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UCLA School of Law holds numerous recruitment events each year in order to meet our prospective applicants. The Office of Admissions will host two on-campus information sessions this fall:
UCLA Law Admissions Information Session
Room 1430
5:30 - 7:30 pm
UCLA Law Admissions Information Session
Room 1430
5:30 - 7:30 pm
To RSVP for these on-campus information sessions, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We will also be visiting numerous campuses around the country. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events.
Wednesday, August 13
Korean Community Lawyers Association (KCLA) Law School Admission Seminar
Location: Korean Education Center
680 Wilshire Place, Los Angeles, CA
Time: 5:30 pm
Wednesday, September 10
Law School Fair
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Location: Charles E. Smith Center
600 22nd Street NW
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 11
Individual Visit to Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Location: Career Center
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Friday, September 12
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Location: Pendleton 239
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Saturday, September 13
LSAC Chicago Law School Forum
Location: Palmer House Hilton
17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, September 15
MAPLA Law School Caravan
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Location: Indiana University
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, September 16
Washington University
Saint Louis, MO
Location: Anheuser-Busch Hall, Crowder Courtyard, Danforth Campus
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 17
Brown University
Professional School Fair
Providence, RI
Location: Kasper Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor of the Campus Center
Time: 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Thursday, September 18
USC Law Fair 2014
Los Angeles, CA
Location: McCarthy Quad
Time: 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
MAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Location: TBD
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday, September 20
LSAC Los Angeles Law School Forum
Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, September 22
LSAC Toronto Law School Forum
Location: 370 King Street West
Toronto, ON Canada
Time: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday, September 23
University of Michigan Law Day
Ann Arbor, MI
Location: Michigan Union, 530 S. State Street
Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, September 24
Michigan State University Law School Fair
East Lansing, MI
Location: Stadium Tower, Spartan Stadium, Spartan Club Level, 4th Floor
290 Spartan Way
Time: 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, September 29
Cornell University Law Panel
Ithaca, NY
Location: Hollister Hall, B14
Time: 4:30 pm
Tuesday, September 30
Cornell University Law School Day
Ithaca, NY
Location: Barton Hall
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Location: TBD
Time: 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 1
Binghamton University Law Day
Binghamton, NY
Location: Mandela Room / Old Union Hall, University Union
Time: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 1
The Ohio State University Law Fair
Columbus, OH
Location: The Ohio Union,
Archie Griffin Ballroom
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cal State University Long Beach Law Society Meeting
Long Beach, CA
Location: University Student Union, Room 306
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, October 2
Pre-Law Program at Miami University Law Day Fair
Oxford, OH
Location: Shriver Center,
Multi-Purpose Room (MRP)
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Thursday, October 2
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Location: Conference Room at Career Services
Time: TBD
Fall Visit to USC
Los Angeles, CA
Location: Taper Hall of Humanities, Room 108
Time: 4:30 pm
Friday, October 3
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Location: McNeil Building, Room 97
Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8
UC Davis Law School Information Day
Davis, CA
Location: ARC Pavilion
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 9
UC Berkeley Law School Fair
Berkeley, CA
Location: Rec Sports Facility - Field House Gym
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday, October 11
LSAC Miami Law School Forum
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami
400 SE Second Avenue, Miami, FL
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, October 13
Brandeis University Law and Professional School Reception
Waltham, MA
Location: Sherman Function Hall,
Hassenfeld Conference Center
Time: 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 14
Boston University
Boston, MA
Location: Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 106
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 14
UCLA Pre-Law Society's 2014 Law Forum
Los Angeles, CA
Location: Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, October 15
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Location: Mears House Career Center
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 16
20th Annual Barnard-Columbia Law Fair
New York, NY
Location: Barnard College in the James Room, 4th Floor, Barnard Hall; Barnard Hall is located at 117th Street and Broadway
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday, October 17
LSAC New York Law School Forum
Location: Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 18
LSAC New York Law School Forum
Location: Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, October 20
Duke University Graduate & Professional School Day
Durham, NC
Location: Bryan Center
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Houston Law School Forum
Location: Hyatt Regency Houston
1200 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX
Time: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 21
SWAPLA Law School Caravan
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
Location: Memorial Student Center Ballroom
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
University of Florida Virgil Hawkins Pre-Law Day
Gainesville, FL
Location: Pugh Hall
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Duke University
Durham, NC
Wednesday, October 22
University of Florida Graduate & Professional Schools Fair
Gainesville, FL
Location: Reitz Union, Grand Ballrooms
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
University of Florida
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity Panel
Gainesville, FL
Location: University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Holland Law Center, Room 180
Time: 6:00 pm
Wednesday October 22
SWAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Location: McKinney Humanities Building
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
SWAPLA Law School Caravan
Texas State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
Location: LBJ Student Center Ballroom
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
UCLA Law JumpStart
Los Angeles, CA
Location: UCLA Career Center, Second Floor, Room 200
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 23
SWAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Location: TBD
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday, October 25
WCC Denver Admissions Law School Fair
Denver, CO
Location: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Ricketson Law Building, 1st Floor, The Forum
Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Monday, October 27
WAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Location: Glenn Miller Ballroom - University Memorial Center ("Student Union" Building)
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday, October 28
WAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Location: Center Ballroom, A. Ray Olpin University Union
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 29
WAPLA Law School Caravan
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Location: Wilkinson Center Ballroom, BYU Campus
Time: 10: 00 am - 2:00 pm
UCLA Fall Graduate & Professional School Fair
Los Angeles, CA
Location: Ackerman Ballroom, Ackerman Student Union
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
UCLA Law Admissions Information Session
Los Angeles, CA
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1430
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30pm (Information session at 5:30 pm, optional tour of the law school at 6:30 pm)
To RSVP for this on-campus information session, please email email@example.com.
Thursday, October 30
WAPLA Law School Caravan
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Location: Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom
Time: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Claremont Law School Fair
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Location: McKenna Auditorium
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Friday, October 31
WAPLA Law School Caravan
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Location: Physical Education West (PE West)
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mid-Atlantic Pre-Law Conference Fair
Washington, DC
Location: Howard University, Burr Gymnasium
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic Pre-Law Conference
Student Panel: The Life of a Law Student
Washington, DC
Location: Howard University, Amour J. Blackburn Univ. Center
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Monday, November 3
UC Irvine Law School Fair
Irvine, CA
Location: Outside Venue Ring Road between Student Center and Social Sciences
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday, November 4
UC Riverside Law School Information Day
Riverside, CA
Location: Rivera Library Walkway (the outdoor walkway at the entrance of the Tomas Rivera Library)
Time: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
UC Riverside Career Center Law Forum
Riverside, CA
Location: TBD
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, November 5
UC San Diego Law School Fair
San Diego, CA
Location: Library Walk - UCSD Campus,
(Price Center Ballroom if rain)
Time: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Wednesday, November 5
UC Santa Barbara Graduate and Professional School Day
Santa Barbara, CA
Location: Walkway in front of Career Services and Humanities and Social
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara Law School Networking Event
Santa Barbara, CA
Location: Career Center Courtyard
Time: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
UC Santa Barbara Law Admissions Panel
Santa Barbara, CA
Location: Career Services, Room 1109
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Thursday, November 6
Stanford University Information Session
Stanford, CA
Location: Sweet Hall, Room 118
Time: 4:15 pm
Friday, November 7
LSAC Bay Area, CA Law School Forum
Location: Marriott Marquis San Francisco
780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
Time: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, November 10
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Location: TBD
Time: 4:30 pm
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Location: Career + Experience Hub in the Davis Center
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Location: 53 Commons, Paganucci Lounge
Time: 8:00 pm
Tuesday, November 11
LSAC Boston Law School Forum
Location: Renaissance Boston Waterfront
606 Congress Street, Boston, MA
Time: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 12
Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
Location: Office of Career Services
Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
UCLA Law Admissions Information Session
Los Angeles, CA
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1430
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Information session at 5:30 pm, optional tour of the law school at 6:30 pm)
Thursday, November 13
Spelman College Law School Fair
Atlanta, GA
Location: Manley Center - Upper Concourse
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 13
Emory University
Law Admissions Networking Night
Atlanta, GA
Location: Emorty University Math & Science Center, Atrium - 2nd Floor
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, November 13
University of Washington Law School Fair
Seattle, WA
Location: HUB South Ballroom
Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Morehouse College Law School Forum
Atlanta, GA
Location: Archer Hall Recreation Center
Time: 12:00 pm-2:30 pm
Friday, November 14
LSAC Atlanta, GA Law School Forum
Location: AmericasMart Atlanta
240 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA
Time: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 19
UCLA Pre-Law Society Presentation
Los Angeles, CA
Location: Ackerman Viewpoint Conference Room A
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Originally posted by mayito7777
They do care but they also said they base their balances on data from the game, actual facts. The reason for the nerf was simple, it afforded bots a way to attack and that is the only skills they used. DOn't blame A.Net for what botters use.
