash 'em down with a glass of sangria during the 3-6pm happy hour.) [JS] Roy's 4405 Honoapiilani Hwy, Lahaina, 669-6999 The deal: Buy one, get one free How to work it: Roy's is a rare instance where the cool stuff from Oahu came over to Maui. Roy Yamaguchi put Pacific rim dining on the map, and his dishes and recipes are world famous. Plan to eat seafood prepared to perfection and served with remarkable sauces and accompaniments. The famous melting chocolate soufflé is a must-try meal capper. [JR] The Melting Pot Lahaina Gateway Center, Keawe St., Lahaina, 661-6181 The deal: Four-course menu for $35 per person (minimum 2 people) How to work it: From a boisterous party with all your crew to an intimate rendezvous for two, submerging bite-sized morsels into a vat of dripping deliciousness is an activity best enjoyed with others. Nearly half off the regular cost, their special four-course menu includes Caribbean cheese fondue, an entrée with filet mignon, pot stickers, chicken and shrimp, plus salad and a pure chocolate dessert dipper of your choice. [AY] |


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The Regents, Cotford St. Luke - 2 bed - £149,950 - Webbers - Taunton
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Bedrooms: 2
Attractive First Floor Flat
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This elegant first floor flat is well presented and combines features including large sash windows, ceiling cornices and skirting boards, together with an overall spacious feel with high ceilings.
The property benefits from a fitted kitchen with integral appliances including dishwasher, fridge, freezer, oven, gas hob and hood, as well as an en-suite to the master bedroom and a separate bathroom featuring a roll top, claw foot bath. The property has gas central heating and an allocated parking space.
The village of Cotford St Luke has an excellent general store/post office, as well as a primary school and community centre. There are playing fields close at hand. The area surrounding Cotford St Luke is attractive West Somerset countryside with many walks and bridle paths including the nearby Quantock Hills. There is also a regular bus service connecting to Taunton which lies approx. 5 miles away with main line rail station and M5 junction 25.
We would recommend an early internal inspection to fully appreciate this special home.
Lounge 12'5" x 15'8" (3.78m x 4.78m).
Kitchen/Diner 12'3" x 7'7" (3.73m x 2.31m).
Bedroom 1 11'4" (3.45m) x 13'6" (4.11m) (+ 6'4" (1.93m) recess).
En-Suite 5'9" x 6'9" (1.75m x 2.06m).
Bedroom 2 18'1" x 8'6" (max) (5.51m x 2.6m (max)).
Bathroom 6'6" x 6'2" (1.98m x 1.88m).
From the Crosskeys roundabout take the B3227 through the village of Norton Fitzwarren. Continue and turn right signposted Cotford St Luke. Follow this into the village and at the first roundabout take the first exit into Graham Way. Follow this along to the front of the main building turning into the car park, park then walk along the pathway between the main building and The Regents on the right. Bear around to the right into the courtyard where the entrance to number 2 can be found in the right hand corner being the left hand door of the two (a separate entrance for The Regents has a sensored gated access to The Regents' owners).
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Flat/Maisonette | 7 | £147,507 |
Terraced | 28 | £174,973 |
Semi-detached | 5 | £167,390 |
Detached | 18 | £233,164 |
All | 58 | £189,064 |
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I dont know if im just that terrible but i die almost every game. does it ever get any easier?
It probably does because the people who kill me often seem like dumb people.
You could think the community is worse than the cheating 10 year olds on WoW private servers because you only get insulted, yelled at, called a noob and eventually kicked not knowing what the crap is going on.
Well, just about everyone is going to die a few times in most games. You do get better, but it takes some time. Read though everything you can about item builds, strategies, ect. both on our forums, and the forums for DotA. It helps a lot.
I dont know if im just that terrible but i die almost every game. does it ever get any easier?
It took me about 10 games before I even had a chance on the newbie servers. But I never played Dota before. Now I'm "ok" on the "newbies allowed" servers but only "just"... and I'm really only good with like two or three heroes.
A lot of it comes down to knowing what items you need, managing the early game well. That means trying to get as much XP as quickly as possible without having to run back to heal. You're doing well if you can make it to 6th level without having to run back to base. Most of this part comes down to being very very careful about how much damage you take and give. For melee characters you'll want to stay just behind your forces and only kill a creep when it's near death to get the last hit and GOLD. Also you'll want to kill your own creeps when they reach the same point to deny last hit to the enemy. Denying takes a lot of practice and I'm still bad at it both because I tend to time it wrong and because I just forget to do it sometimes. But doing this will see that your enemy's XP intake can be reduced by as much as 1/3 (rough estimation based largely on someone denying all my kills and hitting level 6 when I hit level 4). This can be a huge advantage. Both because of the XP discrepency and the gold discrepency. Denying your enemy kill gold means that when you go back to buy stuff you should be able to just return if he's still there and kill him outright unless he's careful.
Stick with it. It's a lot of fun once you get over the hump. I think I've just barely gotten over it and now it's a matter of absorbing details and refinement of basic skills.
A big issue that you have to watch out for is invisible characters. These are very powerful in pubs because people typically don't drop wards or use anti invisibility items at all. This means that the invisible units can walk around the map doing whatever they want and pretty much wait for the right moment and then kill most units. Now, wards especially in the early game are relatively expensive and they're a pain to place because you move so much. But they're great for controlling an invisible enemy that is farming the same lane. In the late game if the invisible characters are a problem you might consider buying a bound eye. Once the money is flowing they're not too expensive just don't buy it if you're death prone.
Basic goals.
1. Don't die.
2. Stay near xp gains as often as possible.
3. Gank enemy heroes.
Those are your 3 major goals, and in that order. Later in the game you don't have to be as focused on maximizing your gold/xp, but at the start it is VERY important.
As far as it getting easier: it does. Much. Just keep playing and building your situational awareness. Once you've seen a setup enough times, you know instinctively when to push and when to pull back.
