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Free screenings
Boone County Schools will offer free 3-5 year old on Friday, Sept. 28. There will be free vision, hearing and speech-language screenings. Please call 304-369-8267 to schedule an appointment.
3rd Annual Scott High School Sixties & Seventies friends Forever Reunion
The 3rd Annual Scott High School Sixties & Seventies friends Forever Reunion will be held at the Madison Civic Center 261 Washington Avenue, Madison, WV on October 13, 2012 at 6:30pm. Entertainment, prizes, dinner, bottled water, and cola, (b.y.o.b. & mix) Please note that those paid in advance will dine first. For more information contact Bonnie Ballard 1602 Spars Creek rd. Danville, WV 25053 or Greg Lay PO Box 992 Danville, WV 25053. Food depends on head count in advance.
Attention Scott High Alumni Band
The Scott High Alumni Band will be performing with the current Scott Skyhawk Marching Band during the pregame show at this year's Homecoming game on Friday, October 5. Practice will be held immediately before the game in the Scott Band Room. Optional practices will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday September 16 and Sunday September 23 also at the Scott Band Room. Please plan to enjoy this exciting event with current and former band members. All former members of the Scott marching band are welcome and encouraged to treat yourself to an enjoyable evening of music and fun. Call your friends and spread the word. For more information please call 304-543-7577 or 304-369-1250.
Boone County Fair's Annual Fall Craft and Flea Market
Boone County Fair's Annual Fall Craft and Flea Market will be Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spaces are $15 with one table. Set up is after 5 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2012. There will be a hotdog and bake sale inside also. Spaces are going fast, call 304-245-8113 and ask for Virginia.
Foster Hollow Community Yard Sale
Foster Hollow Community yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each yard sale will be at your own home on Left and Right Forks, PD, Bear Wallow, Honey Fork and Miller Lane. Hot dogs will be sold on Rock Creek Road (Left Fork). Start cleaning out!
B. A. R. C. 'adoptathon'
The Boone Animal Rescue Coalition will be having an adoptathon and rummage sale on Sunday, Sept. 30, from noon to 4 p.m. In the parking lot of St Mary's Catholic Church in Madison. All proceeds go to benefit rescue animals. Donations of new and gently used items for the rummage sale will be taken that morning. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com
Boone Co. Chapter AARP
On Tuesday, Oct. 2, the Boone Co. Chapter AARP will meet at 1 o'clock at Black Diamond Arbors, Danville. Trina Hager, PR for Dignity Hospice, will present the program. She will inform those present of all services that are available to home-bound patients and their families. A short time will be given to honor our retiring president, Dora Lee Campbell, who has served so faithfully and efficiently for the past 10 years. Refreshments will be served following the meeting so each one will have the opportunity to socialize and fellowship.
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
There will be a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Friday, Sept. 28, at 1 p.m. a the Boone Memorial Hospital Campus. Entry fee is $10 and you can pay at the door. The fee includes a BREAST CANCER AWARENESS T-SHIRT and MEMORY/SURVIVOR RIBBON that will be displayed on our memory wall in the hospital lobby throughout the month of October.
Enjoy refreshments, several gift giveaways and a grand prize drawing at the conclusion of the walk. Call the Radiology Department at 304-369-8805 for more information.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Julia Price Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information contact the BMH Radiology Department at (304) 369-8805
2nd Annual Julia Price Breast Cancer Foundation Walk
The 2nd annual Julia Price Breast Cancer Foundation Walk will be on Sept. 29, 2012. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the Walk/Run starts at 9 a.m. There will be an entry fee for every walker/runner. Shirts will be available for those registered. If you are interested in walking or running, please go to www.facebook.com/JPBCF and fill out the registration form, print it out, and bring it with you to the walk on the 29th. Any questions, please call 304-542-2797.
The Racine Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary will be having Bingo at the firehouse on Saturday, Oct. 6, starting at 6 p.m. Hot dogs, nachos and baked goods will be sold starting at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
What: Secret Santa Applications
Start: September 2012; End: November 2, 2012
Where: Boone County Community Organization, 347 Kenmore Drive, Lick Creek Road (Behind the Health Department)
Phone: 304-369-0451
Time: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The age limit for Secret Santa is children 12 and under. If you receive food stamps you automatically qualify but must bring your food stamp card with you. If you don't receive food stamps you must bring in proof of all household income and do the monthly expenses to see if you qualify based on household size. You also need Social Security numbers for all household members.
Boone Career & Technical Center Cabin Auction
Boone Career & Technical Center Cabin Auction Sept. 27, 2012, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (walk thru noon to 12:30 p.m. prior to auction).
Cabin includes: 672 total square ft. (14ft. x 48 ft.), 2 bedrooms, including closets w/shelving, Living room area, Kitchen w/ hickory cabinets, Washer/Dryer hook up, 1 bathroom w/tub & shower unit, All oak hardwood flooring, six panel pine interior doors, Exterior cedar siding & trim, 2 metal exterior doors. Minimum bid is $20,000. Must be moved from property within 30 days. Method of payment must be Cashiers' check, Certified Check, or CASH on day of sale. Daily walk thru during the hours of 2:10-3:10 pm or by appt. For more information: 304-369-4585.
Rally at Madison Civic Center
Citizens for coal and West Virginians voting for jobs and roads will have a gathering and rally at the Madison Civic Center on Sunday, Sept. 30. There will be a variety of music, including country and western, gospel and bluegrass. There will also be free food and special speakers. The event will also feature a mine rescue capsule. Everyone is welcome to attend this gathering.
REV UP'S Fall Festival
REV UP Madison is sponsoring a Fall Festival, Sept. 30, Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., at the Madison City Park. Expect a fun filled day enjoying and buying food and fall crafts from over 20 local vendors. Enjoy a free scoop of apple butter made by Buddy Hudson with homemade rolls by Judy Harless.
Bring your lawn chair, set and enjoy the fall leaves and be entertained by area artists, Logan Darnell, Madison Community Band, Lincoln Co. Cloggers, Seth Bunting, Trish Price and Madison Methodist Quartet.
Games and prizes for all ages, inflatables sponsored by Fountain of Life Church 2 to 4 p.m., corn hole, sack races, duck pond ages 4 and under, basketball toss ages 5 to 15, and crack a noodle. Special game events 2 p.m. for strong teens to adults a hay bale toss with monetary prizes and 4 p.m. rubber ducky race, you may win $500 if you have the lucky duck. Other special events are in the works.
REV UP members request no pets please unless a service dog. There will be free parking at Hill Chiropractic, Madison Main Street and city parking lots.
As REV UP Madison continues their efforts to revitalize, energize, visualize, utilize and promote Madison join the team, working together we can make a difference.
Rubber Duck Race
The Madison Fall Festival will have a "Rubber Duck Race" on Sunday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Madison City Park. The race is at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and the prize is $500. You can purchase tickets at Spa Envy and The Grapevine in Madison or by calling 304-369-0763.
Essay contests
The Daniel Boone Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5578 and its Ladies Auxiliary are sponsoring two essay contests. The Voice of Democracy Contest is a typed and audio essay. This year's theme is: "Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?" The contest is open to students in grades 9-12, home schooled students are also eligible. Deadline is Nov 1, 2012—-The Patriot's Pen Essay is a contest open to students in grades 6-8. Also open to home schooled students. This is an essay of 300 to 400 words. This year's theme is: "What I would Tell America's Founding Fathers" Deadline for the contest is Nov. 1, 2012. All entry forms are in the schools and are also available in PDF form on the VFW Ladies Web site. For more information call: 304-836-5124 or 304-369-4318.
Veteran's Memorial
Madison VFW Post 5578 is building a Veteran's Memorial to honor mothers of veterans and veterans. Purchase a brick for $50. Call 304-369-6248 or mail to Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 Attn: Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 272, Madison, WV 25130. Post 5578 is constructing a Veteran Memorial to honor the mothers' of Veterans and Veterans. A Brick Campaign lets you send a special tribute, inspiring message or create a permanent legacy of caring.
