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Pregnancy and HIV
October 2012
Table of Contents
- The Good News
- Before You Get Pregnant
- The Pregnancy Guidelines
- HIV Drugs and Pregnancy
- Invasive Tests, Procedures and Delivery
- After the Baby Is Born
- In Conclusion
The Good News
Due to advances in HIV care and treatment, many women living with HIV (HIV+) are living longer, healthier lives. As HIV+ women think about their futures, some are deciding to have the babies they always wanted.
The good news is that advances in HIV treatment have also greatly lowered the chances that a mother will pass HIV on to her baby (known as the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission). If the mother takes appropriate medical precautions, the chances of transmission can go down from about one in four (when not taking any HIV drugs) to less than one in 50 (when taking proper HIV drugs). In addition, studies have shown that being pregnant will not make HIV progress faster in the mother.
One way we learn about how HIV drugs affect pregnancy is through the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. HIV+ pregnant women are encouraged to register (through their health care providers) with the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry at www.APRegistry.com.
Before You Get Pregnant
It is important to plan carefully before getting pregnant:
- Discuss your plans with your HIV health care provider to make sure you are on the right treatment plan for your own health and to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to your baby (more about this in the next sections)
- Find an obstetrician (OB) or midwife who is familiar with HIV care. He or she can explain your options for getting pregnant with as little risk to your partner as possible.
- Ask your HIV health care provider and your OB or midwife to talk with each other and coordinate to make sure you receive appropriate care before and during your pregnancy
- Get screened for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis
- Do your best to give up smoking, drinking, and drugs. All of these can be bad for your health and the health of your baby.
- Start taking pregnancy vitamins ("prenatal" vitamins) that contain folic acid while you are trying to become pregnant. This can reduce the rates of some birth defects.
- If friends and family do not support your decision to have a child, put together a support network of people who are caring, non-judgmental, and well educated about HIV and pregnancy. Your network can include medical providers, counselors, and other HIV+ women who are considering pregnancy or have had children.
If you are an HIV+ woman or HIV+ man looking for more information on getting pregnant or having a child, please click the link below:
The Pregnancy Guidelines
A group of experts on pregnancy in HIV+ women has developed guidelines that provide information about appropriate care and treatment for HIV+ women who are, or may become, pregnant.
As a first step, the pregnancy guidelines recommend a thorough check up, including a number of blood tests, to find out about your health and the status of your HIV infection. A resistance test (see TWP sheet on resistance for info about this test) should be included if you:
- Are starting HIV drugs
- Are taking HIV drugs and have a detectable viral load (500-1,000 copies
or more)
The results of a resistance test can help you and your health care provider choose the best drugs to take.
HIV drugs can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV from mother to baby. For this reason, HIV drugs are recommended for all pregnant women regardless of CD4 count and viral load. Even if the mother does not need HIV treatment for her own health, it is important for her to take HIV drugs to lower the risk of mother-to-child transmission. The drugs need to be taken just as they are prescribed to have the best chance of working. (See TWP sheet on adherence for more info.) Also, if an HIV+ woman takes HIV drugs and gets her viral load very low, she reduces the chances of spreading HIV to her sexual partner.
There are certain HIV drugs that should be avoided or used with caution because of possible side effects in the mother or the developing baby. Some examples are Sustiva (efavirenz), Atripla (which contains Sustiva), and the combinations of Videx (didanosine, ddI) and Zerit (stavudine, d4T) or the combination of Zerit and Retrovir (zidovudine or AZT). Viramune (nevirapine) should not be started in HIV+ women with CD4 cell counts over 250.
Discuss the risks and benefits of the HIV drugs with your health care provider so that you can decide which treatments are best for you and your baby. Your health care provider can call the National Perinatal HIV Hotline at 1-888-448-8765 for free, expert advice on all aspects of caring for HIV+ pregnant women.
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"I bought IM50 about 1 year ago after Soundmagic E10 and immediately notice that it sounds better than the already good E10. For 62 USD this is still my most expensive BNIB IEM to date. But unfortunately it is not my best IEM since I bought JVC FXT90 about 1 month ago. Overall FXT90 sound quality is slightly better than IM50. Both IM50 and FXT90 has fairly balanced sound with IM50 has..." --AzimAkbar
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Yang posted a 7-5 singles mark and a 15-7 doubles record in her second season at Northridge ... in doubles play, improved her career record to 27-13 (.675), the fourth-best doubles winning percentage in school history ... posted a 4-2 record in conference doubles play ... teamed with Nigora Sirojiddinova to finish 9-2 in No. 3 doubles on the year ... duo recorded notable victories over Georgetown, UC Santa Barbara, LMU, Pacific, Cal Poly and UC Irvine ... also teamed with Nina Jaworowski (4-5), Lorraine Cheung (1-0) and Brooke Doane (1-0) during the season ... finished 2-3 in Big West Conference singles matches ... played primarily at No. 5 and No. 6 draws, recording impressive victories over Nevada, Portland and UC Irvine.