The game would be VERY well served by something like the -tips system in Dota.
I found it useful to read a few hero guides and try their item suggestions out. Definitely gets you started in the right direction. Once you learn a few item combinations for different heroes, it makes it easier to start analyzing items better once you understand how they affect heroes and which types they are useful for.
Other than that, just try out heroes, each have different playstyles that take practice to use. Some are especially useful for hit and runs, others are tanks, some are support. It varies, just hop in noob games (or create your own), you can even require a certain K : D ratio to make sure everyone is actually noobs.
If you've never played DotA before, this game will have a serious learning curve. The problem is that even in noobs only games, if you don't even have the slightest clue what you are doing, people are probably going to get mad (competition in video games, who knew?)
The BEST thing you can probably do, is just ASK someone on your team. There have been plenty of games I've played with new players, but instead of asking for help they just do their own thing and die repeatedly and get items that aren't suited for their heroes.
Hopefully there will be at least 1 person on your team that has the slightest clue what they are doing, or has played DotA before, and those are the ones that can help you out. They might not always be right, but it's not like you have anything else to go on at that point in time.
Once you get in the hang of things, it becomes a lot easier, and you can start figuring out your own builds, or making them situationally (Their team has 4 nukers? Get a Shaman's Headdress or Shrunken Head instead of that Runed Axe or Helm of the Black Legion)
Then there's the joke builds (like Codex on Predator) which can be fun, but only when the other team knows about as much as you do, which is nothing. The thing to be warry of, is that just because 1 build works 1 game, doesn't mean it's going to work in another. (Although I'm pretty sure all you need on Dark Lady to win is Steamboots, Abyssal Helm, and 4 Runed Axes)
http://www.bigfoto.com/sites/galery/background/background_brick_wall.jpgHoN learning curve
When I started out I died loads also.. Took me around 50 games to be about 0.5 kills per death. My suggestion is to learn a hero one at a time.. and start with ones that own at the start. Thunderbringer I think is the best choice. (I started with pyromancer but hes kinda harder because you have to aim his stun)..
And.. yeah I agree with asking your team for help. Even though now that I have 200 games played or whatever I havent played all the heroes yet but I ask my team what I should buy.. and depending on what they say you can kinda tell what the use of the hero is... and sometimes you might even get some guy who actually helps you out alot.. My first time playing chronos a guy was pretty much telling me what to do in the fights with him lol.. Everything he said worked out though and I learned how to play chronos really good from just one game.
The thing that I learned to play the most was reading guides like..
Even though I dont agree with everything anymore that was said on that guide it is so detailed that you should be able to learn the hero good... Whenever I play a hero for the first time I always go to that esnation site to search part and type in the dota heros name and look at the skill build and mid to late game items real fast to just give me an idea what to do.
Some basic tips/advice that I have picked up, not great but all helpful.
#Try to acquire a +hp regeneration item, this will allow you to hang just behind the creeps and still gain XP while you are regenerating you hitpoints. Do be careful of other heroes that may attempt to stun and/or gank you if you are low on hitpoints.
#Never chase a hero on low health unless you KNOW you can take him out before he reaches a tower.
#Always report missing heroes in your lane. If you notice the enemy hero that was in your lan just vanished just tell your team "Missing Pyro LeftLane" as he may go ganking or have gone to team up on one of your allies. Many experianced players will apprechiate this.
#State if you are "not too great" early on so that your team know, ths may propt them to send an addition hero in your lane as backup.
#At the start never go into a lane that already has 2 heroes in it unless they have a tactice you know about.
#If you are melee and have no "Lifesteal" abilitys it is normally a good idea to pick up a lifesteal item as you will be able to heal to full just from hitting creeps, it will also keep you alive a lot longer.
#If your team calls for a gank one a lane, make sure you get there with the rest of the team and don't be afraid to jump right in there. If all 5 of you are about to jump one hero there is very little chance he will escape and you can net yourself a nice gold bonus from the killing blow/assist.
This last point I cannot stress enough... Be polite to all other players and do not retort to the idiots which spam insults "LOL HAX FAGS SUXX LOSER Blah blah" This just marks you out as an immature player and will lead people to blacklisting you.
Look its one of those things, you arent playing against generated AI.
You are playing against people that want to beat you!!! And honestly, you are always going to be at a disadvantage if you have played 10 games and your opponent has played 20.
The best advice I can give you, is take your losses and say thank you. Losing with the right attitude is its own victory.
"Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat."
"I learned much more from defeat then I ever learned from winning."
Malcolm S. Forbes
It probably does because the people who kill me often seem like dumb people.
You could think the community is worse than the cheating 10 year olds on WoW private servers because you only get insulted, yelled at, called a noob and eventually kicked not knowing what the crap is going on.
it's mainly the dota community, which is the worst community from the whole of gaming. similar to the 10 year olds you mentioned.
it's mainly the dota community, which is the worst community from the whole of gaming. similar to the 10 year olds you mentioned.
Sorry this isn't your friendly "xD ^_^ OMIGASHIIII" Ragnarok Online Community, but we're not all *******s. You'll understand why the community is the way it is one day. Not saying it's 'right' but you'll understand better. Right now you have no clue
on a topic note.
REALISTICALLY, you're learning the way you should, and you should be as bad as you are now, Regardless. If you're courageous enough, ask a good dota player to show you the ropes, depending on who you ask/howgood he is/ his personality, he'll teach you patiently. The friends who introduced me to this game were all new, I taught them step by step. I played only games with them and despite the fact we lost most games, I taught them more and took everything as a learning experience for them.
Some Dota players just want to watch you crash and burn and Laugh. Others are just frustrated because they figured you wouldn't want to learn anyway.
