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Originally posted by Goatgod76
Or you could just nix the boat ride and go fish off the shore. The topic is inconvenience needing to be in MMOs so I assumed we were still discussing that and not activities to justify riding a boat.
My apoloigies.
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Originally posted by Popori
I was just using the boat ride as an example of mixing old and new to make it better, not nixing it all together as having portal, mounts, and ships adds more options and makes that old feature better and more modern. No worries.
Originally posted by Popori
Well .. try to convince others to like what you like is a fool's errand, particularly on the internet. That is not going to happen.
Originally posted by Goatgod76
Sure .. you can have all of those on the boat .. and a teleport. For those who don't feel like fishing, games, or what-not on the boat, they can skip all of it.
Once again, choices. Not everyone wants to fish (or whatever mini-games) for 20 min when they need to go from point A to B.
Originally posted by Goatgod76
If people don't want to chat, why force them? It is just a game.
They should have the option of chatting, and not. There are millions of players. You can always find some who want to chat. You don't need everyone to chat with you, do you?
Originally posted by Banaghran
By what i read here, i thought lots of people like dying (with little penalty) to highlight the challenge.
In fact, some even like perma death ... just look at how many hard core toons are created on D3.
But i digress. If enough people like 20 min boat ride, put it in. Don't take away the option of fast traveling. Just like D3. If you like perma death, play hard core. If you like no death, play MP0 soft core. More people are happy.
No one says take anything away if there is some preferes it. The point is to have all the options.
Are you against having choices?
Originally posted by Goatgod76
And I think FFXI had a boat mechanic similar to what you're talking about. You'd randomly be attacked on the boat rides and could fish off the sides (chance to pull up big evil monsters too), that was pretty cool.
I'm in no way opposed to those or do I see them as inconvenience. I get where you're coming from. If it serves a logical purpose, fine. If its a 20minute boat ride to keep you in the game for 20minutes or simply force you to talk, its a silly useless mechanic. Much like 6 minute health regens used to be.
EQ used to have tons of downtime. You know what I'd do with that downtime? Walk away from the PC. It didn't make me more of a community member, it made me able to do less with the time I paid for to play the game.
Keep your inconvenience, give me depth.
(not all in direct response to the goatgod)
Originally posted by nariusseldon
I didn't say anything about forcing them to chat.
Do you even read and comprehend what's said before responding? He said people can just stop and chat if they want...which is true. But my response was asking how often you really see players do that these days with the way MMORPG's are. It still happens, but rarely.
Originally posted by Goatgod76
You imply you want to change that. If you are just stating that people rarely chat .. then i agree. Sure. That is an indication that they don't want to chat.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
I'm stating people rarely chat anymore.
Originally posted by Goatgod76
Very clear. There is no disagreement. They don't. I also take that as a sign that people prefer not to chat. Personally, i don't play games to chat either.
But i also want to note that the choice of chatting is always there. In fact, you have chat channels in most online games, even in non-MMOs. So it is not a lack of ability to do so.
Lastly, from my observation, people chat all the time. I was just playing D3 last night (admittedly not a MMO) but the general chat channel is non-stop.
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When you make MMOs for a type of gamer who has the attention span of a 2-4 yr old child, you can't help wonder why continuning to make games for this demographic just for them to consume and dump the game in 1-3 months. As past releases have shown in the last 7 yrs this is exactly what has happened. With words like accessabiliy and "our design inspiration was WoW" being thrown around constanly in almost every MMORPG in development.
How many more "Training Wheels=Beginner MMOs" do we really need ? Are people ready to take a larger step into more diverse options in MMOs? Are they ready for the unecessary conviences to be scaled back a bit to present a little more dependence on other players? Do we really need every game to be like WoW?
I don't really believe there is any more new gamers to grab with newer games any one that has played MMO's or is still playing is exactly done or doing that. Its time to get creative again, it's time to stop holding hands.
A MMORPG is a time commitment in itself if you don't have time to commit why should a game be designed around a person who play 30 min up to 8 hours a week? Then it isn't a MMO anymore it's a co-op with a lobby chat all for those people who can't be bothered to give up that reality show for the week to put a lil time into a game.
I'm done ranting.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Nariuss, you say 'why force them?' as if you must force players if you wish to get them to engage in chat. Thats a false dichotomy. When I think of games that I enjoyed chatting with people in, I was never forced to chat, I did it because I wanted to.
Why did I want to chat then but not now? Because the gameplay revolved around social community-driven storytelling instead of leveling or developer writen story arcs. The obvious example to point to is SWG. I have never seen a game with so much casual banter within the game, and it was all thanks to the games conent revolving around creating a world to interact with others in, as opposed to what we see today which is more attune to a single player game you can see others playing as you play.
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There seem to be a lot of posts on this thread with the general flavor, "Well not everyone wants to be inconvenienced. I don't want to sit on a boat or.... blah, blah, blah, etc." Sure, fine. Perhaps the game the OP is looking for just isn't for you. We don't necessarily need a game with both boats AND portals. I think what we really need are more niche games. If there was a game with more inconvenience that most other people would probably like I would play it. There are others that would play it too. It would be a game for people looking for that kind of a game. That's ok. In fact, it's great! It's wonderful that there are both side scrollers and 3d games. It's fantastic that there are RPG's and Shoot'em Ups. It would be awesome if there were MMOs with portals (convenience) AND MMOs with boats (a bit more inconvenience). The mind set that every MMO has to be everything for everyone is killing the genre as more and more MMOs excel at fewer and fewer things in an attempt to have every single possible feature ever imagined in the world.
