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After another contentious meeting that featured shouting, the gavel and acrimony, the Waitsfield Select Board rejected a petition calling for voting on the issue of new town offices but then asked its attorney to rewrite the language of the proposed ballot item in a way that was legal and logical.
The April 15 meeting began with a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and then quickly changed as members of the select board and a roomful of citizens argued back and forth for three hours.
Last week, town attorney Joe McLean was asked by the board to review the language of a petition and ballot calling for the town to vote on: A) whether or not town offices should be built; and B) which of two sites should be chosen. The two sites and estimated costs are the Farm Stand parcel ($1.3 million) or the former Methodist Church ($2.1 million). The original ballot included language that mentioned that costs could be offset for either project if the town is awarded a federal grant for $750,000 to move its town offices away from a flood-prone area.
At Town Meeting in March, voters rejected a ballot item that called for building new town offices on the Farm Stand parcel for $1.6 million. Three weeks later town residents presented the select board with a petition signed by 10 percent of the town's registered voters. The select board is legally obligated to act, unless it rejects the petition.
At this week's hearing McLean told the board that upon review he found the language of the petition and proposed ballot "deficient in several respects."
"As a board, I think you'd be justified in rejecting the petition. The question is, if you do so, what options are available to you? There are a number of choices: 1. Do nothing; 2. Come forward with a select board motion with a bond article that is consistent with the board's preferences for a site and bond vote amount; or 3. Attempt to develop a bond article that presents the two site choices and captures the spirit of what the petition was attempting to do, but do so with different language," McLean said, before presenting some options for how the board could follow the third option.
Board member Chris Pierson voiced concerns over the fact that McLean's draft of alternate wording did not use the words "yes" or "no" in terms of balloting options and board member Bill Parker said that McLean's wording made sense and was understandable for the voter.
"I'd be happy to see this go forward if the petitioners are happy," Parker said.
"I have no concerns with how this is written, but I will not adopt it," Pierson said.
Board member Scott Kingsbury asked that the board go into closed-door executive session before adopting anything, and when Parker asked the reason for executive session, Pierson responded, "Personnel issues as they relate to this."
Paul Hartshorn, board chair, rebuffed the attempt to go into executive session pointing out that the reason that this week's special meeting of the board was called was to deal with the issue of the petition.
Town resident Neil Johnson asked if the petition came from the task force at the direction of the select board or whether it was a private effort. Board member Logan Cooke replied that the select board had nothing to do with the petition.
Brian Shupe, one of those who worked on the petition, noted that the group who created the petition did so in response to what they had heard from townspeople about why the Town Meeting bond vote failed; namely, that the project was too big and too expensive. Accordingly, this group worked to rescale both the proposal for the Farm Stand and the Methodist Church, shaving square feet, a second floor and about $300,000 from both project costs.
"Most people in town want to see new town offices. But people feel they are being force fed these options and they felt that way about the water project as well," said resident Neil Johnson, who circulated his own survey calling for voters to choose between six potential town office sites.
Village resident Kirsten Siebert said that the petition did not have the support of the people who favored the Methodist Church over the Farm Stand.
"It was put on the petitioner's ballot as a sacrificial lamb. The way it is worded the church does not stand a fair chance and I object to it and the manipulative nature of the question," Siebert said.
Parker said that his personal preference was for the town to lease space but said that his personal opinion did not obviate the rights of the petitioners.
"The task force objective was to find something economically feasible for the town. The town has between $640,000 and a million dollars in debt for the failed big pipe sewer that is about to come down. The town has 90 water system users and the previous select board was going to dump a million dollars worth of fire protection and water storage on all the voters. The voters have spoken," Pierson said, leading to a heated exchange with Parker.
"You've just composed at least two complete fallacies. The fact that a third of the water system users are paying and that the previous select board was going to foist the fire protection costs of $1.5 million on the voters. Where'd you get that?" Parker asked.
"I got it from Charlie Hosford at the forum," Pierson said, referring to former select board member Charlie Hosford who was not re-elected at Town Meeting.
"You'd better revisit that. That's total crap, excuse my French, You'd better check your facts because you scare people and you get people worked up over stuff that's wrong and you make us look like idiots," Parker said.
"He stated it, not me," Pierson reiterated.
"Check your facts. I'm getting tired of this," Parker responded.
Hartshorn ended the discussion.
Kingsbury changed the topic and suggested that the town revisit the idea of building town offices on the land between the Wait House and the fire station and Pierson asked the board again to go into executive session to discuss a personnel matter.
"This is not a personnel issue; it's about the language of a bond issue. You can't create a red herring by saying that. I think the townspeople need a better explanation before this board goes into executive session," said resident Wayne Davies.
"I agree that the executive session issue relates to the petition and I support it," Kingsbury said.