A.Net alrady said they will not answer ALL posts - only when what they have to say is important.
Go ahead, I can guarrantee A.Net won't write back.
They care more than most game developers and there is NO SUB.
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Hard Core Member
Joined: 11/07/11
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
At the moment I feel as if Anet is concentrating a large amount of its resources towards content rather than bugfixes at the moment. Having reached 80 and not enjoying karma trains or dungeons (except fractals, i love those) I feel as if it lacks side content for players to do. 80 stuff that doesn't involve killing things.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
Novice Member
Joined: 11/20/11
Originally posted by The_Korrigan
Stop being ignorant about other people concerns with the game. You might not see those concerns others are having, but that doesn't mean they don't exist or are not valid. People don't complain about the content itself, but the mechanics that go along with them.
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter If long loading times annoy you, investing in a SSD will help.
I don't experience long loading times at all, even without an ssd loading times themselves are over quickly. However it is the number of loading times that I find disruptive. For example travelling from anywhere to LA, then from there via asura gate to something else, then take a WP closest to your destination takes time. Mostly because loading screens appear. I understand that things need to unload and load, but sometimes it is annoying. This probably is mostly the fault of the way WPs are used as gold sinks, tho. On the other hand, one would like to think ANet is a state of the art developer. I get why they are doing a zoned MMO, but even smaller indie MMO devs can make worlds seamless. It is no big concern, just something I would like to see sometime. On the points you raised, coming from a dev I think many of these things can be done with seamless worlds and a proper design of the servers. Nowadays no server/world/shard is a single physical object, it is a cluster. You just need to wrap your head around it and think outside the box in how to achieve a seamless world with a different game, but this blows the issue I am having with it way out of proportion. There are other much more pressing and gamebreaking issues.
The reason for the loading is the areas are large and each one is a particular thread on the server. It is to make these areas as responsive as possible.
Originally posted by IPolygon
The thing with seamless worlds.
Name me MMORPGs with seamless worlds that have a physics engine as good as guild wars 2.
As I said before, why do people think most FPS have map caps no larger than 64 players and most are just 32 or 16?
It is one thing to have a server that deals with skills that require a target and can only hit that target and have a server that have projectile spells that can be fired with no target and hit whatever crosses it path.
Currently playing: GW2
Novice Member
Joined: 7/03/04
Thanks for the link!
Yeah...I think GW2 is a great game and I've put a lot of time in since release now. But I feel my interest waning a bit. Maybe I was playing too much and just needed a break.
But I would like to see more social stuff added. I hate to sound like a broken record, but more emotes, housing, image design. Damn I am willing to play a monthly fee to have these things. But I am not willing to pay $15 bucks to change my hairstyle one time...or however much it costs. My character looks perfect, but I get bored and just want to change her appearance up from time to time. Not willing to spend 40 or 50 bucks a month just because I want to change her hair from blond to red one day from the next. Same with 'appearance tabs'. I would be willing to pay for the feature as opposed to these silly transmutation coins...I actually have quite a few. I've seen it implemented a lot better in other games.
I love that they let me color my armor whenever I want though. I love them for that. But to use an example, in Fallen Earth you pick a hairstyle in character creation which allows you to switch between several similar styles in game. I always loved that!
Elite Member
Joined: 6/10/09
This is awesome. I've never regretted my GW1 purchases, including every xpac. I'm glad my wife and son pushed me to purchase GW2.
Originally posted by Terranah
800 gems =$10
So, $3.125 for a haircut and $4.375 for a complete change (not race or profession. though).
Currently playing: GW2
Novice Member
Joined: 7/03/04
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
wow, thanks for breaking that down. That's not too bad...but I'd rather pay $15 a month to do it as much as I like. That's not the option given though.
Thanks for a constructive post. I give you a gold star. :)
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/19/07
And so the themepark content chase begins. Good luck with that, everyone.
A sure sign that you are in an old, dying paradigm/mindset, is when you are scared of new ideas and new technology. Don't feel bad. The world is moving on without you, and you are welcome to yell "Get Off My Lawn!" all you want while it happens. You cannot, however, stop an idea whose time has come.
Originally posted by Terranah
Can always buy gems with in gold money (some 3g20s atm for the hair cut).
I guess the haircut is a bit too expensive compared to the full change kit.
I know what you mean though.
Just taking the opportunity to say at least it isn't crazy expensive.
Not that I'll be using these services much, which I see more as luxury than anything else..
HINT for anyone that rushed their chars to get the names reserved:
After you delete the character the name will be reserved to your account for 24 hours, so you can delete the char and change it to your taste for free.
Currently playing: GW2
Advanced Member
Joined: 9/18/09
On topic in response to the article.....I'll believe it when I see it. ANet now has a history of blatantly saying one thing and doing another as well as promising to address certain issues without making a centimeter of progress (ex: player culling). I also call no significant improvements or additions to PvP. They really seem dedicated to the PvE crowd. Maybe we see GvG, but really that's not what most PvP'ers want from what I have seen. Probably more like another sPvP map of the same game type.
Also I think Colin needs to look up the definition of "giant" because none of the updates to date have been anything remotely close to that in size or scope.
I also really hope I'm wrong about all this stuff because I wanted to love GW2, but it seriously failed to deliver for the PvP player.
Originally posted by Nephaerius
The thing is - this game has ONLY been out 3 months. What game has given you ANY extra content in 3 months, including SUB games? Name one - you can't because there aren't any.Why do people say things that (see underlined) are just so ridiculous.
Most PvP players who like squad or group type PvP, love the game. People who want single PvP - go somethere else.
GvG was what put GW1 on the map. I know they will add it in, just when is the question.
Guild Wars started as a PvP game with minimal PvE but since Nightfall, Guild Wars became a game much more focused in PvE.
I've always laughed when I read people saying Guild Wars 2 would be/is a PvP focused game.
Currently playing: GW2
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Joined: 9/11/05
Originally posted by Gaia_Hunter
Not true. It was both a PVE and PVP game. The PVE portion itself was very large before any of the expansions.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 7/17/11
Originally posted by Volgore
The reason I left GW2 had nothing to do with content, its the incredibly simplistic repetative combat mechanics. The lack of game immersion with the instancing of every zone, All the quick travel, it just doesnt feel like a world it just like multiplayer maps all stiched together.
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Joined: 4/07/04
Originally posted by snapfusion
I find the game very immersive. I typically only quick travel when logging on and before logging off, unless I need to meet up with guildmates some where. The zones are massive and I spent about 10 hours, split over two days, completing one of the level 70-80 zones. The zones are beautiful and well designed. I also regularly return to lower level zones I like and once the goal of zone completion is out of the way, I can spend days just doing my own thing there. Sometimes I focus on a region, rather than a zone, doing a patrol circuit, gathering and doing all the DEs I stumble across. The brief zoning is a tiny blip that I don't even register any more.