I, for one, hope we get one or two strategically inconvenient games (ok, not boats, I hate boats). I also hope that there continue to be games for people who are looking for portals. Here's to happiness for everyone.
Originally posted by hraeth
Sure, that would be great.
Good luck finding a company and publisher willing to risk a gigantic number of subs for a chance at being that one game that is different.
Ask Darkfall, Xsyon, Mortal, and similar games how its working out for them.
I've come to the conclusion that 90% of MMO players have no clue what exactly it is that they want. Give them A, they'll leave because you don't have enough B.
Again, I like these in-depth games that you can lose yourself in for years. And I hope some indie dev will take the idea and run with it.
I don't see a Triple A studio wasting dev resources on it when the FOTM is themepark joyrides.
I think most folks here are arguing fitting both in the same game as that would be the most likely scenario where everyone ends up happy and a larger company could take the bait.
Edit: And take a look back at 2005 posts to see what everyone was claiming to want. Thats where we are now. Tons of posts for solo friendly games etc.
The market will shift again one day and we may see a rise in these types of games. As it stands, we're the niche market posting "LF group oriented game."
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Originally posted by Popori
character interdependence
risk versus reward
open ended gameplay
free-roaming self-directed play
more activity than just gear grind
and last but not least... a sense of satisfaction from earned achievement.
Did I miss anything?
Originally posted by XAPGames
Give or take meaningful death penalty you silly goose.
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Originally posted by Popori
I think that's a lot of it. There are lots of people who want to force others to play as they do, simply so they'll have a lot of people to play with.
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Originally posted by Goatgod76
Why should anyone just stop and chat for no reason with a complete stranger that you probably have nothing in common with? You seem to think this is something that ought to happen all the time. Why?
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Originally posted by Cephus404
I see that as the falacy of the notiion of an inconvenient AAA developed MMORPG. With 4 or 5 years in development cycle and typical games carrying 20 gigs of artwork, I don't see any major going "Oh, let's make our game cater to a niche market so it pisses off the bulk of the MMORPG population." They want 2 million box sales and 500,000 subscribers for the year, then flip it to free to play and milk it for another 4 years. In the current market, I just don't see that happening.


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Although Blogger currently allows users to post text and photos to their blogs via any e-mail program, Google is looking into a tighter integration with Gmail, Stone said.
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Tex attended schools in Waterbury, Middlesex, and Georgia and was a 1967 graduate of Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans. He served his country during the Vietnam War with the U.S. Air Force, being discharged on December 10, 1973.
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Kelly: Accepted assistanceWritten by Guest Author | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Recently I was at the grocery store, standing at the meat counter. A guy my age was ordering a bunch of seafood and other meat. He was a really friendly guy so we started talking. I mentioned something about how great it would be to have dinner at his house because of all the awesome food he was getting. He mentioned that he was really excited about it too, and we left it at that. I went through the store and did the rest of my shopping.
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I got really mad by letting myself think too much about what I was seeing. Before I get into why, let me tell you about another person I bounced into.
I needed to get some baby food for my 9-month-old son. As I was in the aisle going through the various forms of veggies and fruits, I noticed a mom picking out formula for her child. She had stacked nine cans of formula in her cart. At $17 a shot, you tend to take notice of people who throw that amount of money in their cart. Just in formula, there was $153 in her cart. As she stacked the formula into the basket, I noticed she was using the WIC program. I also took notice that the mom had a brand-new iPhone 5S (I could tell because we had a conversation about the phone when she asked Siri for help with directions) and she was carrying a huge Coach purse.
I want to make something extremely clear. I have no problem with people using any of the assistance programs the state and federal government make available. Those programs are there to make sure you and your children continue to survive when you're faced with unfortunate situations.
What I do have a (big) problem with is the fact that I don't believe these people deserved the assistance they were getting.
I found the exact purse this woman was carrying around the store. It's from this season, and the cheapest price I could find was $338. I also looked up the price of the iPhone she had. That's a $129 phone, and she had to have a plan for it. Since I knew the company she used, I can tell you that the cheapest plan for that phone is about $37 plus other costs. All that is if she just bought the phone and got a current price.
This woman is on assistance and carrying around a purse that she didn't need, and a really expensive phone that she also didn't need. Is it possible that someone gave these things to her as a present? Sure, but it's unlikely.
Let's go back to the crab legs guy. That guy was getting whatever amount every week so his family can eat. Do they need to eat crab legs? No, they don't. They need to eat food that makes the most sense. Getting food that is $13 a pound is not a smart purchase. He could get 3 pounds of ground beef or 2.5 pounds of chicken.
