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May 31, 2009

most of the BlackBerry Twitter Application List present

Filed under: internet — Tags: , — admin @ 11:29 pm

This can be used to collect the BlackBerry, including software, Mobile site, IM Robot, as well as a variety of Mail services, made up, it can be effective to ensure that heavy users of twitter made up anytime, anywhere! Due to the limited scope of the individual involved, it is inevitable omissions, welcomed the message added.

The author of this article follow the same time welcome @ zeaz

【Software】 ******************** ********************
UberTwitter:
OTA: http://www.ubertwitter.com/bb/download.php
Official website: http://ubertwitter.com/

Twitterberry:
OTA: http://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/beta.html
Official website: http://orangatame.com/

Twibble:
OTA: http://m.twibble.de
Official website: http://www.twibble.de/

Blackbird:
OTA: http://dossy.org/twitter/blackbird/latest/Blackbird.jad
Official website: http://dossy.org/twitter/blackbird/

TinyTwitter:
OTA: http://www.tinytwitter.com/m/
Official website: http://www.tinytwitter.com/

Tweetgenius (fee: $ 4.99):
OTA & official website: http://www.thetweetgenius.com/

socialScope (Chinese language support is still under development):
OTA & official website: http://www.socialscope.net/

Yatca (4.6 OS +):
OTA: http://74.50.5.18/Yatca.jad
Official website: http://yatca.wordpress.com/

Bbtweet (and Yatca can interface into the SMS, but the operators do not support, it can push):
OTA: http://tinyurl.com/bbtsvn
Official website: http://code.google.com/p/bbtweet/

IM +7.0.5 (charge software):
OTA: http://wap.shapeservices.com/
Official website: http://shapeservices.com/en/products/download.php?product=im&platform=bb

Viigo (Chinese language support is still under development):
OTA: http://www.getviigo.com/alpha
Official website: http://viigo.com

twittai:
BlackBerry version (1.3): http://neolee.cn/mobile/twittai-13-for-blackberry/
Official website: http://twittai.com

************ 【WEB Class (recommended OperaMini)】 *************
Official Twitter:
http://m.twitter.com
Dabr as well as some derivatives:
Official: http://dabr.co.uk/

Can be derived from the current known list of services Dabr version 0.20:

1. @ Scavin server at home, fast: http://t.appinn.com/
2. @ Neolee the first edition of firms: http://t.neolee.cn/
3. @ Ksky complete Chinese (https access available): http://t.ydo.me/
4. @ Chada changes to a greater increase in function: http://funp.org/
5. @ Ikemi bilingual and powerful: http://t.ikemi.org/
6. @ Doublleaf need agents: http://t.doubleaf.com
7. @ Xzzxyd: http://t.zhe.la/
8. @ Wzy: http://t.80sfamily.com
9. @ Billzhong: http://heix.pp.ru/
10. @ Shizhao: http://shizhao.org/dabr/
11. @ Kevin: http://okevin.net/twitter/
12. @ Sofish: http://g.happinesz.cn/
13. @ Zhutouinfo: http://zhutou.info/t/
14. @ Jason5ng32: http://chanmao.ws/dabr/
15. @ Tinn: http://touke.net/t/
16. @ Zuola: http://s.zuo.la/
17. @ Herock: http://wespeaker.com/t/
18. @ Haitai: http://t.huhaitai.com/
19. @ Noirz: http://oaic.cn/mu/
20. @ Xzheng: http://t.16class.cn/
21. @ Iworm (support Firefox Sidebar): http://twitter.iworm.net/
22. @ POPOEVER: http://higfw.com/

Tweete:
http://m.tweete.net/
slandr:
http://m.slandr.net/
twitstat:
http://www.twitstat.com/m/
filttr:
http://m.filttr.com/
Hellotxt:
http://m.hellotxt.com
IM robot】 【******************** ********************
hellotxt: support for Gmail, MSN, Yahoo
Web site: http://hellotxt.com/
twipme: twipme@gmail.com
Web site: http://twip.me/
******************** ********************】 【E-mail updates
twittermail: your name @ twittermail.com
Web site: http://www.twittermail.com/

google wave system is coming later this year

Filed under: internet — Tags: , , — admin @ 6:26 am

http://wave.google.com/

Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. Watch the demo video below, sign up for updates and learn more about how to develop with Google Wave.