I've logged over 570 hours since launch. I still have zones I haven't seen. Tons of hidden locations I know exist, refuse to use spoilers to find and haven't seriously starting looking for yet. In an era where most MMOs are lucky to provide 40-80 hours of game play before transitioning to end rgame raid progressions, GW2 is a huge breath of fresh air and by far the best value in the genre.
As to combat, yeah, controlled encounters can feel a bit repetative in that most professions can handle routine encounters with a set routine of a small number of skills and the occassional dodge, (along with a lot of movement. If you aren't moving most of the time in GW2 combat, you probably aren't doing it right). The combat shines when the unpredictable happens, with adds or a tougher mob than you were expecting. Rather than sticking to a set routine, the player is usually forced to open up the full toolkit of skills available to them, really pay attention to the timing of their dodges and move skillfuly.
Even as a level 80 with Exotic Gear who can solo very tough level 80 encounters with some skill, tactics and strategy, I still find myself taking a dirt nap while running around in a lower level zone because I failed to pay attention or underestimated the difficulty of a situation, or just because I didn't notice a roving patrol until it was too late. That's what I love about this game.
If I start to get bored with the combat dynamics of my profession, I'll change up my weapon choices, or my build and learn to master a different way of doing things. A Dagger/Dagger thief plays a good deal different than a Sword/Pistol thief or a Shortbow thief, even with in the same trait build. In other games, I may have 30 skills to juggle, but if I want to significantly change the way combat plays out, I probably need to role a new class, since talent trees usually offer very few play altering options. GW2s professions also play very differently from each other. Profession choice and weapon/build options provide many dozens of mainstream options for people to fit a particular playstyle, with many viable fringe builds on top of the more recognized options.
The world here is massive. World vs. World PvP and Structured PvP are fun and compelling. There is a lot of dungeon content for those who like those things.
IMO, the live content updates so far have been a mixed bag, but I mostly appreciate what they are trying to do, even if they haven't always succeeded. I disagree with some recent additions to the game, but there is so much to do here I can afford to skip things I don't like or just don't care to be a part of. I'm hoping that future content additions will be a little more balanced. (Less "end game" and more World Content). I like the sound of the hype Colin has put forth, but given the many ways the relatively modest November Event failed, or the sparsity of content in the new mini-zone, I have to be a bit skeptical about a pair of updates promising to add "a full expansion's worth of content" to the game. I'll believe it when I see it. :)
Want to know more about GW2 and why there is so much buzz? Start here: Guild Wars 2 Mass Info for the Uninitiated
Originally posted by grimal
It is indeed true.
The PvE side of prophecies was slow, but it was clearly designed as an introduction to the PvP, with the Crystal desert missions teaching PvP mechanics.
The last big addition to PvP was Factions, which introduced a very quick PvE campaign and Allianced Battles, Jade Quarry and Fort Aspenwood as a bridge between PvE and PvP.
The objective up until that time was to encourage players to do PvE as a tutorial (PvP purists criticized Anet for forcing them to play PvE to unlock skills and weapons) and then move into PvP.
Also seen in the insistance of keeping the skills the same for PvE and PvP.
Anet then just changed its view and focused on giving PvE players things to do if they wanted to strictly play PvE like titles, PvE-only skills, Hard Mode, etc.
Eye of the North was strictly a PvE campaign (aside from a handfull of profession skills).
In the End it might have been a PvE and a PvP game but it started as a PvP game with a minor PvE component and evolved into a game where PvE was as important if not more important than PvP.
GW2 splits the PvE from the PvP from the get go.
If one compares Nightfall and Eye of the North with Prophecies and Factions, there is little doubt that the game shifted towards PvE.
If we compare GW2 with Prophecies the difference about the ratio of PvE:PvP content is mind numbing.
Currently playing: GW2
Originally posted by snapfusion
Clearly you haven't played GW2 for long.
Most people will cringe at the thought of paying 2s to move to a way point in the same zone and the 4s to move across the world means most people will prefer to port to the Mists then to LA (maybe even port from there to a racial city) and only then to waypoint travel to save 2s.
Additionally, a play session will generally occur inside the same zone (yes, zones will have multiple hours worth of content).
So unless you are doing Personal Story back to back, you won't be doing any quick travel.
Ah, and doing rotations in WoW, EQ, Rift or SWTOR is where the complexity and diversity is at.
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Originally posted by fiontar
+1 for this,
Ive got entire zones that ive not gotten to and I got close to 900hrs.


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Originally posted by forest-nl
Here's what I dont get.
Why is it that if someone doesn't want to be inadvertantly caught up in a totally unfair fight they're automatically labled a "carebear" and they want their hands held through everything? Where's the middle ground?
If someone wants to fight me head on, one on one, on equal ground, I have no problem with it. When someone brings a bazooka to a knife fight, though, its just not fun anymore. This is the kind of mentality that turns a lot of people away from these types of games.
If someone at or near my own level attacks me, and I lose, I'll be like, "dammit I lost" and maybe try to get him back if I think I can. Hell, I'm one of those people who will try to help little guys if I see them being bullied by someone bigger than them. I did this a lot in Age of Conan. I camped the noob campers when I was bored. Those same people usually run from a fair fight.
Its not the game mechanics I hate, its the cowards that abuse it for the sole purpose of making other peoples lives miserable.
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I am here to chew bubblegum and to kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum!
Originally posted by FrostWyrm
I don't understand why the pure crafter does not have a skill that makes him able to elude the predators. It makes no sense really. It is a poor game design that requires the people who create and toil nothing more than lambs to slaughter. Someone wearing gathering clothes and with the right skills attainable only to pure crafter characters should be able to outrun a predator. This should not be 100% guaranteed though. It should always be a possibility.
"I am not in a server with Gankers...THEY ARE IN A SERVER WITH ME!!!"
Originally posted by TruthXHurts
Do you know of many farmers, artisans, merchants or present day Civilians that are able to elude professional trained military personnel?
It is just not the nature of things.
The way it is suposed to work is that the stronger defend the weaker against the predators.
So the response to the crafter being attacked by a ambushing coward is a Knight in shining armor comming to his/her defense.
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Originally posted by Suraknar
Except you're on the internet. The only white knights here rescue 'girls'.
Darkfall is cool and all but there's a motive behind these posts that people like lolmac make. There's a lack of sheep in the game for people like him to prey on.
'Wolves' won't hunt other predators - they're looking for something they can easily kill without much risk. So the newbies are their food. Why waste your time actually risking death when you can take your gear and macroed skills to one of the newbie goblin spawns, wait for one to start on their first NPC kills, and jump them while they are figuring out how to drag the dead npc's gear to their backpack?
Frustrated by the ease of death to a veteran player - and the loss of all the gold and items they've collected and not put in the bank, which is pretty devastating to a newbie - they quit. So the wolf succeeds by making a sheep ragequit, and they feel good.
But then they've realized that all their food is gone.
Adventurine doesn't realize that they need to support newbies a bit more, or else they will just end up quitting and not giving the game a fair shot. CCP has it down, and IMO, it's the main reason why EVE is successful (even if the game is terrible, but that's really another discussion). CCP supports the newbies so they get nice and fat, making them a tastier snack for the wolves AND giving the sheep some belief that they even belong in the game world.
Because of this, it's really up to the griefers and gankers to guide the newbies until they become nice and fat, since the developer won't. That's a laugh, right? There's anti-PKers, but when have they been 'feared', really? The big clans in DF that pride themselves on protecting their newbies are laughable.
Catering to newbies isn't a 'hardcore' thing to do, I definitely agree. But it's not a 'carebear' thing to do, either. And being newbie unfriendly is a great way to bleed a potential playerbase.
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I like pvp. I like pvp in battlefield/warfronts, I also like open world pvp. I thrill at having to keep an eye looking over my shoulder, it makes the game feel alive.
That said, non-level-restricted pvp is a bad idea. It is not hard-core to slay someone who couldn't kill you even if you afk'd to take a piss in the middle of the fight. There is no challenge and no risk for the attacker. It is just pointless and ruins a game.