I speak about these things from a position of knowledge. My wife and I had our first daughter in 2008. In 2009 I lost my job and 70 percent of my family's income. We also lost health coverage and our nest egg. I didn't have money for groceries and we chose to apply for assistance. I was OK with doing it because it was what I needed to do for my family to survive, and I knew it was temporary.
But too many people approach assistance as a vacation. They party it up by buying candy, crab legs and other things that aren't necessary for survival. They use the money they didn't spend on food for their kids on expensive phones, purses, nights out and alcohol. That's not what you should do. You should save that extra money so you can get off of the assistance programs.
These situations serve another purpose: To remind us that we need to keep our lives in perspective. Just because something is there for you to use and you can do it, doesn't mean you should take advantage of it. After all, you have to be OK with what you've done when you lie down at night. I know that I'm OK with what I did while I accepted assistance.
Would you be?
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Zachary Allen — simple larceny $1,000 or less, financial transaction card theft, financial transaction card fraud less than $500 in a six-month period
Jesse Green — arson third degree two counts, disorderly conduct/gross intoxication, burglary second degree, disorderly conduct bench warrant
Donnie Atkinson — assault and battery third degree bench warrant
Jimmie Johnson — trespassing after notice, disorderly conduct/gross intoxication
Devante Moody — no moped license bench warrant
Jimmy Lanier Jr. — simple larceny $1,000 or less
Alvon Bennett — trespassing after notice, failure to assist law enforcement, shoplifting value $2,000 or less third offense or subsequent enhancement
Brian Hudak — driving under suspension, driving under the influence
Stephanie Ziolkowski — failure to pay child support
Earl Pontoo Jr. — failure to pay child support
William Grammar — breach of trust with fraudulent intent value more than $2,000 but less than $10,000 two counts
Vince Riley — shoplifting value $2,000 or less enhancement
Joseph Hazel Jr. — driving under the influence first offense
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looks good to me,what is the plan for the upper .223,6.8,6.5?
looks good to me,what is the plan for the upper .223,6.8,6.5?
I found a nice bushmaster piston based upper. Just finished building my second one with an upper I got from my friend. It is a spikes tactical lower with Vltor MUR-1A upper and a bushmaster bull barrel with a Youngs national match BCG and a RRA 2 stage trigger. Super happy with both of them but I would like to get a few more things for them. like miad grips and maybe freefloat tubes for them.
Forgot to mention they are both .223.
Good pick up pat..
Thanks AK_Nut. Welcome to gunco forum. This is where I spend most of my time. Some great guys here!
is your avatar one of spikes infidel patches
I think so. I loved it when I saw it. Is that trademark problem?


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Are you seeing an unexpected iCloud storage boost to 25GB... until 2050?
It's either our birthdays come early or a glitch that will lead to a lot of disappointment, but a ton of people over the last 24 hours are seeing their iCloud storage listed at a complementary 25GB, valid until 2050. What makes this sudden swelling especially curious is the timing -- it's happening just as the free 25GB accounts of previously paid MobileMe users were set to expire.
To see if you've gotten the big bump, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup and look at Total Storage. To see the expiry date, tape on Change Storage Plan and enter your iCloud password.
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Are you seeing an unexpected iCloud storage boost to 25GB... until 2050?
Same situation with me. Also, I have not received any storage downgrade warning notices from Apple. Perhaps it's because I am currently using less than 1 GB of space.
I've been a MobileMe user and had the free/complimentary 25 GB. However, when I went to check for the 2050 expiration date I found that my account is selected for the 20 GB/$40 per year. I did not select that and do not plan to pay for the service. It says my account will be changed automatically each year until expiration date of 9/30/2050 unless I cancel.
Interestingly, when I set up my new iPhone 5, my email@example.com account would not work. I had to use my normal user name but with the @icloud.com domain. Never did I select to pay for iCloud service. Anyone else find that Apple automatically enrolled them into a payment plan for iCloud?
Check it again. It has your current plan listed as the $40 20gb plan. If you go to Downgrade options, likely the 5gb plan is selected as "when you are set to renew" with a date that WAS 9/30/12 until yesterday for most former MobileMe subscribers.
I have used this 'Apple ID' since it was @itools.com. I had selected last week to downgrade to the $20/10gb extra plan, and that is the plan I will be charged for when my current plan (the 20gb plan free for now) expires on 9/30/50.
So does it mean I'll be charged the $40 each year until 2050? Or, I'm "paid up" until 2050?
It's confusing because the current plan listed with a check mark is 20GB/$40/year but right underneath that it says "You will be charged immediately and each year until you change or cancel your plan".
If I click the Downgrade Options, the 5GB/Free plan is checked but it will not let me save that--only the Cancel button is selectable. ??!!??
In any event, my credit card has not been charged so far.
No, you won't be charged. The way that it is showing now, you are "paid up"
The "You will be charged..." part is if you choose to upgrade to the 50GB/$100 plan. If you notice, it looks like this
Current Plan
20GB/$40.00/year with a check
Choose and Upgrade...
Downgrade Options >
Tapping that brings up
Current Plan
Currently Used: X GB
Downgrade or Cancel Plan
Choose a different plan to use when your current plan ends on 09/30/50
I had selected the 10GB plan earlier in the week, and that is what I will be moved to when the date is corrected. I don't know what they will do, but I anticipate they will give us a month or two extra for free (to be honest, I predict 1/31/13 will be the new date) due to this confusion.
