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It would be a mistake to say that the Red Sox have failed to draft and develop their own homegrown power hitters.
After all, Jacoby Ellsbury, a 2005 first-round draft pick, exploded for 32 homers a year ago. Kevin Youkilis had as many as 29 homers in 2008, and over a three-year period from 2008-10, he had the highest OPS of anyone in the American League and the second highest slugging percentage. Still, Ellsbury and Youkilis were, in a way, accidents.
At the time that Ellsbury was taken in the first round of the 2005 draft, the Sox were optimistic that he possessed double-digit home run potential, but even 20 roundtrippers would have seemed a wildly optimistic projection. He was taken for his electricity on the bases and in the field, and for his ability to turn quality at-bats into line drives sprayed around the field.
Youkilis, despite an All-American career at the University of Cincinnati, came with no prospect profile. At best, he seemed like someone who would be able to deliver line drives and take walks, but who lacked the athleticism to do much of anything else. He represented a player who was cheap; as a college senior taken in the eighth round, he received a bonus of just $12,000. Like Ellsbury, the late-career arrival of his power represented a startling development that virtually no one anticipated.
That being the case, Will Middlebrooks represents something that the Red Sox have not had in years. Not since the days of Nomar Garciaparra and Mo Vaughn in the 1990s have the Red Sox been drawn to a prospect in the draft due to his power potential and then had him live up to those lofty expectations in Boston.
But at just 23, Middlebrooks is making good on precisely what the Red Sox saw from him as an 18-year-old at Liberty Elau High School back when they scouted him in the build-up to the 2007 draft. He continued the remarkable opening act of his career on Saturday night while helping to lead the Sox to an 8-4 win over the Braves, going 3-for-4 while blasting a home run (his ninth) and double while driving in two runs.
If sustainable -- and that is a big if, as opposing teams will now circle him as the player whom they must not permit to beat them, and redouble their scouting efforts in pursuit of his kryptonite -- his opening career act requires the context of history to be appreciated.
He has nine homers in his first 40 career games, most by a Red Sox in his first 40 career games in at least 25 years. He now has 33 RBI, the most by an American Leaguer in his first 40 career games since Wally Joyner drove in 38 for the Angels in 1986 (thus raising the question whether we are on the brink of "Willy's World" in Boston).
Not since 1950 Rookie of the Year Walt Dropo burst onto the scene with 40 RBI in his first 40 games has a Red Sox been able to serve as such a dramatic run producer at the start of his career arc. Had he been up and playing on an everyday basis since the beginning of the season, Middlebrooks might have had a shot at Dropo's franchise record of 34 homers as a rookie; despite spending the first month of the year in Pawtucket and facing some sporadic playing time since Youkilis' return from the DL, he is still on pace for 27 homers this year.
And, oh, by the way, after going 10-for-14 with three doubles and three homers in his last five games, he is hitting .331 with a .368 on-base percentage, .592 slugging mark and .960 OPS.
"Like all good hitters, he's seeing the ball well. He's taking the low breaking ball and spitting on it most of the time. If he swings at it the first time, he's taking it the next time he sees it. He's getting the ball in a zone and hitting it hard," said manager Bobby Valentine. "He was doing that in the minor leagues, too. We'll just see how he handles the ups and downs of a long season.
"But he's a good player," added Valentine. "No one is this hot, but, like we said, a lot of times, those home-run hitters bunch them. The last thing you want to do is get him out of the lineup when he's hitting home runs."
Whereas the power of Ellsbury and Youkilis represented something of a revelation, however, in the case of Middlebrooks, it represents the fulfillment of precisely the sort of projections that the team had for him as a high schooler. The team -- led by the scouting efforts of associate scout Jay Oliver and area scout Jim Robinson -- was drawn to a player with the athleticism to be a football and baseball star in high school and who showed the ability to obliterate a baseball.
"Walking out and seeing him, he stood out physically: Big, lean, athletic, had a cannon for an arm as soon as you put a ball in his hand and could see him throw," Robinson once recalled. "And he had raw power. He had big raw power. I can remember seeing him in a workout at Rangers Stadium that summer prior to his senior year, and he was just launching them into the stands there with a wooden bat."
Because Middlebrooks was a two-sport athlete who passed on the baseball showcase circuit in order to play football, the Sox understood that he would represent a somewhat raw project who was unlikely to jump on a developmental fast track. Nonetheless, the team was willing to wait.
After all, by the time of the 2007 draft, the dynamics of the game were undergoing a significant shift. In a new era in which players were being tested for performance-enhancing drugs, power was an increasingly rare commodity. And so, the evident ability of Middlebrooks to threaten the bleachers at such a young age made him stand out.
Robinson recalled that, on the 20-80 scouting scale (with 50 being average, and 80 being a grade conferred upon no more than a handful of players), the Sox projected Middlebrooks as ranking near the high end of that scale.