The wild west had gunslingers and outlaws and is the good example of hardcore. You could get away with a lot, but not everything. For common criminals, people would form possies and go after them, which players could do now if there was a criminal system in the game. But if people kept murdering children (lowbies) the government (GM's) would eventually send an army to deal with it. However if the wild west was like most hardcore pvp games are, everybody would have moved away except the gunslingers and outlaws and there would be nobody left to rob, no cattle left to rustle.
Full loot doesn't need to be a haven for bullies. PVP has always been about skill, which is what makes it so fun. Many people like a challenge, they don't like futility. If you wan't a Hardcore full-loot game to survive you need to find balance.
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Originally posted by Suraknar
The current stock of gamers seems to be lacking in the Chivalry department though. It's not the game's fault but society as a whole. People in new York won't rush to your aid when you're being mugged. 9/10 they will just keep on walking and pretend they don't see you.
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The ultimate issue with FFA full loot PvP is there is no effective means to enforce balance. For instance, the real world is the ultimate sandbox (and anyone who says otherwise really needs to grow a pair and wake up) and in this ultimate sandbox you cannot just go around slaughtering everyone in sight. Not to say people don't get killed, that there isn't a wolf vs sheep dynamic. Obviously there is BUT there are laws in place to help those who cannot always (or ever) help themselves. Not everyone wants conflict. There are people out there who pride themselves on building, trading, gathering, researching...in essence doing what equates to a job in a video game and that's fine. That is why sandbox games are so appealing, in concept, to so many people out there. The ability to do as you will to have an impact on the world around you. To literally create a new world or society.
The problem is once developers add in FFA full loot PvP without any sort of safeguards (or laws as we would call them in the real world) the game degenerates into anarchy. For those out there who want to create, build, discover and enrich those around them, their dream is crushed by the cruel, cold reality that the world is inhabited by people who want nothing better than to destroy. This is one of the primary reasons that FFA full loot PvP games with no restrictions are not successful. At the end of the day, the only people that really want to play a game that way are those with destruction and conflict as their primary motivations. Unfortunately for them, a proper society cannot function that way nor can a video game with asperations beyond just merely being a niche offering. By niche I mean with a small population which equates to a small revenue stream which equates to an unhappy company with a poor or negative ROI (return on investment).
Am I completely against FFA full loot PvP games? Not completely per se though I can honestly say I've never been a fan of full loot. I always considered coin and backpack items to be enough. I've played EvE on and off for about 3-4 years. In my opinion, the systems that they have in place are, on the whole, on the right track if a company is trying to build a successful sandbox game that can have mass appeal. Though they really do need to nerf income coming from high sec. When you can make plenty of money in an area with very minimal risk, you throw off the whole risk vs reward dynamics that a sandbox needs in order to thrive. It reduces incentive to break away from the minimal risk area of the game to explore the entirety but that's an argument for a different day.
While i celebrate this threads attempt...i fear peoples opinions are set in solid stone these days...its nearly impossible to change someone viewpoint with a post....
While id love to see more full loot games....not for the pvp but for the better pve it creates. People overlook the added dynamic of risk involved in their game. Games have become so stale and so riskless that...nothing matters...doesnt matter if you win or lose. Theres no fear of an area, another player, the unknown. I can afk in any themepark any part of the world and have not fear other than a possible free teleport and a tiny repair bill.
I like games where it makes sense to explore and watch an areas...you know scout. Have to watch your back...have a need to make the decision on "do i bank now that i have something valuable or stay here longer and really make this run profitable?"
The actual need for playing near friendlies other than the forced 5man requirement.
I think Darkfall does the full loot well...gear is easy to come by, breaks though normal pve wear and tear...theres no repairs so its going to go away anyway...good gear is saved for seiges where your city is on the line or for serious pve activites where youll have numbers.
Anyway...another side of me like full loot for the lack of the normal mmorpg community. Which in recent times has become one of the best parts of games like DF......the community lacks a certain type of player...and this is a good thing.
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Originally posted by Khaeros
I think you just described exactly what brought Age of Conan to its knees. Sure the game wasn't full loot, but there were enough greifers camping noob areas and pretty much totally preventing them from leveling, that many just decided to quit.
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Originally posted by Crunchy221
It's cool for the game to put pressure and the threat of death over your head. I talk good about games like EVE, especially when you get into low and nullsec.
It's not cool to be camped and ganked as a fresh newbie due to one of the shittiest PK prevention / consequence systems in the genre. Even Conquer has a better system than DF, and we all know how good that game is.
It's one thing to make newbies play carefully and provide a difficult challenge for them. It's another to intentionally drive away your playerbase so fast that suddenly, Darkfall players are scrambling to the forums trying to get more sheep to log in so they can camp the newbie towns again.
Oh yeah, and DF has a lack of the 'normal mmorpg community' because the only people left are griefers and bots!
Originally posted by TruthXHurts
Well, fortunatelly MMO's are not filled up by people living in NY. If people in NY act like that then that is very sad for them, they lost their Humanity and it is up to them to find it again.
For many playing MMO's constitutes an escape from reality. What does that mean exactly? Maybe it can mean being transported to a Fantastic world where the laws of physics do not work like they do in Real Life, it may means being transported in to a world that harbors Fantastic creatures such as Dragons and Deamons, a world where Magic exists, and a world where, the Knight in shining Armor does Protect the weak and defend the Innocent.
Why is that too hard to accept, if you seek to espace how can you bring your lack of Humanity attitude and behavior in to that Fantastic world and then say "I play it for escapism"...what exctly are you escaping from if you are not even willing to try something different with your own behavior, and play within a different role from RL?
@Kherros, enjoyed your post and agree with mush you have said. Rest assured it is how I see it as well, and understand why these posts are here. Seen it all before.
That is not to say that I am not looking for a Good Sandbox Game that does have a Dangerous Wilderness and there is something to Lose, but it will not be Darkfall.
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Originally posted by Suraknar
How many civilians are out there doing things which would attract military attention so that they could elude them for fun?
Well then why would you think that would be fun in a game?
Truth's suggestion of making the Cat and Mouse game a game (rather than a one-sided predetermined bore-fest) would actually improve these types of games a lot.
FrostWyrm's comments are also smart. PVP is players fighting players. It's hard to pretend that the one-sided slaughters that happen in games like DF are truly PVP. It makes for shallow gameplay, and the real PVPers strongly prefer the types of situations FrostWyrm describes, where it's a true stand-up fight where the skilled player wins. DF definitely isn't like that and is more a test of how much you can outgrind and out-zerg your opposition (quite shallow.)
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Originally posted by TruthXHurts
This was very similar to my experience with DF. Except in the first hour I played I only saw one other player. There were barely any mobs either. Darkfall felt like the devs created the landscape but forgot to put anything on it.
Where was all this ganking taking place?
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Originally posted by dave6660
A few years ago, when the game started. When there are actually people playing, before everyone left.
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I just wanted to say that Anarchy does not equal Sandbox...
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Originally posted by Axehilt
Actually there is plenty, in Africa and Asia....that are suffering...
Just becuase you do not see that in your negborhood it does not mean that it does not exist.
But the point was in relation to a game's interaction and environment. I am not saying Frostwyrm is not making some interesting idea here, all I am saying is that I see it from another angle.
Sadbox games are Worlds, inhabited by players, they should not be seen from the themepark eye, as single player focussed, Sandbox games appeal to the natural condition of people to be social beings.
Now, not all Sandbox games need to have FFA PvP and Full loot to be Sandbox, I agree to that.
Yet, in those that there are such mechanics it is intended for a certain interaction Dynamic to to take place and for a certain Atmosphere to be part of the experience.
in UO for instance, there was Full Loot, and you would have the Murderers (PK's) and you would have the Civilians (Crafters) and you would also have the Knights in Shining armor protecting the Weak and the innocent (Anti-PK's).