So yeah Take that into consideration when looking at my stats and saying "OMG STAT INFLATION DOTA STAT PADDERRRRRR!!!Z"
Hon's learning curve is a lot less vicious than Dota. You ever rock-climb before? Know the rating system? Hon is about a 5.7. Dota is more like a 5.13
Sorry this isn't your friendly "xD ^_^ OMIGASHIIII" Ragnarok Online Community, but we're not all *******s. You'll understand why the community is the way it is one day. Not saying it's 'right' but you'll understand better. Right now you have no clue
Nope, doesn't justify anything. If I ask for people not constantly flaming and moaning like retards, its is too much? Oh wow. Sounds promising!
Im not asking for "xD ^_^ OMIGASHIIII", I just want a normal environment. And no, I will not understand it. People who behave that way are just stupid to me. Not worth responding to anyway.
(Seriously, though. It does get better :P Just keep trying, read guides, blah, blah, blah)
Nope, doesn't justify anything. If I ask for people not constantly flaming and moaning like retards, its is too much? Oh wow. Sounds promising!
Im not asking for "xD ^_^ OMIGASHIIII", I just want a normal environment. And no, I will not understand it. People who behave that way are just stupid to me. Not worth responding to anyway.
This is admittedly conjecture since I have never in my life played DOTA and got into the beta fairly recently, but my guess is that it comes out of playing a competitive, team-work driven game. If you're playing a FPS with a bunch of newbies on your team there's a decent chance you'll lose, but you can do quite well on your own and the matches are fairly short. DOTA/HoN matches are both long, and the chance of you being able to do well on your own when there's a few newbies on your team dragging you down is quite minimal; in some ways it's more like an MMO-style situation, where playing with baddies will hose you rather severely, than most other games.
It's frustrating to lose a game when the only reason you lost is that your teammates were incompetent; more than that, you'll end up just getting wrecked and farmed by the opposing team if they can organize ganks/wrecking ball crews and you can't.
It doesn't really excuse people being retarded, which you see a fair bit of, but it's not that hard to understand why they'd get frustrated either.
Some Dota players just want to watch you crash and burn and Laugh. Others are just frustrated because they figured you wouldn't want to learn anyway.
This is getting closer to the truth.
There is an ingrained culture of shutting out people that need to learn. Because newbies in a Dota game more then most games mean the whole team is going to lose.
In most games the worst a bad player can do is get killed and not contribute. In Dota by dying they enrich the other team and make it harder for everyone else to win.
This along with being out in the wild has matured into a toxic culture of exceedingly snobbish elitism refined almost intentionally to be repulsive. Because in being repulsive it makes the newbies go away.
You say we might understand one day why the culture is the way it is... I think that's it right there.
Here's the thing though, it doesn't have to be that way. You can change the dynamic and grow beyond it by using the tiers. You won't play with newbies on the pro servers.
Everything can change for the better. I understand that it's hard to organize a community when all you've got is a text box to shout in. I've been there. I know the need to cut people's heads off sometimes. But it simply isn't necessary in HoN. And thus it's inappropriate.
In any event, if the Dota players have no interest in teaching the HoN players how to play beyond stomping them into the ground and calling them retards in the process... then that's ok. Seriously. Other arrangements will be made. But don't pretend like you're there to help or teach people if that's your choice. No one's demanding you spend time showing people how to do things. But simple integrity compels people to not at the same time pretend like they're doing people a favor in the process.
As to the learning curve, it does get better. You just have have to be patient. Again, I recommend shuffled servers with random heroes. It's like statwhore kryptonite. ;)
@RPZip: I understand, but I wasn't even talking about being retarded and unfriendly towards newbies only. The whole tone is harsh and annoying with people going batshit insane with no reason all the time.
Being in the same situation (complete noob, no dota experience), I've found that a little tutoring from someone that knows the game about items and basic strategies goes a long way.
Also, from the 12 or so games I've played so far, at least half of them had helpful players on the team who offered advice and some help here and there, which I found pleasantly surprising.
One of the biggest problems I have is the slightly awkward scale of battlefield view. Being used to other RTS games, where the scale is usually bigger, I find it hard to keep track of what's going on sometimes. I've even managed to lose my hero once, where I couldn't identify him any more on the screen, with so much going on. Then again, situational awareness plays an important part in this game (knowing who is where and doing what).
If you've played dota, HoN is honestly just realizing which hero is which, and finding the items placement. After that, it's finding out what the hell the newer heroes do.
#1 thing to realize about DotA servers.
All the good players go to the games named "newbs only" to tear it up.
All the newbs go to "pros only" games because they think they're good. :p
It helps after a few games. Even as a casual dota player, I had no idea how I died many times in HoN. I'll be full health and 2 seconds later, dead.
The learning curve is really steep for this game. I still think it is fun.
If I had to pick 1 tip that would help you the most it would be this: Play AP and learn 1 hero at the time! Find someone you think looks/sounds/is awesome and lurk around the forums for maybe a guide or some tips. Then play that hero until you feel you're good with him. Then move onto another one. This helped me tremendously when I first started playing DotA. Cheers!
Just want to chime in that DotA had the steepest learning curve of any game I have ever played in over 25 years of gaming. It is extremely difficult to come into a game where you need to know close to 100 different heroes, each with 4 different abilities, a heap of basic items, the recipes for the more advanced items, and different item/skill builds for each hero depending on situation/team composition. Compound that with the fact that not knowing those things and dying a lot makes it infinitely more difficult to win and will result in the other players flaming you. Starting from 0 experience you are looking at weeks to months of losing badly before you start to catch on and maybe win a few matches.
Despite that initial difficulty, in the end it is still one of the most rewarding and fun games to play. As everyone keeps saying, stick with it, and it will pay off.
Three stages:
1. Learning how not to die while getting experience/last hits.
2. Learning how to play your own heroes.
3. Learning each individual hero's abilities and how to avoid getting caught by them.
And I 100% agree with the tips suggestion a while back, post that in the suggestion forum.