"We gave him a 70 future power, which translates to 25-30 home runs a year, if it all comes together," said Robinson. "He has a lot of raw power. Right off the bat, you're looking at a high school kid who you're going to give at least an average grade to plus, right off the bat. He's got plenty of raw power. And still, you see him among prospects and pro guys who are players, he has really a unique sound when he connects."
That is becoming increasingly apparent in a Red Sox debut that has been little short of jaw-dropping. And, it is worth noting, while the Sox thought that Middlebrooks would one day flash considerable power -- when they took him in the fifth round of the 2007 draft, the team considered him a sandwich-round talent who slipped due only to questions of his signability -- no one anticipated how fast it would come at the big league level.
After all, entering the year, team officials were hopeful that a strong year in Triple-A Pawtucket could position Middlebrooks for a potential late-season call-up. Perhaps, they thought, he could contribute in September, or sometime in the second half.
He blistered past those projections when he started the year in Pawtucket by hitting .333 with a .380 OBP, .677 slugging mark, 1.057 OPS and nine homers in 24 games. At the time, even when he earned his promotion to the big leagues (thanks to the injury to Kevin Youkilis) on May 5, those sort of video game numbers seemed almost impossible to replicate at the major league level.
Middlebrooks hasn't posted quite those outrageous numbers -- he is, after all, facing major league pitching now -- but he's come remarkably close, and over a larger sample. And there is evidence to suggest that it's sustainable.
After all, Middlebrooks isn't someone who flails in a desperate effort to generate pop. He has a low-effort swing, but his strength is such that even his line drive approach results in the ball jumping off the bat, as when his two-strike swing on Thursday sent a ball rocketing into the bleachers, and when his easy line drive to left-center in the first inning on Saturday resulted in a rocket over the scoreboard and off the Wall for an RBI double in the bottom of the first on Saturday.
"His combination of skills and ability to put it together is pretty special. For a young guy, the ball comes off his bat different. It comes off a little harder than most people," said teammate Mike Aviles. "That's something you can't teach. That's his swing, his strength -- he has wiry strength, but he's also just a strong guy. The ball comes off his bat different. He's definitely going to be a good player for a long time. I can see it."
Aviles is not alone. Indeed, the gifts of Middlebrooks are now unmistakable. The promise that Robinson and the Red Sox scouting staff glimpsed five years ago is now glaringly obvious to the player who has now asserted himself as the Red Sox third baseman, likely for years to come.
The guys react to what Don Banks had to say and get into some more thoughts on Deflategate. Are McNally and Jastremski ever going to break their silence and give their side of the story? Price says yes ... eventually.
Don Banks talks with the NFL Sunday boys about his reaction to Brady's appeal, where we go from here and the NFL's motives and decisions throughout the process. He also gets into the Pats offseason so far and their weakness at CB. Don gives his take on the AFC East this year and how some of the Pats' rivals have improved.
Greg and Price discuss their thoughts on some of the reports that have leaked after Tuesday from Brady's appeal hearing. The boys talk about what the reaction will be if Brady decides to accept a 1-game suspension. Fans want a complete exoneration, but there's a good chance that they won't get that - how will they react? They also talk with Mike Petraglia and get his thought on the appeal and more.
How long will this rebuild take? How much money will it take to keep Bae Crowder? Are Draft Picks even worth anything? With the Danny Ainge not landing any big names in the draft, and unable to lure any big names in free agency, Sam and Ben discussed if the Celtics are doomed moving forward.
Sam is joined by Jared Weiss from The Garden Report and CLNS Radio to breakdown game 4 of Cavs-Warriors, preview game 5 on Sunday, and analyze the Celtics needs this off-season.
Greg Dickerson and John Tomase discuss the amazing season for the Celts and if they have any chance against Lebron and the Cleveland Cavs in a seven game series. If they do, HOW ... how do they get it done?
Joe & Dave talked to the Sox starter, who threw a much-needed complete game win against the Astros at Fenway Park.
Joe and Rob Bradford talk with Red Sox outfielder Alejandro De Aza about the Red Sox solid road trip and offensive outpouring in a win against Toronto.
We discuss the state of the Sox, specifically Rick Porcello, with Red Sox Manager John Farrell.
Don Sweeney, who was hired as the Bruins general manager yesterday speaks with Dale and Holley about his new position and where the Bruins go from here.
The awesomely knowledgeable Fluto Shinzawa calls DJ, Naoko and Pete to talk about his thoughts on the future of the B's. He discusses his column from earlier this week on Cam Neely wanting to give Claude the ax earlier in the season but not getting the ok. Fluto shares his thoughts on Chiarelli's firing, the future for Claude and where the Bruins should go from here. He also gives his opinion on potential moves the team can make, who would fit in here, his thoughts on the NHL playoffs so far and more.
In the final hour of the "midseason finale" as DJ likes to call it, the crew discuss more about the future of the Bruins franchise, the possible power struggle in the front office and who should be the head coach going forward. They talk to intelligent and talented Fluto Shinzawa about all of these thing and more in an excellent interview, and finally, DJ says THANK YOU!
Gary and Ben on the Pats.