Van High School 50 year reunion Class of 1962 and Roger Osborne Coal Camp Reunion
Dear classmates and friends, we are having our 50th year class reunion on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at the Park Avenue Restaurant, Danville, WV 25053, and beginning at 6pm. We will be having a Buffet dinner and the cost of the dinner is $34/couple, includes gratuity and the cost of singles is $17, which includes gratuity. Please respond by Oct. 1, 2012, making the check payable to Harold D. Green.
If you need hotel reservations, we have a block of rooms available at the Hampton Inn in Southridge for $99/per night. You must mention you are with the Van High school reunion to get this rate. The telephone number for the Hotel is 304-746-4646.
The Roger Osborne Coal Camp Reunion is also being held on this Saturday, beginning at 12:00 noon, at the Wharton-Barrett Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend, just bring a covered dish and enjoy the fellowship. Looking forward to taking a stroll down memory lane.
If you need additional information, you may contact the following:
Harold D. Green, P.O. Box 75 Foster, WV 25081, 304-369-4608 or Sue Tincher 111 Woodside Drive, Hannahan, SC 29410 843-747-6612.
Coat Drive
Do you have coats that you don't need anymore? Donate them!
Winter is here and there are people in our community who could use a nice warm coat. Between now and Nov. 5, there will be a box available for you to donate your gently-used coats. They will be going to BC Residents/Union Mission, which is in desperate need of coats. You can drop the coats off at the Town of Danville Community Center! Please only donate clean, reusable coats! If you have any questions, please contact Josh Barker at 304-369-7050.
The 2nd Annual Big Coal River Heritage Festival
The 2nd Annual Big Coal River Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at John Slack Park, Racine, West Virginia. The festival will begin at 10 a.m. and last until 6 p.m. There will be crafters, food vendors, musicians, quilts on display, and a tour of the one room schoolhouse. Come join us for some Appalachian Culture right here in Boone County, West Virginia. For more information on how to be a part of this heritage festival, please contact Sherri Sharps at 304-837-5348 as soon as possible.
Logan Civil War Heritage Weekend
The Logan Civil War Heritage Weekend is set for Sept. 29 and 30 at Chief Logan State Park in Logan. Admission is free to the public and the events featured are Civil War demonstrations, quilters, and activities for the children, face painting, hay rides and so much more. Refreshments will be sold.
Hatfields & McCoys
Darrell Fetty, actor, writer, musician, and one of the producers of the Emmy-nominated mini-series "Hatfields & McCoys" will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Historical Society at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30. The free program, "The making of Hatfields & McCoys: A West Virginian Perspective" will be held in the West Virginia Archives and History Library in the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex in Charleston and is open to the public.
Model train show rolling in to Chapmanville
Coal River Model Railroad Club will sponsor the Chapmanville Model Train Show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Chapmanville Community Center (the former Chapmanville High School). Admission is free. For more information, contact Jim Chaney at 304-369-5081, 304-784-0205 or email@example.com; or Josh Nord at 304-682-4072, 304-784-5513 or email@example.com.
New Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
There will be new AA meetings in Alum Creek at Lyons Club Park every Friday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, men call Chris F. at 304-767-0395; women call Brandi M. at 304-807-7802.
Scott Class of '97 reunion
Scott High School Class of 1997 is seeking mailing addresses or contact information of classmates for the upcoming 15 year reunion on July 28. For more information, please contact Amanda Butcher-Wallen at 304-784-5110 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Faces of Meth
"The Faces of Meth" – an honest look at the effects of Meth amphetamines on Oct. 20, 2012 (Saturday) at 6 p.m. at McCorkle Community Center, 13 Ely Fork Road, Sumerco, WV. It will be presented by David Vickers, Lincoln County Sheriff and Greg Hensley, Chief Deputy of Lincoln County. It is sponsored by the East Lincoln County Crime Watch.
Scott Cookbook
Scott High School's class of 2014 will be publishing The Scott High School Community Cookbook this spring. The school would like to encourage all community members to submit their favorite recipes. All submissions need to be turned in no later than March 5th.
Please include your recipe(s), recipe title, and your name or the name of the person receiving credit for the recipe. Mail or drop off recipes to Scott High School, Attn: Heather Ritter, 1 Skyhawk Place, Madison, WV 25130 or email them to email@example.com. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Ritter at 304-369-3011.
Boone Republican Party
The Boone County Republican Party will meet the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Park Avenue Restaurant in Danville.


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Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
GOODY, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates won the rematch over Mingo Central Saturday, nipping the visitors 79-76 at the BHS gym.
The same thing happened last season. The two teams split their two regular season games with the Miners winning at home and the Pirates getting some revenge by winning at home later in the season.
It was Senior Night for the Pirates as 12th graders Tony Messer, Brett Charles, Sean Hurley and Josh Robinson were honored prior to the game.
"This was a great win for our team. We challenged our seniors and they responded. The win takes us into district tourney play with a lot of confidence," Pirates coach Randy Casey said. The seniors played their last regular season game of their careers at the BHS gym.
Messer, a 6-5 beast in the paint, had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Pirates. Shooting guard Sean Hurley led the team with 24 points, many from long range. Robinson had 16 and Charles 10 as all four seniors got into double figures for Belfry. Nick West had four and Cameron Johnson added two for BHS.
Senior point guard Austin Banks led the Miners with 21 points and he dished out 11 assists. Junior guard Julius Hatcher IV was next with 16 points. Junior forward Alex "Booger" Lee was next with 12 points and eight rebounds. Senior shooting guard Matt Lester fired in 15 points, all on 3-pointers. Jason West came off the bench to score five for Mingo Central, while Marqus Cunningham battled foul trouble and scored only four points, but he pulled down six rebounds in limited action. Freshman guard Stevie Hammond contributed three.
"We played hard, but I think we just ran out of gas," Mingo Central coach Brad Napier said. "We didn't have the same intensity on defense that we've had. It was our seventh game in 12 days. We didn't have much left in the tank. We were a step slow and it seemed like we were playing in quicksand."
"Belfry shot the ball well. Give them credit, " Napier said. "We were coming off two emotional games this week. "
Mingo Central is now 12-9 on the season and travels to Wayne tonight and Herbert Hoover Thursday for their final two regular season games. Both of the contests are Cardinal Conference games and are also makeup games postponed because of the inclement weather.
Belfry now hosts the 60th District tourney and will play the winner of Phelps-Pike Central on Wednesday at around 8 p.m. They are assured a spot in the 15th Region tournament at the Expo Center ,win or lose.
Score by quarters:
Mingo Central, W.Va. (12-9) — Banks 21, Lester 15, Hatcher 16, Lee 12, Cunningham 4, West 5, Hammond 3.
Belfry (13-9) — Charles 10, Robinson 16, Hurley 24, Messer 23, West 4, Johnson 2.
(Kyle Lovern is the sports editor for the Williamson Daily News. Comments or story ideas can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com)

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Please do not debate the merits of the game design in this thread.
If you wish to argue whether or not Mists of Pandaria changed the game for the better, use this thread.
After debating the changes in the thread linked above, I came to the realization that World of Warcraft may no longer be the same game I swore an oath to never play again. I experienced the frustration of the situation described by the quoted poster in this post when I decided the game wasn't worth my time. However, the whole thread seems to indicate that Blizzard's attitude towards end-game may have changed to allow it to be accessible to everyone.
If you didn't read the linked post, I will reiterate their feelings. I got to a certain point in the game where I couldn't progress. Gathering the gear needed to raid took me longer than most people. By the time I thought I was ready to raid, the guilds that were raiding had already progressed to the next dungeon and refused to help new players get caught up. Any guilds I joined were not capable of raiding due to gear or number of people. Essentially, I felt like it was a waste of time to log in because I knew I wouldn't get anything done.