There was a relationship that established itself in a very natural manner.
Just like in our Medieval Histrory in RL, there was Marauding Murderous Groups, and there was communities of Farmers and Artisans who lived under the Protection of Men at Arms, Fighters, Knights etc...of course in our RL history there was some abuse too by the PRotectors towards the Farmers..but in a game this does not exist, players establish relationships and assume roles according to their free will. Some like to Fight some Like to Craft, Some like to Protect Others and some want to Murder and Steal from others.
It is a dynamic and atmosphere of a given world and environment that many do like to play in as it provides them with a more intense and real experience.
DF did not have this because DF was badly designed....but UO did.


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Given his focus on repealing the Affordable Care Act and his public role as a co-founder of the conservative group Children of Liberty, it would be fair to assume Scott Allegrini's political involvement was inspired by President Barack Obama. But it was another president — George W. Bush — who galvanized Allegrini's activism.
"When I really started to get upset with both parties, Republican and Democrat, George W. had the presidency, both houses of Congress, and he's growing Medicare Part D?" Allegrini said.
"So I started to really pay attention and become vocal about what was going on. What really set me off was the bank bailouts and the stimulus in the fall of 2008 before the election when the economy was collapsing. The stimulus, it was one of those things that didn't make sense. The government, under a Republican president, was just throwing money at problems."
Those political origins do not, however, weaken Allegrini's conservative views as he evolves from critic to activist to politician — challenging fellow Republican Barbara Sears for her seat as the District 47 representative in the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Allegrini, who recently turned 40, said he has always been interested in politics.
"I've loved politics from when I was a little kid. Ronald Reagan got me inspired. I was 10 in 1984," he said. "My mom and dad were union members. I turned them around. My grandfather once told my dad, 'How the heck did we get a Republican in the family?' Maybe I was just being obstinate when I was younger, but I loved Ronald Reagan and he inspired me."
What was it about Reagan that inspired Allegrini?
"The idea that you could do anything," he said. "He painted a picture of America moving forward, that we could be anything we wanted to be if we put our minds to it. He was a former actor — not a member of the intelligencia, but a guy who made movies and became one of the greatest leaders.
"He was instrumental in bringing down the Soviet empire. In high school, I worked on a couple different campaigns, people running for city council. I'd go door-to-door for them, nothing too big. I started listening to Rush Limbaugh and my dad would take me to two-a-days for St. Francis football and he would say 'Hey, this guy sounds like you,' and that was '88 when he was first syndicated. So I started to listen to Rush, read William Bennett, conservative ideas."
Allegrini said he did not have early aspirations to be a public figure.
"I told myself I'd never do it, I'd be behind the scenes. My degree is in political science and economics from UT. After college I went into finance for a little bit, because that's where the jobs were. I got out of that and I decided to go work for Walmart in 2001," he said.
In other words, Allegrini is a self-professed Reagan-loving, Limbaugh-listening Walmart worker. That makes him the natural enemy of almost every liberal. Unless he drilled for oil in your backyard while clubbing baby seals with spotted owls, what else could he possibly do to piss off liberals?
"There's no reason that I should," he said, laughing at the description. "I love the country just like they do, I just think we need to head in a different direction. We're all Americans, we all need to work together to move our country forward, we just have different visions of what that should be."
Allegrini said he co-founded Children of Liberty in 2009 as a way to foster conversation and cultivate common ground.
"I realized, if I wasn't gonna do it, who was?" he said. "There was nothing out there. I never planned for Children of Liberty to be what it was; I planned for it to be about six or seven guys and gals talking about the Constitution. At that time there was no tea party movement. We predate that.
We put the website up in early February 2009, and the first event we had was a Glenn Beck 9/12 event. So we advertised that to be our first big event. We had that at a restaurant and 120 people showed up. And we were like, 'Holy smokes, wow, there are this many people that think like we do!' and so we really took that idea and said, 'You know what? Let's educate.'
"So throughout that summer, we set up meetings working on educating people about the Constitution, the media, Congress, Ohio legislature, health care and cap and trade. We spent meetings probably every other week trying to educate. And then we started to afford to try to be active.
Allegrini said while Bush and his stimulus inspired the movement, "Obama just took it to a whole new level."
"I see the direction we're heading, and it's not a good place," he said. "We're $17 trillion in debt now, and they're talking by 2020 to be $20 trillion in debt? How do you pay that back? There's no way you can pay that back without deflating the currency.
"It's frustrating; instead of the right thing, we've done the easy thing. When you're spending too much, at some point you've gotta say, 'We can't keep doing this. Let's face facts, let's tighten our belts, we're gonna have to live within our means for a few years to pay it off.' And that's a tough thing. Republicans don't wanna make that decision, they just wanna keep that going."
Bill Zouhary, an early member of the Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition (NWOCC) and the former leader of Perrysburg Patriots, said Allegrini and he stand for many of the same principles.
"Scott is not a politician. He is a man of principle and his foundation is the Constitution. If it goes against the Constitution, he won't vote for it.
"Obamacare is a big enough issue to sink this country. As a health care professional, I have seen how this thing is failing. Politics is not the answer and seeing how someone like Barbara Sears, who I supported, caved in, I will do whatever I can to help Scott and help our country get back on its feet."
Robert Densic, founder of the conservative group Back to Basics, describes Allegrini as a "kindred spirit."
"We think in much the same way and our concerns for our nation are much the same," Densic said. "The direction of government and the nature of people are our focus, as they were for the Founding Fathers.
"This election is a matter of principle. We expect actions to match principles. When someone who calls themselves a conservative leads an effort contrary to their principles, where does that leave us? Scott is a man of deep conviction and principle. He will not waver or sacrifice his principles. I will help Scott in any way I can."
Like-minded people
Allegrini said forging relationships has been the high point of his Children of Liberty experience.
"The best part is the people I've met, so many great like-minded people who can still disagree on stuff. It's wonderful that we can have a disagreement but still be friends," he said. But the national stage has provided some frustrating moments for Allegrini and his group.
"After the 2012 election, after seeing the president re-elected, after all the hard work we put in had gone to naught, I said, 'Something's different. We did everything you're "supposed" to, and it didn't work,'" he said. "So I stepped back from the political aspect, and started to look at the culture and the community.
"Since the election I haven't been that involved in the political aspect. I've been more involved in the food drives and working with the Cherry Street Mission, where we can make a bigger change. We've gotta change the people, and then they'll want different leaders. We kind of realized that we can't force change from the top-down."
Dr. Linda Bowyer, a University of Toledo professor emeritus of finance, is chairwoman of the NWOCC. She said her group encouraged Allegrini to run.
"We are very supportive of his candidacy," she said. "Scott is a very principled person. He is going to act on his beliefs even if it's not the political move. He is Constitutionally focused and that is very important for us."
She said Allegrini is right in challenging Sears on Obamacare.
"You can't call yourself a conservative on everything else and then support that expansion," she said. "We can't let that slide and I believe Scott would never do that."
Chasing Sears
Allegrini is targeting State Representative and Majority Floor Leader Barbara Sears (R-Toledo) of Moncolva Township, who is serving her third term.
"It wasn't an aspiration to be a politician, it was 'I want to stop her,'" Allegrini said. "The main reason is her support for the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
"Barbara Sears and I probably agree on 85 percent of everything but she's wrong on this issue and it's too big an issue.
"It's a strong enough issue to not just voice my concerns to her, but to put my life out there to express just why this is so important to merit this kind of commitment. Once the government gets control of your medical records and your medical system, and that's what this Obamacare Medicaid expansion is, they are making more people depend on the government. They are taking away the incentive to be productive citizens. The control of medical insurance is a game-changer. And that's why you still see so many groups fighting against it. It's the law, it's implemented, but once people depend on the government for their medical care, they will depend on everything. It's such a big issue."
Allegrini said he sees running for office as putting his money — and time, energy and life — where his mouth is.