The guys discussed the latest Red Sox news with Larry.
The top stories of the day as recounted by Gary Tanguay.
Conor McGregor has harsh words for Floyd Mayweather on Conan, Colbert hosts public access TV & will Joey Chestnut defend his title in Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Discussing Greg Monroe signing with Milwaukee and debating if that gives hope to a cold weather city in Boston
Kicking around the dream of acquiring a pitcher like Sonny Gray and how much you would have to give up in order to acquire that caliber talent
In honor of the 4th of July holiday, guest hosts Rob Bradford and Andy Hart examine the four worst renditions of the Star Spangled Banner at sporting events.
WEEI.com's Rob Bradford and Andy Hart of Patriots.com are in for Dale, Holley, and Thornton. Bradfo and Hart take some time to discuss the upcoming issues for Pats training camp, including what QB reps will be like between Brady and the backups.
Rob Bradford and Andy Hart are in for Dale, Holley, and Thornton and are joined by Houston Astros writer Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle to preview the weekend's Red Sox - Astros series as well as to get the inside word on the St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal.
WEEI Bruins Reporter D.J. Bean joins Mikey Adams and Lenny Megliola to talk about the signing of winger Matt Beleskey on the opening day of NHL free agency.
With 80 games played for the Red Sox, Mikey Adams wants midterm grades for several players. Also, after another Rick Porcello clunker in Toronto, callers and texters give unflattering Porcello Limericks. Lenny Megliola and Textress Lucy are along.
Danny's early thoughts on Celtics drafting Terry Rozier at the 16th pick
Ben, Russ & Alex discuss the Revs continued downfall & argue over The Mighty Ducks movie franchise
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What Marshall Didn'T Know: On The Twentieth Century'S Contributions To Economics
Some of this century's many valuable contributions to economics, like macroeconomics, econometrics, and game theory, are widely recognized. However, arguably equally important is the enhanced role of empirical study permitted by more abundant data and improved methods. Also insufficiently recognized are the increased rigor and use of applied economics in public finance, regulation, corporation finance, etc., employing abstract theory and sophisticated data analysis. The striking contrast with earlier intuitively based applied economics and empirical study is illustrated. Comparison with Marshall's Principles also indicates that, except for macroeconomics, remarkably little space in today's texts deals with some of the rich contributions of this century. © 2000 the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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An Education in Magic Part 2: Go West Young Man
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Last week I started a column (An Education In Magic) on a walkabout of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World with a class of honor students from Western Illinois University (WIU).The class was called Communication Around the World and was put together by David Zanolla from the Communications Department. The my challenge was to help them discover the layers of non-verbal communication utilized by the Disney Imagineers.
The walkabout was focused on the west side of the park and included Liberty Square, Frontierland, and Adventureland. I talked about Liberty Square in the last article and it is amazing how the Imagineers used the language of architectural styles to create a sense of time and place. Then they clustered the facades by region (Hudson Valley, Philadelphia, New Amsterdam, Williamsburg, etc.).
By the time you have walked over to the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon, you have metaphorically reached the edge of civilization and are about to cross into wild frontier. So lets continue our journey at that edge. Welcome to Frontierland.
Stop 10 - Diamond Horseshoe Saloon
It is said that Frontierland is the most distinctly American statement in the park. This is the land that is influenced by Davy Crockett and Tom Sawyer. A walk through Frontierland is a walk through time and space. As you travel east to west, on one side you are skirting the vast wilderness represented by the Rivers of America and on the other side is a row of facades that represent geographic locations along the frontier trail. In a sense, you are recreating the great American westward migration.
Let me explain. The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon is representative of a typical dancehall found in St. Louis around 1840. At the time, St. Louis was considered the gateway to the new frontier and the perfect place to start your adventure.
Our trip will take us from the midwest through the Southwest and end up in a ghost town in the far west. We will see the landscape change from a forested frontier to the desert.
As you cross over a small bridge that is barely noticeable, you will be making the leap across the mighty Mississippi River. Notice that the pavement even changes as you cross from one land to another.
Many of the buildings along the corridor have the dates when they were supposedly built. For example, the Town Hall is dated 1867. Lets go deeper into the woods and see what is up at Grizzly Hall, home of the Country Bear Jamboree.
Stop 11 - In front of the Country Bear Jamboree closer to the river
If you look above Grizzly Hall you will notice sculptures of what appears to be Western Longhorn cattle. What you dont realize is that these animal heads are actually in Adventureland. From that vantage point they appear as Asian Water Buffalo. A pretty clever solution and a way not to interrupt the immersive theming.
The Country Bear Jamborees Grizzly Hall represents Colorado in the mid 1800s. Grizzly Hall was founded by Urus R. Bear (1848-1928) and has apparently been running daily shows ever since. Look down at the floor of the lobby and you can see how scratched up it is from the paw prints.