When I started I was very decent at DotA but wasn't used to the HoN heroes(the same, i know, but different models and names making it hard to connect). I was yelled at many times for doing the wrong things like say for instance, attacking accursed when his ult was going. I'm very familiar with abbadon....not at all with the accursed. I was flamed by my whole team for a good 5 minutes on the matter and all I could do was apologize. I think that there aren't enough noobs only games being hosted considering that starting out I got no/little help from teammates.
I feel like such a noob, I have yet to try out most classes. I've only done about 6-9 matches, only about 4 of them were proper and I have 2 kills, 18 assists and 84 deaths all together. I guess I should practice more in private, because the public game players are elitists a lot of the time.
I found the learning curve of HoN to be worse than that of DotA because of the new UI.
But I suppose if you get used to the UI it's the same as DotA.
It helps to be good at AoS maps on WC3, not just DotA. I'm awful at DotA because I rarely play it but I'm good at other AoS maps, so my first game was only dreadful, not terribly dreadful.


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The Northern Open on the Detroit River was a disaster for me. I marked fish in practice, but when I went back during competition, I couldn't catch a thing.
I'm practicing for the Detroit River Open, or maybe I should say trying to practice. The wind's blowing like the devil and making the 32 miles of river seem like several hundred.
For the last few weeks I've been in between boats, and it's occurred to me that one of the most important decisions you can make is what boat you buy and where you buy it from.
I have a strict agreement with myself. If I don't go to work because I'm too sick, I don't go fishing. Last weekend I reached for a tackle box and went down like a rock.
I'm getting ready to go back on the road at the end of the week. At this level, fishing never stops. It's a 12-month activity regardless of what else is going on in your life.
I'm back in Columbus after three tournaments in three weeks. I got a check in two of them and should have had one in the third.
I'm the kind of guy who must have things in order and who must concentrate on the task at hand. That's especially true when it comes to fishing.
I'm telling you, fishing during a major summer holiday can get tough. There were boats everywhere last weekend.
As you guys know, I love to fish docks. It's my favorite way to fish. Fort Gibson was my wish, my favorite way to fish — or so I thought.
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I'm not defending any city decisions but I do understand the thinking at the time. The purchase was part of the desire to own the waterfront from 2nd St to the bridge. The purchase price was (as I recall) what was owed on Arthur's financing. The city wanted to keep the property out of the hands of residential and commercial developers so it preempted the foreclosure and a bidding war. I don't recall the foreclosure @ $1.6, I do recall the discussion and purchase at about 4 million.
That there is a restaurant with checkered history on the property has posed problems for city officials but at the same time, its understandable. Dockside is a white elephant - limited parking and big overhead.
I would agree that Spoto's dictated the terms. I know that city management wanted a deal and this one is better than Pussers was offering.
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"The rest of it?" queried Dale with a show of bewilderment, silently thanking her stars that, for the moment at least, the incriminating fragment had passed out of her possession.
Her reply seemed only to infuriate the detective.
"Don't tell me Fleming started to go out of this house with a blank scrap of paper in his hand," he threatened. "He didn't start to go out at all!"
Dale rose. Was Anderson trying a chance shot in the dark - or had he stumbled upon some fresh evidence against her? She could not tell from his manner.
"Why do you say that?" she feinted.
"His cap's there on that table," said the detective with crushing terseness. Dale started. She had not remembered the cap - why hadn't she burned it, concealed it - as she had concealed the blue-print? She passed a hand over her forehead wearily.
Miss Cornelia watched her niece.
"It you're keeping anything back, Dale - tell him," she said.
"She's keeping something back all right,", he said. "She's told part of the truth, but not all." He hammered at Dale again. "You and Fleming located that room by means of a blue-print of the house. He started - not to go out - but, probably, to go up that staircase. And he had in his hand the rest of this!" Again he displayed the blank corner of blue paper.
Dale knew herself cornered at last. The detective's deductions were too shrewd; do what she would, she could keep him away from the truth no longer.
"He was going to take the money and go away with it!" she said rather pitifully, feeling a certain relief of despair steal over her, now that she no longer needed to go on lying - lying - involving herself in an inextricable web of falsehood.
"Dale!" gasped Miss Cornelia, alarmed. But Dale went on, reckless of consequences to herself, though still warily shielding Jack.
"He changed the minute he heard about it. He was all kindness before that - but afterward - " She shuddered, closing her eyes. Fleming's face rose before her again, furious, distorted with passion and greed - then, suddenly, quenched of life.
Anderson turned to Miss Cornelia triumphantly.
"She started to find the money - and save Bailey," he explained, building up his theory of the crime. "But to do it she had to take Fleming into her confidence - and he turned yellow. Rather than let him get away with it, she - " He made an expressive gesture toward his hip pocket.
Dale trembled, feeling herself already in the toils. She had not quite realized, until now, how damningly plausible such an explanation of Fleming's death could sound. It fitted the evidence perfectly - it took account of every factor but one - the factor left unaccounted for was one which even she herself could not explain.
"Isn't that true?" demanded Anderson. Dale already felt the cold clasp of handcuffs on her slim wrists. What use of denial when every tiny circumstance was so leagued against her? And yet she must deny.
"I didn't kill him," she repeated perplexedly, weakly.
"Why didn't you call for help? You - you knew I was here."
Dale hesitated. "I - I couldn't." The moment the words were out of her mouth she knew from his expression that they had only cemented his growing certainty of her guilt.
"Dale! Be careful what you say!" warned Miss Cornelia agitatedly. Dale looked dumbly at her aunt. Her answers must seem the height of reckless folly to Miss Cornelia - oh, if there were only someone who understood!
Anderson resumed his grilling.
"Now I mean to find out two things," he said, advancing upon Dale. "Why you did not call for help - and what you have done with that blue-print."
"Suppose I could find that piece of blue-print for you?" said Dale desperately. "Would that establish Jack Bailey's innocence?"
The detective stared at her keenly for a moment.
"If the money's there - yes."
