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By Fiona Ramsay, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:01PM
The network is billing it as a 'people-powered' mobile network, using customers' online recommendation activity and product innovation to reward them with money off their mobile bills. The network will be run through Giffgaff.com, where people pay an initial top up fee of £10 and receive their SIM.
Marketing for the new brand is being headed up by Kylie Evans, formerly head of marketing for ITV's digital channels, who joined O2 this summer.
Giffgaff will use O2's network but will not highlight the O2 brand. The business is being run from Beckensfield by CEO Mike Fairman, formerly head of broadband at O2.
The brand will use coloured pixel images, which Evans says will encourage customers to 'create the brand feel themselves'.
Giffgaff, which means 'to give and receive', will operate with a low cost base, and offers a fixed rate SIM only tariff and a range of online tools to allow members to suggest answers to each other's questions in online user groups.
Members will be rewarded for things like referring Giffgaff to a friend, creating user-generated marketing, or voting on business decisions. The more that members get involved, the more money they will get off top ups.
The launch marketing campaign will have a digital and viral focus, developed by Albion London and Splendid Communications. SomeOne led the Giffgaff identity and Zenith the media strategy.
Evans said the agencies would take 'a consultative role but I am hoping the majority of our marketing is driven by consumers'.
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Originally posted by Serling
Sounds like you played only early days Heroes missions. Villains is not like that at all, it is a more linear path with only occasional missions that are elsewhere. This becomes even less annoying if you are in a supergroup with a teleporter(s). With the addition of Hollows, New Faultline, Striga and Croatoa your heroes essentially have one zone that you can stay put in doing missions.
The comments about repetative missions to me is misleading. Can't you essentially boil down any game's quests to that? Oh WoW is repetative all it is is Kill X mobs, Collect Y items or kill Boss Z. Of course that wouldn't be very accurate and is over simplified.
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Just for grins, I re-subscribed for one month, played for five minutes, then canceled. I used to have a level 50 blaster til I deleted him with the nerfs, because he simply became unplayable. My highest level toon is a level 25 Warshade, and let me tell you, the game is so damn dull and such a grind now, even with recommended slotted options under ED, my Warshade (Nova form) - which used to plow through mobs - is constantly in a life or death struggle with blues and greens!
Soloing slows the game to an absolute crawl. Teaming ups the XP ante, but invariably leads to people dying and getting debt, which slows their toon's leveling progress. Everything, EVERYTHING that was done to this game since spring of 2005 - whether it's travel suppression, ED, even the Base and Invention crafting systems - EVERYTHING was done to slow character progression in a transparently cynical move to keep subs up longer while taking away the one thing the game was supposed to be about: SUPER HEROES!
Furthermore, while the devs have gone to great lengths to slow leveling to a god-awful, grinding crawl, they haven't done much to improve quality of life issues. Transfering influence from one toon to another still requires the use of a trusted third party to act as the middle man. The catch-22 is that if you don't know anyone, how can you trust someone with thousands of influence just to buy the half-a$$ed enhancements you need to even hope to improve your alt(s)???
Oh, and here's the biggest joke of all: stealth powers were nerfed to keep people from sneaking past mobs to collect mission items because Emmert had a problem with people getting "free XP", as he once wrote on the CoH fora (despite the fact that any "free XP you might have gotten in the game was a mere fraction of whatever it was you actually needed to ding 50: the amount of XP just to get from 49 to 50 was 5 million XP!)
So what do the "geniuses" at Cryptic do??? Allow players to abandon a mission once every 7 days with full credit for successful mission completion!!! Free XP for doing NOTHING! At least before, you had to actually go into an instance! Now you just have to take a mission and abandon it every 7 days. You eventually get to 50 just doing that, but you'll have paid hundreds of dollars for the "privilege" to do so.
But again, that's the point: keep you hooked long enough to line their pockets, and screw whether people actually enjoy the game! They don't care about your fun. They do care about their bottom line, and insofar as these goals overlap, everyone wins. Since spring of 05, however, the devs at Cryptic have made it pretty clear where their priorities lie, otherwise they wouldn't have treated their customers like dirt.
I'd like to see them put up an Issue 3 server and see which game people prefer. But they won't do that because they already know what would happen: people would go back to the game the way it was and actually have more fun playing a super hero.
At least Smedley apologized for the NGE. Cryptic's customers got screwed and didn't even get a kiss.
Again: EVERYTHING they've done to this game has taken away options for playing it, not added to them, and in the process, they have slowed leveling to an unbearably boring crawl. Everything in this game is a grind now, whether you're farming salvage, farming XP, or farming influence. It's all one, long, stale, dated, boring grind, regardless of the type ot character you play. Because they all feel EXACTLY the same now.
Maybe some of you people like that, but sorry that's not fun for me.
If you're looking for a fun game, don't waste your money on the CoX franchise. Wait for something better.
CoX is an awesome game. I can solo any mission on relentless np with my stalker. Some classes can solo some cant every MMO is like that. Saying CoX is a grindfest is just silly. Tell me one MMO that isnt a grindfest and has more than 20 lvls. I dont play hardcore but I could get a lvl every 10 hours if I wanted. Saying that farming this or farming that makes the game a grindfest is silly. Thats why its called farming it takes time to do. God forbid you dont get instant gratification out of the game. Maybe earning your lvls and enhancements is what the devs intended.
One thing that bothers me is saying they are only out for your money. Well no sh!t, they dont make these games out of the goodness of their hearts. These people have families to feed and bills to pay just like the rest of us. Saying they only want your money because they make you pay a subscription fee is ludicrous. Just be glad thats not all they want or you would see alot more schemes to get your money while you are playing the game they made. If they really only wanted money and as much as possible they would add things like equipment you have to pay real money for. Classes you have to buy to use that no one else can use unless they buy that class too. Paying to get double exp for a couple days would be a great way for them to earn alittle extra cash. Want a totally awesome pet almost no one has??? Pay some cash and hes yours. Dont they add free content every couple months? Last I checked they did. Face it if they really wanted your money there is so much more they could do to get every cent out of you.