The attraction was first proposed for the Mineral King ski resort in California. The show was the brainchild of Marc Davis. Marc told a touching story of his last encounter with Walt Disney. One day, after Walt had gotten out of the hospital, he went into Marcs office and asked him to run through the bear show. Marc knew Walt had this one down but went through it anyway. As Walt left the room, he turned to Marc and said good bye. This just hit Marc like a ton of bricks. Walt never said good bye. He might have said, See you later or something but not good bye. That was the last time the two men talked.
Stop 12 - Down on the Boardwalk by the Rivers of America
Walt knew that children needed a place to burn off that extra energy and a spot for spontaneous, unprogrammed play so he came up with the idea of a themed playground called Tom Sawyer Island. He thought that the children would love to run around and pretend they are part of the story while the parents could sit, relax, and know there was only one way on or off the island. There was no way they could get lost. At the Magic Kingdom, there are two islands that were connected by a bridge in 1973. The plantings were meant to look like the native woods of the untamed Midwest. The island features hardwoods like maple, oaks, and sycamores.
While we were standing in this spot, I had the class look down the Frontierland corridor toward Splash Mountain. I reminded the class that something much different and far more grand was originally planned for that spot. At one point, the far west edge of Frontierland would have been the home to the Western River Expedition.
For those not familiar with the proposed attraction, it sure would have been a doozy. Marc Davis was a brilliant Imagineer and animator who worked on such iconic Disney attractions such as the Jungle Cruise, the Haunted Mansion, and Pirates of the Caribbean. With those successes under his belt he decided he really wanted to outdo himself, so he came up with a Western themed version of the Pirates attraction.
The Western River Expedition project was started back in 1968. The Imagineers felt the real New Orleans was not far from Florida and would not prove to be exotic enough of a setting for a major "E" Ticket attraction. What they proposed was to build a huge show building dressed as a mesa for the end of the corridor. The building would be so large that Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad could fit inside. In fact, the show building was going to be so large, they were going to cover part of it with runaway mine train (designed by Imagineer Tony Baxter).
Like Pirates, guests would have sat in boats floating by highly detailed, comic scenes. For example, one scene had bank robbers wearing masks. The strange twist was their horses were also sporting masks. Another scene featured Native Americans doing rain dances (and only getting themselves wet). Everything would be tied together with a catchy song. An incredibly detailed model was constructed and put on public display. In fact, some of the show elements had already been fabricated before the project was cancelled. The buffaloes and some of the other animals in Epcot's Living With The Land attraction were repurposed from the proposed ride. In the end, the demand by the public was so strong for Pirates of the Caribbean that the Western River Expedition was shelved. You can still see evidence of what could have been in some early guidebooks and maps.
Stop 13 - Boardwalk in front of Splash Mountain
There is one exception to the time and space journey of Frontierland and it is Splash Mountain. Splash Mountain was kind of stuffed into the Magic Kingdom. The attraction is set in the rural South in the 1870s and based on the 1946 film Song of the South. It opened in 1992 and takes 11 minutes to make a full circuit. It is also the fastest ride in the park; the logs get up to 40 mph during its 52.5-foot, 5-story drop. Splash Mountain was inspired by Knotts Berry Farms Calico Log Ride.
Tony Baxter and Bruce Gordon, among many other Imagineers, created this attraction for Disneyland. Along with the need for a thrill ride, Splash Mountain addressed another need...what to do with the Audio-Animatronics that were going to be torn out of America Sings. America Sings was a fun, but odd, Marc Davis production that replaced the Carousel of Progress when it was moved from California to Florida. The idea was to take advantage of the American bicentennial in 1976, but once the show was considered past its prime and the audiences kept dwindling, it was eventually closed. The show featured a tour of American music sung by really great Audio-Animatronic characters. The design team knew that there were going to be dozens of very sophisticated characters about to be retired. So the story goes that each character in America Sings was matched up with a character from the Song of the South and the left over characters were put on the showboat at the end of the new attraction.
While the original name for the attraction was the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah River Run, Michael Eisner was in a synergistic mood and suggested that they integrate a new character - Madison, the Mermaid from the film Splash - into the ride and rename the attraction Splash Mountain. The mermaid did not make it but the name stuck.
In Florida, traffic was so congested in this area that the park added the boardwalk in 1999. Personally, I enjoy the interaction between those who have been splashed and those who are about to.
Stop 14 - The intersection between Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and the Frontierland train station
The railroad represents the closing of the frontier. In Liberty Square, we started at the beginning of our nations history along the East Coast. As you walk west, you travel across the country and through time. You end up at a Ghost Town after the gold rush.
I am a train geek and this was a chance to get in a bit of train trivia. There are four locomotives and they were purchased from the United Railways of Yucatan. They were the first attraction to be completed at the Magic Kingdom. If you go from Frontierland station (set in the 1880s) to the Main Street USA station (set at the turn of the 19th century) you will have just cycled through American history.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was built in 1980. What many people dont realize is the mountain is 197 feet tall. That makes it taller than Cinderella Castle. The little mining town is called Tumbleweed and it seems that a flood brought on by a cursed mine has brought havoc. A lot of attention has been paid to the plant materials. They include spineless yucca, Texas ebony, mesquite, and many other succulents. The mountains are based on Monument Valley in Utah.