"Mr. Chairman," Parker said, addressing Hartshorn, "I thought the reason for this special meeting was to have some discussion about the petition that was brought forward but was not accepted/rejected. It was tabled within our 15-day period to bring it forward for public discussion. That's why we're here to talk about petitions, not fiscal responsibility. Do we have a petition that is acceptable or not?"
Hartshorn said he did not think executive session was appropriate.
Board members then worked their way through several motions with Kingsbury and Pierson voting as a block, Cooke and Parker voting as a block and Hartshorn breaking the tie by voting with Cooke and Parker.
Pierson made a motion to reject the petition which led to a heated discussion about the actions of past select boards vis a vis petitions.
"You're asking this board to do one of the things that both of you guys railed on the previous select board for doing – rejecting petitions and changing things out of hand from what the petitioners were requesting," Parker said to Pierson and Kingsbury.
Kingsbury and Pierson, two new members of the select board, were vocal in their opposition to the select board rejecting a petition calling for voters to decide whether the town should spend $20,000 to purchase the former Birke Photography Studio land on Bridge Street. "You can't have it both way guys," Parker said.
"Bill, we got elected, the bond vote got denied," Pierson said.
"So you got elected and you turn on a dime and go against the very things you asked people to vote you in for?" Parker responded.
Hartshorn urged the board to shorten it up and after voting to reject the petition the board voted to work with McLean to put forth its own version of the petition language and to do so by the end of the 15-day period the town has to respond.
After further discussion of the logic and statistical possibilities of asking voters: a) whether they want to spend a maximum of $2.1 million for new town offices, then b) which of two sites with their estimated costs they would prefer, the board decided to revert to the original petitioners' language and resolved to ask McLean to try to fix that language.
The meeting can be seen on Waitsfield Cable on Mad River Valley Television or at the Mad River Valley Television website, mrvtv.com.


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Originally posted by DarthRaiden
WTF does that have to do with anything? Mortal Online has 188,534 forum members, does that mean they have that kind of player base?
"btw the last official number was 150k sold copies of which only 10k -15k have become customers."
That doesnt even make sense,...if they sold 150000 copies, they had 150000 customers.
What point are you trying to make???
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Originally posted by Hancakes
You make no sense and aren't willing to understand is like alking to a brick.
is the main point of MMO's to sell copies of the game or to host servers and maintain ACTIVE playerbase and its subscriptions ?
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
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Originally posted by Zerglet
Could you be so kind to elaborate on your statements. They already have a heavy focus on sandbox features ingame, what creates a demand for more sand, and what makes you think they havent? Why are these supposedly 'themepark' and 'arena style game' mechanics bad, and what are they? What makes DFUW 'a completely different game for a completely different kind of playerbase?' From the overview we've gotten from community Q/A, it feels pretty clear that the game hasnt drastically changed in ways you dramatically describe.
Yes, the initial playerbase did decrease, but that was also due to systems strengthening and narrowing it down for the Griefer gameplay. While I love this, having options for diversity is also great as I prefer a society with different interests. This is an approach theyre taking to expand their playertypes, so that the crafters for instance can hang out safely in the city. Sooner or later you'll come across them in other parts of the world when farming mats, heck it can be even more fun killing a non griefer. And then you have the removal of load lag and most likely scripts - which wasnt hardcore in the first place. These feats are a direct counter argument to your statement claiming that "The players that quit early on DF1 will find even less in DF:UW of what they already found lacking in DF.'
Originally posted by DarthRaiden
OK, I will try my best to make this easier for you or though I am not sure how.
200k showed interest in the beta......OVER WHAT TIME PERIOD!
"From 200k potential playerbase and 100k sold copies" This statement makes really makes no sense other than to try and find an angle to fling poop in AV's direction for no reason. You can't say in the same sentence that 200k people really really wanted to buy darkfall yet even though there were no restrictions on purchase of Darkfall after the first few months of release.....a full year later only 100k people had bothered their arse to buy it. Putting a cap on players allowed in to game based on what the size of your dev team believe they can handle in its early days is the right way to do things, any other way is just down right irresponsible.
As for a 10% retention rate, I am not sure how far off the mark of other games that is but really that is not a suprise to me, besides some of the issues that darkfall did have that lost some customers along the way, the main loss was from people unable to handle the extremely hardcore nature of full loot pvp any where any time, lack of character diversity and insane grind that the game was based around, now that they are addressing these very issues you get people screaming that they are dumbing the game down......
You can't please everyone, go figure.
Originally posted by DarthRaiden
Please take a moment and think about what youre trying to say.
Anyway, we can safely say 100's of thousands had an interest in Darkfall 1 over the years. Darkfall2 is improving on many of Darkfalls release shortcomigs and will only have two servers that can support "10000 concurrent" . Those servers remaining full is all up to AV.