Besides the fact that no one would pay, they've started doing this very thing with server and name changes. Ten bucks a name change or to move a toon to another server??? Ouch!
But the point you seem to be missing is that with a subscription-based product, you just need to keep the subs going. You can do that by making a great game everyone would gladly pay twice as much to play, or you can do it by making a mediocre game that just so happens to be the only one of its kind around (and the fanboys will never let you forget it).
CoX is a mediocre product at best and - if you read any of the other comments about the game on this thread - you'd notice I'm not the only one writing that it's a horrible grind. It has no end game for people who get to 50 because - according to Emmert himself - the game isn't about arriving, it's about the journey. I see. So then why make it a level-based game at all???
It's because when you create a goal people are going to want to achieve it. And if you charge a sub and make achieving that goal take as long as you feasibly think you can, you're going to get more money out of people.
Cryptic could care less whether the customers have fun, because it's ultimately all about the marketing. Sell people on the idea that you can be a virtual super hero, and some people will pay to play no matter how badly the product sucks.
So they produce a grinder that lets people think they're playing super hero, and they get away with it because - after all - it's "the only super hero MMO in town." And the reason they can continue to charge subs for this gawd-awful snoozer is because there are just enough people - like you - willing to pay for garbage.
P.S. Guild Wars charges no monthly sub and - based solely on sales of the game client alone - has been able to roll out 2 whole stand-alone additional games, an expansion, a mission pack, regular game updates - including a new zone (Sorrow's Furnace, which came out within months after the original's release) and is developing a new MMO that is getting huge run in gamer rags right now: all without charging any sub at all! Get that? They made huge coin on GW because it's an excellent product that millions of people want to play.
City of devs rely on the idea that CoX is the only super hero/super villain game in town. As such, it can afford to suck. If GW had the kind of grind CoX did, it would've folded a long time ago. Still, GW has sold more than 4 million units. Cryptic is happy when they can report 170,000 players. Big difference.
After reading Serling's comments I have to make a few of my own.
Blasters weren't nerfed, they got defiance before anyone else got their specific AT ability. Only if you try to keep your health at 5% is this risky to use, my blaster tries to stay around the 30% range and gets a decent damage buff.
If you really did have a 25 warshade, you should be plowing through blues and greens in Nova form. Unless of course you screwed up your slotting. I found that 4 slotting Nova itself with 2 tohit buffs and 2 endurance mods is all you really need. My warshade is 31, but I've kept my Nova nuke powers at 4 slots so I can work on my Dwarf slotting. I can solo on Rugged and only run in to problems when I meet a Quantum or Void mob. So I'm guessing you just messed up your slotting if you are "constantly in a life or death struggle with blues and greens".
Soloing is always slower than grouping. That is a fact in any game. However, tell a MM that he's going too "slow" when he's running through his missions. Besides, xp debt is just mildly annoying. There is actually a cap, so you can only get so much debt. Not to mention paying off the debt actually earns credit towards a badge. With the addition of teleporters and temp travel powers from safeguard/mayhem missions the game is, by far, hardly designed to slow down progression.
Quality of life issues are there if you just look for them. Why do I need to transfer inf to one of my toons? I can take my 50, drop some 50 enhancements in base storage, logon my alt and have him take them out and sell them. I've been doing that since CoV came out, i do not have any need for a inf transfer to myself.
Stealth and Invis weren't "nerfed" they were being used to exploit. Before the change I could take my scrapper, invis and run through a whole mission and click on everything and then "win" without ever fighting a thing. That isn't what they had in mind, they wanted me to have to fight through the guards. SO they fixed it. Besides, you're only visible for 10 secs then you re-stealth. Position yourself right and you can still click the glowie without aggro.
The drop mission option is hardly "free xp". It's once a week, not exactly power leveling myself if I rely on that "free xp" now am I? It was put it for casual people to get passed a mission that can't do alone OR to complete a bugged mission if they don't want to wait for support.
NCSoft doesn't treat it's customers like dirt. They added the veteran rewards as a way of saying thanks to those long term players. They are adding Dual Blades powerset and weapon customization in Issue 11, both of which the players have asked for. Everyone whines about pre-Issue 3 but the game is better now that it was before. Now people actually have to think about slotting instead of the "old days" of Accuracy(1) and Damage(5).
If you don't like the pace of leveling then either (1) turn up difficulty or (2) join a team. Unless you played EQ1 in the old days you have No concept of what grinding really is. If I need magic salvage for whatever reason, all I need to do is run missions with magic-based mobs. I can also hit the Market if I am really impatient and just buy the dern thing I want.
So in conclusion I find your posts Serling to be extremely bitter and very misleading. I have had issues with SOE before, yet I do not go blasting them on every forum whenever someone mentions them or one of their products. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but yours is laced with resentment and half-truths.
Written like a dev or fanboy. Which one are you again?
Defiance is completely stupid and was NEVER needed before ED!
Demonstrably NOT true. XP rewards in Guild Wars actually increase for soloers. But then, with a level cap of only 20, Guild Wars isn't a grind, either.
Mildly annoying or not, XP debt is PRECISELY designed to slow levelling even further than it already is, adding yet more frustration and grind to an already god-awful grindfest.
My slotting is fine, thank you. I know how to play the game and the bottom line is my Warshade was more powerful before all the nerfs rolled down on him, as well as all my other toons.
BTW, half the comments you make are in regards to CoV, which I don't own or play. I didn't and don't have a base or don't belong to any Supergroup, so most of your points don't apply to my situation. Transfering influence the way people like me have to do it is a waste of time and effort, not to mention extremely risky.
You COMPLETELY missed the point about the stealth nerfs: Emmert decries "free XP" and so nerfs the use of stealth in "find all" missions, only later to give "free xp" to people who abandon missions altogether! Again, the devs directing players on how players should play the game and how to have "fun" doing it, while hypocritically offering rewards for doing NOTHING! Sorry, that's just stupid in my book.