you can contact with the google ,and know when to launch the google wave system

and get the trial right

just wait it

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How Many Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts do you know

Filed under: internet — Tags: , — admin @ 6:04 am

The use of shortcuts to reduce the process of positioning the mouse, you can increase efficiency to a large extent, also in Google Chrome, the shortcut keys to increase the efficiency of our surfing.

For example, the use of Google Chrome browser to full screen when you want to switch between tabs, when using the shortcut keys are very convenient: the use of Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp Switch to the last tab, and Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDown may be convenient to switch to the next tab.

Listed below for the Google Chrome shortcut keys, including some very practical, after the master browser allows you to speed more quickly:

Window and tab shortcuts
Ctrl + N to open a new window
Ctrl + T to open a new tab
Ctrl + Shift + N in stealth mode, open a new window
Ctrl + O, and then select the file in Google browser open the file on your computer
Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the link in a new tab from the background to open the link page, but you still stay in the current tab
Hold down the Ctrl + Shift keys, and then click on the link in a new tab page to open the link, while switching to a new tab open
Hold down the Shift key, and then click on the link in a new window to open link
Alt + F4 to close the current window
Ctrl + Shift + T to re-open the last closed tab. Google browser to remember the 10 recently closed tab.
Drag the link to the internal specified tab tab links
Drag the link between the two tab tab bar in the designated location of the establishment of a new tab in the tab links
Ctrl +1 to Ctrl +8 to switch to the specified location numbered tab. The figures represent you press tab bar on the location of the corresponding label.
Ctrl +9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDown to switch to the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp Switch to the previous tab
Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 to close the current tab or pop-up window
Alt + Home Open Home

Address Bar shortcuts in the address bar, do one of the following:
Type search terms using the default search engine to search
Type the URL “www.” And “. Com” between the parts, and then press Ctrl + Enter key to enter in the address bar of your content to add “www.” And “. Com”, then open the URL
Type the search engine keyword or URL, press Tab key, and then type the search terms used with the keywords or URLs associated with the search engines to conduct searches. If Google can identify your browser to use search engine, it will prompt you to press Tab key.
F6 or Ctrl + L or Alt + D to select the contents of site area
Type the URL, and then press Alt + Enter key in a new tab page to open URL

Google opens the function of browser shortcut keys
Ctrl + B to open and close the bookmarks bar
Ctrl + Shift + B Open the Bookmarks Manager
Ctrl + H Show “History” page
Ctrl + J to view the “Download” page
Shift + Escape View the Task Manager
Shift + Alt + T will be the focus set on the toolbar. Use the keyboard on the right and left arrows to navigate to a different toolbar button.

Shortcuts page
Ctrl + P to print the current page
Ctrl + S Save the current page
F5 to reload the current page
Esc to stop loading the current page
Ctrl + F Open the “Find in page” box
Click the middle mouse button or scroll wheel to activate automatically. When you move the mouse, the page will be under the direction of movement of the mouse automatically scroll.
Ctrl + F5 or Shift + F5 to reload the current page, but ignores the cache content
Hold down the Alt key, and then click on the link Download link
Ctrl + G or F3 to find you in the “Find in page” box to match the content of the next match
Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3 to find you in the “Find in page” box to match the content of the previous match
Ctrl + U to view source code
Drag the link to bookmarks bar Bookmark the link
Ctrl + D to bookmark the current page
Ctrl + +, or hold down the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse wheel to enlarge the entire contents of the page
Ctrl + -, or hold down the Ctrl key and scroll down mouse wheel to reduce all the contents of the page
Ctrl +0 to all the contents of web pages are returned to normal size