I didn't have MobileMe, purchased the 10 GB upgrade, and am still scheduled to pay again next year. So no upgrades for me, yet.
Seeing it on an AT&T 4S in Atlanta, GA. Was a Mobile Me patron for 2 years. I still have my .me account. Also, I didn't upgrade and pay the $40. Checked my bank account and no $40 automatic charge as of yet. I went to upgrade yesterday and saw I had it. Just thought I'd already upgraded, but realized I hadn't yet. My 25 GB expires 09/30/2050 as well. Hope this sticks.
I'm a mobile me user from the beginning. I'm seeing 2050 too. Maybe those with an iPad and iPhone (or multiple devices) backed up to iCloud are getting more?
Another downside to not being able to merge my Apple ID and MobileMe accounts. My Apple ID is tied to my iCloud, but my MobileMe is still out there in the ethers somewhere. No free upgrade for me…
I was a mobileme user and I have this too. I called just to make sure it wasn't a billing glitch that I would be charged for and it is a glitch, but one they're aware of and are in the process of fixing, much to our dismay.
My boyfriend is also hit with this, and he is a former mobileme user as well.
previous mobileme user with paid storage. now, paid up through 2050..
It's on my iPhone and my iPad!
I was a mobileme subscriber from day 1, and mine currently shows the 9/30/50 expiration date. I think it is a glitch and will go away, but Apple should let all the mobileme users keep the extra 20GBs for taking away mobileme gallery (that was the main reason I had the account, and now I have to use smugmug).
I checked last night after this article went live, and yes, my iCloud account shows 25 GB and 2050 expiration. I have been a MobileMe user since it was iTools and free, so I am a looooong time subscriber. Maybe this is compensation for those years when it didn't "just work"? :) Probably not, but for now, that's some nice wishful thinking.
Frak, I wish I'd have signed up for the 60 day MobileMe trial on my current AppleID, at least I don't think I did? I know I signed up for it somewhere. Maybe it was on this AppleID.
Regardless, I see my standard option, no extras, same old lame expiry date.
I can't imagine this is intentional, and I wouldn't get too comfortable with the expiry, Apple may be nice, but I don't think they're willing to give away that much money. Think about the costs of that, $40/year for every ex MM customer, MobileMe, not model mayhem, though I think they more than deserve the extra cloud storage ;), it'd be crazy.
Nope, mine was not upgraded, and I was not a MobileMe customer.
No Dice. Only 5 Gb's here on iPhone 5 and New iPad. I never had MobileMe
I get the same thing; 25 GB storage which will be downgraded in 2050. I am currently only using 2 GB since I was expecting the auto-downgrade this past weekend. This on a iPhone 4S upgraded to iOS 6. I was a MobileMe customer for about 3 years (got it for an iPod touch 3rd gen) and had the primary account for a family package, which was renewed about a month before they announced the MobileMe-to-iCloud changeover. It will be interesting to see what happens to this.
Yep. I got the extra storage as well until 2050! I was a MobileMe user as well!
I've been an Apple cloud user since the iTools days in '99 - My account info says: "You will be downgraded to the free storage plan when your 20 GB plan ends on 09/30/50" When I check it on my MacBook Pro.
But my iPhone says I'm on a $40/yr. 20 GB plan and that "You will be charged immediately and each year until you change or cancel your plan."
I'd really like to know if/when and how much Apple plans to charge me!
Mine got bumped up but I figured it was because I paid for me for years.
I have 2 iCloud accounts. The one under my iTunes ID that has all of my app purchases didn't get the upgrade in expiry to 2050, however my other iCloud account that was previously a .mac and MobileMe account did get the free upgrade.
I'm happy for the free extension, especially for that length of time. However, it would be good to be able to merge my accounts since the iTunes ID is my gmail account and I would like to add that under the iCloud account as an email address for friends to iMessage or FaceTime me, but I cannot since it is 'already used'.
Starting in 2007, I was a .mac subscriber when converted into MobileMe. When I set up my iPhone 5, my me.com username would not work. I signed into iCloud using my .mac address on my iDevices. I have I have not received any storage downgrade warning notices from Apple. My iTunes account that I use for one of my iCloud accounts didn't get the upgrade that expires in 2050, however my other iCloud account that was previously a .mac and MobileMe account did get the free upgrade.
Apple have resolved this. I'm guessing all former mobileme subscribers will by now have received an email saying their extra free storage has been extended a year. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5527 So, my 2050 expiration has been replaced by 2013. If I don't resubscribe in Sep 2013, my 25GB goes down to 5GB. Mind you, you'd think the renewal rate will have gone down by then. Or, more likely, they'll up the amount of storage.


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WACO (October 12, 2012) -- Baylor men's and women's basketball teams kicked off the 2012-13 season by hosting Moonlight Madness on Friday night at the Ferrell Center.
More than 6,500 fans packed the stands to watch 3-point and slam dunk contests and an eight-minute men's team scrimmage. Baylor was one of 14 sites featured during more than four hours of ESPNU national coverage, and the Ferrell Center was the only site to feature both men's and women's teams.