To those who have played Mists of Pandaria, do you think the game is accessible to everyone now?
If I start fresh as a Monk (race yet to be decided) would I be able to enjoy the same content that everyone else does? Keep in mind I won't have access to resources that previously-capped players have, and I may not join a guild for a while.
Is there a good chance that I will feel left behind due to my slower pace of progression than most gamers?
Have they reduced the eleventy-button syndrome? In other words, will I still feel overwhelmed by the number of abilities, buffs, consumables, etc. that I need to have hotkeyed?
If they haven't reduced the number of buttons required to play, are there interface mods that make it easier to keep all of those buttons organized, easy, and fast to press the right ones?
Please do not turn this into a debate over the game being "handed to players" or not. Use the thread linked above for that.
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Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/05/11
"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
Umm, WoW has always been for casual gamers. I guess you could consider it for hardcore gamers too except its not very time consuming. Just go afk in a bg then half afk in the arena and you will be nearly as well geared as people who raid, minus maybe 10hp/mana.
As far as raiding, you will be behind. I have not played since TBC, so i do not know where current gear would jump in. Worst case give it a try see if you enjoy it, you can probably get prior game+expansions (not MoP) for pretty cheap.
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
Originally posted by phantomghost
If you have not played since TBC, I think my questions are better left for someone else to answer. I'm mainly looking for insight on the impact of Mists of Pandaria.
I did not consider WoW to be catering to the casual gamer in vanilla or TBC. In the other thread, they pointed out how only 1% of players were able to participate in the final raid dungeon before the next expansion was released. That tells me they either made the content too time-consuming for casual gamers or so difficult that people did not want to deal with the frustration of raiding.
I see your signature indicates your interest in Darkfall. That tells me there is probably a difference between our definitions of a "casual" gamer and "hardcore" gamer. Hopefully someone else can chime in.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/20/08
Yes to all of your questions. WoW became very casual friendly with WotLK expansion.
If the last time you played was in Vanilla you are in for a huge change.
The Looking for Dungeon feature completely removed standing around waiting in town for a group. Sure as a DPS it takes about 20 minutes to find a group, but it does it automatically for you, so you can quest while you wait.
Once you hit endgame, if you choose to PVE, you will want to run dungeons to get gear to run heroics, run heroics to run raids. However, clearing dungeons also gives you Justice points, which can be used to buy gear that is equivalent to heroic gear that in turn can get you in to raids.
Any time a new a raid is released, the justice gear is upgraded so you can run the dungeons, and get gear good enough to run the most current raid. What you will end up doing though is grinding the dungeons to get points.
As far as raids go, you have the Looking For Raid feature which will find a raid group for you and let you see the current Raids and reward you with Epic gear. However, the LFR feature simplifies the raid somewhat and rewards a slightly lower tier of gear, but not by much. It also serves as a good way to fill in weak spots in your characters gear.
I would suggest joining a guild though. Guilds can level up now, and a guild at max level will offer you a lot of perks while you level, such as 10% exp gained, increased tradeskill gains, faster mounts, etc.
Buffs have been streamlined to an extent, and most classes buttons are not too overwhelming, and a blizzard does a decent job of providing you everything you need in thier built interface options. It is definitely playable without mods.
I hope I helped you a bit.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 4/12/12
Why yes, I DO like healing and the Trinity!
Well Syntax, let me take a shot at this. Please bear in mind that as I do so, I have no idea what -your- definition of 'casual' is, nor how you personally perceive 'feeling left behind' as it is a personal feeling. However, with those two things in mind, here we go. =)
I do think there is a way of playing the game that is accessible to everyone now. That does -not- mean that any particular person's preferred method of doing something is -also- the most efficient method, however. The best way to explain it, to me, is like this. Identify a goal; there is almost certainly a path to it regardless of your playing time commitment. It might take longer, it might be more difficult (for example, heroics vs dailies: heroics are more difficult, dailies take longer), but there is a path to your goal. This includes current content raiding if that is your thing.
You would be able to enjoy all the content everyone else does, yes. (Obviously, this is assuming you have bought the game up to Pandaria for monks.)
The third question is one I'm iffy on, as I don't know what you constitute as 'left behind'. You will take longer to gear up most likely, yes. You would most likely never be in a situation where you were more than a single patch's gear behind though (only exception -- if a patch were to come out before you were finished levelling. Not likely, but possible.)
No, there are a metric ton of abilities. However, most classes can be played competently with about 8 buttons or so with a couple of highly situational manuevers. For example, my primary class is mage (fire). My main buttons are Inferno Blast, Fireball, Living Bomb, Scorch, and Pyroblast plus Ice Barrier and Combustion. Now, I have a ton of situational abilities, but generally those I listed are all I'm guaranteed to need.
Yes, the state of UI mods offers so many options as to border on insane lol. The customization of your UI via mods and via Blizz's standard built-in options is strong. I use the standard UI except for on my healer, where I like to have a group of unit frames to heal from.
In MoP, the largest bulk of commitment -at present- is to dailies. There are something like 300 possible dailies once all of them are unlocked, and of course it's not expected to do them all -- just the ones you want, and the ones that offer things you want like mounts, pets, recipes, etcetera. There are scenarios, which are made for very casual play -- they're like little group quests almost, but instanced. Dungeons, of course, both heroic and regular. Challenge Modes, which are for hardcore players. Raids exist in LFR (tuned for pugs, they offer raid gear but not quite as good as normal and heroic raids of course), Normal, and Heroic mode. The exploration in Pandaria is pretty nice in my opinion -- I still haven't hit 90 yet because I'm always running off to go look at things, and the new pet battle system is incredibly addictive -- I have collected over 200 minipets...and I'm not even halfway done!
So...sorry so long, and I hope this gives you some insight from a current player. I have played both hardcore and casual (past and present), from BC to Wrath to Cata to now. I haven't been this pleased since mid to late BC, though. I can't speak much to PVP...I don't like PVP.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/05/11
"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
I know numerous people did not do raids because the pvp gear was barely worse than the raid gear. And not the other way around. PvE gear sucked in pvp because of no res.
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
Hard Core Member
Joined: 11/15/09
The only luck I had today was to have you as my opponent.
yes - it always was and it remains.
Thanks, Lissyl. That was exactly what I was looking for.
It sounds like all of the game's content is accessible (eventually) no matter how slow I am to get there. This wasn't the case for me with the vanilla game or the first expansion, as I described in my first post. By "falling behind," I meant that the majority of players who were interested in raiding had already progressed to the second tier of the raiding system before I could start the first. This made it nearly impossible to ever catch up again without some luck or the help of a [nearly nonexistent] guild that gets new players caught up.
It sounds like there will be plenty to do and plenty to strive for if I play the game again. At the same time, I won't feel unable to achieve any potential goal in the game due to my inability to commit a certain number of hours per day to the game.
All of that is what I consider to be friendly to casual players.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/22/11
It was always even in Vanilla 'casual accesible' .
Currently it is 'catered to casuals'.
If you're confused what's the difftence you may check that video:
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/09/08
"See how I reward those who fail me!"
Ever since Wrath of the Lich King, WoW's been extremely friendly to casuals.
"Tiny clown, he got wet. I was talking to a psychic and I can't sleep in the ozone. There are too many different peanuts, looking sad.
Novice Member
Joined: 5/05/12
WoW is so casual friendly that a pulse is optional. j/k
Novice Member
Joined: 2/15/04
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Is this a serious question or a trolling? When has WoW ever not been for casuals?
Spotlight Poster
Joined: 2/14/09
Are YOU talking to ME?!
If you don't believe WoW to be for the casual gamer, I'm kind of curious to know what game you do consider good for the casual gamer.
Concentrate on enjoying yourself, and not on why I shouldn't enjoy myself.