Dale opened her lips to reveal the secret, reckless of what might follow. As long as Jack was cleared - what matter what happened to herself? But Miss Cornelia nipped the heroic attempt at self-sacrifice in the bud.
She put herself between her niece and the detective, shielding Dale from his eager gaze.
"But her own guilt!" she said in tones of great dignity. "No, Mr. Anderson, granting that she knows where that paper is - and she has not said that she does - I shall want more time and much legal advice before I allow her to turn it over to you.
All the unconscious note of command that long-inherited wealth and the pride of a great name can give was in her voice, and the detective, for the moment, bowed before it, defeated. Perhaps he thought of men who had been broken from the Force for injudicious arrests, perhaps he merely bided his time. At any rate, he gave up his grilling of Dale for the present and turned to question the Doctor and Beresford who had just returned, with Jack Bailey, from their grim task of placing Fleming's body in a temporary resting place in the library.
"Well, Doctor?" he grunted.
The Doctor shook his head
"Poor fellow - straight through the heart."
"Were there any powder marks?" queried Miss Cornelia.
"No - and the clothing was not burned. He was apparently shot from some little distance - and I should say from above."
The detective received this information without the change of a muscle in his face. He turned to Beresford - resuming his attack on Dale from another angle.
"Beresford, did Fleming tell you why he came here tonight?"
Beresford considered the question.
"No. He seemed in a great hurry, said Miss Ogden had telephoned him, and asked me to drive him over."
"Why did you come up to the house?"
"We-el," said Beresford with seeming candor, "I thought it was putting rather a premium on friendship to keep me sitting out in the rain all night, so I came up the drive - and, by the way!" He snapped his fingers irritatedly, as if recalling some significant incident that had slipped his memory, and drew a battered object from his pocket. "I picked this up, about a hundred feet from the house," he explained. "A man's watch. It was partly crushed into the ground, and, as you see, it's stopped running."
The detective took the object and examined it carefully. A man's open-face gold watch, crushed and battered in as if it had been trampled upon by a heavy heel.
"Yes," he said thoughtfully. "Stopped running at ten-thirty."
Beresford went on, with mounting excitement.
"I was using my pocket-flash to find my way and what first attracted my attention was the ground - torn up, you know, all around it. Then I saw the watch itself. Anybody here recognize it?"
The detective silently held up the watch so that all present could examine it. He waited. But if anyone in the party recognized the watch - no one moved forward to claim it.
"You didn't hear any evidence of a struggle, did you?" went on Beresford. "The ground looked as if a fight had taken place. Of course it might have been a dozen other things."
Miss Cornelia started.
"Just about ten-thirty Lizzie heard somebody cry out, in the grounds," she said.
The detective looked Beresford over till the latter grew a little uncomfortable.
"I don't suppose it has any bearing on the case," admitted the latter uneasily. "But it's interesting."
The detective seemed to agree. At least he slipped the watch in his pocket.
"Do you always carry a flashlight, Mr. Beresford?" asked Miss Cornelia a trifle suspiciously.
"Always at night, in the car." His reply was prompt and certain.
"This is all you found?" queried the detective, a curious note in his voice.
"Yes." Beresford sat down, relieved. Miss Cornelia followed his example. Another clue had led into a blind alley, leaving the mystery of the night's affairs as impenetrable as ever.
"Some day I hope to meet the real estate agent who promised me that I would sleep here as I never slept before!" she murmured acridly. "He's right! I've slept with my clothes on every night since I came!"
As she ended, Billy darted in from the hall, his beady little black eyes gleaming with excitement, a long, wicked-looking butcher knife in his hand.
"Key, kitchen door, please!" he said, addressing his mistress.
"Key?" said Miss Cornelia, startled. "What for?"
For once Billy's polite little grin was absent from his countenance.
"Somebody outside trying to get in," he chattered. "I see knob turn, so," he illustrated with the butcher knife, "and so - three times."
The detective's hand went at once to his revolver.
"You're sure of that, are you?" he said roughly to Billy.
"Sure, I sure!"
"Where's that hysterical woman Lizzie?" queried Anderson. "She may get a bullet in her if she's not careful."
"She see too. She shut in closet - say prayers, maybe," said Billy, without a smile.
The picture was a ludicrous one but not one of the little group laughed.
"Doctor, have you a revolver?" Anderson seemed to be going over the possible means of defense against this new peril.
"How about you, Beresford?"
Beresford hesitated.
"Yes," he admitted finally. "Always carry one at night in the country." The statement seemed reasonable enough but Miss Cornelia gave him a sharp glance of mistrust, nevertheless.
The detective seemed to have more confidence in the young idler.
"Beresford, will you go with this Jap to the kitchen?" as Billy, grimly clutching his butcher knife, retraced his steps toward the hall. "If anyone's working at the knob - shoot through the door. I'm going round to take a look outside."
Beresford started to obey. Then he paused.
"I advise you not to turn the doorknob yourself, then," he said flippantly.
The detective nodded. "Much obliged," he said, with a grin. He ran lightly into the alcove and tiptoed out of the terrace door, closing the door behind him. Beresford and Billy departed to take up their posts in the kitchen. "I'll go with you, if you don't mind - " and Jack Bailey had followed them, leaving Miss Cornelia and Dale alone with the Doctor. Miss Cornelia, glad of the opportunity to get the Doctor's theories on the mystery without Anderson's interference, started to question him at once.
"Yes." The Doctor turned, politely.
"Have you any theory about this occurrence to-night?" She watched him eagerly as she asked the question.
He made a gesture of bafflement.
"None whatever - it's beyond me," he confessed.
"And yet you warned me to leave this house," said Miss Cornelia cannily. "You didn't have any reason to believe that the situation was even as serious as it has proved to be?"
"I did the perfectly obvious thing when I warned you," said the Doctor easily. "Those letters made a distinct threat."
Miss Cornelia could not deny the truth in his words. And yet she felt decidedly unsatisfied with the way things were progressing.