Yang finished 11-8 in singles play during the 2010 season ... played at No. 4 (4-1), No. 5 (4-5) and at No. 6 (3-2) ... finished 4-5 against Big West opponents ... posted impressive victories over Hawai'i, Washington State, Dartmouth, UC Davis and Pacific ... teamed with Brooke Doane to finish 12-6 in doubles play, all at the No. 1 draw ... duo went 3-4 against Big West opposition ... tandem was named to All-Big West Doubles First Team ... posted impressive victories over Hawai'i, Washington State, Wyoming, Arizona and UC Davis.
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All-Catholic VP debate livestream / viewing party / open thread.
Grant Gallicho October 11, 2012 - 8:44pm
You can watch a livestream of the debate below. If you want to follow along with the comment thread, I suggest opening this page in another tab, and reloading it regularly to keep up with the conversation.
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Hmm. Biden is en fuego.
Ryan: Movie Star, Hedge Fund Guy..... For President.
Specific: close loopholes and deductions for highest income people.
Grant GallichoRe: "Biden is killing it right now. Ryan looks dramatically overmatched." During the Obama debate you wrote that Obama was doing allright. Now you must be wearing a blindfold and earmuffs. Except for one well delivered, impassioned statement Biden is blustering and by interrupting hie is making a fool of himself. Biden is overmatched, period.
Navy smaller than it was before WW 1? Really?
When MSNBC cuts to Chris Matthews tonight, this is what I imagine viewers will see: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/590100
U: And they only had row boats.
Ryan playing hard for the WI vote.
Did Ryan just call Afghanistan a failure?
Ryan: 2014: Let's lie to our allies and fool our enemies.
Is it too early to declare Raddatz the winner of this debate?
Biden: Martha, you be straight with me!
Thanks Paul: enlighten us.
Biden takes over military discussion. Ryan seems not to know much abou t he facts.
Agreed: the calendar works the same every year.
Agreement! The calendar works the same every year.
Agreement! Peggy and Grant! Would you believe it?
Yes. Speak up and explain, with specifics, on any topic/proposal.
FACT CHECK: Calendar does NOT work the same every year. Every four years we have a leap year.
It's fun to watch their blink rates.
Is he linking alleged failure of "Russia re-set" to a rise in Al Qaeda?
Biden explains the difference between our action in Libya and inaction in Syria. Sounds knowledgeable.Ryan says we should get rid of ASsad. Gives no specific plan as to how.
Paul, What should we do about Syria?Biden, What would you do?Martha, What would you do?
Ok, now Ryan is smirking.
Obama said that Assad had to go a year ago, yet he is still there. QED
Calendars: Is there a leap year in the Middle East? I'd be surprised.
Strategic security interest, humanitarian, credibility -- what are the criteria?
Self-declared historic: RELIGION!!! ABORTION! EMOTIONAL! BE PErSONAL... really Martha...cute
Will he say "subsidiarity"?
I was told there would be no abortion politics.
Beans are good for you.
The Cuomo maneuver.
Now I agree with Margaret. "We're talking about abortion, so if it's not Oprah it's inappropriate."
Does Martha know that Paul Ryan's abortion policy does not reflect Catholic teaching?
OMG: Another Catholic on the Supreme Court. Like Scalia!!
Yes, once you're drawing a line between "principle" and "policy" the "how does your faith inform your politics" framing is not so useful.
Embarrassed??? Who me?
Oh that is a TERRIBLE last question. It's not the "tone" that should embarrass candidates. It's dishonesty.
It's true de fidei. But not true for everybody.
Kind of a pointless question, but to the extent that it allows a closing statement, OK.
When Ryan said, "Assad has killed tens of thousands of his own people!" I had a flashback to the run-up to the Iraq war, when we kept hearing that Saddam Hussein was evil because he had killed his own people. Of course he was evil, but he was a Sunni Arab, and other Sunni Arabs were his own people. Most of the Iraqis he killed were Kurds and Shiites. I strongly suspect that Assad is going out of his way to AVOID killing his own people. What Americans, especially the neocons, never have understood is that in that part of the world, tribal loyalties outweigh national boundaries. You can't create an artificial country, as the European and American colonial powers did for centuries, and expect that everyone within those borders will start getting along even if their tribes have been warring with each other for centuries.
Both Martha and Biden seem a little sleepy right now.
Final question: What is it going to take to make you cry?
Ryan is lying about insurance again.
Speeches. Leadership. Proven record. No settling.
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Compaq Presario M2000 Notebook PC support
How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number?
This document pertains to finding the model and product number on HP Notebook PCs.
HP provides a type of model name near the keyboard or screen, but this name or number might not be sufficient to get proper support for your computer. These names or numbers often represent a series of many notebook computers that look similar, but have different options and parts. For example, HP has produced over a hundred types of G62 notebook models in different configurations, such as the G62-340-US and the G62-465DX models.
This document describes how you can find a more appropriate model number that better represents your exact type of HP Notebook PC. You can use the model number (also called a product name) to download drivers, find helpful documents, or get on-line support.