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Originally posted by ayronamic
I'm going to keep it short and to the point.
In a sandbox game you provide players the tools and means to mold the world in their vision and playstyle, in Darkfall players jump through dev imposed hoops much like you do in other themepark games.
If you came to Darkfall to fulfill a role other than just PvP then you are going to find even less in DF:UW. There is no use for ships, siege equipment and transport of goods. There are no incentives or meaningful purposes to fulfill any roles or playstyle other than PvP.
If you want to be a trader, politician, crafter, adventurer, explorer, pirate, mercenary, courier, transporter, sailer or whatever else you can think of: Skip Darkfall
Originally posted by Zerglet
ROFL, more lies, even worse lies at this point.
No use for ships?? did you even play darkfall lol, no use for seige equipment? wtf are you talking about...seriously. If you wanted to set yourself up as a transporter of goods there was nothing stopping you at all...or did you need the devs to make some theme park thing for you to be able to achieve this?
Yes you can be a trader lots were in DF..nothing has changed, politician - my god the largest part of the game is about politics, crafter - yes yes i know and knew many many dedicated crafters, adventurer and explorere - one of my personal favourite things to do in darkfall, pirate - i knew a pirate clan in darkfall..they attacked one of our holdings everyday, we used to set sail and have many sea battles with them...oh i just give up here all...everything you said are not just attempts to stretch some truth they are just blatent lies. I am starting to feel like i am being trolled hard >.>
EDIT: what is sad is that i agree in principle with your post and your general view of the game...it would be great if they added lots more fluff, lots more tools, lots more sandbox, would just make the game even better. But why you need to resort to all the lies and hate i just don't get it, just because you didn't get what you want. Spoilet brat much. Darkfall was still a fantastic game. The best i personaly have ever played (and i am not new around the block, my first game was The Oracles Cave). Could it be better? OFC...but it does not deserve all the crap you want to throw at it.
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Originally posted by Zerglet I'm going to keep it short and to the point.
There are many types of sandboxes with different tools and how far they allow players to stretch. You can do this in DFUW, and certainly hasnt changed from DF, as you nicely put it "to mold the world in their vision and playstyle". Politics and sieges, and politics doesnt have to end in PvP, as theres negotiations. It could sound more like this game isnt for you, perhaps Embers of C truly is for you, though I cant see the sharp differences.
You can fullfill any role as everyone can play anything with their 1 character, just not at the same time.
We do not know at this point how effective ships will be, but theyre there for a reason, and if they were to be less useful at least itll be nice for 'adventurers and explorers'. You can trade in the cities or wait for post-launch AH. Politics we've already been into. They have a merc system as described in Q/A. Rest I dont have specfics about but overall your imagination is the limit. Just because the systems strenghtens the chances for PvP being the superior direction, it doesnt mean that you arnt able to do the other things you listed as useless.
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Originally posted by Hancakes
My guess is yes. For one hour, at a goblin spawn, close to launch, with lots of deaths.
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Originally posted by jdlamson75
Beside politics which i guess are possible in any MMO because they depend on human communication and well AV can't sabotage it even when they rtry it through dumb chat mechanics everything else is shallow playstyle in DF.
Is possible isnt same as is enjoybale and intresting and gets supported by gameplay mechanics.
Many gameplayplay mechanics even counteract some playstyles like global banking and global ressources for trader courrier , transporter etc.
With DF UW we gettinmg global AH which will eliminate them once and for all.
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Originally posted by DarthRaiden
So according to your post that still leaves: trader, politician, crafter, adventurer, explorer, pirate, mercenary, sailor Secondly, those roles are as deep as you make them and many have taken them to the extreme.
I think youre looking for a theme park where things are spelled out for you and spoon feed. You want to be a "Pirate" go over take the "Pirate" quest...poof youre a "Pirate" . And you know youre a Pirate because you now have a Parrot on your shoulder and an eye patch. Aaaargh!!!
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Originally posted by DarthRaiden
Ah man, sorry to break this to you, I am not sure how to break the news, how to let you down softly, errm
I am afriad that a statement on AH was made a long time ago that they are under review due to player concerns and won't be in at launch :(
OFC i take this as code as they not finshed it yet but whatever xD Having no idea about how AH will work if / when they are implemented it is pretty hard to comment on what you say. Are they in? are they out? if they are in will they be global? Is there going to be a tax system? I HAVE NO FREKIN IDEA
Lets pressume AH are in and are global, the plan was that they were only to be placed in the few remaining starter cities meaning one of two things, there won't be many and yes you actualy still have to travel to actual get anything. This alone means nothing has changed in regards to setting up as a courier, if anything given it will give even more option for a trader to bring things to final destination for a small fee. Given that someone could ask for a delievery in trade chat and now anyone in the starter city could have access to whatever was needed rather than having to trawl through thier entire bank account just to confirm they don't have it.