Advanced Member
Joined: 5/31/06
Originally posted by syntax42
Wow was extremely casual friendly from the very first day of its existence. There was no MMORPG which would be more casual than WoW. Gradually, WoW became even easier over time, because other MMORPGs released afterwards began to compete by being more casual and easy than WoW, so WoW just kept getting easier and easier to stay the easiest MMORPG on market.
WoW is and always was the heaven for casuals, there was not a moment throughout its existence during which it wouldn't compete to become the world's most easy and casual MMORPG on market. You may consider WoW before TBC to be uber hardcore or whatever, but already at that time, it was the MOST accessible, casual and easy MMORPG on market.
Novice Member
Joined: 1/10/08
PC is not political correctness, it means Political Cowardice!
Originally posted by syntax42
Dude, the reason WoW exploded was because it was TOTALLY geared for casual players. If think it was a game for the hard core, you obviously never played EQ back in the day. This is the problem with newer gamers that cut their teeth on this game, you actually believe it's hard core. Hard core was camping a mob for days and running across zones you were KOS in naked on corpse runs.
Joined: 3/03/12
Pandas seems to have a nice range of content.
Novice Member
Joined: 8/07/11
GW2 socialist.
I'm confused by the use of the word "finally" in the subject.
Originally posted by syntax42
And that is exactly why we are in this shit hole of simple, meaningless, dumb down and simply wretched game design that developers serve us. So that Mr. X can come home after his hard day work at the pencil factory and play a game he likes for 30 min...from time to time... expecting to achieve something without hard work and be rewarded afterwards. MMOs ARE NOT THE PLACE TO GRIEF YOUR INABILITY TO ACHIEVE GOALS.
For the love of god don't You casual players know there is Nintendo Wii or even better DS that You can play with other casuals at "the office" and feel special with all the content You can discover while living Your "wonderful busy real lives"? Why the fck do You have to make everyone's game experience miserable just because you don't feel like playing that much and insist on posting all those "mommy they don't want to play with me, so make them" threads. It makes me sick... ufff there I said it!
Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/21/11
It was for casual (at the time) gamers at launch
Then about a year before bc they hired all these EQ guys and most of the development went towards the hard core raiders. This persisted through bc also. Apparently wotlk, cata & now mop made it progressively more casual again, but I wouldn't know, quit just after bc.
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The numbers of buttoms you need to smash is not a good measure on how casual a game is. Wow always had plenty of more hotkeys than Diablo (1) but still always been more casual.
As I see it have Wow always been casual, no way it could have that many players otherwise. But there is nothing wrong with being casual as long as it does it well.
Never been the game for me though.


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My father was a patient man, taking on projects and sticking diligently to each and every one in the face of the mocking and teasing laughter of his wife and the worried head shaking of his children. His long, constant war against weeds and the barrenness of the arid ground rarely produced more than a short spell of green grass in the front yard, grass thick, scratchy and tough, and a desert spread out before us behind the house full of burrs that hid among the twining spines of whatever grew hard against the ground, burrs that stuck and clung to bare feet and clothes. He had lovingly planted two heady, fragrant gardenia bushes just in front of the house that held up against the tropical heat and humidity, and produced beautiful, voluptuously plump white flowers year after year. Yet he hung on and forged ahead, his patience and persistence, both signs of the engineer, trumping whatever Mother Nature threw in his path to trip him up.
His passion was phenomenal and admirable, indeed, one had to – and did – give him that. His joy at digging in the dirt, the sheer pleasure in producing one beautiful flower or a bag of tomatoes was wonderful to behold. This man who spent all day, five days a week in the confines of a job and office, ticking numbers off in his head, doing outrageous unimaginable mathematical gymnastics, sending men to the moon, loved nothing more than spending his weekends doing the most simple, basic things life had to offer: taking his children to the swimming pool, tinkering under the hood of a car and gardening.
So when he dragged home and planted that lemon tree – there may also have been, at one time or another, a grapefruit tree as well – we smiled and nodded our heads in understanding, eye-rolling kept discreetly behind his back. (Okay, there may also have been a bit of excitement at the romantic idea of being able to step out into the yard and pull a fresh lemon off of one's own tree.) By then, this may have been the early Seventies, the yard was barren, the sandy brown dirt brazenly having taken over the entire area, much to our chagrin. Nothing living could or would survive that nuclear wilderness. And anyway, we (his excruciatingly pragmatic children) reasoned, we could just drive across the river to the citrus groves and bring home sacks full of lemons for a pittance. But, no, nothing would ever sway dad from his resolve. Especially where growing was concerned.
We suspect to this day that when he was a child in Brooklyn his mother may have had a vegetable patch. We do know that she grew grapes strung up on elegant little trellised arbors and dad would occasionally, wistfully mention in passing that he dreamed of having grapevines in the back yard like his mother had. I can only imagine the scene, the beautiful, gracious mother surrounded by a brood of doting, handsome children, six of them, as she planted, explaining each step, gently guiding their little hands as they helped. And here was dad, as gentle as I imagine his mother to have been, curiously passionate about his own bit of dirt, concentrated on growing what he could.
I can't even remember if we ever saw a lemon grow on that tree. But it stood there proudly, all alone, in that backyard, the backyard that never saw either the swimming pool or the tennis court or, years later, the guest room or workshed that he talked about and planned for us. But that tree must have, over the years, witnessed excited, chattering children as they kicked a ball back and forth or built tents against the hedges out of old sheets and clothespins or huddled together taking turns peering through the binoculars up towards the sky as another rocket took off from NASA where dad was at work, making history happen, quietly, modestly, just like dad.
There is something so nostalgic about chiffon pies. Images and memories of diners and cafeterias, dad standing at the counter, store-bought piecrust nestled in an aluminum dish at the ready, folding Cool Whip into pudding until thick and creamy before piling it into the pastry shell. Yet there is something so amazingly sexy about chiffon pies, stirring up images of lace-edged silk chiffon dressing gowns on blond black & white film goddesses shimmering as they walk, floating around slender legs. Pale lemon cream thickens lazily until smooth as silken custard; egg whites thick and thicker, glossy and voluptuous; fold them, delicately lace the two textures together to create a luxurious mélange, whipped up light as air, cool and creamy. Gently pile the lemon-suffused chiffon into a baked sweet pastry crust and chill. And serve with something oh-so feminine as plump strawberries, blushingly sweet, and heavenly whipped cream.
This is a classic recipe straight out of the 1950's, its delicate pastel yellow color and light frothy texture reminiscent of our grandmother's kitchen or Sunday lunch at the neighborhood diner. Or, in my case, my dad's kitchen and baked treats. I found the identical recipe in Abigail Serves, a United Order of True Sisters community cookbook from Albany, New York, circa 1956 which my great-aunt Mae co-chaired, and my mother's old copy of Reader's Digest Secrets of Better Cooking, 1973. A simple recipe, one at home and perfect for the table every day, although one may certainly want to keep this for a very special occasion.
The texture once chilled overnight is ethereal, a wisp of coolness on the tongue, a hint of lemon lingering behind, a tart that literally melts in the mouth. Cool and clean, this beautiful pie is the perfect dessert after either a heavy meal or light summer fare when all that is needed, all that is desired is a kiss of sweetness and citrus tang.
The Lemon Chiffon Pie was made for Pie Day 2012, a group pie party organized by Justin Schwartz, Garrett McCord, Shauna Ahern and Ashley Baron Rodriguez. Check out the Pie Party 2012 Facebook page to see all of the other fantastic pies made and served for this event!
Other favourite pies and tarts that I've prepared that I know you will love!