"As a conservative, we talk about how we're gonna hold our politicians accountable, and for too long it's been lip service," he said. "It's a big issue and it's someone's responsibility — my responsibility — to act."
Allegrini said he has communicated with Sears about the issue.
"I've had some conversations with her through Facebook and she says it's to help the poor, help those who need the insurance, and that the federal government's gonna pay 90 percent of it, you know, all the stuff she says in public," he said.
Family man
Allegrini said as he campaigns, he is beginning to understand the commitment of public office.
"I've been dreaming about the campaign," he said.
The run for office comes as there are seismic changes in Allegrini's personal life — he and his wife Anna are seeking to adopt a child and he still works full time.
"We're still in the process of adopting. We're waiting to be chosen," he said. "We're trying to go through Catholic Charities. As for work, Walmart is big in supporting the community, as long as it doesn't affect my work. I work four 12-hour days. I work three days, I'm off three days, I work three days, so that rotation allows me to structure meetings and campaign events. I do a good job of separating my work and outside work. Walmart's always been good to me and I respect them."
How will Allegrini balance work and a new baby with potential trips to Columbus?
"I wouldn't do it had Anna not said OK," he said. "It's gonna be tough. I might have to go on leave from Walmart because it's just so much time being in Columbus and everything. As Anna said to me, there were women with children during the Revolutionary War, their husbands were gone for long periods of time, and even now with soldiers overseas, women don't know if their husbands are gonna be back — and I'm just in Columbus. We're strong enough to deal with it."
Anna and Scott were married in 2007 after dating for three years. She has stood in public with Scott through Children of Liberty and said politics are a shared passion.
"In 2009, after the bank bailouts, Scott sat down and told me the bailouts were a game changer," she said. "He wanted us to do something to get people talking about the Constitution and the ramifications of the direction of government. I agreed with him wholeheartedly and we soon realized we weren't alone in our beliefs."
She said they did not anticipate the national tea party movement but to see it rise was gratifying.
"It snowballed as people thought about the impact on their children and people really grabbed on to how Scott engaged them," she said. "It has been a blessing to meet so many good people."
Anna said Scott's first mention of running against Sears "sideswiped" her.
"We were both very bothered by her support of Medicaid expansion," Anna said. "He realized he couldn't just urge people to get involved, that he had to take the lead.
"I wasn't excited about it at first but Scott is very good at taking me out of my comfort zone. But I know he would not do anything that would jeopardize our family and I know he has such a huge servant's heart to help people. He wants to do what's right so I am doing my best to support him and be there for him."
Uphill battle
With no support from the local Republican party, how is Allegrini funding his campaign?
"I'm not gonna be able to compete with her on television ads," he said. "We're doing all grassroots fundraisers."
Does Allegrini see himself as a protest candidate? Does he want to win or will he be satisfied with making a point?
"I would not have gotten in it if I didn't want to win," he said. "I wouldn't put myself and my family through this if I didn't think I had a chance to win. That's probably why I'm dreaming about the campaign, because I can't make any mistakes. I have to run a perfect campaign because I can't compete with money, I can't compete with infrastructure.
"It's old-fashioned retail politics. I'm gonna wear out so many soles of so many shoes. I have a lot of contacts through Children of Liberty and all the events we've done.
"I have people who believe in the same things I do and are willing to help in those areas out in Wauseon and Archbold and Fayette and that area. It's a primary, off-year election so the turnout's not gonna be huge, that's less people I've gotta get to."
Allegrini said he plans to reach out to Sears to arrange a debate but nothing had been set at press time. He does plan to utilize social media.
"The new media and social media are going to be interesting, to see how we can get the message out," he said.
While Obamacare is their main split, Allegrini said there are other differences in ideology between himself and his opponent.
"Obamacare is the key, that's the catalyst, that's what everything else revolves around. But there are a lot of other issues," he said.
"Whether it's Republican or Democrat, the first thing politicians look at is, 'How can government solve problems?' And what I want to do is bring a fresh mindset in: How do we free up the public sector? How do we let free enterprise solve problems, not the government? How do we unleash the free market to solve these problems? There are ways we can privatize Medicaid, bring down the cost and get more people covered; there's been studies on how to do it. They've been presented to the legislature but again it's doing the right thing versus the easy thing.
"The budgets in Ohio have grown, we're not shrinking the budgets; Barbara Sears has voted for them, to pass them. We can't keep growing the budgets in Ohio, or we're gonna have to raise taxes. Barbara Sears wants to grow the government less. I want to halt the growth of government. That's a big difference."
Sears said while she supported the state Medicaid expansion, she did have reservations about the Affordable Care Act.
"From a fiscal standpoint, from a family values standpoint, and from a human capital standpoint, the Medicaid expansion makes sense. I get the fact that the expansion came with the Affordable Care Act," Sears said. "I was part of the team that said we should not do a state exchange, and I think the feds are 100 percent wrong for doing what they did with the Affordable Care Act."
Conservative activist John McAvoy said he had talked to Sears about the Obamacare expansion, trying to find alternatives to Medicaid expansion, but "she was stuck on implementing Obamacare Medicaid expansion even though the people of Ohio voted in every county against it. It's an extremely important issue to us.
"I have known Scott for six years. I have seen his focus move to the Christian aspects of Conservatism. He is fully aware of what this job will entail and I trust him to stand for our principles."
As Sears is termed out after this election, why didn't Allegrini wait to run for an open seat instead of against an established incumbent?
"I'm not running just because my goal is to be the representative, I'm running because the taxpayers have to push back against the politicians, we have to stand up," he said. "We can't allow the politicians to keep making the decisions and take our states in the wrong place without holding them accountable. If I lose, my life goes on. I'm going to continue to be involved in the community, I'm going to continue to educate, figure out ways to help those who are less fortunate without government help. Because I truly believe once we do that, we can tell the government, 'We don't need your help, we have it under control,' and we can roll back those programs.
"The way I'll be different from Barbara Sears is that every bill that comes before me, if I'm in the Statehouse, I'll look at it and say, 'Will it grow the government or will it shrink the government?' That's going to be my mantra. If I vote for it, it's because it's going to shrink government and increase our liberty."
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Bill Zouhary, Catholic Charities, Cherry Street Mission, Children of Liberty, Columbus, Constitution, founder of the conservative group Back to Basics, George W. Bush, Medicaid, Medicare Part D, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition (NWOCC), Obamacare, Ohio District 47, Ohio House of Representatives, Perrysburg Patriots, Revolutionary War, Robert Densic, Scott Allegrini, State Rep. Barbara Sears, State Representative and Majority Floor Leader Barbara Sears (R-Toledo), Walmart


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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior punter/kicker Nick Pollard took home conference and national awards for his play against No. 15 Wofford over the Weekend. He was named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Punter of the Week after helping the Mocs secure at least a tie for the SoCon title on Saturday.
Pollard, a native of Smyrna, Tenn., had a career-long 78-yard punt in the second quarter to highlight an excellent day on special teams. With the Mocs pinned on their own 13-yard line, Pollard nailed a punt over the Terrier returner's head who chased the ball down to his own nine-yard line. Pollard went on to set a UTC single-game record with his 54.7-yard punting average on three kicks.
Pollard was also 2-3 on field goals in the game. He connected on a 29-yarder in the second quarter to put Chattanooga up 17-3. He missed from 45 yards right before the half, but came back with a career-long 42-yarder in the fourth quarter.
This is the second weekly conference honor and the first national recognition of Pollard's career. The Mocs defeated Wofford 20-10 on Saturday to clinch at least a tie for the Southern Conference Championship for the first time since 1984. UTC can win its first outright SoCon title since 1979 with a victory Saturday at Samford.
Kickoff against the Bulldogs is set for 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). The game will broadcast live on the Mocs Sports Network on ESPN 105.1 FM The Zone and online on ESPN3.com.