Just more unthoughtful rants, thats all i am seeing sorry.
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Originally posted by Oriphus
So you dont trust AV 's announcement and presentation of feature's then ?
AV describes how their "market system" works and you don't trust them they will even implement it ? intresting.
Then after you admit you don't even know if its beeing implemented you know exactly how for some reason. ? "there won't be many" , "you have to travel" ? how you are so sure about ?
From their presentation of their "market system" one thing is sure. They will be global and that means no one has to travel for trades if he decides so because basing on the description everyone has the choice NOT to travel. What will everyone do on critical valuable transactions and trades ? i think you are smart enough to find out yourself ..
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Originally posted by DarthRaiden
You are trying to hard to troll at this point. We have already talked about how development works, it is an ever evolving process. I totaly trust AV's announcement that the AH will not be in at launch.
"Then after you admit you don't even know if its beeing implemented you know exactly how for some reason. ? "there won't be many" , "you have to travel" ? how you are so sure about ?"
I stated that i have not got a freakin clue, stop trying so hard to troll and read the post. that staement was followed with "Lets pressume AH are in and are global, the plan was" this brings us back to development and how it evolves over time.....stop being such a baby, grow up for the last time.
"one thing is sure." No, just no nothing is ever for sure, the game has not launched, we know nothing, it is still in development, stop being an asshat. " They will be global and that means no one has to travel for trades if he decides so because basing on the description everyone has the choice NOT to travel." I just explained how you have no idea whatso ever about anything, please stop embarrasing yourself. You always have to travel, even with global banking...you still always had to travel to the person to actualy get something -.-
Stop trolling about things you know nothing about while trying to pretend you do, it has become evident you have never played darkfall for any length of time. you are just another troll wasting my time and everyone elses.
Originally posted by Hancakes
Originally posted by Hancakes
Well MO had it's chance, just a shame the devs were to busy playing / cheating at their own game instead of actualy developing the game any, "Awakening" was the biggest joke ever played on a gaming community. That game died the day that expansion came out and everyone got a good look at what they had been doing for the past year lol. Cummunity has been taken over by carebears and devs dancing to their tune, desperate to keep all 40 of its remaining online at anytime customers!
A sad end to a game full of great ideas.
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Originally posted by Oriphus
I really dont think he/she knows what they want or even how to express it. I'm getting they didnt like Darkfall and already dont like the yet to be released DF-Unholy Wars.
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Originally posted by jdlamson75
Traders? Politicians? Crafters? Adventurers? Explorers? Pirates? Mercenaries? Couriers? Transporters? Sailors?
Darkfall had that?
Let's go back to reality for a bit shall we.
Politicians. We haven't seen many names rise in DarkFall's community as diplomats, haven't we? Because politics is relatively meaningless in DarkFall. That's why whenever there's a siege, all clans pretty much ally any clan they can while every other clan tries to join in on the battle because they're bored out of their minds. That's not politics, that's just a bunch of gladiators thrown into an arena to fight to the death.
Crafters, Traders, Transporters, Couriers. Pretty much every Darkfall players work on their crafting skills. There is litteraly nothing different between a dedicated crafter, and someone who just harvest and crafts while he AFKs to gain stats or be self-sufficient. Traders, not much going on in that area either, pretty much anybody can do it as with any MMORPG that has no centralized area to sell your things (Auction House)...unless you're talking about Trading Post....and I think I'll just leave it at that. Transporters....what exactly are you transporting? Oh right, nothing. You can just put it in your bank and take it out at a completely different bank elsewhere.
Adventurers, Explorers. What is there to explore? Has there ever been a significant discovery made hidden from players? Has there even been a purpose, a reason to explore? No. That's why AV introduced Chaos Chests. Again, I'll leave it at that, it pretty much speaks for itself.
Sailor, Pirates. Not much going on in the pillage'n plunder departement. You can't live at the sea...you can't create your own base...nothing. Not very pirate-y is it? Instead you've got few pre-located Clan Cities, some which a harbor/shipyard to make ships. Pretty much it.
Mercenaries. DarkFall has that (finally). In fact, that's what pretty much most clans are and have been all along, and that's exactly why Aventurine now introduces Mercenaries for DF:UW !!!!!!
Seriously...DarkFall is just one giant arena filled with players crying in the chat or forum because they got "zerged".

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yeah me too. You get to go out and shoot it and fix all of the small issues.
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Things I liked:The short barrel makes it handy. being a spring gun makes very reliable. In repeater mode I got fairly tight groups up to about15-20 feet. It is a shotgun not a sniper rifle.