"You said Fleming had probably been shot from above?" she queried, thinking hard.
The Doctor nodded. "Yes."
"Have you a pocket-flash, Doctor?" she asked him suddenly.
"Why - yes - " The Doctor did not seem to perceive the significance of the query. "A flashlight is more important to a country Doctor than - castor oil," he added, with a little smile.
Miss Cornelia decided upon an experiment. She turned to Dale.
"Dale, you said you saw a white light shining down from above?"
"Yes," said Dale in a minor voice.
Miss Cornelia rose.
"May I borrow your flashlight, Doctor? Now that fool detective is out of the way," she continued some what acidly, "I want to do something."
The Doctor gave her his flashlight with a stare of bewilderment. She took it and moved into the alcove.
"Doctor, I shall ask you to stand at the foot of the small staircase, facing up."
"Now?" queried the Doctor with some reluctance.
"Now, please."
The Doctor slowly followed her into the alcove and took up the position she assigned him at the foot of the stairs.
"Now, Dale," said Miss Cornelia briskly, "when I give the word, you put out the lights here - and then tell me when I have reached the point on the staircase from which the flashlight seemed to come. All ready?"
Two silent nods gave assent. Miss Cornelia left the room to seek the second floor by the main staircase and then slowly return by the alcove stairs, her flashlight poised, in her reconstruction of the events of the crime. At the foot of the alcove stairs the Doctor waited uneasily for her arrival. He glanced up the stairs - were those her footsteps now? He peered more closely into the darkness.
An expression of surprise and apprehension came over his face.
He glanced swiftly at Dale - was she watching him? No - she sat in her chair, musing. He turned back toward the stairs and made a frantic, insistent gesture - "Go back, go back!" it said, plainer than words, to - Something - in the darkness by the head of the stairs. Then his face relaxed, he gave a noiseless sigh of relief.
Dale, rousing from her brown study, turned out the floor lamp by the table and went over to the main light switch, awaiting Miss Cornelia's signal to plunge the room in darkness. The Doctor stole, another glance at her - had his gestures been observed? - apparently not.
Unobserved by either, as both waited tensely for Miss Cornelia's signal, a Hand stole through the broken pane of the shattered French window behind their backs and fumbled for the knob which unlocked the window-door. It found the catch - unlocked it - the window-door swung open, noiselessly - just enough to admit a crouching figure that cramped itself uncomfortably behind the settee which Dale and the Doctor had placed to barricade those very doors. When it had settled itself, unperceived, in its lurking place - the Hand stole out again - closed the window-door, relocked it.
Hand or claw? Hand of man or woman or paw of beast? In the name of God - whose hand?
Miss Cornelia's voice from the head of the stairs broke the silence.
"All right! Put out the lights!"
Dale pressed the switch. Heavy darkness. The sound of her own breathing. A mutter from the Doctor. Then, abruptly, a white, piercing shaft of light cut the darkness of the stairs - horribly reminiscent of that other light-shaft that had signaled Fleming's doom.
"Was it here?" Miss Cornelia's voice came muffledly from the head of the stairs.
Dale considered. "Come down a little," she said. The white spot of light wavered, settled on the Doctor's face.
"I hope you haven't a weapon," the Doctor called up the stairs with an unsuccessful attempt at jocularity.
Miss Cornelia descended another step.
"How's this?"
"That's about right," said Dale uncertainly. Miss Cornelia was satisfied.
"Lights, please." She went up the stairs again to see if she could puzzle out what course of escape the man who had shot Fleming had taken after his crime - if it had been a man.
Dale switched on the living-room lights with a sense of relief. The reconstruction of the crime had tried her sorely. She sat down to recover her poise.
"Doctor! I'm so frightened!" she confessed.
The Doctor at once assumed his best manner of professional reassurance.
"Why, my dear child?" he asked lightly. "Because you happened to be in the room when a crime was committed?"
"But he has a perfect case against me," sighed Dale.
"That's absurd!"
"You don't mean?" said the Doctor aghast.
Dale looked at him with horror in her face.
"I didn't kill him!" she insisted anew. "But, you know the piece of blue-print you found in his hand?"
"Yes," from the Doctor tensely.
Dale's nerves, too bitterly tested, gave way at last under the strain of keeping her secret. She felt that she must confide in someone or perish. The Doctor was kind and thoughtful - more than that, he was an experienced man of the world - if he could not advise her, who could? Besides, a Doctor was in many ways like a priest - both sworn to keep inviolate the secrets of their respective confessionals.
"There was another piece of blue-print, a larger piece - " said Dale slowly, "I tore it from him just before - "
The Doctor seemed greatly excited by her words. But he controlled himself swiftly.
"Why did you do such a thing?"
"Oh, I'll explain that later," said Dale tiredly, only too glad to be talking the matter out at last, to pay attention to the logic of her sentences. "It's not safe where it is," she went on, as if the Doctor already knew the whole story. "Billy may throw it out or burn it without knowing - "
"Let me understand this," said the Doctor. "The butler has the paper now?"
"He doesn't know he has it. It was in one of the rolls that went out on the tray."
The Doctor's eyes gleamed. He gave Dale's shoulder a sympathetic pat.
"Now don't you worry about it - I'll get it," he said. Then, on the point of going toward the dining-room, he turned.
"But - you oughtn't to have it in your possession," he said thoughtfully. "Why not let it be burned?"
Dale was on the defensive at once.
"Oh, no! It's important, it's vital!" she said decidedly.
The Doctor seemed to consider ways and means of getting the paper.
"The tray is in the dining-room?" he asked.
"Yes," said Dale.
He thought a moment, then left the room by the hall door. Dale sank back in her chair and felt a sense of overpowering relief steal over her whole body, as if new life had been poured into her veins. The Doctor had been so helpful - why had she not confided in him before? He would know what to do with the paper - she would have the benefit of his counsel through the rest of this troubled time. For a moment she saw herself and Jack, exonerated, their worries at an end, wandering hand in hand over the green lawns of Cedarcrest in the cheerful sunlight of morning.