"It was a great turnout, great energy level, and I think the fans got an entertaining evening," head coach Scott Drew said. "It was great especially for the freshmen to get a chance to play in front of the crowd, and then for the crowd to get a chance to see the new guys. After all the summer workouts and the individual workouts, it's good to remind them that this is why they're working hard."
Gary Franklin and Odyssey Sims teamed up to win the 3-point contest, defeating Logan Lowery and Brittney Griner, 20-18, in the final round.
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Deuce Bello earned perfect 10s from all four judges after jumping over 7-foot-1 freshman Isaiah Austin in the opening round, but he lost to Cory Jefferson in the final round. Jefferson threw a ball behind his back off the backboard, then caught the ball and threw it down with one hand. Griner and Pierre Jackson also competed in the slam dunk contest.
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KidsPeace believes that it is helpful to our readers to reprint some Healing Magazine articles that are as relevant today as when they were published in our Magazine. This article discusses how communication is so important when doctors prescribe psychotropic medications to children. This article was published in the Spring/Summer 2006 issue.
Children's Psychotropic
Medications: Communication is key
By Pat Sullivan
Millions of children take
prescription psychotropic medications to treat a wide range of conditions that
can destroy their quality of life. According to Dr. Adnan B. Zawawi,
Psychiatrist at KidsPeace Psychiatric Hospital, it is imperative that parents
and physicians establish open communication early in a child's treatment. "At
KidsPeace, we provide parents with written information on any medications we
might prescribe in the admissions packet so that parents can make informed
decisions regarding their children's treatment. They must give us written
consent before we start any medication," Zawawi says. He also wants to dispel a
common myth: "These are not drugs; they are medications. Just as we prescribe
medications for hypertension, diabetes or infections, we prescribe medications
for illnesses of the mind."
There are several classes of
psychotropic medications that are typically prescribed for youth:
• Tricyclics – Older drugs.
These medications (some brand names include Adapin, Elavil, Pamelor and
Tofranil) are typically only used when SSRIs (see below) are ineffective.
• SSRIs (Selective Serotonin
Reuptake Inhibitors) – Newer antidepressants (some brand names include Prozac,
Zoloft, Paxil and Lexapro) used more commonly because they restore deficits in
certain neurotransmitters that facilitate communication between brain cells
(neurons) and return the brain to normal functioning with few side effects.
Dr. Zawawi emphasizes that
depression is a serious medical problem that causes the brain to function
differently from those of individuals who are not depressed. The benefits of
taking antidepressants far outweigh the risks associated with them. Dr. Zawawi
also notes that NIH studies have shown that patients treated with a combination
of SSRIs and therapy had higher success rates than those taking SSRIs alone or
those undergoing therapy alone.
Typically, antidepressants
are used for a year or two, with cessation being gradual and closely supervised
by a physician. One should never abruptly stop antidepressants. Dr. Zawawi
emphasizes that starting a child on an antidepressant or other psychotropic
medication is a major decision that is based on improving the child's quality
of life, happiness and productivity.
Mood Stabilizers
• Lithium – A salt that has
been used since the 1970s to treat bipolar disorder, particularly manic
episodes; depression while on Lithium may indicate that a higher dosage is
needed. It is important to monitor levels of Lithium (some brand names include:
Cibalith-S, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithobid, Lithonate and Lithotabs) in the blood
stream and to consult with prescribing doctors before taking any medications, including,
but not limited to, ibuprofen, antihypertensives, muscle relaxers and
• Anticonvulsants – Helpful
in controlling mood swings, although their main use is to prevent seizures
(some brand names include Depakote, Topamax, Tegetrol, Lamictal and
• Atypical Antipsychotics –
Used alone or in combination with mood stabilizers can be quite effective,
although it is very important to use as directed (brands include Abilify,
Navene, Risperdal, Seroquel).
Bipolar disorders in adults
are marked by wide-ranging mood swings from deep depression to unbridled mania,
but, according to Dr. Zawawi, children experience fewer "top of the world"
highs and deep troughs. Instead, bipolar children are typically irritable,
cranky and miserable, with sometimes explosive mood swings that can result in
unhappiness, difficulty in school and trouble with the law. "Mood disorders
require medication," Zawawi says. "Lithium is the standard and has been used
for a long time, but the atypicals are gaining popularity. All mood stabilizers
must be used as directed."
• Antipsychotics – Older
medications that effectively reduce symptoms of psychosis but can have severe
side effects and do not control mood swings (some brands include: Thorazin,
Mellaril, Haldol and Prolixin.)
• Atypical Antipsychotics –
Very effective in controlling psychosis and mood swings (brands include:
Abilify, Zyprexa, Theraciule, Geodan and Clozoril).