Text Shortcuts
Selected content, and then press Ctrl + C keys to copy the contents to the clipboard
Place the cursor in the text field, and then press Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert key to paste the current content from the clipboard
Place the cursor in the text field, and then press Ctrl + Shift + V key to paste from the clipboard in plain text content of the current part of
Select the contents of text field, and then press Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete key to delete the contents and copied to the clipboard

More shortcut keys
Backspace, or press and hold down Alt and left arrow keys to tabbed browsing, history of previous
Shift + Backspace, or press and hold down Alt and right arrow keys to tabbed browsing history Next
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E will be “?” Under the address bar. In the “?” After typing search terms in order to use the default search engine to conduct searches.
Place your cursor at the address bar, and then at the same time hold down the Ctrl and left arrow keys to jump to the address bar of the previous word
Place your cursor at the address bar, and then at the same time hold down the Ctrl and right arrow keys to jump to the address bar of the next word
Place your cursor at the address bar, and then hold down the Ctrl + Backspace key to delete the address bar on one of the words
Scroll down the page SPACEBAR
Home to the top of the page
End to the bottom of the page
Hold down the Shift key and roll mouse wheel horizontal scroll on the page

May 30, 2009

A new round of search engine World War II broke out soon

Filed under: internet — Tags: , , , — admin @ 1:55 am

hello,welcome to www.idarkfallgold.com

A new round of search engine World War II broke out soon

Microsoft Thursday announced that its new search engine “Bing”  launched next week, the company director of the history of Live Search StefanWeitz subsequently accepted an interview with the outside world that Bing will be committed to changing the user’s search habits. Well-known U.S. financial magazine “Fortune” published in the online version of this text that the U.S. Internet search market, not only Microsoft, Yahoo, Google hope to erode market share, but recently the involvement of WolframAlpha, which means that the U.S. search engine market the forthcoming round of World War II broke out.

Old and new rivals

It is reported that last week, Microsoft this week unveiled a new search engine service, the development of code for Kumo, formally known as the Bing. Yahoo search is also on the search results have been adjusted to return to the content. Not only that, the new search engine service launched last week WolframAlpha. In WolframAlpha services, users need to type in the search query box problem, the search engine will return the answer directly to the user, rather than return to a lot of Web links.

U.S. Internet traffic monitoring bodies after comScore released statistics show that during April this year, Google in the U.S. search market share of 64.2%, Yahoo and Microsoft were 20.4% and 8.2%. It is obvious that Google search market in the United States still maintained its supremacy. Microsoft, Yahoo and WolframAlpha new and old competitors want to bring down Google, it is necessary to take other circuitous tactics.

U.S. market research firm YankeeGroup technology analyst Carl Ho (CarlHowe) said: If you want to compete with Google and positive way to attack is not feasible.
Since February last year, Microsoft has started negotiations with Yahoo, the two companies hope the merger of the search business, so that together to challenge Google. In “Wall Street Journal” blog site D: all the digital (D: AllThingsDigital) Wednesday D7 technology held under the auspices of the General Assembly, the Yahoo CEOCarolBartz said that Yahoo’s negotiations with Microsoft has been some progress, but The two sides still did not reach any substantive agreement.

More powerful

CollinsStewart British investment bank analyst (SandeepAggarwal) is expected, Microsoft and Yahoo is expected by the end of July this year on the search to reach a merger deal.

SandeepAggarwal believe that the Google search market in the United States to occupy the dominant position, if the present trend of development, its market share will grow further. In Google’s search traffic, the majority from its search home page. Microsoft and Yahoo’s search traffic, but mainly from the respective companies and the corresponding portal page content. In this way, Microsoft, Yahoo to challenge Google, the market for a substantial increase in difficulty. In the current circumstances, what Google has become synonymous with search.

U.S. well-known market research firm IDC analyst Susan Feldman (SusanFeldman) said: Everyone has a habit of inertia. Search market share in raising issues, the most important thing is not to improve their skills, but how to convince the user is willing to switch to your search engine.