Yes, I'm bitter, because I signed up on January 21, 2005 to play a game about super heroes, and spent hundreds of hours and hundreds of dollars to do just that. Within a couple months, the game was taken in a whole new direction - not unlike the CU and NGE in SWG - and toons I had spent all that time and money to play were trashed by people who don't give a damn about anything but the bottom line. NCSoft can keep their veteran rewards. I'll resub in a heartbeat if I can play my toons on an Issue 3 server again, free from all the nerfs this game has experienced. If I wanted crafting in a game, I'd play Wow. What I'd rather have is the feeling you get from playing a super hero again.
And yours are laced with half-truths and an undying love for everything these devs have ever done or will ever do. Hardly makes your point of view any more "objective" now, does it?
Originally posted by mkpvpks
Way to argue GW you totally owned me.
How long ago was issue 3? Get over it. If you dont like it dont play. Here's an idea get CoV so you can play the full game.
You know if they start a issue 3 server they are going to charge you $10.00 to move your characters to it.
Yeah, right. And be twice as bored??? No thanks.
BTW, next time you cite something, make sure you're citing in context. My point about GW to you wasn't about grind or the lack thereof. It was to illustrate how a really good ftp game can make a hell of a lot more money than a mediocre grinder, a point that seemed to be completely lost on you.
Not if I re-roll on it. And I'd be willing to bet I'd get to 50 before you do and have a hell of a lot more fun along the way.
P.S. To all: stop the ad hominem attacks. I'm discussing the game, NOT you! I'd appreciate the same consideration!
Context much??
CoX continually puts out free content. Every 4 months or so they are called Issues. I pay to play the full version of CoX. In the full version by that I mean CoH and CoV soloing is simple if you know what you are doing. SG bases are great and police scanner and paper missions mean I get to pick and choose what type of mission I run. If I want to make the game more challenging I adjust the difficulty at the fateweaver. As for infamy and or influence that is no problem either. If you know how to work the black market you can make 100k in 30min with only 100 to start with. If you have the full version of the game just transfer enhancements to your alt using your supergroup base and sell them. As for being the only super hero MMO on the market I dont see anyone coming along to replace them. CoX doesnt make anyone play their game. People pay to play because they want to not because its the only super hero MMO. No one is going to play a game they hate just because its about super heroes. Id love to think no one is that stupid.
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Yeah I've gotta say I'm really enjoying myself in CoH, and I've been at it for about a year and a half now. I love the character creation. Working on a good build that's balanced for PvP and PvE is kind of a hobby ^_^. I also really like the costume creation options and how that all works at the tailor shops.
I found the new invention system really added to the game. Now I'm working on the "right" power set-up, and on getting the right invention sets to enhance those powers. I've got some nifty winged boots for my ArcAngel character too, a very nice loot drop that came with the inventions.
I like the PvP in Siren's call and in Recluse Victory, especially when there are teams of heroes going up against teams of villains. The team PvP really rocks the house for me. I can do it solo with my scrapper, but I just find the team dynamics really add to the fun.
I'm also enjoying the safeguard missions and the new Rikti Warzone a lot for PVE. They added some variety to the mission types that I find keeps the games interesting for me.
Two things have really stood out for me in CoH: it's fun and it works. I very rarely encounter in-game bugs, and when I have (I think on 3 occasions), the customer support has been good. I got npc characters unstuck within 5 or 10 minutes of submitting a petition. That was really a pleasant surprise.
Our S.G. has some really excellent people in it, our leader decorates the "batcave" (supergroup base) to match the seasons lol. It's a lot of fun. I'm just having a really good time, and thought I'd share -_^.
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Having been amused by Serling's wall-of-text commentary on CoH/V, I feel the need to comment on them.
Serling is a good vocal representation of how some players felt about the power nerfs that occurred for some archetypes (ATs) over two years ago. The biggest problem the game faced then was the ATs were horribly unbalanced in some instances. Fire Tanks could take on a whole map of spawns by themselves with no risk. Post lvl 30 or so, Fire Controllers were unstoppable due to their Fire Imps (which has already been mentioned in another post). And there were other overpowered behaviours.
At the same time, other ATs couldn't keep up - as Serling comments, Blasters (although popular) couldn't keep up with certain Tank / Controller damage outputs and had trouble surviving the same situations. So a number of game changes were made that flattened this powergap difference considerably. Some players really, really hated the changes and left. Typically they said that CoH no longer let them be superheroes anymore.
However, imo, the fact that a Tank actually now requires a team to take on a map full of enemies is a good thing and good to the long-term game health of CoH. Yes, some overpowered builds still exist, but they aren't as exceptionally overpowered as they once were. And imo you still feel like a superhero when taking on 3 (or more) enemies at the one time and winning, or sending an opponent spinning over a bannister in full ragdoll mode.
Stealth suppression is no big thing. It just means you can't 'click the glowie' while an enemy is standing right next to you. Serling's comparison of the 'free xp' of stealth supression to the drop-a-mission option isn't valid, given that you have to wait 7 days between a single automatic mission drop (which was put in place to help players out of bugged / problematic missions) but could conceivably run 10 stealth missions an hour, especially with the radio / newspaper mission systems in place. Even with stealth suppression, you could probably do very well if you just wanted to grind out stealth missions.
As for Serling's comments on the state of the game today based on 5 minutes of play: seriously, that's a weaksauce argument. A short-resub after a (long?) break isn't enough to say, "OMG, this game is broken because I can't pwnzz0r the first mobs I came across!". CoH is no longer for Serling - that's fine. But talking about the game two years ago (as well as the tired, tired commentary on Jack Emmert) has little do to with what CoH/V is today.
Also, comparing GW to CoH/V is another weak comparision, since GW is a F2P (after box purchase) PVP orientated game, while CoH/V is a sub-based PVE game. GW can say they have 4 million players since they sold 4 million boxes, but I don't believe they have ever released an active player number. CoH/V has never released its number of box sales so a direct comparison with GW isn't possible, but they do have (at last measure) 150k odd subs as well as releasing 10 free content updates since launch (I6, or the CoV launch, did have some features that were free to all players, even if they didn't buy CoV). Sub numbers for CoH/V have actually gone up in the past year. Virtue and Freedom are the most populated servers.