Things I would have changed:The spring is very stiff. I Got a torn rotator Cuff at work a couple of years ago. I cannot use the rapid fire feature due to the stiffness of the spring. My gun's butt stock slipped out of one side of the receiver during shipping so I had to loosen it to slip the butt stock back. I have had no other issues with this gun.
What others should know:I would not recommend this for small or young person use due to the stiffness of the spring action
Things I liked:It is a fun gun to shoot. the short barrel is handy.
Things I would have changed:Quality control on my gun was lacking, The butt stock popped out of the receiver on one side I was able to shift it back after I loosened the attachment screw. The spring action is stiff. and I could not use the rapid fire mode. I tore a rotator cuff a couple of years ago at work.
What others should know:I would not recommend it for a child because of how stiff the action is. The rapid fire feature seem to destroy the accuracy. When used as a repeater it was very accurate the three shot groups touched or made a single hole at 20 feet
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Originally posted by Torgrim
If they endorse an exploit, then it's not an exploit - it's a feature.
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Originally posted by Mothanos
In fact if you read my post, I endorsed EVEs style. But GW2 is not a hardcore sandbox. If they want to give us the tools to combat spying and sabotage, then bring it on. Since they wont, then AN should prevent it.
Originally posted by Xasapis
You just confirmed everything I said, though it sounded like you were trying to rebutt.
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Joined: 8/21/04
Logic be damned!
WvW and sPvP could certainly benefit from more progression via FPS like horizontal progression of titles/rank/style and keep the power curve flat.
Which, I'm sure, is feedback they hear loud and clear and are planning on.
We're supposed to be getting some kind of big "status update" with insight on what's coming and what's in the way forward sometime in September so the rumors go.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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Originally posted by WhiteLantern
Tsk tsk dear boy. Don't you realize they're playing it wrong?
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This was put beautifully, and sums it up for me as well. I'm sure others can come up with other reasons why encouraging and making the cheating so easy is a huge turn off to people who just want some decent PvP action. I can't stand horrible arguments that "this is PvP", and "it's always been going on". With the good changes that Anet has put forth in the first MMO I've liked in years, I can't believe they dropped the ball on reforming a little bit how the PvP works and crack down a bit more on the cheaters. Like it's been said, the decent players have absolutely no way to stop the cheaters, which makes it all the more annoying, especially if Anet even encouarges it.
WvW was the #1 reason I bought the game, and to be honest, this would be a game breaker to me if not at least cracked down on a little bit. I know it hasn't even been out a month yet, and I'm curious if any attempt to stop this stuff, besides the paid server transfers, will be put into effect.
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Originally posted by Xasapis
1. Regardless of what others are doing, thats 1 less spot a guildie could be using to come help fight.
2. They can see the map, but that doesnt give you position of anyone unless youre already very close.
3. Ive got to wonder if you even play. Nothing regarding guilds matters account wide. Yes you are technically "in" the guild, but you do not automatically represent any guild. You have to click Represent in order to get the guild tag, etc on any new toon. You dont even need a new alt. You can just stand down at any time with any toon and there goes your tag. Representing is toon based, not account based.
Anyway for those who think "this is just war" or its not exploiting, etc.... It is exploiting, because theyre abusing a system that is only there for a limited time for the purpose of allowing people to move around freely until they find a good server for them. The free transfers are only temporary, and once that goes away they will have to pay to use such tactics. Doing it now for free, is abusing the free part. It will be kind of funny to see how fast some of those same servers get their asses kicked when they cant take advantage of it anymore and dont have someone constantly telling them the enemies moves, etc.
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Originally posted by SirFubar
Except for the part were WvW is supposed to be meaningul I guess. SPvP is there "just for the fun", WvW is supposed to mean something.
There is no real impact on the game whether you win or lose in WvW. In the end it turns into giant sPvP matches with people fighting over points for no other reason to participate in large PvP encounters, that isn't fun over the long haul.
I paint for fun, in fact I didn't pursue a career in art because I wanted to keep it fun for me, that doesn't mean that I spend hours or days even doing a painting and then through it into a closet were no one ever sees it. I paint for fun, I show off my works for the satisfaction I get from people enjoying what they're looking at; that is my REWARD for doing something that is fun for me.
Fun does not encourage the vast magority of people to do something for long periods of time without getting bored of it. You need to provide something that encourages peopel, beyond the fun factor, to keep doing it or they WILL stop.
Most people would find sitting in a station in EVE, buying minerals, producing goods, and selling those goods as not a lot of fun because I literally spend the vast magority of my time in EVE staring at numbers and following trends. For me, it's fun, but if I wasn't being reward for it -IE: becoming filthy space rich- I wouldn't keep doing it just for the fun. There needs to be a POINT.