NOTE:If needed, you may also use this document to find the serial number which is always listed near the product number.
View a video on how to find your model number
Option 1: Use System Information or HP Support Assistant in Windows
Use the following steps to find your model number using HP utilities.
NOTE:If your computer does not boot into Windows, has been upgraded to an operating system did not come with your PC or if you have a PC where this feature is not available such as HP Commercial PCs use Option 3: Use the product label .
- In Windows, press the fn + esc keys on the notebook's built-in keyboard to open the HP System Information window.
- A System Information window appears showing a product name and a product number. The product name shown might represent many types of models and might not be suitable for getting proper support for your computer. Instead, use the product number when working with HP Support. The product number contains a "#" character and is another form of model number that best represents your computer's configuration.NOTE:You can use this type of product number at HP Support Web site or when working with an HP Customer Care representative.If this window does not open, continue using these steps to use HP Support Assistant.NOTE:You can copy the system information and paste it to another location for future use.
- Use one of the following methods to search for HP Support Assistant.
- Windows 8Press the Windows + Q keys, and then type HP in the search field.
- Windows 7Click Start , and then type HP in the search field.
- Select HP Support Assistant from the search results list.NOTE: If you would like to install HP Support Assistant or to learn more, refer to Using HP Support Assistant (Windows 8) for notebook computers running Windows 8, or Using HP Support Assistant (Windows 7, Vista) for notebook computers running Windows 7 or Vista.
- Find the product number displayed on the bottom edge of the window.NOTE:You can copy the system information and paste it to another location for future use.
Option 2: Find the number in the BIOS using System Information
Use the following steps to find a product identification number from the BIOS. If the computer does not power on, refer to Option 3: Use the product label .
- Turn on the computer by pressing the power button.
- Immediately press the Esc key repeatedly until a startup menu appears.
- Press the F1 key or select System Information from the Startup Menu.
- View the identification numbers shown on the screen.
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When you have found the product identification label, find the product number shown next to Product or Product #.
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SC Healthcare Quality Trust
SC Healthcare Quality Trust is a "first in the nation" hospital performance improvement alliance between Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA), and Premier established to research causes of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and identify and promote best practices and processes for prevention. The goal is to improve patient outcomes eliminating preventable infections and minimizing the cost of these harmful events, and in so doing, become a national model for improving healthcare quality. The Trust will identify and implement solutions that can be applied by all of the state's hospitals, thereby making a positive impact on all South Carolinians and the cost of healthcare while becoming a national leader in healthcare quality.
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Five students injured in a school bus wreck this morning in West Ashley have been released from area hospitals and the bus driver has been cited for failing to yield the right of way, Charleston police said.
The bus landed on its side after it collided with another vehicle at Dulsey and Dupont roads, injuring the students and two drivers, police said. A passenger in the other vehicle told The Post and Courier the crash occurred after the bus went through a Stop sign.
Police have not identified the drivers or the injured students.
The bus was on its way to St. Andrews Middle School when the 8:30 a.m. crash occurred, Charleston County School District spokesman Jason Sakran said.
There were eight students on the bus, according to Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident, the bus driver, and two students were transported to Medical University Hospital. Three other children were transported to St. Francis Hospital, Francis said.
All have non-life threatening injuries, he said.
Contrary to some reports, no one was trapped in the bus, Francis said.
Courtney Deweese, 13, said she was talking to a friend on the bus, which was moving, when a truck broad-sided the bus. It flipped, and she tumbled into the aisle.
She cried, but was okay. Her friend, she said, suffered a bump to her head and was bleeding.
Courtney said the experience was like being in a movie.
A man who was a passenger in the pickup that hit the bus said the bus had gone through a stop sign.
"All I saw was yellow," he said. He refused to be named.
The cause of the accident is under investigation. Traffic has been routed around the accident, Francis said.
Dupont at Dulsey will be blocked for a while crews try to get the bus upright.
Sakran said school officials rushed to the scene after the wreck and the principal has been in contact with the injured students and their families. The school also worked to notify other parents of the incident, he said.
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Colie Eugene Trotter, 46 entering premises after warning or refusing to lave, assault and battery second degree
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Shilton Maurice Donovan, 32 harassment second degree, unlawful use of a telephone two counts, harassment
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George Barron Griffin, 64 trespassing after notice
Damon Gary Rushton, 50 violation of probation four counts
Victor Gene Snipes, 49 shoplifting value $2,000 or less enhancement commitment
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Scott Ray Wright, 45 transportation or possession of stolen nonferrous metals
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Dwayne Lee Rudd, 40 criminal sexual conduct with a minor third degree three counts, criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree five counts
Michael Dennis Ray Lawson, 18 receiving stolen goods $1,000 to $5,000, attempted robbery while armed with a deadly weapon
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Summerville, S.C./ September 26, 2012 Today, Dr. Ronnie Givens performed the first robotic surgery at Summerville Medical Center (SMC). The procedure was a Laparoscopic Salpingo-Oopherectomy, which consisted of the removal of an ovary and fallopian tube.