Stop 15 - Walking past Pecos Bill on the way to Adventureland
As we walked toward Pecos Bill, I point out yet another example of the Imagineers using a common architectural language shared by two different eras to tie together two very different themed areas. Pecos Bill is firmly planted in the American Southwest and is based on the Spanish Mission style popular around 1870. However, when you turn the corner to enter Adventureland, you notice that the same details fit in nicely with the Caribbean theme. A natural fit. Some things change, the materials change from stone to wood. The surrounding landscape starts to intrude as you move deeper into the islands. What you experience is a smooth cross-dissolve that is not jarring and helps to set the mood...for Pirates! The landscaping creates the energy for the land. You are meant to feel that you are on the edge of civilization as the surrounding plant materials feel unkept, wild. What you dont notice is that this area was built on a clay landfill and most of the large trees are in pits due the world famous Utilidors underneath.
Stop 16 - Sitting outside of Pirates of the Caribbean during a storm similar to the skeleton piloting the ship in the caverns.
The plaza area in front of Pirates was not part of the park when it opened. As I mentioned earlier, the attraction was opened very quickly in 1973. When the park first opened, Adventureland was a cul-de-sac. The opening of the attraction was a chance to create a self contained mini-land within Adventureland. The entrance is modeled after the El Castillo de San Felipe del Morro built in the early 1600s. The fortress was built to protect Havana from pirates, but the crows nest that defines the pirates plaza tells a different tale. The tower is called the Torre del Cielo (skytower) and was considered the gateway to the New Spain.
Stop 17 - A Walk Through Adventureland
At this point, the class was treated to a talk by an Imagineer about the changes inside of Pirates and the group went for a ride. Safely back on land, we quickly ran through Adventureland as the skies opened up.
Disneys Animal Kingdom pioneered a new kind of intensive ground theming. Adventureland was the first area in the Magic Kingdom to be retrofitted. There are a couple of transition underpasses similar to the one that separates Fantasyland and Liberty Square. The portals look like a carriage entryway on the Frontierland side and a romantic Polynesian style on the Adventureland side. This was a good chance to remind the students about the Asian Water Buffaloes and Western Longhorn cattle high atop the tower. To create a sense of life, the set designers have decorated the area to suggest that you just missed the people who lived here. Even the shops reinforce the theme.
Other Trivia? The camels that spit on you while riding the Magic Carpets of Aladdin were used in the 1995 Aladdins Royal Caravan Parade. The camels lived in a restaurant at Disneys MGM-Studios until 1998 until they became part of this attraction in 2001.
I just love the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. I am not fond of the Tarzan overlay in Anaheim. Based on the 1960 film, the tree contains more than 300,000 polyethylene leaves that cost $1 each in 1974. There are 1,400 branches and real Spanish Moss. The foundations are buried 42 feet into the ground. Overall, the tree is 60-feet tall and 90-feet in diameter. They even gave it a Latin name - Disneyodendron eximus, which means out of the ordinary Disney tree. This is also the only attraction in the Magic Kingdom with a foreign flag overhead (Switzerland). As you leave the attraction, notice how many of the benches are made out of scraps from the ship. And they left their carving tools near the exit.
Finally, the gateway from Adventureland is yet another example of the visual cross-dissolve. In this case, the Victorian era Crystal Palace, which was inspired by greenhouses such as the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Kew Gardens in England, and the Crystal Palace in New York fits within both realms. The only difference is that the jungle edge gets much closer in Adventureland.
Whew. Thank you for taking the tour! What are some of your favorite little details from the Magic Kingdom? How do you feel they enhance the Disney experience?
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Me and a few friends are looking for something new. We thought we might want to take another look at EQ2 (played it in beta, briefly).
Here are the things that made us not want to play the game in retail:
1. Locked encounters. Not being able to assist someone when they're about to die was just rediculous.
2. Shared XP loss. If someone in your group died, everyone lost XP.
3. Ceramic doll look for all the models and the ambiance of the world. Artwork is what makes graphics nice, not poly counts.
Have these areas been improved?
A few months ago, I downloaded the trial and was thoroughly unimpressed with it... but I've been told that the trial island hasn't been updated since launch and that the game is actually fairly different, is this true?
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Originally posted by dogsalad
I JUST picked this game up this weekend and to comment on these...I can answer two of them.
1: You can unlock them...if someone is in trouble there is a way to unlock it so you can get help. Actually, I think there is even a setting so they are never locked to begin with, but I may be mistaken. I know that I have assisted players several times by doing damage to the mob and by healing them.
3: The graphics were enhanced with the last expansion I have read. They look decent to me, not the best ever, but not something I would complain about either.
I have only grouped once so far and it was briefly just to share a boss kill, so not sure about shared XP loss.