There's no sense of impact in WvW on a personal level, not even really on a server wide level because the success or failure of my server in WvW is having no impact on the server outside of WvW.
If Anet removed WvW from the game no one doing PvE would ever notice because the reward for winning in WvW isn't having any noticable impact on anyone doing PvE; yet they reward for winning WvW is that your server gets bonuses while doing PvE.
Not to mention, the way things are laid out with 4 different zones, the entire 3 way pvp aspect of it isn't even really noticable. I have not encountered a single instance were there was a fight between all 3 sides. My entire experience with the WvWvW aspect of it is that each server tends to converge on a single map and control it, resulting in 2 way fights. It's always green vs red, blue vs green, and red vs blue. I have not encountered a single instance were it was green vs blue vs red in a single map.
Perhaps if there was some incentive, in the way of rewards for winning more then one map that could be felt, and 3 of the maps weren't identical copies of the exact same map, people would actually spread out to other borderlands in an effort to actually try and win more then just one map. As it stands, there doesn't seem to be any POINT to do this. I only need to enter a single borderland if I want to do large scale pvp, and there's usually no reason to enter one that we're losing because it ends up being totally unbalanced in numbers to be fun.
I can play FPS games for non presistant, meaningless PvP fun. I play mmoRPG's for persitant meaningful fun, and that should carry over to PvP that is already intended to have purpose and meaning but fall short on those two points.
PS: The graphs they just released. You'll notice, or maybe you didn't, that it shows a trend across all servers; not just high pop ones. Q's have been steadily dropping for pretty much every server. Anet hasn't actually done anything to alleviate the Q times, yet q times have been showing a steady drop over the course of the graphs across all servers. That would indicate that fewer people are actively Qing for WvW. It's very likely to do with people simly getting bored with the mindlessness of it.
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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
I'm sad my laptop can't handle it. I have a 1.8GHz A6 OC to 2.5 (not really going to utilize that tho. Want it to last) with a 512MB dedicated AMD G620 HD. I get 58MBps Internet so I'm not sure of the issue. When the game was more reliant on CPU than GPU I was perfectly fine. But how does it utilize my 4 cores more than my GPU? Id really like to participate without having to wait 2 years to buy the parts to build a desktop. Even turning all options all the way down doesn't work. It's a lag fest
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Originally posted by bcbully
I'm with you on this one. I don't even think about WvW anymore when I log in, it just doesn't have anything in it worth going for right now since most of the time you end up running around the map all day which is just annoying. I can get my pvp fix in by doing sPVP which is fast and has an ok reward system, far faster to get into action that way than any day in WvW.
I too think any form of "cheating" whether that be the rules of war or not, should be done away with. It's a game not reality, we all paid to play. Still love the game, just wish WvW had more incentive for me to do it. The badges that drop for gear are too few and far between to farm for. Would much rather have a rank system and a currency similar to glory for WvW.
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If you love WvW and DAOC you will have to try Darkfall : Unholy Wars in November. By then the shiny might have worn off GW2, although I am pretty much between games atm so avidly reading your reviews. You've made the choice between Mists or GW2 as a "for now" game for me so much harder than it was before I started reading them lol
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Joined: 10/01/09
I agree with most of the assessment of WvW in this review, although I haven't played enough to fully develop my own opinion yet.
Concerning rewards, I think most people don't even notice them they're so insignificant. When eating one piece of level 35 food provides more bonuses than max WvW rewards, and when people run around all the time without any food buff, you know they can't possibly care about or even notice the WvW bonuses.
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Originally posted by Homitu
will agree bonuses could use a bump to make them little more meaningfull.. also more types of server rankings which I'm sure will get added at some point would help for people who won't just play for the "fun".. not many games release with much incentive to PVP though aside from maybe a set of gear.. Systems for PVP in place now imho are far more fleshed out than most even get released with and can only go up from here.
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Server transfers can occur once every 24 hours so I doubt spying is much of an exploit especially when you get a crossed sword icon anytime someone attacks something. You don't need to be a mastermind to figure out where the action is.
Also, the primary issue with free server transfers is that it makes the "have not" servers even worse. By have not I mean those servers who lose constantly in WVW. People will just transfer to a server thats winning.
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The only positive aspect is that when all these bandwagoners jump ship they help to increase the queue time on the server they went to.
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I love gw2, but sadly there's only so much content to it when you are playing a lot.
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Honeslty while the wvwvw is ok , its a utter joke compared to what daoc was. Its not even close.
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Yeah I like the WvW, it's pretty good, and I have to say the game has grown on me a lot more after hitting lvl 50 or so... But all the running after dying in WvW... That is a little pants tbh... I agree more waypoints are needed. It can take ages to get back in the battle (especially if you suck and die lots like me lol)...