So, all in all (and imo) CoH/V isn't the awful nerfed game that Serling likes to make out. Sure, it's not perfect - if all you do is grind missions, then you are going to get very bored - but I've found playing it a few hours a week is pretty fun (and I've been doing that since beta). The community is pretty good, so most pick up groups are at least functional (if not fun to be in) and you can solo as easily as group (and may prefer to solo if you want to maximise your changes of getting salvage drops).
If you are at all interested in CoH/V, do the trial 14 days. At least you can then decide for yourself.
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Originally posted by Serling
If that were true, games like Freedom Force vs The Third Reich would have sold through the roof.
It didn't, and your overgeneralisation is wrong. I'm sure there are some people who obsessively buy every superhero game that comes out. But enough to support an allegedly awful MMO for 2+ years such that it is profitable? That seems very unlikely.
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Originally posted by StraddenWell Jon, what I said was not intended as an attack on you nor was I downing your writing skills. In fact, I enjoy your articles thoroughly and try to read them whenever they´re published. Secondly, PlayNC is on top of the list for me when it comes to technical, ingame and billing support and I always support their games when I mention them to other ppl.
Now, you state that I´m wrong and if I am I stand corrected and I apologize. In my line of work, which is the advertisment business, buying editorial content occurs all the time though and that´s not nec. a bad thing in my world and I just called it as I saw it.
Casual PvP & gaming fun for mature gamers
"Devspeak" and "Fanboy spin" aside, we agree: the game was nerfed to hell.
BTW, stealth suppression - like travel suppression - was a mechaninc the devs originally created and let the players use FOR MORE THAN A YEAR before deciding it was an "exploit." I wrote this before, and I'll write it again for your benefit: if it were such a "game-breaking" exploit, as Emmert & Company alleged, why the hell wait MORE THAN A YEAR TO FIX IT???
If you're going to charge a monthly sub for a game, you damn well better have issues like this fixed BEFORE you start charging people to play it. And if you can't, you better just swallow your pride and think of something else to fix, NOT wait more than a year and decide it's "broken"!
See, what you don't seem to "get" is that when you create a series of expectations, let them become "reality" (in a completely virtual sense), then start charging money to let people play the game, THEN more than a year later completely change how the game is played by TAKING THINGS AWAY FROM THEM, then people should have a right to get pissed about that!
How would you like it if I charged you hundreds of dollars to let you rent my Viper for a week, let you drive it the way YOU wanted for the first hour, THEN replaced it with a Yugo and said, "now go have fun!"
I'd be willing to bet you'd be b!tching on every auto rental site in the country and - it goes without saying - you'd be awfully pissed at me for screwing you!
You're right: people who start playing the game now won't know how badly the game has been nerfed, and I'd be willing to bet the "brain surgeons" at Cryptic are glad customers - like me - left, so they don't have to read it anymore.
But my advice to anyone looking to play this game is simply this: don't pay for more than a month at a time, and DON'T let them auto-bill your credit card! You'll never know when you'll end up feeling the same way I did about this POS and the idiot devs who screwed people like me out of hundreds of dollars, because it WILL happen! It's only a matter of time.
/end rant
P.S. 42 posts in 3 years? Is this the name and account you use to refute your critics, Jack??? Just wondering...
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Originally posted by Serling
This should be required reading for all MMO fans wanting to be taken seriously when debating games:
In addition, I would be quite curious to know if anyone can mention a MMO that lasted over 3 years that did *NOT* have a serious re-tuning at some point in the game's life post-beta.
Here is another link for those of you who are actually (astonishingly) interested:
I respect the right for everyone to have their opinion, and concede that I am not, in any way, an MMO 'expert'.
However, respectfully, someone thinking that a large 'nerf' or 're-tooling' is unexpected.... perhaps you should re-evaluate whether or not your 'expectations' are rational.
For the record, I have played at least 3 games that were 're-tooled' whilst i played them & hurt so bad I can remember all 3 situations vividly, and remember being angry.
However, IMHO, in all 3 instances, the overall 'health' of all 3 games was better off after the changes.
In addition, I also think it is implausable to expect devs to figure out all the deviant ways us genius malcontents can break a game using a skill they have handed us by day #1 gold.
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Congratulations! You can cut and paste links! Kudos! Now, please lower yourself for a moment to tell us why you think there are logical fallacies in my argument.
Your defense of this nerfed-up POS is no more objective than my disdain for it and the people who screwed their customers. Play it if you will, but let others read my warning and take it for what they paid for it.
Originally posted by SerlingYou cannot be more biased, as such you are only blindly criticizing without reasoning.
First how do you know no one will pay if cryptic do this or that? Pure speculation.
You keep asserting your view that CoX sucks while some others here are less negative. So what? you do not play it, fine. You do not need to criticize others as fanboys simply b/c others do not see things your way, and pay to play a game you do not want to pay. Can we turn the table around and call you hateboy? Same reason same logic, you are as much hateboy as the subscribers are fanboy.
Cryptic could care less ... oh you know Mr Cyptic in person? A business who do not care about its clients will not last so many years, not with competition. Is CoX the only fancy game? is CoX the only shooting game? is CoX the only what? I have many games I can play, including console games. I choose to play CoH for 1.5 years and later CoV for almost a year. That is my choice with my money, why slam me and others for playing it? Its bad to you, its fun to me during those days, period. I do not need you to educate me on what is fun. I respect your views, but not the way you put it across. It borders on dictatorship.
"and the reason why they can charge subs for this gawd aweful snoozers is that there are enough people ... to pay for this garbage". Watch your words! What make you the ultimate judge on what is good and worth spending money on? You can tell me how much you do not like it, I will try to read your words and judge for myself, why do you feel so upset when you see a lot of people not agreeing with you and continue to sponsor Cryptic? You have a personal grudge with Cryptic?
GW and CoX are two very different types of games, and 2 ways of doing business. It is hard to give a simple ruling on which is better, I did played both, but CoX gave me better memories. That is my view. Why? b/c there is far more customisation and variety ingame than the GW for PVE. GW's first installments are pure PVP fests in my view, the PVE is a joke, its all instancing, so you can only interact with people inside towns, or the few you take with you into the instance. And the instance is really "fun"n GW, one linear route, you cannot deviate from the route. You cannot explore, its just a one way lane with fixed mobs and one linear story line. Sorry this is not my cup of PVE. As for PVP, well GW is fun for a while but the PVP maps are not varied enough and I left the game early. It never kept me interested enough to wait for the first expansion.
