# what is shifts biggest downfall ?

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**Created:** [January 11, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-shifts-biggest-downfall/262255 "2012-01-11T13:24:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-shifts-biggest-downfall/262255/45 "2012-01-12T00:17:44Z")

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> [@risk + simcity with a pinch of civilization for good measure](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/risk-simcity-with-a-pinch-of-civilization-for-good-measure/46848/1111):
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> Old shift = thread created. Replies posted. Esculate to epic.
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> Not anymore… the ratio of threads created to threads that hit epic status has declined. It was hard to juggle all the craziness and awesome threads that used to happen. Now the current epic thread is about oil… really? Fucking oil.

To be fair, because of previous epic threads, each one has set the bar higher for what we consider to be epic. A couple years ago, we’d be like “oh man this is epic! Move it to the epic section!” Now, if we got the same thread, we’d be like “Good thread, but still not epic.”

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