Bing performance

For the upcoming new version of Microsoft’s search engine Bing, The Bing has tried SandeepAggarwal that results from the initial use, Bing relevance of search results has been greatly improved, the results of its return not only with Google, Yahoo Search is different from even with Microsoft’s Live Search compared to the current is also quite different.

SandeepAggarwal said after users type keywords, Bing search results will be divided into different groups, each group has a greater relevance of the results. For example, if a user types flights to New York City, in the corresponding group in return, there will be some New York hotels, tourist spots and other reference information. Because of the corresponding search results have been generally classified, the user more convenient to use.

SandeepAggarwal that, Bing’s search technology is indeed a significant improvement, if properly operated, Bing also have an opportunity as the next Google search home page, as search has become the activities of Internet users will go to the destination.SandeepAggarwal said: Microsoft’s Live search is not successful, the main reason is not mature enough or the technology. And Microsoft are of the view that, Bing has a very strong technology itself.

For the above-mentioned SandeepAggarwal that Microsoft refused to comment, a spokesman. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (SteveBallmer) are also invited to participate in D7 the General Assembly, he will be four this week (U.S. local time) in the General Assembly to speak, when he is likely to reveal more information about Bing.

Yahoo adjustment

Recently, Yahoo has also conducted its search engine features a number of adjustments. The principle of the adjustment is to make it back to the results page to provide more information to the user at the same time to return to the text, pictures, and answers to questions, not just links to some websites. For example, if users type in the Yahoo home page StarTrek (Note: the movie “Star Trek”), the key word, it will return results of the production of the film sidelights, fan reviews and other information.

At present, Yahoo has already started to adjust the above applies to the latest page of them, such as Yahoo.com. The industry believe that in this way, it is possible to make Yahoo search users increase the volume, thus eroding some of the market share of Google.

IDC’s Feldman said: a lot of information available on the Internet, search engines to fight to the user, we must return to the previous link 10 to provide users with the most satisfactory results. If Yahoo can do the job properly, the user is bound to increase the volume. For Feldman’s view, Yahoo refused comment.

WolframAlpha hand

WolframAlpha by the British-born computer scientist Stephen Wolfram (StephenWolfram) presided over the development. Early in March this year, the first time revealed the Wolfram WolframAlpha the progress of the development and said that the working principle of WolframAlpha Google Web search with a larger difference. The service was正式上线last Monday.

Although the outside world has always been known as the Google killer WolframAlpha, but WolframAlpha spokesmanZeya (JohnEkizian) said, WolframAlpha itself can not be regarded as a search engine, WolframAlpha search engine service can only be regarded as supplementary, rather than the major search engines competitors. We are committed to the user query to provide the direct answer to the question, which is a search engine with other WolframAlpha the biggest difference.

However, the industry pointed out that although the current WolframAlpha Google is not enough to pose a substantial threat, but the development trend of WolframAlpha, it should be Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engines pay attention to this.

director of industry analysis comScore Andrew Lippman (AndrewLipsman) said: With regard to the traditional search engine, the user must be a lot of links to return to the search for a suitable answer, so it takes a longer time. WolframAlpha and return the answer directly to the user, so in a number of inquiries on specific issues, WolframAlpha with traditional search engines do not have the advantage.

Google Countermeasures

From Microsoft, Yahoo, as well as the challenges WolframAlpha launched, Google does not stay put, but adopt a more positive response.

Karl-ho Yankee said: pattern search market is far from stereotypes, Google takes all the other competitors do not have the strength. It is for this reason, Google is also actively search for new technologies to enhance research and development.

Google vice president of search products (MarissaMayer) Prior to the outside world in an interview that during the last year, Google search products to its more than 30 adjustments, the purpose is to further strengthen the use of Google search properties, search the degree of market competition is still fierce, so Google is also facing a lot of pressure, we will become a driving force for these pressures.

Nevertheless, some members of the industry that Google’s competitors which are actively preparing for, and want to take away from the Valley singers in some market share.

SandeepAggarwal the CollinsStewart said: in the search technology itself, the Microsoft and Yahoo have shortened the gap with Google, the next thing we should look at Microsoft, Yahoo access to a sufficient number of users. In the search business, diversification of products, a situation more conducive to the user.