I do not agree with your ranking of GW way above CoX. But I respect your judgment, and I would not bash you or label you a fanboy. To each his own. Try learn to respect mine and others' view.
Originally posted by SerlingWe heard your views, many times, maybe too many times. Your choices of words "nerfed-up POS" ... and the forceful brutal impolite way of presentation in all previous replies, all these leads us to suspect your claim of "objectivity".
Yes opinion is not objective, but to put it across in such an arrogant manner is not very persuasive.
This will be my last reply to Serling, who obviously doesn't understand what I've said before, doesn't care about what I said before or just is very bitter about NCSoft in general.
Neither dev nor fanboy here. Starting off your post with cheap immature insults is certainately not the way to start off a mature rebuttal.
Defiance is hardly "stupid" which seems to make me believe more you don't actually have a 50 blaster. It was added back when blasters were "the squishies" to give them a little something to make them unique. Never try to maintain the full bonus at 5% health, that would just show you don't know how to play a Blaster. If you want to talk "stupid" Defenders' ability is rather weak, does little unless you're in a large team.
Soloing is slower than grouping, even in Guild Wars. Even if someone goes "solo" they rarely actually go with just their character, taking some NPCS or the Hero NPC introduced with Nightfall. So if you go with a full team of NPCS you aren't actually soloing. Just this time the other group mates are AI controlled instead of player.
XP Debt is a penalty for dying. Most games have some kind of penalty if you die, some harsh some not. EQ1 you die your body, with all your gear, lies at the feet of the mob that ate you. You lose xp, possibly a level as well. WoW you die you have to run back to the instance and take a small hit to item durability. These are probably the 2 extremes, so in that respect XP Debt is closer to WoW's so is "mildly annoying". Plus as I said paying off debt earns credit towards a badge. For the impatient people exemplar down and get it paid off twice as fast. If NCSoft designed XP debt as a way to slow leveling, then why did they half all XP debt you get inside missions? Would seem to defeat the "purpose" of your slow level grind theory.
You said your WS slotting is fine. If so, why do claim to have problems with greens/blues yet people playing Khelds now do not have the same trouble? If I get a Defeat X mission. or join a team with one, I purposely look for large groups of Mob X and nuke em down with my Nova. Nuke powers are Acc(1) and Dam(3), so they will actually get better once I'm satisfied with my Dwarf slotting and begin to allocate accordingly. Only problem I would have is if there are Quantums or Voids in the group, which would be expected.
I would have to say you completely missed the point of Stealth as well. Also you seem to be hung up on dropping missions as "free xp". Previously my Scrapper with Invis could complete a Click X Glowies mission in a couple minutes. In theory if all I got were those kinds I could complete a whole story arc in under a half hour. That was not what they intended so they fixed it. They intended Mission X to be a climactic battle with The Bad Guy and then you get Item Z back, instead people were walking behind him and clicking on a glowie for Mission Complete.
Now the drop mission is once per week, I can not fathom how you think that once per week is somehow giving away "free xp". Some missions can't actually be dropped if they lead to a story arc reward or AV usually. This wasn't put in to reward people for doing nothing this was to assist players with getting by (1) a mission they have trouble doing or (2) a bugged mission they don't want to wait for support for.
You say you didn't want crafting so the game sucks. The crafting isn't at all like WoW, if you were actually playing you'd know that. I didn't want the Arenas yet I kept playing. You really long for the days where slotting all was Attack powers 1 acc, 5 dam? Where archtypes had no unique abilities? Brutes may take exception to losing Fury and Tankers would be unhappy losing aggro to the 1acc/5dam blaster that can't stop over nuking. The days where the whole team zones in, stands there with Boombox emote, while the Invis guy goes and clicks on the glowies... Mission Complete.
Finally in conclusion there is no "undying love" for the devs. I gave detailed points and counter points to support my opinion. I pointed out flaws and inaccuracies and was "fanboy attacked" for it. You admitted you're bitter so there will be nothing more I can say. Continue your ranting, I will move on to another thread.
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Has anybody else noticed an interesting similarity between these two? Neither really fit in with their respective pantheons either mythologicaly or in comics. Both defy attempts to classify them.
Loki is unique to Norse myth. He is not found in Germanic sources. He lives with the gods and in modern times is often described as a god, but he is not a god. He is a jotun who does not really look or act like the sterotypical jotun. He is not the only jotun to live in Asgard, but he is the only one whose destructive nature shows through. Overall, the gods of Asgard are beneficial to humanity and the universe, Loki is the only one among them to work against them. He appears constantly in myth, but was never worshipped. Any attempt to conviently classifiy him as an Aesirm, jotun, or Vanir fails.
In Greek myth, Hercules was far more powerful than any other demigod. He strength and feats were on a level equal to the gods. Heck, for all intents and purposes he was a god in human form, but he was stuck in the mortal world and had to obey mortal rules. If he was a god Hera would have left him alone and Hercules could for better or worse do nearly anything to mortals and it would not be considered a crime. Notice how Hera left Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus alone once they became gods. And if a god was ever punished for hurting a mortal please let me know. This last bit is not a knock against Hercules, but a reflection on a problem he had. Gods were known for being moody, easily offended, and lashing out when they felt insulted. Hercules in many ways shared these traits because he was so much like a god, but unlike the Olympians Herc was held accountable or his actions. Herc did not fit in with the mortal world due to being so godlike, but did not fit in on Olympus due to being mortal.
Once Herc died that duality remained. Sometimes he was worshipped as a hero and other times he was worshipped as a god. This is reflected in myth where he both ascended to Olympus, but part of him in in the underworld.
This same relationship can be found in their Marvel comic incarnations. Loki's issues with the Asgardians are well documented and reflect the myths. He is a runt of a giant, but brilliant compared to their stupidity. He and Thor are perfect foils due to being so opposite. Hercules on the other hand has never fit in with the Olympians. They squabble through cat's paws whereas he is much more straight forward. He would fit in better in Asgard. Perhaps ironically, Loki would fit in a bit better among the Olympians.