Strawberry Mascarpone Whipped Cream Tart
Whipped Lime Cream Tart
Mixed Berry Pie with Lattice Crust
Baked Chocolate Tartlets
Blackberry Raspberry Cream Tart
Chocolate Truffle Tart with whipped cream and strawberries
Portuguese Cream Tartlets
Best Lemon Tart
Chocolate Chiffon Pie
Pre-baked 9- or 10-inch Sweet Pastry Crust (find the recipe and instructions here)
1 envelope (about 1 ¾ tsp) powdered gelatin
¼ cup cold water
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ tsp salt
4 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Grated zest of 1 lemon
½ cup super fine sugar
To serve: freshly whipped cream and fresh, ripe strawberries
Pre-bake the Sweet Pastry Crust ahead of time to allow it to cool completely: Line your pie plate with the pastry and trim. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes until chilled while you preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly prick the shell with a fork. Place a large piece of parchment (ovenproof) paper in the shell and fill with pastry weights or dried beans. Bake in the preheated oven for 6 minutes and then carefully remove the pie plate to a cooling rack, gently lift out the parchment with the beans (reserve the beans for another use, discard the parchment), and return the pie shell to the oven for an additional 10 minutes or so or until baked and golden. Remove from the oven (you can turn off the oven as you won't be using it again) and allow the pastry shell to cool completely before filling.
Prepare the Lemon Chiffon Filling and Tart:
Sprinkle the gelatine over the cold water and allow to soften for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, separate the eggs, placing the yolks in a large heatproof mixing bowl; place the whites in a perfectly clean bowl (preferably plastic or metal) with a drop or 2 of lemon juice and a small pinch of salt.
Whisk the granulated sugar and the salt into the yolks and place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering (not boiling) water. Continue to whisk until just slightly thickened and pour in the lemon juice. Continue whisking for about 6 to 8 minutes or until the mixture thickens to the consistency of a custard. Add the softened gelatine and the lemon zest and whisk to blend then continue to whisk for an additional 3 minutes or so until the gelatine melts.
Remove the bowl from the heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, whisking occasionally, and then place the bowl in the refrigerator to chill until cold and thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove the bowl from the refrigerator. Using very clean beaters, beat the whites until opaque and just beginning to hold soft peaks. Gradually add the superfine sugar as you beat the whites on high speed until very glossy and a very thick, stiff meringue. Quickly beat the lemon custard to loosen and then, using a rubber or silicone spatula, fold the meringue into the custard in thirds or fourths until perfectly blended and very thick, creamy and luxurious. Mound the lemon chiffon cream into the prepared pie shell and, with a very light hand, spread the cream evenly in the shell.
Place the pie in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight to set.
Garnish the Lemon Chiffon Pie with freshly, lightly sweetened whipped cream and berries.


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These are the new movies arriving in theaters this Friday:
Get Him to the Greek
Jonah Hill and Russell Brand reunite with director Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) in Get Him to the Greek.
Aaron Green (Hill) has just landed his dream job in the recording industry and his first assignment is to travel to London and escort British rock god Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to "the" show that will reignite his career. Before departing, Aaron's boss, Sergio Roma (Sean Combs) warn him to never let Aldous out of his sight and never underestimate Aldous' capacity for causing mayhem. Immensely talented yet deeply tortured, Aldous hit the bottle hard after his popularity began to wane and his girl walked out on him. Aldous is locked in the midst of an existential crisis, and rues the thought of being accompanied across the pond by an insincere sycophant. Though it seems like sex is the only thing Aldous ever thinks about, his thoughts turn to romance when he discovers that gorgeous model/pop singer Jackie Q (Rose Byrne) will be in Los Angeles at the time of his concert, too. Jackie Q is the love of Aldous' life, and he'll do anything and everything to win her heart. With the concert fast approaching and Aaron's fledgling career on the line, the race is on to get Aldous to the Greek, and ensure the big show goes off without a hitch.
Ashton Kutcher and Katharine Heigl team up in the action romance comedy, Killers.
Killers, starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, and directed by Robert Luketic, is a hilarious, unpredictable action comedy about love, marriage and serious firepower.
Defying legal and ethical boundaries, two young rebellious scientists forge ahead with a dangerous experiment, which involves splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. The creature, which they named Dren, rapdily transforms from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with her creators – only to have that bond turn deadly.
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The Humanities CouncilSC is pleased to announce that three extraordinary South Carolina individuals are the recipients of this year's annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities, presented at a gala that was held Oct. 17 at the Palmetto Club in Columbia. The three recipients are: Ron Rash, award-winning author who is the John Parris Chair in Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University; Dr. Stephen Wise who is director of the Parris Island Museum; and Dr. Mary Ann Kohli, English instructor at Trident Technical College.
Established in 1991, the Governor's Awards in the Humanities recognize outstanding achievement in humanities research, teaching, and scholarship; institutional and individual participation in community-based programs that promote public understanding of ideas and issues related to the humanities; excellence defining South Carolina's cultural life to the nation or world; and exemplary support for public humanities programs. From 1991-2012, sixty-two awards have been presented. The Humanities CouncilSC is completing its 40th year as the state-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Dr. Mary Ann Kohli is founder and director of the Charleston Clemente Course, hosted by Trident Technical College. This course offers two free college-level humanities courses to the homeless and disenfranchised. She is also founder of the Charleston Socrates Café, a public Socratic dialogue that meets twice a month, and of the Southern Artists Celebratory Series, an annual Piccolo Spoleto event that celebrates a different southern artist each year.
With degrees from Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina, Kohli has taught at Trident Technical College since 1999. She has also taught at USC, Voorhees College and The Citadel. Kohli is a member of the Charleston Rotary Club, the MUSC Humanities Committee and the Humanities Book Club at MUSC. In 2008, she won the Service Learning Award from the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education, and she has been named the South Carolina Technical Education Association's Educator of the Year.
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If these things are selling at 15,000-20,000 an hour. That's staggering to me.
91,000 iPads Pre-Ordered in 6 Hours?
iPad pre-orders went live at 5:30am PT, 8:30am ET and in the 6 hours that follow, Fortune relays that Apple has moved 91,000 of the magical and revolutionary new devices. (50,000 in the first 2 hours!)
The estimates are based on a bunch of impatient investors on the AAPL Sanity Board inputing and tracking order numbers via Google Spreadsheets. Even if they're not spot on accurate, they show a good amount of movement for a device many dismissed right out of the gate.
TUAW meanwhile is hearing in-store reservations for iPad Wi-Fi is 41,000.
What do you think, are those good numbers for Steve Job's most important product launch? Were you expecting more, less?
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91,000 iPads Pre-Ordered in 6 Hours?
The iPad will be very a successful device, I would bet my house on it.
The beautiful display along with those apps will make this unit a great seller on it's own. No specific numbers, just overall a big hit world wide.
I think once people demo this it will sink in that this product is a great pleasure to use like the iPhone and iPod Touch. I think it might be the next big thing in personal general purpose computing. Only concern I have is typing on the virtual keyboard. I'll know soon enough because I just ordered mine.
The iPad is another vehicle to push the products in the app store. Not everyone has a iPod, iTouch or an iPhone. This will let the mainstream get in the action with a device that is big enough and easy to use for anyone.
I preordered mine for delivery. I wonder what the odds are it'll show up on that Saturday? But more on point, I think the iPhone was an obvious success after people understood what apple did with iPods. Ipad, though, I think will take longer, but be a similar success. Still a lot of winning over the general public left for apple.
Huge number of early adopters for a product that does nothing new. Apple is an amazing company. They sell sizzle, and their products are very good if not great. I don't love their products or their quirky rules for apps, iTunes etc, but everyone can agree their management is phenomenal.
Yeah!! Let's see how the box looks!! Woohoo!! O_o
this is proof you can put an Apple on almost anything and people will buy it. Its a great idea and it has no competition (Windows UI can't compete with a dedicated touch UI) but it just isn't ready YET. I am sure the ipad will get HUGE upgrades in the future, maybe I will pull the trigger next year
120K pre-ordered iPads in 1 day: Apple has been able to generate over $75M in 1 day on a product that 99.9% of purchasers haven't even seen or touched!