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Seriously is this reviewer getting paid off by SOE? The graphics for one are no where as good as Vanguard, but they are much better then Wow's Cartoonish look too. Secondly, there is a friendly and helpful community on the fourms, but in game? A bunch of elitist high level morons, that are anything but helpful to people. And random "Guides"? I've been playing EQ2 since Desert of Ro and none of my friends or I have ever seen or much less heard of said guides.
This re-review is BS, i hate when reviewers spew propoganda lies.
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Originally posted by dogsalad
Locked encounters only exist if you lock them. You can choose to lock or leave it open to help. So if that player locked his encoutner then if he dies that's that cards he drew.
There is not shared XP loss. You dont lose XP like in Vanguard. Instead you get XP debt which must be paid off. No chasing shards or running around as a ghost. You just re-zone and start that bit again.
The look of the game will depend greatly on your GPU and CPU. You need a decent machine. You also have to option of running a different set of models known as the SOGA models. Again you chose what you want and how they look. With the Graphics turned up to max the visual display of this game is outstanding. The 3D engine they have used is amazing. Cloth looks like and acts like cloth. Bushes move when you run through them (unlike some snow capped trees that you can pass right through). Water, moves like it should when you swim.
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Originally posted by dogsalad
Locked encounters are totally optional now and default to being unlocked. I know they changed the XP debt and I think it is no longer effecting the other group members. I think they changed that over a year ago. The artwork in Faydwer is fantastic. In fact you can see for yourself.
You can try the new expansion out for yourself and see how you like it with the free trial: http://everquest2.station.sony.com/promotions/playthefae/
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Few more questions. Forgive me if I'm a little wary... I vowed to never play another Sony MMO a few years back.
Is the Trial Island an accurate representation of the full game?
Was the whole game given some artistic upgrades or just the new Faydwer area?
Do I need to buy the original game and the two expansions to get all the content or does the last expansion come with all the previous content?
Downtime. How bad is it?
I read they added in PvP. Is it a faction vs. faction world PvP or is it limited to instanced areas?
What are the three best things in the game?
What are the three worst things in the game?
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I recently reactivated my Everquest 2 account. Vanguard made me do it This review is mostly spot on. Great value (Latest expansion with all others included), tons of content and it's quite fun.
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I'm sorry, but I find it difficult to take a website's reviews that scores a game with such horrible art direction as Everquest 2 a 9 in Graphics, but gives the Burning Crusade, which is WoW, which is well known for its art and detail, a 5.
Another sentence that annoys the heck out of me is this:
" Everquest II is very easily the best looking game currently on the market even beating out next generation mmo's like Vanguard."
Just read that again. "Very easily". My dear Adele, please look up games such as Granado Espada, ZerA, or even older games like EVE, Lineage 2 and even WoW (all maybe not WoW, as this website is as anti-WoW as it can get), and then come back here saying Everquest 2 is "Very easily" the best looking game on the market. My problem isn't with the fact the Adele says Everquest 2 is the best looking mmorpg out there, I am not saying it isn't (nor am I saying it is, if you want my opinion on that, just ask me), my problem is the "Very easily" part. Adele is acting like Everquest 2 has no competition whatsoever in the graphic department.
More examples are the fact that WoW received a 6 in roleplaying, but somehow, Everquest 2 deserves a 9? I am not saying that WoW didn't deserve that score, but my point is that EQ2, imo, definitly doesn't deserve a 9 if your going to give WoW a 6. Everquest 2 doesn't add that much more to roleplaying then WoW does.
As an example that is supposed to enhance EQ2's Roleplaying part is this.
"Just like the sound and music in a movie can change the way a viewer is feeling or help to create a scene, it can dramatically change the feeling of the mmo world. Everquest II does an excellent job of setting the mood for each of their zones. As you fight your way through places of the undead such as Stormhold or The Living Tomb, you can feel your skin crawl as the cackling of the undead echo through the air. While standing in Qeynos Harbor you fill with pride as the sound of Antonia's voice encourages you to be strong and fight the evil that has fallen upon Norrath. The quest givers each have their own voice, and even leveling has a sound. Emotes add sound as well enhancing the role-playing aspect of the game".
But that should be taken into consideration when your judging the sound and music of the game, not the roleplaying part.
Other examples of roleplaying are the emotes (its shorter to make a list of MMO's that doesn't have emotes), and the so called guides. In all 3 months I have played Everquest 2, I have yet to see 1 of those guides. In fact, I didn't even know they existed.
a bit off-topic, but I find it rediculous mmorpg's get even judged on roleplaying aspects. Some MMO's like Lineage 2 and RF Online are simply not build for roleplaying. that would be like judging the RPG aspects of Counter strike and take it into consideration when giving the final score.
Another one is the Community score. a perfect 10? are you kidding me? are you going to tell me there is not a single bastard, annoying kiddy, or "Go-back-to-WoW elitist?" let us stay realistic here. Funny thing is in the part talking about the community, it mentions this: "It has found what World of Warcraft is lacking: Adults". Nice going, lets attack a diffrent game in a game's review. absolutely amazing. there are plenty of other Games with even far more immature communities, such as Guild Wars or actually pretty much every free to play mmorpg out there, but No, we, as mmorpg.com have an anti-WoW reputation to keep up, so it must be WoW we're attacking in an EQ2 review.