Psychosis and schizophrenia
are serious conditions that cause people to experience visual and auditory
hallucinations and delusions. The side effects of some antipyschotics can be
very serious, but schizophrenic patients need to take them long term in order
to function within society. The two most serious types of side effects, although
rare, include: (1) extraperonial symptoms such as rigidity, stiffness, tremors
and tardive dyskinesia, which is uncontrollable movement of the mouth, arms and
other body parts, and (2) metabolic disorders such as diabetes, high
cholesterol and weight gain. Therefore, Dr. Zawawi warns that anyone taking
antipsychotics have regular blood sugar, lipid and liver function tests, as
well as family history screening and close supervision. Zawawi stresses that
doctors are very careful about putting children on these medications and try to
use antipsychotics for as short a time period as possible.
Psychostimulants are used in
the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and have been the standard for many years. Zawawi
explains that these medications are not addictive and can be used into
adulthood to help patients focus and control impulsivity. Although classified
as stimulants, these medications (including Ritalin, Concerta and Adderal) have
a calming effect on patients who suffer from ADD/ADHD. Side effects may include
sleep problems and weight loss, but psychostimulants help children perform
better in school, engage in less impulsive behavior, focus on tasks, have more
positive social experiences and generally stay out of trouble. Zawawi says that
dosage and symptoms should be closely monitored and appropriately adjusted.
Many children suffer from
extreme anxiety and school phobia, which can incapacitate them socially and academically.
Medications that treat anxiety are used short term for acute panic attacks
because they can be addictive. Anxiety disorders are more frequently treated
with SSRIs and therapy, but anxiolytics such as Xanax, Librium, Atavan and
Valium can help children through especially difficult periods. Zawawi warns
that use of these medications must be closely monitored and carefully tapered
off in terms of dosage to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
Dr. Zawawi stresses that
parents must communicate with all of the physicians who treat their children
regarding prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. "Parents think
that they are bothering their doctor with calls to see if it is safe to give
decongestants or cough syrup or even pain and fever relievers to their
children, but, believe me, we would rather answer your question beforehand than
have to treat serious side effects after the fact," he says. Combining
psychotropic medications with others medicines can cause serious and even life-threatening
reactions. "Be sure to tell your family physician about any psychotropic
medications your child is taking and encourage them to contact the psychiatrist
if there are any questions," Zawawi says. Many psychiatrists monitor a child's
psychotropic medications for a few months and then turn administration over to
the family physician, who is more familiar with the child's history.
In general, antibiotics and
asthma medications are safe when taken in conjunction with psychotropics,
Zawawi explains, but it is still important to report all new prescriptions to
all of your child's doctors. Steroids and birth control pills can cause serious
medication interactions with some psychotropics, as can fever reducers and
Many parents do not realize
that herbal and natural supplements can cause severe interactions with
psychotropics as well. Dr. Zawawi tells parents that he respects their
decisions if they want to try the natural route to treat their children, but
herbals should not be taken in combination with any of the psychotropics. Also,
parents should not administer larger doses than suggested by the manufacturer
of natural or herbal remedies to their children. The adage, "if a little's
good, a lot's much better" does not apply to natural or herbal supplements.
When it comes to alcohol and
street drugs, Zawawi is very clear with his patients. He tells them if they
combine alcohol and street drugs with their prescribed medications, they can
suffer extreme sedation, excessive irritability, seizures or comas. It can
truly be a lethal combination.
It can be difficult to make
a decision to inform teachers, counselors and school nurses that a child is
taking psychotropic medications. There are several points to keep in mind:
• Most schools do not allow
children to carry and take medications of any kind in school. If your child
needs mid-day administration, this has to be done by the school nurse, and the
medications must be kept under lock and key in the nurse's office.
• Teachers often spend more
waking hours with your child than you do. If they know what your child is
taking and the possible side effects or reactions, they can watch for anything
out of the ordinary and report to you and the school nurse.
• Investigate
confidentiality issues in your school system to increase your comfort level.
Having an illness does not mean that your child will be "labeled" or suffer
discrimination of any kind. There are laws that protect against this.
• Teachers can make
adaptations to accommodate your child's condition, including reduced homework,
tutoring, modified tests, frequent visits to the nurse or rest room, the need
to eat more frequently, rest periods in the nurse's office if overly tired,
reduced physical activity, not going outside, etc.
• Often, teachers or school
counselors were the first to pick up on your child's condition and referred him
or her for an evaluation in the first place. They are trained to recognize
possible problems.
• Teachers can arrange for
your child to have a quiet place to go during over-stimulating activities, gym
or even lunchtime.
• Your child may be more
comfortable knowing that the teacher, nurse or counselor understands what he or
she is going through and is approachable if the child does not feel well.
• Teachers can "run
interference" if your child is struggling with a social or academic issue and
make the situation less stressful.
• Your child may be eligible
for placement in a smaller class that better meets his or her needs on a short-
or long-term basis.
Dr. Zawawi stresses the
importance of parents being as involved as possible in their children's
treatment, medication, school life and healing. Acknowledging that parents are
very busy and often do not have a great deal of time to spend with their children,
he says that, at the very least, parents must:
• Monitor and administer
their children's medications
• Communicate regularly with
all professionals involved in their children's treatment
• Spend time with their
children to observe and discuss how they are feeling, progressing, regressing,
reacting to medication and getting along in school and socially


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Originally posted by tepthtanis
You're confusing B2P with F2P again. You really need to stop doing that, because it makes you look silly. :(
Anyway, this is fruitless on your part. Arenanet has already picked their payment model, and lots of people enjoy it. They can't make everybody happy.