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May 28, 2009

darkfall na server notes

Filed under: darkfall — Tags: , , — admin @ 9:52 pm

hello,welcome to www.idarkfallgold.com

when will the darkfall na server launch?

we hope that more and more server will be launched in the future

North American Server
Many of you saw the announcement our server hosting partner GNI made about the signing of our cooperation in North America.

We had already explained that we would be launching in North America sometime during Q2 2009 and this information is also in the FAQ:

We will be making our own announcement when we nail down an exact launch date for the NA server, there are a couple of things which may affect the launch date by a few days that are not ironed out completely yet. Character transfer/cloning will become available with a significant delay (months) and possible further restrictions. This concerns only the characters without any of their possessions. More on this at a later date.

There are several considerations to be taken into account including the fact that European rights and North American rights to Darkfall belong to different organizations.

More Servers
Plans for more servers are also underway. Announcements will be made as needed.

darkfall police has bee updated:

darkfall policies update notes

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May 27, 2009

darkfall policies update notes

Filed under: darkfall — Tags: , — admin @ 11:48 pm

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you can not cheat in the game, and use the third party programs in the game

you should be fair in the game

darkfall Policies
There seems to be some confusion about what’s allowed and what’s not in game. When in doubt, the EULA and the Terms of Service are displayed every single time you start the game.

The general rule is that any third party program that interfaces with the game or gives a player an unfair advantage is prohibited in Darkfall. The only types of programs allowed are chat communication programs and screenshot-video capture programs.

Use of third party programs that allow players to cheat in the game will result in accounts to be permanently banned without warning and without appeal. We detect all use of such third party programs and we’ve been banning people for their use every day. After a recent mass ban we’re happy to report that we’ve been detecting and banning fewer and fewer players.

Starting today, players exploiting the geometry will receive temporary bans which for repeat offenders will escalate to permanent bans. This means that when we detect players inside the terrain, rocks, trees, buildings, walls, towers etc. we will be taking action against them. This policy will be posted inside the game lobby and there will be no appeals for these offenses.

Also, starting today we will detect and take action against any use of loot scripts. The action will be temporary bans which will escalate to permanent ones. This policy will also be posted inside the game lobby and there will be no appeals for these offenses.

Unattended macroing and unattended use of autorun and swimming against obstacles are also prohibited. We have taken great measures to limit macroing, to reward the players who are actually playing the game and allow them to catch up easily. We will continue working on making macroing and its effects irrelevant in Darkfall.

why darkfall is pvp?

no cheat in the darkfall,we hope it

May 26, 2009

two programs to install wordpress by one key

Filed under: wordpress — Tags: , , — admin @ 3:09 am

there are  a lot of  host  for a very powerful feature, you can install a lot of procedures online, and even some  free space, also provides this function. And domestic well-known procedures for asp blog PJHOME, can also be installed online, We collecting the two scripts, through these two scripts can be achieved in the space of one-click WordPress installation process.

In space as long as you upload these two scripts, you can complete the installation of WordPress.

First: Instant Install Wordpress
We recommend you use this script, although this time the script later released, but the script features some of the more powerful, if some friends are still using WIN system space, you can use this script, of course, room for linux series more OK.

Official Address: http://instantinstall.9milesmedia.com/wordpress/
Script Download: Official Download

Second paragraph: EasyWP WordPress Installer
This script can only use linux series of space, there are some limitations, the installation will check the current directory before it can be whether to write on or before the procedure turn.

Official Address: http://www.funscripts.net/php-scripts/
Script Download: Official Download

Description: These two scripts is WordPress uploaded to the space to solve the problem, there is no intelligence to automatically create the relevant database information, so we use the time, please fill out the already existing database of information related. Just fill in the installation can not be successful.

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why darkfall is pvp?