Behind her, mockingly, the head of the Unknown concealed behind the settee lifted cautiously until, if she had turned, she would have just been able to perceive the top of its skull.
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I'll have to wait for some tests this time if the new architecture is really any good for games. Data crunching is fine as it is as far as i'm concerned.
I will be picking up two of these bad boys in February ..My 5850 Crossfire are still a powerhouse, but its time has come
Hmm .. I just ask for A RMA on my MSI 6970 Lighthing. ... Kind of wish I would of waited a month .. might of lucked out and got A 7970. But on the other hand .. 6970s will drop in price so 2 more would be nice...
Donanimhaber is a rumor shotgun, it's bound to hit something right. I've seen too many benches from them that weren't accurate to believe all they say though, I think some of those might actually be purposefully leaked by AMD. In any case release around CES seems likely. It looks like AMD already handed out the test cards, which is a little surprising. Perhaps they're keeping the drivers until closer to release. Just sold my second 6950. I'll make do with one until I can get my hands on one of these babys!
i think my GTX580 will serve me for quite some time still... theres no games i cant max so no need for another gpu upgrade just yet
so this is how 2012 apocalypse happens. AMD releases a single gpu so powerful that it simulates the entire universe causing several wormholes to be created that swallow our galaxy super cluster. yeah that makes sense now.
Yeah, have you looked at the leaked shot? Volterra Digital PWM, their best quality part (which nVidia lacks) is gone. They were using it since HD 2900, and now it's Analog with two inductors off. Like a non-ref 6970 rather than a reference. Doesn't seem "super duper mega awesome" to me.
So AMD has advanced past the point of the HD2900 and you think the card is going to flop? I fail to see your logic there ;D
I'm pretty sure he's just saying that AMD cheaped out on parts which is apparent by the pictures. Then again this could be the 7950 card and we haven't seen the retail 7970 yet. I'm just waiting to see results first.
No, they went from the best Volterra 8-phase Digital PWM solution to a cheap Analog one. The one they had before gave accurate reading and adjusting of voltage on it's own along with fast power phase shifting. This one they have now is only better than the exploding VRM of nVidia.
Good observation there and if true what does that mean for power requirements and stability? Is the new architecture able to work with a less stringent power envelope? I mean I can't see them dropping back on a sample or reference design unless they know they can maintain with analog and inductors?
Well actually, Digital PWM creates more heat and is more expensive to make. You can do the same with Analog though it may not have an as high OC potential (i.e 570/590). nVidia uses Analog for that reason while AMD was going with Digital since their cards are cooler to boot. IDK what it might exactly mean about the GPU itself other than the fact that they cheaped out.
Are there such things as high quality analog PWM that allow for more OC potential? Or is there physical limit to how good an analog controller can be? If AMD did use it to save money then maybe that is how they will afford to undercut all of nVidia's cards and consumers get less expensive products. Basically, do you know if this will effect the card much, or is it just like having a top-of-the-line stereo system inside a Nascar? Not really needed but nice to have.
Yes, seems AMD are on the ball...at least with graphics. A couple of points: 1.Launch is good. Retail availability is better. 2.New µarch likely means a greater emphasis on getting the drivers right. Having a Ferrari in the garage means squat if the throttle linkage is broken. 2a. With a new µarch, I suspect the driver team(s) will be concentrating their efforts on GCN based cards. Not a good sign with the amount of game related bugs still prevalent with VLIW4/5 based cards. AMD seem to have trouble optimizing for one µarch, and now they're doubling the fun. Does this mean that AMD are now consigning HD4000/5000 to legacy driver status? Yes, I too was an uber-enthusiast...until I took an arrow to the knee
Yeah, there're many strong Analog solutions like the ones in MSI's non-ref cards. But this one looks no different than the phases they used in the second revision 6950/70. Cheap ones to be precise. We can't be sure how it'd affect the board before it's released. It probably works well, but might as well be limited like 570's. Volterra solutions are always more accurate at power delivery (i.e reference over non-ref).
Why they look cheap? Ti vrms looks just fine by be better than whatever invidia is using on their gtx 570 and all their cards inb general. For god sake 6870 and gtx despite ythe huge power consumption between them both are using 4 gpu phases ...so tell me ho is cheaping out huh? both are to make more profits but at least i didn't heard of any recent cards from amd blowing out like gtx 570 or especially 590 do.
Yeah, time will tell how much of a paper launch this will be. It's quite normal for me to ahve to wait about 3 months before being able to buy cards locally. It seems Bioware is good at snapping up new hardware locally. I have no idea how to comment on this. What I hope to see if AMD commit a team of programmers to each core design, GCN and VLIW, respectively. It seems this would be the best way to do things, but then they are very reliant on having the right people in the right places, if they have them at all. I'm not too sure what I'm gonna do. If htese cards are fast enough to do Eyefinity decently, I'm gonna buy a couple, for sure. If not, my 6950's do a decent job at single monitor, so I ahve no interest in buying new cards. I'd rather buy someone's used cards and get 2 more 6950's before buying into a new gen. $ cards are jsut so much mroe visually impressive in how htey fill a case, anyway.
For comparison, here are 3 pics. This is the 7900. This one's an original, reference 6970. And this is a second revision, cheaped out 6970.
You, my dear, are an idiot. If you took few minutes to check out their rumor posts from the past you would surely notice that they have been correct on pretty much everything. The only exception to this are the inferences people make from those announcements. People like you.
I've used Volterra PWM-powered reference AMD boards, and cheapo Sapphire/HIS boards that use the same GPU but cheaper UPI/CHIL/OnSemi + DPAK circuits. I could never tell any quality difference. I guess the PWM-powered boards only have an edge with extreme cooling...that is if AMD doesn't skew you over with clock speed limits.