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Production of healthy sperm by the man
Production of healthy eggs by the woman
Unblocked fallopian tubes that allow the sperm to reach the egg
The sperm's ability to fertilize the egg
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Adequate embryo quality
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The average chance to conceive for a normally fertile, healthy, young couple having regular, unprotected intercourse is approximately 20 percent during each menstrual cycle. In most couples, conception occurs within about 12 months. However, infertility affects about 10 percent of couples of childbearing age. Infertility is not just a woman's concern. ASRM data indicate that about one-third of infertility can be attributed to male alone factors and about one-third to female alone factors. About one-third of infertile couples have more than one cause or factor related to their inability to conceive. About 20 percent have no identifiable cause for their infertility after medical investigation.
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History of prostatitis or genital infection
Testicular trauma or torsion
History of precocious puberty (puberty occurring at a young age) or delayed puberty (puberty occurring at an older age)
Exposure to toxic substances or hazards on the job, such as lead, cadmium, mercury, ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, radioactivity, and x-rays
Cigarette or marijuana smoking
Heavy alcohol consumption
Exposure of the genitals to high temperatures
Hernia repair
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DES taken by mother during pregnancy
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Sperm disorders. Problems with the production and maturation of sperm are the most common causes of male infertility. Sperm may be immature, abnormally shaped, or unable to move properly. Or, normal sperm may be produced in abnormally low numbers (oligospermia) or seemingly not at all (azoospermia). This problem may be caused by many different conditions, including the following:
Infectious diseases or inflammatory conditions such as the mumps virus
Endocrine or hormonal disorders such as Kallmann syndrome (an absence of or decrease in the function of the male testes) or a pituitary problem
Immunological disorders in which some men produce antibodies to their own sperm
Environmental and lifestyle factors
Genetic diseases, most of which are either directly or indirectly associated with sperm abnormalities:
Cystic fibrosis. An inherited condition that typically involves the lungs and pancreas, but that can present also as a cause of infertility with or without mild sinus problems. Most men who have cystic fibrosis have obstructive azoospermia, because they were born without a vas deferens. This results in male infertility.
Noonan syndrome. An inherited condition which can occur in either males or females. In males, this syndrome can cause abnormal gonadal (testicular) function.
Myotonic dystrophy. An inherited condition with progressive multi-system involvement, resulting in infertility (underdeveloped testes and abnormal sperm production) in some cases.
Hemochromatosis. An inherited condition affecting iron storage. Eighty percent of men with hemochromatosis have testicular dysfunction.
Sickle cell disease. An inherited condition affecting the normal production of hemoglobin.
Sex reversal syndrome. A male who has the sex chromosomes of a genetic female (XX, instead of XY), resulting in azoospermia and other characteristics.
Androgen receptor gene mutations. An inherited condition in which a man is genetically male (46,XY), but has infertility due to a defect in receptors for testosterone.
Chromosomal abnormalities. Men with an extra X sex chromosome, known as Klinefelter syndrome, often do not produce sperm or produce very low quantities of sperm.
Chromosome rearrangements. In some persons, there are the usual number of chromosomes (46) in the nucleus (center) of cells, but rearrangements in the chromosome material, where a piece of a chromosome has exchanged places with another, has taken place. Men with either azoospermia or oligospermia have a higher frequency of chromosome rearrangements than is found in the general population.
Deletions in the Y chromosome. In some persons, there are the usual number of chromosomes (46) in the body cells, but small sections of the Y chromosome are missing or deleted. A small percentage of men with either azoospermia or oligospermia have deletions in the Y chromosome.
It is important to understand that men who have genetic problems which cause their infertility, such as a deletion in the Y chromosome, can pass this problem to their sons, who would also have infertility, if they elect to use their own sperm in achieving a pregnancy.
Anatomical abnormalities. Obstructions of the genital tract can cause infertility by partially or totally blocking the flow of seminal fluid. Some of these abnormalities may be of congenital (present at birth) origin or the result of a genetic defect. Others could have occurred due to infection or inflammation of the urogenital tract, surgery that left scar tissue in the genital tract, or the presence of varicose veins in the scrotum (scrotal varicoceles).
Immotile cilia syndrome. In this condition, the sperm count is normal but the spermatozoa are non-motile, such as in Kartagener's syndrome, an inherited disorder.
Mitochondrial deletions. Mitochondria are structures in the cell responsible for energy production. There is actually a set of genes in the mitochondria, separate from the normal chromosome set contained in the nucleus. Recently, it has been discovered that these genes, when altered or deleted, can affect a person's health and/or fertility.
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DOI: 10.1002/anie.201109101
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 51, Issue 13, page 3030, March 26, 2012
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Cocinero, E. J., Lesarri, A., Écija, P., Basterretxea, F. J., Grabow, J.-U., Fernández, J. A. and Castaño, F. (2012), Inside Cover: Ribose Found in the Gas Phase (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 13/2012). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 3030. doi: 10.1002/anie.201109101
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- Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012
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- conformational analysis;
- hydrogen bonding;
- ribose;
- rotational spectroscopy;
- sugars
Sugars in space: The rotational signature of ribose, the first C5 sugar to be detected in the gas phase, is reported by E. J. Cocinero, A. Lesarri, and co-workers in their Communication on page 3119 ff. Six conformers were detected by a combination of laser vaporization and microwave spectroscopy. All adopt a pyranoside (pyr) structure, stabilized by cooperative hydrogen-bond networks, rather than the furanose form usually found in biological compounds. This rotational spectrum opens the door to the radio-astronomical detection of the first sugar in space.