Filed under: darkfall — Tags: , — admin @ 12:33 am

hello,welcome to www.idarkfallgold.com
why darkfall is pvp?
what is pvp?
today i will expain this to you,take you to the pvp world
darkfall is the most successful pvp now
Darkfall has been designed from the outset as a full-loot PVP game, meaning on death players are able to fully loot other players of their gear and gold on their person. The ability to fully loot other players has been factored into the game as an important facet of the RTS-like logistical meta-game between warring clans.

The ability to fully loot other players is a significant departure from other, contemporary MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft and EverQuest II, in which the quest for better gear is the primary driving force for of player character improvement once maximum level has been attained. In Darkfall, character skills are the primary driver of character improvement, and while gear is expected to have some influence in determining a player character’s overall power, it will be of greatly diminished importance compared to other MMORPGs. In some respects the looting system of Darkfall resembles that of EVE Online, which allows players to loot much of a destroyed ship’s gear from the wreckage.

Friendly fire and collision detection are always in effect in Darkfall. Combined with a real-time combat system, Darkfall’s combat is anticipated to provide a more realistic combat experience than other fantasy MMORPGs. The developers have opined that historically successful battle formations and tactics will be widely adopted and adapted for use in Darkfall. Likewise, area-effect spells and abilities affect enemies and allies equally, and so must be used with caution and discretion.

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May 24, 2009

what about Class Roles - The Unsung Healer

Filed under: darkfall — Tags: , — admin @ 9:18 pm
hello, welcome to www.idarkfallgold.com,nice to meet you

one man in the dfcry posted a good aticle about Class Roles - The Unsung Healer

let us see it

Of the three standard MMO classes, Healing is the only one that gives me little cause for comment. This is for several reasons. First, unlike the DPS or the Tank, there is no real world equivalent to the MMO Healer. The Healer is a work of pure fiction, developed solely from the fantasy genre. Games demand that characters on the point of death have the ability to quickly recover as if they’d never been injured. This can only be explained through magical or supernatural means. The benefit this gives that no one really expects healing to be practical or based on the laws of science. Not even me. Instead, healing is bound by the specific background of the MMO world. This leads to the second benefit.

Because every game world has its own cosmology and cosmogony, healing can very heavily from game to game. Unlike the DPS and Tank which are becoming more and more similar, varieties of Healers abound. In some games, the Healer doesn’t even need to exist. Take for example, my own introduction to MMOs, Asheron’s Call. That game had a very different focus on classes then most recent MMOs, and one thing it never had was a Healer. When a group got together, each player was responsible for keeping his own character alive. This is probably partially due to the older group mechanics which made health monitoring all but impossible. Principally, however, it is based on AC’s own healing dynamic. Most players carry around large numbers of healing kits which they can activate in or out of combat. In combat the kits are more prone to fail, but the intelligent player knows at what health level to start healing in order to stay alive. While healing kits aren’t some sort of high magical form, the resulting health generation does not comport with real world standards so I would still place it in the magical category. Mage characters have a more “supernatural” method of healing through Life Magic (I say mage characters because melee and ranged warriors don’t use wands in combat despite the prevalence of Life Magic. A healing kit or a Life Magic spell could be applied to another character, but this is rare.

In contrast, Warcraft has a much purer version of the Healer. This model was followed by several earlier games such as EQ and DAoC, but not having played either I won’t give specifics for them. In WoW, healing is a full time job. This is despite the fact that most classes have some ability to magically heal (and every one has access to non-combat First Aid). In solo play, Healers function much like any other class in a manner somewhat akin to AC, though they may have greater problems causing damage. However, in group actions Healers become critical. A group needs to be several levels above a dungeon’s difficulty to operate without a devoted Healer.