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The negative topics on this is null and will be proven in the next couple months.
The majority of people are still trying to learn game mechanics... we're not even a month into release!?
In Wv3 you have hundreds of hackers (across a variety of servers) tooling tricks to try to level or what not - you have have power levers w/ no real experience or achievements, and you have a lot of people experimenting with "what is this..?". You also have a few good players who know what they are doing and they are still the minority, but also the ones who are probably the ones complaining about it (not bad, just premature imo).
The player base doubled in size in under two weeks, to well over 2 mill, and while that is probably expected by everyone, the logistics of it is yet a different story.
I'm just glad I can still run in and have a game that runs great. I'll focus on pvp once I KNOW my toon and have a full understanding of the diversity I can provide... then I'll probably start complaining :-P
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Just tried WvW for the first time tonight...a lot to take in. I must not be understanding this WvW stuff. Did I really take equipment durability hits for deaths that I have to pay for? I may be missing something as this is so silly I can't believe it. Would it be possible to just play WvW to level and cover the costs?
It appears that the only way to have fun with this is to avoid the zerg and run off on your own or a small group behind enemy lines to screw with things. When I was in the zerg the battle line went back and forth a bit but no one every accomplished anything other than dying and paying repair bills.
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Originally posted by Mardukk
It is possible, but you will never have more than 50 silver if you buy siege weapons. It's became slower as well once it went to 1 week games.
Yeah at first that seems like a good idea, you will meet the zerg, and it may take away from you leveling missing what towers and keeps do fall. It would be nice if there some smaller points for small group type play.
WvW is fun as hell when it's new. It's a real downer being broke all the time though. It makes you ask yourself "what for?" buing siege weapons hopung to kill enough people with them to make you money back.


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Iyona Anderson knew one thing going into Tuesday's Say Yes to the Prom event at Discovery Communications – there was no way she was going to select a ball gown. The feisty 17-year-old had dubbed her style anti-princess and was on the hunt for a sleeker look.
Iyona Anderson knew one thing going into Tuesday's Say Yes to the Prom event at Discovery Communications – there was no way she was going to select a ball gown. The feisty 17-year-old had dubbed her style anti-princess and was on the hunt for a sleeker look.
Fast forward a couple of hours, and Anderson beamed as she twirled in a blue creation of sparkles and tulle that would do Cinderella proud. She gushed that she was never taking it off as she hurried off to find matching shoes and accessories.
"She definitely said yes to that dress," said Monte Durham, host of "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta."
Durham had traveled to Silver Spring, Md., home of Discovery Communications' headquarters, to be a part of the special day that gave 40 local high school girls a chance to select prom attire from a donated collection. The pre-prom event was modeled after the popular TLC show "Say Yes to the Dress." Anderson was one of five KidsPeace foster teens from Maryland and Washington D.C. chosen to be part of the second annual event. Accompanying Anderson for the day of glamour were Christina Washington, 18, Annie Stitt-Johnson, 18, Sade' Padilla, 16, and Aunica Shebex, 18.
Each girl was paired with a Discovery employee who served as mentor for the day. More than 800 dresses were donated for the event, and Discovery Communications staff transformed part of their headquarters into prom central. Dresses were displayed on garment racks, and an entire room was turned into a beauty salon. In addition to choosing their perfect dresses, the teenagers got to pick shoes, jewelry and handbags, all of which are theirs to keep. Seamstresses were on site to perform alterations, and the young ladies were treated to hair styling, makeup application and manicures.
Durham provided style tips and instructed the girls on how to carry themselves. He talked about "building the look beyond the dress," and told the group that "accessories make or break the outfit." He told them fit is the most important element when choosing clothing, and said standing in third position, with the heel of one foot positioned near the arch of the other, will help them have good posture. The young ladies took his advice to heart, heads held high as they ended the day with a red carpet runway walk to show off their looks. They chose a variety of styles, but every one of them eagerly said yes to the dress.
Watch newscasts about the event from CBS WUSA9 and Fox 5. Learn more about the event on Twitter under #SYTTP.
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From left: Aunica Shabex, Sade' Padilla, Annie Stitt-Johnson,Christina Washington and Iyona Anderson
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Kids are curious about their health and how their bodies work; especially when they get to their teen years. The Internet has become a way of life when it comes to searching for information, but search engines may not always populate the most accurate information. So how can parents be sure that their children are accessing the right resources in regards to their health and wellbeing? Well, now there are various kid-friendly health websites that children can go to for reliable and helpful information that parents can feel confident about.
Some of these sites can even be accessed on the Kids Peace website, a great resource for kids and parents to use.