All that combined with thist last sentence: "Everquest II is arguably the best mmo out there.",
I find it harder and harder to take these reviews seriously. If you ask me, these reviews should be taken just as seriously as the ratings on the front page. This is also the very first time I doubt the ubiasedness of the reviewer. Not saying that SOE opened its wallet to pay for a good review, but Its a coincidence that, now that Everquest 2 reaches the top of the raitng, we, by totall coincidence ofcourse, get an Everquest 2 re-review. I have a feeling that this review is either made by an Everquest 2 fan, or its just a tool to keep the community of mmorpg.com happy.
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Originally posted by dogsalad
1) Play the Fae is moer representative now. But trial of the Isle is great too.
2) Every expansion since the original game has gotten better and better looking. This is the 3rd expansion and they are at their prime. Original zones have not been updated.
3) If you buy the Expansion of Faydwer retail box you get the base game and all 3 expansions. Only things you don't get are the 3 (or was it 4?) adventure pakces
4) Downtime. There is no downtime. You use food and drink to replenish power and health after a fight.
5) Best things? I love the vast number of zones and things to do. I love the quests and the feeling I am never grinding. I simply do quests and have a blast. I love heritage quests. I love playing with my guild. I love druid teleports and Conjurer's call of the hero. I simply love this game as being the best of all MOGs at present and I have tried allot of them.
6) worse things? You have to pay to play! If you play more than one SOE mog then all pass costs as much now as 2 subscriptions. I don't play another mog at present so dont use it. I wish there was a true Z axis in game with levitate etc. Fae glide comes close but its not the same. I wish the game was seamless like Vanguard. there are some big giant zones but they are still zones. I also wish there were more druid rings around the world, but in gneral I can get anywhere I want in under 15 minutes now.
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I reccently tried eq2 agian witha free trial and i was noithing but disapinted, the graphix are not really that great, not saying wow's are people so cool it. The combat system and just the mechanics of the game are like a throw back to eq1, which i did not think were good at that time also. To review this as things have changed would be rather silly i feel , not looking at a game like DDO things HAVE changed and thus you coudl re-review and come out with a higher view of the game , but EQ2 has not made any significante game mechanic changes that would make me feel as it has improved.
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Hehe people like some games, don't like others.
People complain in every game, just go to the vanguard, wow, EQ2, etc, etc. forums and people will be complaining about things they don't like.
Hell in EQ2 forums people that want to solo complain that there isn't enough solo content, those that want to group complain that there isn't enough grouping content or it is too hard to find groups, raid people complain about some mob being too difficult or in some cases too easy.
My suggestion is you try any game you are interested in and see for yourself.
Personally I like EQ2, been playing it for the most part straight through from launch. I play on one of the RP servers mainly because those seem to have had more mature players over other servers.
As was mentioned before Try the new play as a fae, I don't think the trial of the isle has been updated in awhile. Also note that in these "freebies" some stuff is probably locked down. I know it is one way plat sellers were using to spam players so they put some restrictions on them.
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Originally posted by Citron
I thought we were only talking to adults?
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Good review, however I had to laugh when I read the part about WoW's graphics having the edge over EQ2, EQ 2 was pushing the limit on MMO's graphics when it was released, WoW was already behind with it's muddy textures, lack of detail, and low quality character models.
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heh yeah EQ2 isnt too good with solo, moreover some of the community doesnt help because they are too elitiest to accept alot of people enjoy soloing. Everyone I know though is laughing about this review, mostly the part of the graphics, its so bizzare someone actually wrote EQ2's graphics are as good as Vanguard but Wows Graphics are better then EQ2 lol, that is really crazy.
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Originally posted by dogsalad
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Originally posted by batpuppyThats not really saying much tbh.
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Originally posted by euangelion
And what others have said about the 8800 card is true - the 8800 has some serious problems with MANY games, not juse EQ2.
I have a 7950 and am easily able to run the game on nearly all max settings with practically no lag at all.
And I also question the 7.9 rating - This game is far better than some others with higher ratings.
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Originally posted by LordRikerQ
And funny, but I have never seen any of those "elitist high level morons" you speak of. Maybe you just have an attitude problem and are on everyone's ignore list...


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By Brian Louwers
April 3, 2013
WARREN — Were "disgusting" statements directed at Warren police just the morbid wishes of disgruntled young men, or legitimate threats they had the guns to carry out?
District Court Judge Matthew Sabaugh was left to ponder that question and others after testimony ended April 2 in a preliminary examination for Richard William Walker, 18, of Warren, and Brandon Davis, 20, of Center Line.
The judge said he would rule April 11 on whether Walker and Davis will stand trial on a list of charges that includes a threat-of-terrorism allegation with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Both men were arrested in January after a tip led Warren police to investigate a series of comments allegedly posted to Facebook. They were also charged with using a computer to commit a crime, resisting arrest and possessing an illegal shortened rifle.