I think that you are misunderstanding something. Who are the people who pre-order? The Apple-Fan-Boys who would preorder anything Jobs tells them to.
Now, we are seeing how many fans Jobs has, let's wait some time to see if its just the fan boys or maybe actually rational and reasonable people
Brad, go Fkcu yourself.
-Sent from a future iPod owner's iPhone.
I think those numbers sound already very good, for a device that the public hasn't seen in person. I don't think it's proof that Apple can sell almost anything. There's no way online pre-sales of Apple TV or Mac Mini would have done as well, IMO. I think it's more true that Apple has sold many iPhone and iPod Touch users on the potential of the overall platform. Most people will want to see one in person before making a decision -- even people who are pretty sure they want to get one may want to wait to check it out, if only to decide which version to get.
I've already anticipated that Apple will sell millions of the iPad in the first year, so I assume that a lot of these pre-orders are from developers of every kind (that is, independent and corporate, software and accessory, etc.). At least, if I were a developer remotely interested in tablets, I would pre-order one for certain, no matter how skeptical I might be personally about the iPad itself. It's just like the App Store when it was first opened: the first reasonably constructed app of every kind out for the iPad could make hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending.
Rational and reasonable people still pre-order. Those same people you generalize were right about the iPhone. So what's wrong with those who pre-order? I myself am waiting on the 2nd gen ipad. But I don't think they are all fanboys. A friend of mine has a severe distaste for Apple but has pre-ordered because of the technology.
Of course sales in the early will be good. Apple has over a million at least who will buy anything on the day of release. The first month purchases mean nothing. What will sales be like 2, 3, 4 months out; that's when it matters. Are people who aren't Apple fanatics going to buy this months down the road? That's where the real money is, Apple already knows their followers are going to line up and camp out for new stuff anyway.
I'd have to disagree with the ipad being a useless device. A digital picture frame with similar size and quality is almost the same price. I'd say that would be useless. Not only do you get a digital picture frame, you get the 'always on' Internet. Let's face it, this device has many uses, apparently none of which appeal to you. To describe the ipad as useless is going a little overboard.
When naysayers and haters (the fervent type that frequent tech blogs) hate Apple and everything they do, then there can only be 'rabid, Steve-worshipping, fanbois' that unquestionably raise the profile of these terrible Apple products.
I seriously don't get it. They make good products that AREN'T for everybody. Is it really worth slinging hate?
Not so sure those numbers really mean anything. It'll take many months before we know how well this thing has sold.
For me personally if I didn't have an iPod/iPhone I'd probably pick one up. However with it being little more than a larger version of the iPod I really don't see the need for it right now. Who knows maybe when the next gen version comes out it'll have a lower price or more features that make me reconsider.
A lot of you naysayers will end up getting an ipad as well once you start playing with one every single time you walk into an apple store from here to the beginning Of June. It's only a matter of time, ya'll see!
appearently, theres two mikes. me with the lower-cose m and the other Mike...intesting^^
@Baustin: What I'm trying to make clear is that the iPad does nothing more than my iPhone for me-in terms on internet. Sadly, the iPad is hardly put into a pocket of your jeans. And at home, I dont need an iPad to be on the internet...
are u serious? I think you are failing to realize what Steve is doing. He is creating an always on, instant access point to the internet that takes the Internet to a new medium. This is the magazine on the coffee table, the quick reference cook book, the family slideshow of your latest vacation. It will be intuitive, simple, straitforward. Ya you can do all that at your desktop, netbook, or laptop but those all require startup time, don't have as simple a form factor, lack touch intuitive design, and just simple at your fingertips, kick back and relax type use.
It will be very successful. That being said I have not decided if I will take the plunge on this round or the next. If I go for it on this round it will be the 3G 64gb
Gotcha Mike. I'm in the same boat as you. I personally don't need this now because of my iPhone. However I think if I wanted to add to the computing experience at home, I'd rather have this than a netbook. I already have a MacBook, so I don't need another laptop, but the ipad may fill that void left between desktop and smartphone for a lot of users.
I can understand why current iPhone users may not think the iPad adds much functioning -- the idea that the iPad adds new functions will depend for a lot of people on 1) one's desire to read e-books; and/or 2) the apps written for the iPad.
@Mike: I wouldn't put my hand in a fire for the Courier's release either. We'll see how well MS can handle the Courier.
I have pre-ordered the 32 Gig. version without 3G. For me, I will use it for light apps, email, browsing, etc... but I like how it is going to help apps like ssh and webadmin. I can jump on wifi and control my pc back at the house if I need to do something serious. If need gps or phone, I will bust out the iPhone.


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Are you ready for a glamorous horror/romance/comedy about female power?
American Horror Story guru Ryan Murphy has already revealed some details on Season 3, saying we can expect "evil glamour" and the kind of Romeo & Juliet love story they had on Season 1. He added more details Thursday at a screening of the Season 2 (Asylum) finale, TV Guide reports, including the scoop that Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson will be returning for the third season. (Woo hoo!) Jessica Lange has already been announced as returning, so that's three alumni so far.
Ryan said Season 3 will have a very different tone and be more light and fun. "I want to do something next season that's funnier. I really miss that Jessica Lange as [Season 1's] Constance, and I know she missed it, too." It will also differ from the first two seasons in that round three will take place in multiple cities and feature several time periods.
"It's really about female power," he added, saying Jessica would play "a really glamour cat sort of lady in Season 3." He also said they will still have a "great icon," à la Rubber Man and Bloody Face, "and it's a woman." Let's hear it for the big, bad girls!
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Glee Recap of Season 4, Episode 13: "Diva" — Brittany Kisses Santana, Tina Loves Blaine!
Minds! Exploding! What are you doing, Finn? Oxygen — we need oxygen! Okay, we're good. This week's diva-licious Glee episode gave us one shocker after another, between Kurt beating Rachel, Finn kissing you-know-who, and Santana moving in with Hummelberry! On a side note, can someone find us a paper bag to breathe into? Thanks a bunch.
But the most shocking moment of the night? The moment when Tina rubbed Blaine's chest with VapoRub, and we realized this show is somehow capable of reading our thoughts, since that's what we dream of doing to Blaine on a nightly basis. Get out of our heads, Glee! (Or don't, if it means more scenes involving Blaine's chest.)
Santana Is Not a Bram Fan
The episode, "Diva," begins with Kurt noticing that Rachel is a bit more of a diva now than lately, although that's kinda like a scientist saying that Antartica is a bit colder today than it was yesterday. (In other words, Antarctica is always pretty cold.) So he challenges her to a diva-off rematch at NYADA's Midnight Madness. Here come the claws.
Back at McKinley, Emma encourages Finn to toughen his New Directions up a bit with a diva-off of their own. And who better to set the bar for a diva-off than Ms. Bitch-Slap herself, Santana Lopez? No one, that's who.
Santana — who is in her stunning Louisville cheer outfit — then introduces the gang to her new girlfriend, Elaine, which causes us to spontaneously throw many, many things at our TV. Sometimes your arm just starts throwing things, and you're powerless to stop it.
We feel Tina has been plenty assertive lately, but somehow she manages to bring it up even another notch as she invites a super-sick-but-still-so-adorable Blaine to her place. He gets drowsy just as she confesses her love, so she does what anyone would do next to a fast-asleep Blaine: She unbuttons his shirt. Thank you, Tina. Just... thank you.
Who's on Team Finnma?
It's time for Midnight Madness, and Kurt lucks out that the chosen song is "Bring Him Home" from Les Mis, which Kurt is borderline obsessed with. Rachel and Kurt's versions are both jaw-droppingly astounding, but Kurt ends up taking the crown. We're just glad we didn't have to choose between those two, as such a decision would be Sophie's Choice-esque.