Given the price they have for this, including TSMC 28Nm price increase and yields... while not absolutely needing it now becuase the 28Nm and GCN silicon doesn't demand for it. They made concessions. While now (also) they don't intend for OC'n them and will be leaving up to AIB's to do what Nvidia has been doing, letting AIB's build the OC units with the power section to achieve their halo products, and more difference from how they did it in the past. If I understood right, I read several month back that AMD would permit AIB's more leeway right from the initial release to not release basically stickered reference designs. Heck most often the reason to grab a newly release AMD/ATI reference card was that those most often provide the best OC'n. Going forward it may be more like Nvidia AIB's some generic release cards, and a full stable of über units almost from day one.
Well, my game of the moment (Skyrim) is kicking the crap out of my CPU more than my GPU so I don't really care (which I did prior to Skyrim's launch). Wait for Kepler...


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It seems we have had an early start to the surf scene this year. Easter always sees a few punters hitting the back beach, with nice calm whether and without the chill of winter it can be a great month down on the back beaches. What's been impressive this year is that there have been some really nice salmon up to 2kgs and half a metre in length.
Good customer Phil Hickox caught about a dozen this week, the biggest going 45cm. He reported that the blue and white popper fished as the bottom bait, was the winner taking plenty.
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We are seeing some good squid with hood lengths up to 45cm taken from some of the shallow grounds in the last week. Staff Jules and Damian How fished off Blairgowrie catching about 16 or 17 squid on, yes you guessed it, the Shimano White Sephia jig 14T in size 3.0. What a ripper that jig has been… genuinely, one of the greats!
Staff Jules field testing his new custome squid rod made by Damian.
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Autumn cala, simply awesome.
James the Chef fished last weekend from both Anthony's Nose and the Mt Martha rocks. James said that with the northley winds slapping against Anthony's nose, it made it pretty messy. Consequently however he saw a few pinkies between 32cm and 38cm caught. From Mt Martha James managed a nice bag of 5 cala with hoods between 12cm - 20cm and a size 2 pink jig. Not big, but very tasty….
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The snapper have been "on" this week with good reports filtering through from wide off Mornington and right down to 16m off Rye. At this time of year using plenty of pilchard burley and pilchards for bait will see you in with a good chance of nailing some Autumn Snapper.
Charlie Micallef caught these two fish while fishing deep off Rye.
Bill Adamopoulos caught these two reds fishing off Mornington on Tuesday morning. He reported plenty of fish on the sounder. Both fish took Silver Whiting.
Brett Edwards has been fishing for snapper out wide for a number of weeks now. After having no luck in 20m he moved to 16m off Mt Martha and managed one solid Snapper on fresh yakka. After that, no action.
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Gummy Shark reports continue to come in. We were pretty pleased to see a couple of our customers, Shaun Kyster and Matt Garett, who after reading last week's report of gummies around the Rye Wreck decided to have a crack. They boys had a cracking session landing three, one at 12kg, one at 6kg and there was a throw back. They also lost another fish after having a double hook-up, lines crossing and one getting cut off! Well done fellas!
Shaun with a quality gummy!
The boys caugh their fish on squid heads on the falling tide.
Matt G with the throw back.
Brett Edwards and his brother Gary fished in 16m off Rye, catching a very nice gumbo. Sticking with his winning formula, Brett caught the fish on fresh yakka.
Gary and a very nice gummy shark.
Chris Varvarigos has had a couple of good quality sessions on the whiting. Chris has been sticking pretty close to home, fishing Sorrento Sisters.
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Good solid 40cm whiting!
And a big happy birthday to Michael Hanger, who managed some cracking fish with Chris!
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Out of Town, Staff Gav Fallon fished up at Jamieson this week taking a heap of browns and rainbows to 35cm and a few blackfish at night while fishing bait.
Nathan Wigmore took young son Max fishing at Caloundra in Qld this week. Max was pretty happy to catch his first non-toadfish fish.
6 year old Max pleased to land a small sand whiting. And that's what we like to see - the kids getting into it at a young age!
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EU regulators are seeking concessions from Google that can be applied worldwide to resolve concerns about its business practices, the EU's antitrust chief said on Wednesday, raising the stakes in forthcoming settlement talks.
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia was speaking the day after the European Commission said it had reached "a level of good understanding" with the provider of the world's most popular search engine that would form the basis for discussions.
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Google has been accused of abusing its dominant market position, and the Commission said in May it had concerns over its alleged anti-competitive behavior. The Commission typically looks for concessions that would benefit European consumers, but has on occasions asked for remedies with a broader scope.
"We will look for worldwide solutions, it will not be very useful to get European-wide solutions," Almunia told a news conference. "We need worldwide solutions."
Asked to comment on Almunia's remarks, Google spokesman Al Verney said: "We are continuing to work cooperatively with the European Commission."
The EU watchdog said Google's search results may unfairly favor other Google services over its rivals and may have copied material from other websites, such as travel and restaurant reviews, without permission.
Google - to comply with EU demands - revised initial proposals to resolve the dispute to cover all platforms, including computers, tablets and mobile devices, someone familiar with the case told Reuters.
Regulators will discuss the technical details of Google's proposals in the coming weeks, but Almunia said he had not set a deadline for a decision.
If Google succeeds in convincing Almunia to accept its proposals, it would avoid a possible fine of up to $4 billion - 10 percent of Google's annual revenues.
A settlement would also free it from a lengthy battle with the regulator. Microsoft's strategy of challenging the Commission over an antitrust ruling led to a case that lasted a decade and cost it more than a billion euros in fines.
If Google comes up with a globally applicable solution to the Commission's concerns, this could form a template for regulators in other countries, including the United States, which is also investigating Google.
Almunia said other parts of Google's business could still come under scrutiny.
"We have not opened any other investigations, but I don't exclude that in the future other aspects of Google activity can also follow the path of the investigation we launched in 2010," he said.
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