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Apple ups the ante in Samsung "copy cat" lawsuit
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Apple has upped the stakes in their look-and-feel "copy cat" lawsuit against Samsung, taking the complaint from 38 to 63 pages, and now accusing Samsung of "products that blatantly imitate the appearance of Apple's products to capitalize on Apple's success." According to FOSS Patents, Apple goes so far as to quote the media to help set up its case:
The copying has been widely observed in the industry and has been mentioned in multiple articles reviewing Samsung products. For example, a writer for Wired wrote that Samsung's "Vibrant's industrial design is shockingly similar to the iPhone 3G." [...] "First Look: Samsung Vibrant Rips Off iPhone 3G Design." Another Wired writer wrote, "[L]et's settle one of the biggest arguments surrounding this phone. Yes, the Vibrant closely resembles a certain best-selling smartphone." [...] "Samsung Vibrant Looks Like an iPhone, Has Battery Life to Match." [...]
[A] Business Insider review of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 stated that, "[f]rom the front, it looks like an iPad." [...]
A recent CNET reviewer remarked: "Taking another page from the iPad 2's school of sexy tablet building, the 10.1 has one of the cleanest designs we've seen on a tablet. [...]"
[Fast Company:] "Samsung's Anti-iPad 2 Policy" – "[To] Clone the Heck Out of It"
While the original complaint listed the the Samsung Captivate, Continuum, Vibrant, Galaxy S 4G, Epic 4G, Indulge, Mesmerize, Showcase, Fascinate, Nexus S, Gem, Transform, Intercept, and Acclaim smart phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet, the amended complaint adds Droid Charge, Exhibit 4G, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S (i9000), Gravity, Infuse 4G, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, Sidekick, Galaxy Tab 10.1, and Galaxy S II (aka Galaxy S 2), Showcase i500 and Showcase Galaxy S. Says Florian Mueller:
In the very near term, Apple will have to decide on whether to request a preliminary injunction. Like I said further above, that's reasonably likely. If the court appeared to give serious consideration to this measure, it could put enormous pressure on Samsung and greatly increase the likelihood of a near-term settlement in Apple's favor. But this can also become another epic battle like the one between Apple and Nokia...
Samsung remains the manufacturer of many key components for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
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Apple ups the ante in Samsung "copy cat" lawsuit
Look and feel didn't work too well against Microsoft back in the 90's. I wonder why they feel that it will work today.
Apple would never have the capitol nor be able to "widdle them down" enough to acquire Samsung. Samsung is like Sony, a titan in the electronics industry.
I have a feeling that Samsung isn't going to be supplying Apple with components for their devices anymore.
i just dont see apple winning just as i knew they would lose to nokia. i am no fanboy here i have both the galaxy s2 and iphone and like both of them for different reasons. ios for games and apps and android for customisation. from these two phones, the only thing similar is the side scrolling app draw other than they are two different phones. yes touchwiz 3.0(s2 has 4.0) is SIMILAR but that does not mean copying. problem with Apple is they have no issue taking other people ideas such as android style notification whether its patented or not is still taking someone elses idea so by them suing others for doing the same is being hypocritical as steve jobs always goes on about how people copy them and calling them thieves, saying its year of the copycats etc, well his right about that cause it looks like from ios5they have been copying and not being original. finally people who actually buy samsung thinking its a apple product seriously need help lol i think these two companies are big enough and have been around long enough to not get confused. also i have not known ANYONE or heard of anyone that has brought a samsung product thinking its apple or buying a sony thinking its panasonic etc come on apple you gotta give human beings some credits they dont all need to have there hands held like you may think.
finally someone who feels the same way as me...i have no problem with apple products i have an iphone 4 and love it and will love it even more when ios 5 comes but they go on as if all there ideas is original when all they taken is someone else's idea and implemented it better as you can tell from ios 5. again just like tazh89 said just cause the idea is not patented does not mean its not copying. some thing should not be allowed to be patented such as boxy icons lol. who ever granted that needs to be have there head checked. there have been grid icon layout way before apple iphone existed. hypocrites is just the perfect word to describe apple.
The first time I saw a Samsung Galaxy before Apple brought a lawsuit I remarked to a few people how I thought Samsung was blatantly trying to get sales from aping Apples look, then a matter of weeks later I was in a T-mobile shop and overheard a young boy saying to his mum, look mum a big iPhone, of course when I looked it was a Galaxy-S. I've since seen adverts of the Samsung music player which not only has white ear buds but also with a familiar grey band around the bottom and a very similar shape to the Apple earphones, now we all know most companies now produce white earbuds since Apple had success with the iPod but is was quite clear Samsung was going a step further in copying the look. I think a lot of consumers (non tech nerds) aren't educated enough about the difference between a Samsung and an Apple device and if they know there friends all have iPhones and they believe this to be an iPhone like device they might be more ready to purchase than not!
thats samsung mobile but am talking about how much samsung cooperation(laptops,tv, etc) make. just google it am sure you will find it. thats how i found it. read your article and it says samsung made a loss but thats all it says. it dont mention overall revenue sorry if am wrong though. i get most of my information of the internet/google lol..sorry cant provide a link read it sometime ago(less than a year).
Best I could was in.wiki saying Samsung corporation was turning.over about 110 in 2009..sorry best I could do... I agree with everything you said but am talking abou how hardcore apple fans say these things. Obviously all business will do what makes them the most money. Don't you think that apple is being hypocritical though by suing others for copying/borrowing when they are happy to do the same.
The copycat pattern is very clear. In 2007 Apple introduced the iphone. Samsung were the first to try to copy it the following year with the failed Samsung Instinct. In 2010 Apple introduced a tablet. Samsung were also the first to try to copy Apple and quickly rushed out a 7 inch tablet, the galaxy tab that did not have much sales.
Why does Samsung always wait for Apple to make a move and then try to copy?
Who says Samsung copied Apple? Maybe they copied LG since LG released a similar product before Apple.
also if they have other suppliers why continue doing business with someone they see as competition. my guess is samsung is probably the only company at the moment who are big enough to supply the demand apple need which is a lot. you say they have a good deal are you saying that apple who apparently have the best hardware and components will sacrifice better component for money :0. i thought apple dont sacrifice on performance and always go for the best...lol not having a go or saying you are wrong. just saying that are lot of die hard apple fans are like this which you aint unless am wrong. also i have an iphone 4 so dont think of me as an iphone hater. just dont like how apple go on about business(i could rant forever about this) but you cant argue with the desirability of the product. its why i have iphone 4 for the looks/games and samsung galaxy s2 for features/customisation.
I know right? It's terrible when you're copying YOUR OWN TECH...
The copycat pattern is very clear. In 2007 Apple introduced the iphone. Samsung were the first to try to copy it the following year with the failed Samsung Instinct. In 2010 Apple introduced a tablet. Samsung were also the first to try to copy Apple and quickly rushed out a 7 inch tablet, the galaxy tab that did not have much sales.
Why does Samsung always wait for Apple to make a move and then try to copy?
Maybe because I use Apple products also. Nice try.
The point still stands, their claims of "no other mobile phones having these features" is false.
LG Prada was shown off in 06. Released in 07. First phone with a capacitive touchscreen.
HTC Touch released in 07.
Apple is reaching with this lawsuit. They failed in the "look and feel" lawsuit years ago. I just hope it's the same outcome cause this is silly.
It's one thing to copy a feature or two from a product, but Samsung is trying to copy the look of Apple's products which in turn confuses the uneducated consumers into thinking their product is just like Apples. Why do you think companies in China make cheap knock off iPhones because even though most people might know they are not the real thing they are still happy to get something similar. Samsung can produce quality products and copy Apple making their devices even more enticing to consumers.
Didn't Archos release tablets well before the iPad, even mobile Android tablets?