The South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery, which consists of an advanced team of 18 surgeons, is now based out of Trident and Summerville Medical Centers. Summerville Medical Center thrives on giving our patients the best care possible- without having to travel far from home. Robotic surgery means a shorter hospital stay, less pain and fewer medications, said Lou Caputo, Summerville Medical Center CEO. SMC will be using the da Vinci Si HD robot, the most advanced technology available in the field.
The Institute is equipped with the only da Vinci Si HD robots in the Lowcountry. The Institute has been recognized nationally as a model robotics program for surgical best practices by demonstrating an exceptionally trained robotics team, surgical efficiency and superior patient outcomes. Hospitals from around the country observe the Institutes robotics team to learn these best practices. In less than four years, the Institute has performed over 2,100 robotic procedures, more than twice as many as any other hospital or health system in the Lowcountry.
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Down six with about two minutes left in the third quarter against a much bigger and more athletic Oak Hill Red team, Carroll County's boys appeared destined to suffer their first basketball loss of the season Jan. 29. But it was precisely at that time when the Cavaliers showed why they are 18-0, going on a 15-0 run over the next seven minutes to rally for a 59-51 win in Hillsville.
"I think the kids really showed good poise. We got on them in here a little bit at halftime about playing scared," Carroll County head coach Brad Hawks said. "The second half they came out and didn't play scared, they attacked, they looked for open guys and rebounded and boxed out better. That was the difference I thought."
Oak Hill (15-2) banged six 3-pointers in the first half to build a 35-29 lead at the break. Scott King's third 3-pointer made it 40-34, and the Warriors went ahead 45-39 with 1:52 left in the third quarter when Kem Ubaru drove hard to the basket and was fouled on an old-fashioned three-point play.
Because of Oak Hill's size and athleticism, Carroll County (18-0, 5-0 SWD) elected not to press Oak Hill as much as it does against most teams. But after Ryan Gravley's jumper, a well-timed press forced a turnover and led to another Gravley basket just before the end of the third, trimming the Warriors' lead to 45-43.
Carroll then forced turnovers on back-to-back possessions to open the fourth, with a five-second call on the Warriors leading to a Connor Lundy 3-pointer that put the Cavs ahead for good at 46-45. Content to hold the ball with the lead, Carroll slowed things down.
After shooting 50 percent (17-of-34) through the first three quarters, the Warriors finally went cold, missing their first four shot attempts of the fourth quarter. Although Oak Hill had a big edge on the offensive boards in the first half, Carroll limited the Warriors to one-and-done on every possession in the fourth quarter.
"They were just throwing over the top of the press, and that's probably the second biggest team we play all year unless we make it into the regional finals or state," Hawks said. "But we just really settled it down, tried to look for the open shot, the open man. We knew if we could get some good looks we could get our guys shooting well. And defensively we boxed out a little better."
After Gravley added a driving basket with 6:03 left to put his team up 48-45, the Warriors had to start fouling. Carroll iced the game by going 11-of-12 from the line in the fourth quarter, with Gunnar Beamer making 6-of-6 in the quarter and 10-for-10 for the night. For the game, the Cavs knocked down 18-of-20 free throws.
"That is super to shoot 90 percent for the game. You can't ask for anything more from your guards," Hawks said of Beamer and Gravley. "They are kind of like a two-headed snake when they get the ball…hard to press, hard to trap, hard to foul at the end. I was just real pleased with the effort."
Oak Hill controlled the first half as King Scott and Jeff Uju each knocked down three 3-pointers in the as the Warriors continually worked the ball around until they found the open man on the perimeter. Carroll adjusted in the second half, however, and Oak Hill only made one more from downtown in the second half.
"We changed our assignments a little bit. Chris Smoot played straight man with no help on the King Scott kid, who can really play. And then we put Ryan Gravley on Jeff Uju with no help," Hawks said of the second-half strategy. "Those two guys shot lights out in our scrimmage (with Oak Hill in the preseason). We thought it might be a fluke, but they really can shoot that good. It was just one of those things, but I was real happy with the way we responded in the second half. The kids came out with fire."
Gravley led all scorers with 22 points for the Cavaliers, while Beamer added 13 points with his perfect free-throw shooting. Lundy drilled three 3-pointers to finish with nine points for Carroll.
"I would dare say that is the most athletic team we've played all year. They shoot the ball so good from outside," Hawks said. "And their offensive rebounding, five guys go to the glass and they just punish you because they are so athletic. It was a great game for us going into Saturday's game (with Virginia Episcopal)."
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Oak Hill – Uju 4 2-4 12, Scott 5 1-2 14, Ubaru3 1-2 8, Ngom 3 0-0 7, Lock 5 0-0 10. 3-pointers – Jiu 3, King 2, Ubaru 1, Ngom 1.
Carroll County – Gravley 7 7-8 22, Smoot 2 1-2 5, Beamer 1 10-10 13, Lundy 3 0-0 9, Keith 3 0-0 6, Horton 2 0-0 4. 3-pointers – Lundy 3, Gravley 1, Beamer 1.