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dr650 vs wr250r
narrowed my choices to the dr or the wr250r.has anybody owned both ?can you pls post your feedback.
the dr-cheaper to buy but needs mods like forks/jetkit/handlebars etc.-jetting/tuning
the wr-needs an aftermarket pipe like the FMFq4-/no jetting nothing/
the dr ends up to be as expensive as the wr.
wr on daily commute returns about 25kmpl/
wr does trail very well/and commutes with ease.can be a bit of hoon toy as well
whats the max speed of the dr?what is comfortable cruising speed?
any feedback from owners or riders who have had both bikes very welcome. cheers
Bone stock, the DR is good for 100 mph or so, and mine likes to cruise around 80 mph, and will do it all day. Fuel mileage will suffer at that pace, however. The stock tank only holds 3.4 gallons, so range is a factor, but the aftermarket can address that, too.
I am just curious, how did you get to the dr650se vs wr250r as the two bikes that you are considering? :scratch They are so far at the opposite sides of the technology vs. displacement spectrum. Have you riden either of them? One is a small block chevy torque monster, and the other is a honda vtec 4 rev box.
ridden wr/had a yamaha 3aj tenere 600
test rode the wr. found it a scream. nimble,great performer,fast.great suspension.etc.-also i like FI and new technology.my last 4 bikes(1vfr800,3xgsxr1000)all had FI.cant do the carbies anymore.
the tenere 3aj dakar version was one of my fav bikes. a bit heavy.
the reason i like the wr is i can take it to more hardcore dirt roads,trails,jump it over logs etc.
the dr seems to need a lot of work on forks,carb jetting,tuning etc.
i am only 65kgs.and i want to hoon. my dailly commute will be tight twisty bumpy tramac.basically dirt roads with tarmac on them
I have owned two DR650SE, and they are dependable, cheap to keep, lower tech tractors of a dual-sport and a bit heavy. Better on the highway and for riding two up, etc. I have a 06 KLX250s, and it is a bunch better in the woods, but is down on top end speed when doing short hauls in heavy freeway traffic (scary). The WR250 has more juice, but a 250 will be short of the torque of a larger engine. You alone can decide.
Sounds like you already made your decision. :deal The DR guys will all say the same thing as lastmanout (torque, dependable, etc.) WR seems like a no brainer. Go for it!:evil
spooky... thats my two current possibilties as well :huh :ear
I've considered them both, as well, along with the DRZ400, although I'm thinking I'd rather buy used to save money, which rules out the WR for now. I'm looking to do commuting (mostly 40-55 mph highway and dirt roads (if I want to take them), dirt road exploring, and trying a bit of offroad (I keep thinking about the Six Days of Michigan Ride), but I have no offroad experience. I have a 1991 DR350S, but I still have to work on it to get it in running condition (and I can't get it to kickstart--only bump starts), and then I don't know if I'd trust it for commuting.
I've owned a DR250 and currently ride a DR650.
I sold the 250 a few years back, because it was a pain to commute on the Interstate (bid semis aren't supposed to pass you) :umph.
Just last week I got the 650: great for commuting, and my initial worries about the weight in the dirt are unfounded - the bike is acctualy very easy to ride
But what do I know - I'm just a girl (ok middleaged women)
stormsearcher, I was in a similar process last couple of weeks. Now own a 05 DR650 with the usual mods but took a couple test rides on a wr250r and am picking it up at the dealer's Saturday am. DR is for sale now (Vermont Craigslist).
As others have said DR is low tech, tractor-like power, heavy on nasty trails, reliable and comfortable on the road. I found it hard to ride it over 60mph on the road. The DR does not like to run at high rpm.
The WR250R needs to be ridden like a two-stroke MX bike, lots of revving, the power is up there, not on the bottom. I like the fuel injection, ergos and dirt-ability compared to the DR. On my test rides I got the WR up to 65 mph in no time, 5th and 6th gears are overdrives. Took it into some sandy trails and could flick it around must better than the DR, no surprise here. It fit me good at 6', 230lbs. Shouldn't need too many mods out of the box, maybe skid plate, hand guards, dirtbagz.
I don't think the DR is any quicker than the WRR on the road. The WR is also super smooth, no vibes. It's just plain fun to ride. It isnt a highway machine, but neither is the DR. I'm gonna use it around town and to hit trails as much as I can this summer/fall.
Sounds like you liked the test ride...
Jester, the DR is running a 14t countersprocket so real highway speeds have it revving higher than it feels comforatable to do for any amount of time. No issues with wind, etc. The WRR feels smoother and less busy at 6omph +, but I'll know if this holds up after putting some miles on the WRR. Don't get me wrong, I like the DR, I also like changing bikes every year.
Likewise, I am also 65kg.
Both are broad focus, low maintenance trail bikes.
I think the WR250R does everything better than the DR650 except price.
Both are similar value for money.
From your intended usage, I think you'd have a ball on the WR250R.
You can lower the seat height by an inch via adjustment at base of shock.
Further lowering of seat height can be acheived by purchasing "Yama Link" for USD$165.
I think I'd develop a closer bond to the DR (simplicity, air cooling, range of accessories), but have more fun on the WR (hoonability, light weight, smooth but revvy motor.)
Waiting for RV Aqualine (Safari Tanks) to bring out larger capacity tank for the WR250R. Even without it, the WR is a great ride straight out of the crate.
Keep us informed :ear
I think a DR650 vs. WR250R comparison makes some sense. One of the main reasons dual sports have grown to over 600cc is for highway travel. Unfortunately, along the way they passed the 300 pound wet threshold and became less suitable for tough trails.
Now along comes the WR250R with several road tests and many threads on ADVrider and Thumpertalk all raving about the wide ratio 6-speed, the silky smooth engine, and the unusual horsepower for a 250. If we have a 300 pound wet motorcycle that rivals the 650 class for freeway comfort, it seems to me the discussion is worth having.
I guess the next question would be which would bother you more on a gnarly trail -- the Suzuki's extra 60-70 pounds of weight or the WR's 125 motocross bike style powerband? I don't think there's any question that a WR250R would spank a DR650 on a motocross track.
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Late in the third quarter of last week's quarterfinal game, Camden County was driving for what would have been a damaging touchdown.
The Norcross defense needed a big play.
Defensive back Jordan Noil came through, intercepting Camden's Brice Ramsey.
The turnover set up Norcross' go-ahead score as the Blue Devils moved into tonight's Class AAAAAA semifinal against Colquitt County.
It's been that kind of season for the Norcross secondary that has come up with big play after big play for the Blue Devils.