The figures will some from Samsung's corporate site. They are in many, many more businesses than just cellphones & TVs & electronics. They are in construction, heavy machinery, cargo shipping (the largest in the world by the way), ship building, global financial services (all thru the middle east & Asia you'll find Samsung's name in the financial markets & in construction)... Need I go on? Where would your blind defense of Apple be if Xerox finally did what they should have done decades ago & take Apple down for the blatant theft of the GUI, mouse and most other tech that went into the original Mac?
Do you really believe what you write concerning Xerox and Apple? Or are you just a Troll? Maybe you need to research about the subject and take your blinkers off.
"Before Apple's introduction of the first iPhone product, no other company was offering a phone with these features. Prior mobile phones were often bulkier and contained physical keypads. Some had a rocker-style navigation button and sets of buttons for numbers and calling features. Others had a front panel with a partial or full QWERTY keyboard and a screen. None had the clean lines of the iPhone, which immediately caused it to stand apart from the competition."
This right here just made me balk at this lawsuit of Apple's. Really? There were no full touchscreen phones before the iPhone? SMH.
Not to mention how are they including the Sidekick 4G into this equation? Apple is just reaching now.
I agree TouchWiz is a blatant rip off. But that's where the buck ends.
That good enough? Now go find some links on how original Apple is & post it for us to see just how wonderful they are.
It's the nature of business. Someone will always come along and take an idea and make it better. Honestly how many different ways can you make an all touchscreen phone that you want as thing and sleek as possible? Get over it Apple, quit bitching and start churning out better products instead of wasting time crying like a baby cause someone made it better. They aren't going to win.
It's pretty sad, they even include the Infuse in there. Calling the Infuse a ripoff of the iPhone would be calling the iPhone a ripoff of the iPAQ.
Right. The European Galaxy S' are DEFINITELY iPhone-esque with their form annd TouchWiz.
But American versions and Sidekick is just reaching.
I love Apple just as much as the next person, but this is ludicrous.
They're just trying to stem the tide of Samsung cause they are indeed the only other mobile division, next to HTC, that has a big name for them in the US and the world.
I love the iPhone as well and would be more than happy to use it as my primary phone if AT&T had better data plans or if they had a model with T-Mobiles 3G bands, but I do think they need to stop with the law suits. It only hampers innovation and slows down the release of new devices for all the parties involved.
Let's clear the air... I meant not for my earlier post to call you out. Simply giving you the links you requested. No need for name calling. I also am a fan of most technology. Even if it is blatantly ripped off. The Wikipedia article you cite, while somewhat accurate, doesn't state that Steve Jobs signed an NDA upon seeing that tech. It's in the book about apple called 1984, I'm pretty sure that's the title. and the PBS documentary 'Triumph of the Nerds" that talks about the MAC and the groundbreaking ad campaign. But the book leaves no doubt that he got the tech and ideas from Xerox. They were too blindly ignorant of the fact to go after Apple while focusing on copiers and printing.
As for the Samsung profits, as I read financial docs only sparingly, that is net income on gross 150+ billion. Nothing to sneeze at. I am a Galaxy S owner, rooted to the max (Verizon Fascinate; Tell me how it resembles an iPhone again? I'm looking at it now and just don't see it), and My wife has iPhone 4 as well as our iPods and PC's and other Samsung/Apple goodies throughout the house. But there is a point when these stupid lawsuits, from Apple, Lodsys and others is just getting out of hand.
No, it's after all the expenses - net sales is there sales - I'm not sure what its net off without looking at the financials - Probably returns, etc.
i have read somewhere you cannot sue for look and feel..most of these things apple have patented ie boxy icons are generic and even though they have been granted a patent for it does not mean that the judge has to agree. they can easily dismiss the claim which i think they will..if they had infringed on the underlying code they would win know doubt. they tried the same when trying to sue microsoft for look and feel and they fail. i see history will repeat itself.
if apple felt so strong why didnt they sue the moment the galaxy s was revealed. my guess would be that they know that samsung are competing with them and have surpassed them spec wise and feel threatened..of course apple have a right to sue but i find it funny how they complain people copying there ideas and how they are copying other lol talk about hypocracy...
there are plenty of other suppliers but who has infrastructure to supply to apples demands..we all know they are selling millions of ipads and phones etc each quarter so its not gonna be that simple just to go to another supplier but like you agree it will never happen...they will probably just settle out of court eventually and share some ips's. we have to remember that samsung are also sueing apple so apple could end up also paying samsung.
Don't be silly, this is a quote from a reviewer not Apple, they are the one stating similarities, Apple is just using this in defence of their case. Maybe it's silly to quote the whole line, but as the whole line from the review is making reference to the iPhone it would be silly to leave it out!
And you should read that again.
First off, the quotes is what was written above. Not by me.
Secondly they said "mobile phones". Not "smartphone". If they said smartphones, I'd concede that to them...very narrowly (cause HTC Touch, buttons or not, emphasized finger friendly usage).
Then next, I'm not speaking on the claims. I'm speaking on what they just said. So claims have nothing to do with my response. If we want to speak on the claims, I'll make a different response.


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Our area was hit with a big ice storm over the weekend and the world suddenly stopped....well, not completely, but it certainly slowed down in our neck of the woods. I I grew up in the northeast and I am a pretty good snow driver but ice driving is a different story. I was on call...therefore on the roads and in the office.
While my pediatric office seems to stay busy throughout all seasons, and in both hot and cold weather, an ice storm really does do the best job of "stopping the day to day routine". Schools and offices were closed, but our pediatric office was open. That means we had a lot of cancellations, but I also had a lot of patients who managed to "slide" into the office for their check ups.
The best story is about a 2 month old baby who had a 9:00 a.m. check up appointment (very coveted as I am not yet running late). His parents called me at 7:00 a.m. to say that they were coming as they wanted to get his immunizations done! I have to say, my patients are fabulous and they believe in vaccines, even in inclement weather. Well, they called a bit later and said they might be late, but still wanted to come, so I saw them in early afternoon. Another good thing about bad weather....the office schedule is a bit more flexible and not "overbooked".
Another fun aspect of a "snow day" is that I have the opportunity to see the entire family. Seeing that many other businesses and offices were closed I walked into exam rooms with moms, dads and siblings all gathered. It is unusual for the entire family to get together for a "routine" visit to the doctor as in many families both parents work and are juggling schedules to get their child to their appointment. I really enjoyed having both parents together during their child's check up, as you get to discuss all sorts of concerns from both mom, dad and even a few comments from siblings. Seeing that the office was quieter as well meant more time to spend talking to a family....a real treat. No time crunch!
All in all it was a good time to work and slow down a bit. I managed to get to all of the hospitals for rounds without a mishap and all of the babies born during this ice event were healthy and had no idea what was going on outside. Blessings.
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UFC on Fox 7: Daniel Cormier says Frank Mir will quit if their fight ends in a finish - MMAmania.com
One would expect the normally reserved Cormier to brush off Mir's comments with a smirk, but his response via Bleacher Report was anything but civil, stating he was going to force the Las Vegas native to quit.
"To the point of me not being a guy that can finish fights, I'm going to tell you right now and this is 100 percent true-Frank Mir says I can't finish fights? Okay that's fine. My intention in this fight is not to finish Frank Mir. I'm going beat up on Frank Mir for 15 minutes and I'm going to make him stay in that cage with me.If Frank Mir gets finished, it will be because he quit. We've all seen some of his fights where we're like 'what exactly happened there?'. Know that in this one, if he gets finished it will be because he quits. I'm going to make him check out of that fight, I'm not going to do it for him. I'm not going to do it for him. When he wants out of the fight, he'll get out of the fight. So watch the fight on April 20. If Frank Mir gets finished it's because he checked out."


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I've gotta go with Gibbs. The Penguins can't beat both the Flyers and Rangers when it matters. Both teams could be potential playoff match ups for them. As the Flyers gave them a first round exit last year, the Rangers could possibly do the same if matched up with them.
i gotta go with SteelCityFan77 because the penguins could be the Best team in NHL history and they got some great players this year


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