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Originally posted by kaiser3282
Yeah .. i know about the DDO difficulty too since I played that game on and off.
I think this difficulty choice should be highlighted more, and make it into more games, so no one can complain the game being too easy or too difficult.
There is really no way to make a game good for everyone with one difficulty setting.
Heck, difficulty setting is almost universal in single player games. MMO should take more good ideas from single player games.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Actually, I'd argue the exact opposite! There is really no way to make a game good on multiple difficulty settings.
Taking an existing game and making it harder by doubling the number of enemies or the damage they do—or reducing the enemy's numbers or damage—leaves you with a game that had very little thought put into it. It takes a lot of balance to come up with a challenge that feels good when you overcome it. Nudging the numbers up or down to create a new level of challenge can't compare with making a new challenge from scratch.
I guess I could use class design as an example. Imagine if an MMO creator made a bunch of classes and put a lot of work into balancing them and making sure they worked well and were fun to play. Now imagine that they need to create one more class for tanks, so they take an existing class like Monk and create a spin-off tank class that is identical to Monk in every way except that it takes 33% less damage and deals 33% less damage. The class would feel like a total rip-off; it wouldn't be as balanced or fun to play.
That's how I view scaled difficulty as well. The encounters are designed around a certain intended difficulty (whatever the default is), and you risk creating a sloppy and inconsistent experience if you just push the numbers around. On the other hand, if you actually do spend the necessary amount of time balancing each of the 1-10 difficulty levels, you've effectively created the same content 10 times, and it won't be anywhere near as good as if you'd spent all that time on just one difficulty level. In the end, you can create a much better game by saying "Here's the content, take it or leave it" and accepting that only the people who have the appropriate skill level will be 100% satisfied with the experience.
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Since that is about instanced gameplay and basically is another way to do difftent "difficluty" instances and many games already have systems in place for that - it is not really something fundamentally new and does not really solve a problem.
Many people complain about open world difficulty and design changes and not about instances.
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nothing to see here, move along...
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Originally posted by BadSpock
Honestly, I feel as though most of these issues would be solved if games both:
A) Absolished the lvling process altogether. Make completing content give other times of rewards (more customization, different skills, gear, etc.) However, this won't stop people from bitching about it.
B) Embrace the idea that challenging content won't be for everyone. Get back to content that is ranged, with some good rewards for people who aren't as skilled, or don't want to learn the more challenging content, then make some cooler looking / more flashy stuff for the more challenging content.
There really aren't many games that have gone this route, but of the few that I've seen, it works. The main caviat is whether or not the general player base will ever support such a shift.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Although TSW combat animations have been chastised, as well as the lack of skills you can use at a time, the base strategy for setting up a successful build is still there. I think this was the right direction to go as far as adding difficulty.
Rather than up a mobs hit power or hit points, punish the player for not thinking....dont punish them for not hitting hard enough....
And when I say "not thinking" i do not mean add twitch based combat...that would involve the idea that you would not have think, but react.
Make it so that pre-fight preperation is just as important, if not, more important than the actual fight itself. That is how any sport or war strategy works, so why not use it with a game.
Some older games (AO) played this way and I think TSW does it as well, although I think they could improve upon it (and they are...auxillary weaps and more to come)
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Originally posted by phantomghost
than that clearly show that most of these people on the forum screaming about content being too easy, dont reallhy know what they want.
because even if you give them the option to take the harder gameplay on their own, they wont do it.
thats like a hungry man coming to you saying he hungry, you give him the option to come into your house and eat, or stay outside and not eat..
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This is meta-gaming that distracts from mmo immersion. Crap like this is what is ruining mmo's.
Mmo's simply need to become smarter, have better AI and create seemless worlds where mechanics are seen less instead of more options for the players. Perhaps auto-scaling options outside the players control but an mmo world should always be about walking into a situation where the parameters of the encounter are as much of a mystery to the player as possible.
The number rule in traditional rpg's is to ensure the rules are as invisible to the players as possible. Mmo's have long forgot this concept and we get min-max, meta-gaming crap themeparks like we have today. Mmo's should be a place a player logs into that is defined entirely by the developers vision with no catering to the crybabies. You should have control over your own character and that's it. It should be a harsh and scary place full is mystery and adventure. If you won't want that you can always play Wow and the other clones that have since turned into coddle-fests where if things still get too scary you can sit back and play with your dolls in game too.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
I would argue the opposite, because the things you write about do not add any complexity in d3 (or most of them), there is the difference, they are just present, nothing more, take durability, are there weapons/items with low durability but higher stats? Weapon reach, are there weapons which have longer reach but other drawbacks? No there are not. Without the problem, the choice, the drawbacks the player has to consider there is simply no complexity.
Combat intricacies, watching skills light up and pressing them in a specific order and at a specific time might be more interesting to you, but not for everyone. Especially in a game that is less action oriented than a action rpg.