They've chosen to make people like me happy, at the cost of people like you.
Since I win from this, all I can feel is pity that you lost. Sorry.
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Originally posted by Meowhead
I lost to a cute little redheaded gal! :D ...I'm guessing that "that" is the best thing I have ever done! "Meowhead, Kaerigan!" I hope to meet you both in GW2! The 2 of u and Grimm6th must hate me but I just wanted to know that I wasn't wasting my time with GW2!!!
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Originally posted by tepthtanis
Gw2 fans... give me a kick>>> In the ars! GW2 is everything it's suppose to be! I hope my friends see me making a fool of myself! New friends! But friends none the less... :D
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Originally posted by tepthtanis
Dude, what you have to understand is that it's a way better deal to be able to have the DECISION wether or not you want to spend more. With subscription based, its not a decision, you HAVE to spend 15 bucks for all or nothing, you can't decide that you don't want to pay for pink pokadot pants....
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Originally posted by tepthtanis
Fan or no fan, you got things wrong. ANET doesn't make P2win games, you seems to confuse GW2 with Allods.
Sure, GW2 will not be everything what all people here seems to think. There are always people assuming that a game will be exactly what they want it to be without bother to check the game up that much, as well as other assumes a game will suck without bother with facts.
You can't make a perfect game that fits everyone and I am sure that some people will find that the game is far from what they expacted.
I have played Guildwars for over 5 years and I can tell you that you can't buy anything that makes you win there. The most OP thing you can buy is skill unlocks, but they are easy to lock up both in PvE and PvP. Besides, unlocking all skills wont help you winning against someone better no matter what.
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Originally posted by Kaerigan
HAHAHA i love those type of comics. awesome one. XD
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Get back on topic please. This is the end of the personal arguments.
Originally posted by DLangley
I understand why you erased that guy DLangley...but you also deleted my explanation as to why I was being so critical with GW2...
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Originally posted by DLangley
thank God for you moderators ; _ ;
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I obviously went too far. Sorry 'bout that. In retrospect, I was pretty childish and that comic was not very tasteful, I think I'll even go ahead and delete it from my Imgur account. First time I've ever had my post deleted by a moderator. I'll make sure that does not happen again.
But back on topic: I've been thinking of rolling an elementalist when the game releases. The developers have said that all classes can more or less tank efficiently (if I remember correctly), but they've also said that the elementalist is one of the "squishier" classes. How will this work? Will I be able to hold off the mobs for like 5 seconds and then I have to retreat?
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Originally posted by Kaerigan
Tanking doesn't really involve standing and just taking hits while somebody heals you. Even the most sturdy classes are going to need to dodge some bigger things, and run away occasionally while other people cover them.
... but how does an elementalist do it? I'm guessing earth magic and protection spells. It's how it worked in GW1. They could raise their armor up past the level a warrior had, through magic. :)
There's also 'soft' shielding, stuff like throwing up a wall of flame in front of yourself. Where people CAN run in to hurt you, but they're discouraged strongly from doing so.
Their leg of the trinity replaces 'tanking' with 'control', with tanking being a subset of control. So a lot of how an elementalist would tank is by knocking people back, blinding them, snaring them or whatever. It still does the basic role of 'Protecting other people from damage', even if it's kiting people or knocking them around or making them incapable of hitting accurately. :)
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Originally posted by Kaerigan
Same here. I was warned once in the past only to have it recalled because the moderator was just plain wrong. This warning was deserved. I didn't think your comic was that bad and it made me laugh. I let the guy get to me way more than I should have. I apologize to anyone that actually read my rant. Out of character by a longshot.
on topic: What Meowhead says sums it up pretty much. What I wonder about is how all the CC you are doing to keep the mobs at bay is gonna play out in PVP. I don't like much I read about SWTOR but I did like the bar that makes a player immune to CC mechanics if they are hit with too many for a short time. 2 jobs with CC abilities ends up playing out like a chess match, but if one job has a lot more than others, say a mage since they are expected to keep away, is this going to make balancing PVP a PITA.
I doubt it will be an issue at all since Anet did a great job with blanacing PVP in the first, but it does make me wonder just how many classes will be better at the CC abilities or who will have more.
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Originally posted by FlawSGI
That makes me the third person to be in this exact situation on this thread. Sorry Tepthtanis, I was out of line.
On topic: I would guess, conditions, especially the CC conditions will last less time than they would in PvE. It has been confirmed that some skills will work a little differently in PvP, which is a good thing for balance. Also, there are good ways around each of the CCs (or at least i hope there are)
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Added some more info about audio, I'm just very impressed with the idea that you can throw in your own music playlist if you get bored of the original score, beats just turning the sound down and playing mp3s, this way you don't miss out on environmental sounds, combat audio effects and the voice overs.
Gee! I pe'od everyone so much? I'm sorry about that. I don't think anyone understood my point.
I did, however, understand everyone else's points.