Tina finally steps out of her shell with a powerful rendition of "Hung Up," and we couldn't be happier! Finally, Tina is getting some decent screen time, not to mention a solo that doesn't involve her somehow embarrassing herself in the end. Tina rightfully wins the diva-off — get it, girl! — and she lands Blaine as a date to Schue's wedding next week. That's what we call a win-win.
Speaking of Schue's wedding, Emma is in panic mode — which is kind of her regular setting, no? — about preparing for the big day on her own. When she thinks Schue disapproves of her flower choice (heaven forbid), she goes into full-on bridezilla mode — until Finn (GASP) kisses her. That's how normal people help their co-workers relax, right?
Santana Takes Manhattan
Finally, Santana — who has left Louisville and was never dating Elaine — makes it clear she wants Brittany back. The whole thing just makes us even more pissed off that she had to go and dump her all wily-nily earlier this season. Brittany then rips our hearts in two when she denies Santana's love. Santana does the only thing she can — runs off to live in NYC with Rachel and Kurt.
So Santana, Kurt, and Rachel are all going to be under the same roof for 24 hours a day? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen — and we can't wait!
What did we think of the episode? Well, if you think we're going to complain about an episode with an emotional Brittana scene (and quick kiss!), Kurt and Tina getting their time in the spotlight, and a shocker of an ending with the Finnma kiss, you're wrong.
True, we're not happy that Brittany is shoving Santana into the friend zone when they're clearly electric together. But otherwise, we thought this episode was brilliant! How could we not? (Translation: What part of the words "Blaine gets a rub-down" don't you understand??)
For our "Favorite Scene of the Night," as much as we loved Tina and Blaine in her bed (and we loved it), there really is no contest: Our favorite scene by far is Santana's barn burner of an anthem with "Girl on Fire," ending with her informing Kurt and Rachel that she's there new roommate. We wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Of course, we have to pause a moment and attempt to wrap our heads around that shocking kiss between Finn and Emma. Like, what?! We really can't fathom that Emma would let Finn kiss her (for germ reasons alone), or even why Finn would do that, given that he's Schue's best man. Finn seriously likes Emma now? And will the kiss stop the Wemma wedding? We're baffled.
Time to Bid Adieu to Schue?
Then again, does anyone else feel like this show doesn't really need Schue much anymore? Okay, maybe we don't really mean that, but we haven't really noticed that Schue is gone, and we kinda don't want Finn to have to step down from leading New Directions. Sorry, Schue, but we just might be over you. It's not you — it's us.
And why did Brody not even try to comfort Rachel after her Midnight Madness loss? Speaking of people we're over, Brody definitely falls into that category. In fact, the only reason we're glad Brody is still living with Rachel is because we seriously can't wait to see Santana badger him unrelentlessly. You just know Santana isn't going to be a Brody fan.
Now, we can't wait for next week's Valentine's Day episode! In the meantime, if anyone needs us, we'll be busy buying VapoRub in case Blaine ever ends up asleep in our room. You never know.


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Originally posted by Spiider
Just to put my spin on the "hard core gamer"..
It isn't some elitist badge of honor, it is simply someone that requires "more" to have fun. The cool part about the "more", is that is builds a foundation for complexity, variety, challenge which fosters interdependance which can feed into building a Community.
Complexity, Variety, Challenge
more time, more patience, more thinking
more social, more organziation, more dedication
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"Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game." - Guybrush Threepwood
Originally posted by ChrisReitz
Why? Are you so insecure about yourself you need your opinnion validated by other faceless drones of the internet? Or is it you just enjoy hating things someone else may like? This idea of deriving joy out of mutual derision of a product is a little absurd.
"Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game."-Guybrush Threepwood
I have t oto the recent realization that if an old school MMO was to be released today and it was amazing and full of sandboxy endgame goodness the majority of gamers would find some reason to bitch and complain. There is so much "woooh is me" and animostity put forth on these boards on a daily basis. Instead of enjoying a game based on its own merits they insist on hating and trolling others. It truely makes me sad for the genre and theres no reason why a company doesnt try to recreate anything old school and instead plays it safe recreating certain aspects of the most popular MMO.
I blame the gamers from hence forth.
Vanguard, ff14, eq next. Thats your current and future "true" mmo. Now quit whining about WoW and how it ruined mmo's with sunwell, yogg+0, LK heroic and deathwing heroic.
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Joined: 12/03/11
Originally posted by Sicae
This is it.
All these people in this thread saying they want old are just saying it,none of them really mean it,if they did they would be playing Vanguard.I've played the game for 5 plus years and it still has many things i have not done and discovered,nope i think these people are not ready for old school.
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Joined: 6/16/10
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Originally posted by Kyleran
for unbalanced classes and lot of bugs
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Joined: 7/19/04
Videogames back in the "Old School Day" were like boardgames there was a tun of them and they each played diffrently have diffrent objectives.. And all that other jaz. Games these days are based off of old school games which were like boardgames but they just picked four of them and duplicated the same game over the past 15 years of gaming.
The reason for this is because there is millions of people in the world who have not gamed. Why should they even bother comitting the time and effort to dev something compleatly new for people whom have already played these products. Instead just sugar coat the old product make it look more bad ass so people whom did not pick it up when the other company did it pick up there copy instead.
So in conclusion instead of wanting a "New kind of mmo" which may not happen in the near future due to cash cowing. Just go try to play diffrent kind of videogames sence MMOs arn't really "Multiplayer Videogames" anymore just away to take your money. ;'\
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Joined: 6/30/11
Originally posted by smh_alot
Thank you for this clear explanation.
I think the core takeaway from this discussion (and every one like it), is that there are core gamers and core socializers.
Core socializers are the ones looking to play sandbox games or old school games (which weren't even sandboxy, but more chatty because there was often nothing else to do.)
There is a small subsection of gamers who like the very precise, cautious, patient sort of difficulty that EQ brought. They are generally dissatisfied with other forms of difficulty.
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Joined: 5/14/12
Originally posted by defector1968
Or maybe there are a lot more MMOs to try than in EQ's heyday. When EQ was hot you basically had three options (UO, AC, EQ). This site (MMORPG.COM) lists 597 MMOs. If only eighty of those are live, they're splitting the market.
Nobody stayed in EQ because they loved 100% of it. They stayed because, on balance, it offered most of what they wanted. When DAOC came out, POOF, the PvP players left. When CoH came out, POOF, the "I want to shoot lazer beems" crew left, and so on.
As far as longevity, EQ1 is on it's twenty-first expansion. If you're looking for a game which has held (some) players for over a decade, you know where to find it.
Seriously, with literally hundreds of MMOs to choose from, if you can't find a single one then you're not looking at all.
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Joined: 4/30/06
Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Not true, you and your friends, and a majority of "mmo" players, do enjoy easy mode mmorpgs that aren't mmorpgs, and that's cool man, rock on they're literally making a game for you everday. There is a large minority of us that agree with much of what the OP is saying. You just want to dismiss it because it somehow in your mind degrades the games you like. His opinion, OUR opinions, can't do that.
We just want a game that doesn't suck. A classic mmorpg with a deep world and depth of content and we don't want to just play wack-a-mole combat solo all day. Don't be mad, dude just wants devs to understand we're out here, and if you make our game we're likely to stick with you for longer than the game zergs that eat up swtor and gw2 type games and quit after two months.
Sadly, i've been looking at upcoming releases and they're all action combat wack-a-mole online solo games. Give us an mmorpg, it doesn't need a 100 million dollar budget to be good, you could get it done for far les than that.
Originally posted by KingGator
You wrote that and still managed to squeeze in few insinuations and derogatory terms. Your whole post is belittling, insulting.
The problem for you and posters like you, is your hostile attitude and your overflowing bitterness and disdain. How the hell do you expect people to respond to that? What kind of image does that create of old-school players? Social and friendly my ass...