Warren police and Macomb prosecutors said Walker allegedly used Facebook to call for "tru soldiers" to "kill more cops," and that Davis posted, "We really need more cop killers like for real," sometime after Warren police towed Walker's car following a traffic stop in mid-January.
Images allegedly captured from their Facebook pages showed Walker and Davis posing with weapons and masks, along with expletives aimed at the police and a photo of Davis with the words "cop killer" on his arm. The words were still written in ink on his bicep when the men were arrested Jan. 18.
Police raided Walker's home on Ford Avenue that day and reportedly recovered a cache of six guns including semiautomatic rifles, a shotgun and a handgun, and about 200 rounds of ammunition.
Investigators also seized two cellphones and a computer, and later turned the devices over to forensic investigators with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.
Deputy Tom Geml testified that he used specialized software to extract data from a Samsung cellphone that police linked to Walker. Geml said eight photos of interest to police found on the phone were taken by a device of the same model, but that metadata — which he described as "data about data" — attached to the images could not tie them to a specific phone. He also said the data did not include information about where or when the photos were taken.
Warren Police Sgt. John Barnes later testified that he was the officer in charge of the case who interviewed Walker first and then Davis shortly after their arrest Jan. 18.
Barnes said both men admitted to posting the statements about the police on Facebook, but that both said they weren't serious.
"I asked him (Walker) if he was a terrorist and he informed me that he wasn't," Barnes said. "I then referred to Facebook postings, threats that he had made. He said that he wasn't posting those because he was a terrorist, that they were just screwing around."
Barnes said he got a similar response from Davis when he interviewed him about the alleged postings.
"I asked him what terrorist cell he belonged to," Barnes said. "He seemed to be a little surprised by that. He said, 'I'm no terrorist.' I asked him why he posted those threats to kill police officers on Facebook and he said that he was just screwing around also, that he wasn't going to kill anybody, I believe those were his exact words."
But Assistant Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney Derek Miller told the court the statements had to be taken seriously based on the totality of the evidence and that the "subjective intent doesn't matter."
"It's inciting violence. It's inciting disgusting, inhumane acts that cannot be tolerated," Miller said. "We live in a world, in today's day and age, we cannot sit idly by.
"There's so much here, your honor, that ties all of this together," Miller said.
Defense attorneys Brian Selburn, representing Walker, and Warren McAlpine, representing Davis, made repeated objections during testimony, questioning even the most basic elements of the charges including who made the statements and where the statements were made.
"We've been grappling with the where and when, as to the photos. There's been no conclusive evidence or testimony from any of the witnesses that the prosecution has put before the court as to where or when the photos occurred," McAlpine said. "There's nothing to link my client to any threats. They cannot provide that evidence because they don't have it, judge. To bind him over on what at best is shaky circumstantial evidence, I think would go below the probable cause standard."
Selburn said, "There's so many different issues here, I'm kind of at a loss to start."
He added, "There's no threat saying I'm going to do this. The stuff that's on there is disgusting. In America, people have a right to say disgusting things.
"There's no call to arms here, 'We're calling people to move to Warren so we can declare war on the cops.' It doesn't say that."
Sabaugh permitted the prosecutor and both attorneys to present lengthy closing arguments after testimony concluded. The judge also posed his own questions about the testimony and the charges.
One question focused on the weapons charge related to the illegal shortened rifle. Detective Cpl. Charles Rushton testified about the execution of a search warrant at Walker's home on Ford south of Nine Mile and east of Van Dyke where the guns were found.
Rushton said the rifle measured 24 inches long when it was seized with its stock removed. That's 2 inches shorter than what is legal in Michigan.
However, Selburn argued that the rifle's stock was found nearby, and that it could have been removed for some useful purpose, such as cleaning the weapon.
Rushton disagreed.
It didn't appear in several of those photos they were cleaning the weapon," Rushton said.
The judge also questioned the origin of the photos.
"I don't know when these were taken. I don't know if this occurred in the city of Warren or in Alpena," Sabaugh said.
The judge ordered a hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. April 11 to rule on whether Walker and Davis should stand trial on the charges in Macomb County Circuit Court. No further testimony was expected and lawyers were not asked to submit briefs ahead of the hearing, but Sabaugh said he would permit Selburn and McAlpine to make additional motions.
Walker and Davis remained held in the Macomb County Jail on bonds totaling $550,000 each.
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Wow. This is kinda sad. Although I've not been a fan of Snoop since 'The Chronic' album, it's still a little disheartening to see the D O double G get rented to appear in craptastic music video like this.
*Note to Yaari Hai: I'll gladly appear in your next video for half what you paid Snoop. Hehehe…
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Jah Mex March 15th, 2009 8:29 am
"Craptastic". I could have never thought of such a better discription of this work. Awsome. Although, i have already put in my bid to Yaari and undercut you.
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