Although it is in many ways a mirror to WoW, LOTRO has a different take on the Healer role. In most situations, healing is conducted by individual players for themselves. Unlike WoW, there seems to be an expectation that players will even use it during group combat instead of relying solely on the Healer to keep them alive. In leveling dungeons there is not generally the need for a designated healer. As I grouped for LOTRO, I never heard the clarion cry of WoW “Need Healer!” It was just, “LF1M” (Looking for 1 more) because the specific class didn’t matter. That being said, LOTRO does have a healing class with the Minstrel and a half-way healing class with the Captain. The Moria expansion also added the Rune-Keeper to that list. I understand there is a much greater need for healers in the end-game dungeons which make the rare minstrel highly in demand (I moved on shortly after hitting 40, so never experienced this personally). All three classes are much more than healers, however. They are also skilled at providing long and short term buffs and are viable in combat in their own right as compared with WoW’s Holy Priest, Restoration Druid, or Restoration Shaman.

Warhammer Online took an interesting approach for Healers as well. Some of the classes are similar to WoW Healers, but not all. The Warrior Priest and the Disciple of Khaine must be involved in the actual combat to generate the power to heal. This makes them much more combat capable than WoW’s standard Healers and may encourage more players to become Healers because they can still battle the enemy. I didn’t really care for WAR and so didn’t test this system in group play, but at the very least I will say that it is a clever twist on the Healer idea and both of these classes were viable for solo play.

The third distinction of the Healer in comparison with Tanks and DPS is that the Healing archetype needs the least new innovation because it already has the toughest job in any group. The DPS has the simplest and most common role of all. It is popular because just about everyone has fun dishing out damage and a group generally needs more DPS than anything else (3 DPS, 1 Tank, and 1 Healer being the standard 5 person formula). But it doesn’t take a lot of skill to be adequate at DPS. Certainly, to be truly good takes a deeper awareness, knowledge, and general competence, but pretty much anyone can run with a DPS and do okay. Ironically, I would argue that one of the greatest competencies of a good DPS is aggro control. A Tank is more challenging because, as I alluded to last time, the Tank must be aware of the overall fight. He must control the battleground and maintain aggro, keeping the other players (especially the Healer) from being attacked directly. But the Healer has the greatest challenge because he must keep everyone else alive.

Only recently in my WoW experience have I done a lot of dungeon delving. About a month ago, I finally reached max level where running dungeons and raids becomes much more frequent. A short while before that, I was doing some of the Burning Crusade dungeons with a couple friends. We were high enough that we could survive without a devoted Healer, so I took on the part-time role with my Feral Druid. I quickly became addicted and have since switched over to Restoration and have been healing almost full time (the new dual-spec option makes this much easier to manage than before). My recent experience in healing has solidified my impressions on the role.

Healing is the toughest job in any group. If a DPS slacks off, the battle takes a little longer. Odds are other DPS players in the group can pick up the slack. If a Tank messes up, a battle can go south and the group might wipe, especially if monsters are attacking the Healer. However, a good Healer can keep health running long enough for a competent Tank to regain aggro or one of the DPS to pull the monsters off. When a Healer messes up, however, especially on the Tank or himself, it can quickly escalate to a wipe. Despite this, the Healer is on the sidelines. The only joy they get is in keeping others alive, not in taking down the enemy. Often times they can end up like those who work in the supply field: only noticed when they mess up and never appreciated when they do well.

With that in mind, here are a couple of concluding thoughts. Be nice to your Healer, they can’t get better without practice. If you think you can do it better, give it a try and see how tough it can get (for that matter, give it a try anyway so you understand the Healing dynamic - it will make you a stronger group member regardless of the role you take). If the Healer does well, let them know it (for that matter, commend the Tank when they do well or anyone in the group, or the group as a whole). Finally, don’t get too annoyed. After all, it is just a game (as I was reminded after a particularly gruesome run through the Halls of Lightning).

Three standard archetypes exist in current MMOs, those who deal damage, those who take damage, and those who heal damage. My greater focus for this string of articles has been with the first two because the mechanisms by which damage is given and taken are not compatible with the true human experience. Ironically, MMO Healing is just as unrealistic, but due to its magical justification there is greater room for suspension of disbelief. Unlike the other two archetypes, healing is already highly varied across various MMO games leading me to the conclusion that this class, at least, has not stagnated. Finally, there is less need to push the envelope on Healing mechanisms because the task already presents a strong challenge for gamers.

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