As for your original point of ending the discussion about being too hard or too easy, yes it will end it, but the problem is a great number of those people arguing about too hard too easy just do so becaus of lack of imagination, they will simply use other words, like dull, stupid, shallow...
In the end difficulty is just how spicy/hot a game is, the game has to be tasty (fun), if a food is tasty enough, you will eat it even if it is too hot, if it lacks taste, it does not matter how mild it is. Sure you can placate a few people who like to eat cardboard, but only if it is not spicy, but not much more.
Just look at wow you mention, did lfr help the game in terms of subs, or are just you personally more happy?
(in b4 "The game is getting old since nov 13, 2008")
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Originally posted by fenistil
No. Plenty of people are screaming how EQ raids were "epic" and new MMOs are cake walk. Secondly, even WOW has only 3 raid difficulties. 10 will do a lot more than 3.
And of course it is not fundamentally new. SP games have difficulties setting for ages. Sandboxes are not fundamentally new .. they failed many years ago .. but are still being talked about here, aren't they?
Originally posted by Tamanous
nah ... that is not a good game for many.
Meta gaming is good .. let people choose how to have fun. You forget that the point of any game is to entertain, and NOT to live in another world where you have little control.
Ruining MMOs ... making MMOs into better games may save it.
Originally posted by MMOExposed
Yeah .. they are not consistent. And it is not just harder gameplay, it has more rewards too.
Well .. i guess that is their loss. They can scream as they want ... i will be playing D3 1.05 tomorrow.
Originally posted by Banaghran
Well, MOP gained back 1M subs .. so did LFR help? May be doing LFR prevent faster slide of subs. We will never know. But we do know that LFD is a popular feature. We do know that there are lots of requests for TOR to add LFD in the beginning.
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I think the general issue is that you are trying to treat MMO's the same as Single-Player or Co-Op games. For some types of MMO's and some types of players that can work well for others it just won't. In Single Player games, your experience is designed to affect only you. So ratcheting up or down the difficulty makes no difference to anyone elses play. Some MMO's emulate that to a certain degree and some MMO players enjoy that type of game.
The fundemental disconnect you are having is that certain types of MMO's and certain types of MMO players it's actualy a DESIRABLE design feature that one persons play effects the others. Lets look at it like baseball...
When you are in a batting cage by yourself you can set the speed of the pitches coming at you to any speed you like. That's fine, because the batting cage is all about you getting the individual experience you want. It's not designed or intended that what you experience effects the guy in the next cage over.
However, a baseball game is designed and intended as a COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE. That's actualy why some people choose to play it rather then just going to the batting cages....it's all about our play interacting with each other. Even when we are on the same team, I don't want the pitcher throwing you 40 mph pitches because you like easy pitches that you can hit when he's throwing me 85 mph pitches. For me that trivializes our efforts as a team and it also warps the sense of contribution that we both make. I want the pitcher throwing just as hard at you as he does me, because the sense of accomplishment I derive is both us working together as a team to achieve and the sense of individual contribution I made toward that goal.
If you really don't want to play at that level...that's fine...everyone derives thier entertainment differently....but I really want you going to a less competitive/more casual league rather then cranking the pitch speed down to slow when your at bat on my team.
That sentiment is even agnostic to the TYPE of difficulty we are talking about....whether it's complexity of the game, sophiistication of mob behavior or raw power level of mobs.
I think that you are failing to get that because, from my past impressions, you basicaly want to play a single-player, MOBA or small co-op game that is sheathed in the trappings of an MMO.....and variable difficulty settings work pretty well for that. They really don't for what others are looking at when they think "MMO".
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
It wouldnt work. We are greedy and would play on the highest loot factor. Those who dont beat those dungeons will whine like girls and then quit.
I mean GW2 put its difficulty into explorable dungeons, the entire open world is easy and still there are loads of complains, "the best loot are in those dungeons" and so on.
It might just work for D3 (even though I aint betting on it there either) because D3 is actually supposed to be really hard and cateers to different players.
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Games just need to stick to a target audience.
Gamer A wants a game where everything is easy with little effort...play GW2
Gamer B wants a game where it takes many many months to level to cap....play old school EQ or something akin to that.
Gamer C wants a game where pvp is the main focus....Eve or GW
Gamers need to stop trying to play games that do not offer them the experience they are looking for.
Way too much bickering goes on in games where the game tries to be everything to everyone to try and make the almighty dollar.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
I said many people complain not all people complain about open world. Besides I was not talking about sandboxes, I was talking about difficulty in open world. That involve non-sandboxes as well. Failed? EVE is going fine. UO was going fine for years. SWG was going fine for ~2 years, until they changed in to themepark , then 90% players left almost overnight.
Obviously sandboxes were only mainstream till WoW came. After WoW did and took mmoprg's to new levels of popularity they became niche in mmoprg's and noone say they did not. Anyway we don't talk about sandboxes here.
Making 10 and not 3 difficulties 'settings' of instances will do less than do you think imho.
Still my bottom point was to comment my personal opinion on your propositon. I don't see any real advantage to be honest.