This site provides a wealth of information for kids and adults. Kids can find what it means to hiccup or what it means to be "big boned," while there is a section that explains adult health problems such as Alzheimer's and heart disease. In the teen section, you will find more mature material, such as information on relationships, drugs and sexual health. Just so parents can trust the information their kids are reading, all information is created by health professionals and underwritten by the Nemours Foundation.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) nearly 1.7 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year.
TBI results from an external force such as a blow or jolt to the head. The severity can range from mild, such as a concussion, to severe, involving an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia. Brain injuries should be identified and treated as quickly as possible. Most people with TBI recover quickly and fully. But for some people symptoms can last for days, weeks or longer and in severe cases can lead to coma and even death. It takes time for the brain to heal, which is why repeated injuries, such as in domestic violence cases, are particularly dangerous.
Males are about 1.5 times as likely as females to sustain a TBI, and the two age groups at highest risk for TBI are 0-4 year olds and 15 to 19 year olds. One example of a traumatic brain injury that could affect the younger set is Shaken Baby Syndrome.
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By Dr. John DeGarmo
Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of being a foster parent is the moment when your foster child leaves your home. When any foster child leaves your home, no matter the level of attachment, there will be emotions when it is time to say goodbye, for both you and the child. There are indeed several reasons why a foster child might be removed from your home. Whether the reason is reunification, adoption or the placement into another home, the transition will be a much easier one with a few simple steps by the foster parent.
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Try to find out as much information about the situation as you can. If possible, acquire the phone number of the family he is moving to from your caseworker and call them ahead of time, introducing yourself to them. Allow your foster child to speak with them, getting to know them a little before the move. If permissible, arrange for a visit with the family, along with the caseworker, allowing all sides the opportunity to meet face to face.
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They say a mother's love is irreplaceable and undeniably pure, but being told that you are unable to have children can be heartbreaking and create emptiness. You want to fill a desire that cannot be met. Fortunately, for a Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., couple, their wish came true.
After adopting their first child; Ethan, Kristin and Will Banker hosted a boys' choir from Kenya through their church. They fell in love with them, and their "eyes were opened" to the bleak outlook for the large number of orphans in the area, the couple states in a Northwest Florida Daily News article. They found 7-month old Tariku through their adoption agency and read his story and browsed through his photos. The moment the Bankers saw Tariku, they knew he was their son.
Kenya does not have an international adoption program, but Ethiopia does for 5 million children without families, Will said. Kristin felt a calling to adopt, and with time Will did as well.
"When God tells you to do something, you just do it," Kristin said.
A new policy in Ethiopia requires prospective adoptive parents to make two trips. The extra cost and time required for travel seemed too much for them. They started to switch their paperwork to a domestic adoption, but after experiencing a multitude of "signs," Kristin was convinced she was meant to adopt an Ethiopian child.
After regretfully turning down a little girl, they came across Tariku and instantly fell in love. International adoption in Ethiopia must be approved by local courts with the prospective parents present. After 13 long months, their adoption finally passed and they were able to go get their child.
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The Mountain Valley Conference Tournament opens Monday around the area as seven of the eight area hoops squads made the cut. The Forbush boys finished ninth at 5-11.
On the boys side, regular-season champion Elkin (15-1) looks to add a tournament title to its remarkable run though the league. The Buckin' Elks host eighth-seeded Ashe County (5-11) in their opening-round matchup.
Elkin swept the Huskies in their two meetings this season, mostly recently escaping West Jefferson with a 50-47 overtime victory earlier this month to clinch the program's first title in 15 years.
After dropping its first five conference games to open the season, Starmount rolled through the second half of its slate to finish 7-9 and capture the No. 5 seed.
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Starmount was swept by the Blackhawks during the regular season, with both losses coming by double figures.
East Wilkes (5-11) rounds out the boys side, notching the No. 7 seed in the tourney.
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Forbush captured the No. 5 seed with an even 8-8 record after a strong second-half push.
The Lady Falcons will take on No. 4 Ashe County (10-6) in the opening round, looking to make some noise. The teams split the regular-season meetings with the road club winning each game.
East Wilkes (7-9) earned the No. 6 seed in the tournament and will open tourney play against rival third-seeded Wilkes Central (11-5).
The Eagles swept their county neighbors in the two regular-season matchups.
Freshmen-laden Starmount will tip off the playoffs as the No. 7 seed with a 5-11 mark.
The Lady Rams will head to second-seeded West Wilkes (12-4) in the opening round. Starmount knocked off the Blackhawks in its conference opener in December.
Elkin (2-14) was the final team to punch its ticket into the conference tournament, edging Alleghany on the final night by virtue of its victory over Wilkes Central in January.
The Lady Elks will battle champion North Wilkes (15-1) in the first round. The Vikings swept the regular-season meetings.
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