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
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Joined: 11/28/10
Originally posted by Quirhid
I think you are exaggerating a little, lol. I don't think he's "belitteling" or "insulting".
And really now, what he wrote is true. There's so few new and hard oldschool MMO's these days it's ridiculous.
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Joined: 4/22/10
Originally posted by rutaq
If you want to make it simplistic then yes it is. However even your expanded explanation of it all boils down to simplicity. Given that no MMO can forever change or only changes when the developers put something new is a prime example. Perhaps a clear example of an MMO you think has this. Keep in mind I only started playing MMOs around the time of Final Fantasy 11. That was forced grouping but I didn't think it was hard.
All the things you decribe are not really things that are hard because MMO's do not change fast enough to combat our adaptable minds. A quest can not change from person to person, nor can an enemy change their tactics mid fight to account for different player makeups.
I like your examples however and yes I still think everything is about time. Of course there are other variables as well. I'm just looking at the examples and seeing what they all come down to. Just don't think any of it is hard.
I get your point though, you want something that you feel is challenging I can respect that. I just don't see any game like that and I do agree some games are a bit more hand holding than they should be.
I would say that MMO's should probably start with a tutorial on how the mechanics work and just put you in the game. Story is cool as well. Purpose is what people probably mean. Withouth purpose what is the point of the game. I think that is what should be discussed. A better way to give the players purpose.
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Joined: 6/09/08
Stop living in the past.
Originally posted by xDrac
First, old school MMOs were not hard. They did not require more skill, just more time. Second, the whole notion that there is a type of "true MMO" out there is belittling.
I don't think I am exaggerating. There's too much to pick up from that one post alone. It is absolutely oozing with hate.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
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Joined: 4/22/10
Originally posted by Quirhid
See you get it. Exactly it's just a time thing. All the points come down to locking you out of things so that you have to grind everything. That's not hard at all its just something that takes a long time.
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Joined: 5/06/11
Originally posted by Quirhid
That's just not true, managing a raid with over 60 people requires a great deal more skill than doing the same with today's mini-raids. Hmmm, in Underfoot in Everquest we did the same mob for 7 months every weekday, and couldn't beat it. You have the skill to motivate 60 people through 7 months of failures?
What are you going to tell your guild so it doesn't fall apart, what are you going to say so no one loses motivation, do you know?
What raids post PoP have you done or where are you getting this notion from that old MMO weren't hard?
Do you know what a Tipt trial is?
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Joined: 11/28/10
At least games that have content that takes you long to achieve will last longer than only 1-4 months which is the average I play a new MMO nowadays...
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Joined: 1/04/05
Originally posted by xDrac
Ever stop to think that maybe there's a reason there's so few of them?
Most MMO players don't seem to realize (or care) just how massive an undertaking it is to create a new MMO. Not only the cost, but also the time investment, finding enough of the right type of talent, etc. It's extremely costly. And you take that cost, and see how little interest most of these 'true mmos' seem to generate, and it's really not a huge shocker.
I know you guys want the games you want, but the problem comes in that you guys just can't seem to support those types of games nearly enough to justify other people making them. This gets compounded by the fact that most gamers in your niche group all have their own ideas of what a 'true mmo' should be; usually with no regards for the details, and so your group gets fractured further, even though it's not that large to begin with.
This isn't to say that people aren't still making games that reflect more similarly to the older, more hardcore MMOs, but that they aren't going to be as frequent, or as popular nowadays. You kinda have to take what you can get. There's darkfall 2 that just got announced, archeage is coming around the corner, you have games like Vanguard, Eve, etc. However, MMOs are changing to meet changing demands. Both MMO types (themepark & sandbox) are changing. The lines are getting blurred, and developers are looking for new ways to meet what players are asking for, with the caviat that they have to do it in a way that's physically possible.
Originally posted by CalmOceans
Well lets go at it then...
I know about leading an over 90-player clan for 6 months to have one of the longest win streaks in a game's history since. Do you know how I did that? I cracked the whip and those who didn't do what I said were free to leave, and those who complained were free to leave as well. How about the rest? -They accepted what I was doing and my results spoke for themselves. I left the internal squabbling, inside and outside politics to someone else, because I have little patience for it and I think ingame politics is juvenile without exceptions. They put me in that position to make sure we win battles and I did just that.
I also know about playing competitive PvP in international ladders, tournaments and events.
You saying what I do is easy? Do I give two shits about someone pulling few too many mobs in a dungeon? -No I don't.
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This article describes different methods for installing and configuring the Cloud Monitoring Agent on a cloud server. You install the Cloud Monitoring Agent on the servers you want to monitor. The agent gathers data based on the checks that you configure, including checks for host information and host metrics, and custom-defined checks.
For a list of supported operating systems on which the monitoring agent can be installed, see Cloud Servers with Managed Operations Support for Linux.
This article describes the following tasks:
- Install the monitoring agent by using the Cloud Intelligence interface
- Install the monitoring agent using meta packages
- Install the monitoring agent using other methods
- Upgrade the monitoring agent
- Uninstall the monitoring agent
Install the monitoring agent by using the Cloud Intelligence interface
We recommend using the Cloud Intelligence web-based interface to install and configure the monitoring agent. The Cloud Intelligence interface provides easy installation and set up as well as graphs for visualizing Cloud Monitoring. The Cloud Intelligence interface has many more monitoring configuration and visualization options than the Cloud Control Panel, including three methods for installing the monitoring agent: Quick Install, Step By Step, and Source.
To use the Cloud Intelligence interface to install the agent:
- Log in at intelligence.rackspace.com with your Cloud Control Panel login credentials.
- Click the name of the entity (the object or resource that you want to monitor) for your server. If your server is not a cloud server or cloud database from Rackspace, create the entity by entering the name of the server that you want to monitor, and then clicking Create Entity.
- In the Monitoring Details section of the entity details page, click Install Agent next to the Monitoring Agent option.
The Monitoring Agent Installation page opens.
- Choose the platform of your server and then click one of the following tabs:
- Quick Install: This method provides a simple command that you can copy and then paste into a shell window after you are logged in to the server that you want to monitor.
- Step By Step: This method provides a series of commands that give you insight into the agent installation process.
- Source: This method takes you directly to the open-source agent pages where you can download the agent.
3. Completing the steps for any method installs the agent immediately. You can then continue to create checks for the agent, which you can also do within the Cloud Intelligence interface.
Install the monitoring agent by using meta packages
The meta packages installation obviates the need to install the certificate or create a repository manually.
1. Log in to the server that you want to monitor.
2. Open a browser to the Rackspace Cloud Monitoring Meta Packages page.
3. Find your operating system and enter the commands provided.
Install the monitoring agent by using other methods
For more information about the monitoring agent and in-depth installation and configuration information, see the following sections in the Rackspace Cloud Monitoring Developers Guide, Install the agent and Configure the agent sections.
Upgrade the agent
The agent does not upgrade itself. However, if you've added the agent repository to a Linux system, the agent is upgraded when you run a system update.
For Windows and other systems that do not have the agent in a package repository, you must upgrade the agent manually by following the installation instructions in Install the agent on the server.
If you upgrade manually, we recommend that you check for an upgrade to the agent every three to four weeks.
Uninstall the agent
Use the standard method for your operating system to uninstall the agent.
Ubuntu and Debian
On Ubuntu and Debian systems, run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rackspace-monitoring-agent
CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora
On CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora, run the following command:
sudo yum remove rackspace-monitoring-agent
On Windows, use the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel.
Next steps
After you have installed and configured the monitoring agent, the next steps are to create checks to gather metrics (specific data points) and alarms that trigger a notification at certain thresholds. You also need to create a notification and notification plan. For details about performing these steps in the Cloud Control Panel, see Rackspace Cloud Monitoring Checks and Alarms and Creating a monitoring check using the Control Panel.
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