What would be great is diffrent difficulty servers having whole world and it's instances on other level of difficulty than other servers.
Additionally it will be harder and harder for game companies to do 'big huge' mmorpg that will be attractive for many people. WoW is phenonenon and alot of it's players play because of what they already invested in it and because of it's accumulated amount of content, communities, addons, low system requirements. etc
If you would create today WoW 2 with today design - most people would blown through it and it would not capitave that big audience.
If you would create today WoW 2 with vanilla design - most peope would complain about long-levelling, too much group content, "hardcore" gameplay, not-enough hand-holding, etc
Difftent games for difftent people. Creating mmoprg's for alot of vrey difftent players is hard and with high-failure rate and that will only get worse.
People don't want to go on compromises in new games.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Expansions do that, how the trend will be half a year from realease is important.
As for the rest, i was not attacking lfr as a lobby concept, but as another difficulty, even if you will again post your usual percentages, my point was that the difficulty is not the main issue.
Flame on!
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GW2 doing it right now, with their down-lvl idea... lets c how long it will lust?

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Originally posted by Loke666
It *is* working for D3. You choose you level based on how fast you want to kill, balanced with your gear and your desire for the level for drop.
It went live yesterday and i saw people forming groups at different difficulties.
Most MMO end game is not that different from D3 anyway. You form a small group and kill stuff in a dungeon for good loot. The whole concept will just apply.


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Born January 12, 1966, at Man, he was a son of Kathlene Stacy Robinette of Man and the late Cleve Robinette.
Terry was a 1984 graduate of Man High School where he played football. He began his working career as an outreach worker at the Black Lung Clinic of the Community Health Foundation at Man. Terry then went on to college and obtained an Associates Degree in Pulmonary Function Technology. Because he always wanted to better himself, he went on to achieve a Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration, a Masters Degree in Patient Education and Wellness Promotion, and finally earned his Doctorate of Divinity. Terry was also an entrepreneur who opened his own company, Precision Pulmonary Labs, Inc. at Man.
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I'm afraid to let my children get into relationships(i.e. girl-boyfriendships) too early just in case it did them no good. At what age would it be safe to allow our children this liberty?
To preface, my answer is based on a personal belief in abstinence before marriage, and on guidance I received from my own parents and church leaders when I was a teen on how to structure relationships in order to make that goal attainable. It worked for me, and I plan to encourage my own children along the same lines when they are older. My intent isn't to start a debate on the merits of abstinence, merely to answer the original question from the point of view of someone with that goal in mind for their children. It might also be useful for people who only feel abstinence is important up to a certain age. If such a goal offends you or you find it anachronistic, feel free to ignore my answer.
Overly restrictive? Maybe. I chafed at it myself a few times, but then I realized I was having dates more often, with a larger variety of activities that most of my more "liberated" friends. Ironically, because I was specifically avoiding looking for something serious at first, I didn't worry about going on a date that might not work out. My friends were more reluctant to ask someone out because of increased expectations.
In contrast with the other answerers, I think that it's reasonable and healthy to restrict a child's ability to go out on dates and engage in romantic relationships in accordance with their age. You have to strike a balance: romance, dating and sex are dangerous and difficult to get right, but practically speaking you can only learn how to successfully negotiate them with a certain amount of trial-and-error. You need to help your child by making an informed judgement of their ability to make good decisions and handle heartbreak.
That said, here are some general guidelines:
Of course there are exceptions to all of this. I know a couple that began dating when they were 13, and dated continuously with a few breaks until they were 18, at which point they married.
Why would you want to restrict your child's attempts at a romantic relationship? It is not alcohol, or smoking: there is no fundamentally negative effect from dating.
If you are worried about your child becoming sexually active, trying to restrict it won't help much there, either. Such attempts will likely have the opposite effect: teenagers can and do rebel.
As for the possibility of a broken heart - you can't have any affect on it at all. What is important is that your child has your support and trust, and trying to restrict their (totally normal) forays into puppy love or romance won't earn you their trust or encourage them to come to you for support.
Nothing says "I think I love you" like "my parents don't want us to be together."
I'm not certain what you mean by "just in case it did them no good." Not every relationship is going to work, and this sounds dangerously close to setting the expectation that you should only enter into a relationship if it will result in long-term commitment.
Early dating should be a learning experience. It is just as important to learn how to identify and get out of a relationship that isn't working as it is to learn what makes a relationship work.
As Nikita mentioned, attempting to restrict your child's romantic relationships will most likely not work. In fact, attempts like that all too frequently backfire. At best, you're fighting against peer pressure and your child's desire to exert control over their life. At worst, you're fighting all that plus hormones. Your best bet is to educate. Make sure they understand the pitfalls of dating, and give advice on how to deal with various situations (how to show appreciation, be willing to listen, how to apologize, how to draw boundaries if necessary, etc.).
I think dating is generally a tough topic for parents because it is one of the biggest signs of the approaching end of childhood. It reminds us that we won't be the most important people in their lives forever, and that they are becoming more and more capable of looking after themselves and making their own decisions. It is very easy to lose sight of the fact that that is the ultimate goal of parenting.