This is pure discussion and speculation about GW2. I think GW2 is going to be a premium game. Wow is a premium game and is absorbing money from every direction. They are making 15$ a month from every player in the game. Plus! Now they have a little mom and pop shop that is selling cute little useless items that the youngsters will buy in droves just so they can look cool.(This is what I heard from ppl patronizing Mmorpg.)
Now, I'm not trying to upset anyone. I played GW and WOW and I hope everyone can guess what game I want to play in the future. GW2 is cheaper. WOW charges 15$ a month. Blizzard is raking in the cash and is talking about another mmorpg.
My question is...can Arenanet survive against Blizzard unless Arenanet carves out some bucks on GW2..."Right now!"
I have some anger against WOW, I'm not going to lie...but does anyone feel that Arenanet has the capital to compete with Blizzard if they come out with a new mmorpg? And before anyone says they haven't heard about a new mmorpg from Blizzard...Wow has already peaked. Most of the middleaged folks have left(Including me and everyone I know!) And most of the youngsters are getting bored with it. Sure, they are still enrolled but they aren't playing.(The parents are paying the bill though.) Blizzard has been prepared for this for a long time.
I would rather give my hard earned dollars to a company that has at least "TRIED" to keep their prices down.(And is trying to draw in the "now" available middleaged.) But if I have to pay a little extra for them to remain competitve with the largest...and most painful moneysuckers in mmorpg history!...I'm paying a little extra. Can't be worse than having your account hacked, right?
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Originally posted by tepthtanis
Im sorry, but Your missing the point. As long as Guild Wars 2 does not have a monthly fee, it will never be a true competator with any other Pay 2 play model. Because the only reason MMO's have to compete against each other is because of monthly fees.
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Originally posted by Ablestron
Quite the opposite. Most players focus on one MMO at a time meaning that so long as they play GW2 they wont be paying fees for other MMOs.
Also, don't underestimate GW2 because it doesn't look like another mediocre B2P MMO around the corner (or cRPG like GW1), and if it ends up being the best MMO choice of 2012 it might change the general attitutde towards P2P models in the future.
Ofc this is only my opinion, but the way I see it GW2 is the greatest competitor to all other AAA titles specificaly for being a B2P.
Originally posted by tepthtanis
I'm not mad. I understood your point. (Though you could probably work on your punctuation a little bit, that does make it hard to follow the flow sometimes) I just think you're wrong.
... if you want to support GW2, just buy 15 dollars worth of stuff a month. Buy T-shirts or something if you don't want extra character slots. Give them out as Christmas gifts!
I'll be using the cash shop, just to support them. I've already bought the books. I'll probably buy at least 2 copies of the game (At least 1 of which will be a collector's edition) as well, maybe more.
Also, charging more money doesn't automatically make you more money. That's not the way it works.
If it worked that way, they'd just charge 150 million a month and make a fortune. :T
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I have faith that Anet will deliver a great game from the word go, they know they have to, without a monthly sub they have to make all their money from box sales and their shop, if the goods aren't up to scratch they aren't going to make money, it's a big risk for them to take which is why I think they are taking so many other risks with this game (no holy trinity and a quest system that doesn't rely on NPC's with an exclamation mark above their head), if they get it right, which so far it looks like they are, then I'm sure there will be plenty of us that will happily spend money in their cash shop on fluff items we wouldn't go near if there was a monthly fee involved too.
Anet need us to want to support them, otherwise no one will be spending in their shop, deliver a game with quality and have a dev team that supports their player base and I'm sure I won't be the only one spending more simply because I feel they deserve the support.
Anet shifted seven million units of the first title, its subsequent chapters and expansion, that's not a figure to scoff at, that must have given them a secure financial base to start on GW2 and given NCSoft the confidence to invest in the title too, they've just moved to new offices which looks like they are planning on expanding, a very good sign for a game coming up to release, it's not like sub games where companies scale down operations after release, Anet have to keep delivering content to keep the money coming in.
Obviously the Arenanet beancounters know what they are doing. Who am I to disagree with them!
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According to state Department of Health and Environmental Control Public Information Director Jim Beasley, vaccinations are usually available in early September in South Carolina. Flu season typically begins in October and is active until May. Occurrences of the flu often peak in February.
Beasley said prevention is key in keeping the flu from spreading. Though the vaccine is not always 100 percent effective, it's a good precautionary step to take in effort to keep oneself and others from getting ill, he said.
"Vaccination and preventing illness in the first place is what we're (the health department) all about," Beasley said.
Beasley said it's better to get the vaccination before the flu becomes too active and not when it's becoming more widespread.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends that people 6 months of age and older receive a flu vaccination every year. Anyone with high-risk conditions, such as asthma and heart disease, should get vaccinated as soon as they can before flu season is underway, according to the state health department website.
Flu symptoms include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, muscle aches and at times, signs of upset stomach, according to the health department.
The symptoms become evident at about 48 to 72 hours of contracting the virus.
For more information, visit www.scdhec.gov/flu.
Amy Banton is the County reporter for the Aiken Standard.
Flu shot sports
Pharmacies that currently have flu-shots available include:
- Walgreens: $31.99
- Publix: $30
- Target (mist only at this time): $35
- Family Pharmacy: $30
- Medicine Mart: $32
**Price reflects cost without insurance
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