"It was a momentum-changer, a game-changer," Norcross head coach Keith Maloof said.
Noil and Shon Akins each intercepted passes by Ramsey, a Georgia commitment, who had thrown one INT all season. It's a common theme for the Blue Devils' secondary that has 10 of the team's 15 interceptions this season.
"We've got three rules. Don't get beat deep, defend the deep ball and make great tackles. That's what we do," Norcross defensive backs coach Reggie Cockerm said.
Akins, a California commitment, is the leader on and off the field. He's the first one to cut up and give his teammates a hard time and the first one to lead drills during practice.
"We all have a good time when we need to, but when it's time to work we get down and we do what we have to do," Akins said.
Akins leads the secondary in tackles with 78 and has 16 pass breakups. The cornerback blocked a field goal in the season opener against South Gwinnett and recorded his first interception last week against Camden to set up a Norcross score.
"The pressure up front with Zo and our linemen, they get pressure on the quarterback and he doesn't know what to do and he just throws it up," Akins said.
JaQuan Simpkins is the other returning starter in the secondary and is cornerback on the opposite side of the field from Akins. He leads the team in pass breakups with 17 and has a knack for making big plays. He returned a fumble 92 yards against Mill Creek and had a 100-yard kickoff return against Collins Hill.
"Both of those guys give us an advantage on the outside with their experience," Cockerm said.
Noil, who leads the team with five interceptions, plays free safety and Brandon Garner makes calls in the backfield at strong safety.
"They've really come on and been additions we didn't know, but they've really come up big," Cockerm said.
Garner was hurt the week of practice going into the first round of the state playoffs. Bryant Henderson, who has a 4.0 GPA, intercepted a pass in his first start replacing Garner.
A.J. Hopkins brings depth to the group at free safety and will often play man-to-man with the team's best receiver.
"At some point in the year, all of them have made big plays to put us where we are right now," Maloof said.
The Norcross secondary has been tested several times this year against spread style offenses from South Gwinnett, North Gwinnett, Mill Creek and Collins Hill. They are allowing only 110 yards passing a game.
"They've had their backs against the wall all season long," Maloof said. "We've seen a lot of great receivers. They've accepted the challenge."
The group will face their biggest challenge of the year tonight against a Colquitt offense that averages 235 yards passing a game and has one of the state's top receivers.
"I think we're going to face a good team, but of course I think we're better all around," like any good cornerback, a confident Akins said. "I think our offense is better, our defense is better. We're just going to go out there and do what we need to do like we always do and come out with a W."
Here's a look at the Norcross secondary, which has 10 of the team's 15 interceptions this season (with height, weight, tackles, passes defended and interceptions).
CB Shon Akins 5-9, 170 78 16 1
CB JaQuan Simpkins 5-10, 165 46 17 2
FS Jordan Noil 6-3, 175 40 10 5
FS A.J. Hopkins 5-9, 165 29 1 0
SS Brandon Garner 5-10, 195 35 7 0
SS Bryant Henderson 5-8, 165 26 3 2
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- Kamara's gigantic rushing game lifts Norcross past Collins Hill ( October 12, 2012 )
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towler5646 2 years, 6 months ago
Best of luck to jordan in everything he does. I coached him when he was younger and he is a great player and person. Good luck Norcross show them how Gwinnett plays ball.


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Rain Coat
By Mo
from District Heights, MD
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Comments about Jos. A. Bank Traveler Double Collar 3/4 Length Raincoat - Extended Sizes:
I've had quite a few rain coats, but I love this one most of all.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Very good top coat
By Jim
from Elkhart, Ks.
Was very pleased with the coat, I just ordered wrong size, do not listen to others when you know what size you need.
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He liked it
By AJ
from Baltimore, MD
I purchased this for my partner as a gift and he is really enjoying it. The quality and fit were spot on. He preferred the black over the tan color.
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41 year old man | Boston, MA, USA | Seeking women 29-37 within 25 miles
If I could read minds life would be so simple
About me: I can be quiet at times, mostly because I like to take everything in and enjoy the moment's life presents. I will do anything for my family, without family you have no past or future so I choose to honor the man I've become because of family and hope to instill those values in future generations. I love my career and would definitely say I'm ambitious but I believe in work life balance, I have no problem working 14 hours a day and no problem taking vacations or being there for special events. I'm a bit of a traditionalist and would consider myself values oriented but I also understand society changes and you have to adapt. I love a good conversation; meaning listening, understanding and relating it to something I can share in return. Looking for: Someone interested in enjoying life, someone that complements me. Someone to share some experiences together but also appreciate the things that the other person enjoys doing by themselves. Confident, enthusiastic, ambitious, family oriented. The most important thing is if you're in a relationship you're willing to put in the work to make it successful. Once the "in love feeling" wears off are you willing to put in the work to make a good foundation for a long standing relationship. Interests: I like to try new things each year so I like working out, boxing, kick boxing, running, cycling, and I'm a huge football fan.
Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Playing cards , Playing sports , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Volunteering , Watching sports , Wine tasting
Basketball, Cycling, Football, Golf, Martial arts, Other types of exercise, Running, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
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Toronto, Mexico, Miami, NY, Atlanta,
Breaking Bad, Dexter, True Blood, Walking Dead, Law & Order, NY Sports
Running, Cycling, Movies, Weekend Trips, Long Vacations, Casino's
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|What he is looking for
|5'7" (170cms)
|4'7" (139cms) to 5'7" (170cms)
|Body type:
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|Slender, About average, Curvy, Athletic and toned
|Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Hazel
|No preference
|No Way
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|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|Financial / Accounting / Real Estate
|Artistic / Creative / Performance, Executive / Management, Financial / Accounting / Real Estate, Political / Govt / Civil Service / Military, Sales / Marketing, Self-Employed / Entrepreneur, Student, Education / Teacher / Professor, Nonprofit / Volunteer / Activist
I work in Financial Services
|$100,001 to $150,000
|$35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, No, Yes, and they live away from home
|Wants kids:
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|Black / African descent
|No preference
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|Graduate degree
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
Doctoral Candidate