When is it safe? Relationships and dating are never safe. Even at 25 it's like running headlong into a minefield of extreme emotion and high passion. That's what makes it great, after all.
Now that you've taken the bubble-wrap off, it's time for an opinion from a lefty. Coincidentally, science and statistics have shown that these methods actually work better at delaying pregnancy and sexual initiation.
First, both genders need to know about sex. No, of course they're not going to be having sex right now! (what? You're asking this question when they're 16? Oh shit, too late!) They should have already gotten the biology-of-reproduction and the "why adults like it" bits years before they start dating. By now, they should have all that down pat. If they haven't gotten it from you by the time they're 11 or 12, then they've surely learned something on the playground, and now it's an uphill battle because they don't want to listen to practically anything you say anymore. Unless you're really lucky.
Both genders also need access to birth control, or in the case of girls, be on birth control, "just in case". Think of it like making your 4 year old wear her bike helmet, even though she still has training wheels on and she's still not riding faster than she can walk. Good habits are easier to make than bad habits are to break. And besides, people don't always plan things a month in advance. Or plan things at all.
For girls, these are prerequisites:
For boys:
Now you get to let them loose and catch them when they fail miserably. That's generally your job once they're teenagers anyway.
Coincidentally, abstinence before marriage is a recipe for marital disaster that starts young and ends early (hopefully before kids, but often and even usually, not). For god's sake, find out what they're really like before you get married.
I can be considered a very oddball example, but this is just my view, feel free to ignore it. I had absolutely no rules on dating, but have decided on them myself. I met my soulmate when I was 16. Now if I had someone impose rules on me then I would have never met that special someone. At the same time I have enforced abstinence before marriage. I felt that not being physically attached to someone can help keep a clear mind when it comes to thinking about the big commitment.
I do not enforce any rules on my kids. Life is a test, you will never learn by following someone's advice. We are all different people, and what works for some might not work for others. Additionally I think that if I enforce rules on my children, then they will still try to do things and be secretive about it. I would rather be my child's best friend and trusted adviser, than a tyrant who is trying to prevent him from (in his eyes and opinion) having fun. I did notice that allowing a child to try whatever they want and just giving advice here and there is better rather than forcing them to do something. Additionally advices are usually followed, whereas rules are made to be broken.
So my two cents would be not saying anything, and only speaking when spoken too. Trust me they will come to you asking for help when you have an open and helpful mind waiting for them rather than a judgmental mind.
I think a good solution is to not allow or encourage early dates (or seeing forbidden movies, or smocking cigarettes, or sneaking out of home at night), and let these activites be on the "transgression" side of the life of the kids.
In these times of so-called transparency, I might be even more old-fashioned than the abstinence proposing answers, because I don't think it is possible, and not even desirable, to be fully transparent with our kids.
They want to have their secrets, so just let them believe you do not know about what they did last night.
Another consequence of this controlled semi-opacity: I will lie when my kids will ask me if I ever tried drugs.
So if my boy comes back from a romantic walk in the fields at 2am, I'll not be waiting for him with a loaded gun, nor will I offer him a last beer. I'll sleep (on one ear, and be envious of him). And if he get caught, I'll tell him it is not ok, even if I think it actually is ok.


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Locally, we saw our unemployment increase by three percentage points after our coal industry shed hundreds of jobs. The economy of Eastern Kentucky, which depends largely on the coal industry, can little afford to lose these jobs, especially when there's little else to pick up the slack.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that coal production in the third quarter of 2012 was down nearly 25 million tons from the previous year, and nearly 40 million tons from the same time period in 2008. The EIA also predicts that natural gas production will increase, while the use of renewable energy sources will outpace growth in the use of fossil fuels.
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Granted, Pike County has flirted with 10 percent unemployment and joblessness increased roughly 2 percentage points in the past year, but other coal counties, like Perry County, have gone well beyond that figure in the same time period.
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In 2010, the latest figures available from the state, Pike County had more than 4,000 mining jobs, but the county also had nearly 3,700 in retail, along with healthy numbers when compared to other counties in several other sectors, including construction.
With so many jobs tied up in the coal industry Pike County stands to lose much more, but it seems they are also better suited than their neighbors to absorb some of those losses, and perhaps even attract something to fill the void.
What we draw from this is that if Pike County can build a burgeoning economy that is not wholly dependent on the coal industry, we think it's possible in some of our other counties. Perry County, for instance, is better suited to follow that lead than most. We have a county government untethered to long-term indebtedness. We have a county seat with a college and flagship hospital currently undergoing an expansion. We have an historic downtown with a lot of potential.
And most of all, like other counties in our region, we have acres upon acres of flat land created by surface mining just waiting for development, be it agriculture, tourism, or some other industry not yet thought of.
What we're saying is that there's potential, and a proven model, and all we need is the willingness to overcome stereotypes and statistics and we can build a better economy, and in turn a better future for our children. It'll take some work, that's for sure, but it will be well worth it.
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