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Lance finds himself in another mess, Tania gets a happy surprise and Michelle makes a strategic business decision!
Michelle busts up on the stage and calls Maria a liar! Michelle tells the press that Maria hasn't been able to produce a design in months and is taking credit for the work of other people! Maria tells the press that all of the designs were inspired by her. Maria goes on to say that Michelle is just a disgruntled employee because she was fired. Michelle tells Maria that she is no longer an employee because she quits, and that she is going to be her competition. Michelle Miller Designs will be a fresh new company. The press starts asking her when the company will launch. Maria says that she has no capital and nothing to start a new company with. Michelle says that she has plenty of ideas that Maria hasn't stolen yet, and that Maria can keep these dresses because there are plenty more where those came from. Maria calls security to have Michelle escorted out. Maria then asks for more questions from the press, but none of them asks her anything further�they just look at her.
Luke approaches Michelle and she immediately apologizes to him. He tells her that it's great that she stood up for herself. Michelle realizes that she's going to have to work her butt off, but at least now she'll work for herself and get her own credit. Luke let's her know how hard the industry can be, but she feels great about it. They both walk off smiling.
William and Nikki are enjoying their date with dinner and champagne. Nikki asks if he pays for dates often and he tells her that he hasn't before tonight�but that some things are worth the price. They cheer to each other.
Lance and Rodney exit the fashion show and talk about the girls that they talked too. Lance is drunk and stumbling so Rodney urges him not to drive�but Lance insists that he's fine. Rodney while in the passenger seat wants to call a taxi because they are both too drunk, but Lance starts up the car and takes off.
Nikki and William continue their date�he tells her she is beautiful. She tells him that it was quite a scene at the wedding and that she can't believe that he and Luke are brothers. He insists that he doesn't really want to talk about it and she says that it makes him seem very mysterious and a little scary. William assures her that she has nothing to worry about. Nikki gets a call from Michelle and wonders what is wrong.
Michelle tells Nikki that she is freaking out a little and tells her that she quit Gianni�and begins to tell her about what happened at the Press Conference. Nikki tells Michelle that she wishes that she could have been there to see it. Nikki asks if she needs to come home, but tells Nikki to go ahead and stay with her date and that really all she needs is some investors�if she can find them to start up her new company!
Luke comes over to Maria's and tells her that they need to talk. She says this isn't easy, but Luke says it's hard for him as well�finding out that his mom has been stealing from him. She tells him that she was having a financial problem and that she had no choice. He disagrees and says that she could have taken out a loan, but they still argue about it. Luke wants to know why Maria didn't just ask him for the money. She says she's going to pay back everything with interest, but Luke says it's not about the money�it's about her lying to him. She insists that she's sorry and blames it all on William. She wants to make William and Sophia pay for what they've done. Maria begs him to understand. Luke says that he wants to make her a deal. . .just walk away from all of this and he'll forgive her for everything. She says that she can't and that he knows how she is.
Lance and Rodney get pulled over by the police. The cop comes up to Lance and tells him to open up the window. Lance wants to know what they can do for him and tells the cop that they are on their way back from the Charity auction. The officer tells him that he was speeding. The cop goes back to the car with his license. He comes back and asks if they were drinking, they say they just had a glass, but the cop wants them to take a sobriety test.
Hans and Harold show up at Michelle's apartment to check up on her. She says that it's a really good thing for her and that she is really going to start her own line. She's very re-assured but they are concerned about all of the work and time. They are concerned that it will take a long time. Michelle remains extremely positive and they are behind her 100%. They tell her they don't want her to forget about them and they hug before leaving.
Lance tries to tell the officer that there's no reason for him to take a test. The cop says that he'll still ticket him for speeding and that he can refuse the test, but he'll have to come with him. Rodney and Lance start to argue and Rodney reaches for the glove box. When it opens, there is a gun and the officer pulls out his gun at Lance! He tells them to put their hands up and step out of the vehicle. They push them both onto the hood of the car and handcuff them. Rodney asks him what the hell a gun is doing in there and Lance tells him to shut up as the cop pulls out the gun.
Nikki and William arrive in the limo and she wants to know what William Chandler is like behind closed doors. He informs her that he's relentless, controlling and that's the best qualities. She tells him that she meant the sex and he says that's what he was talking about. She remembers when they first met and that she thought he was hot and was surprised that he didn't call. He has a confession to make and tells her he would have paid $100 million to go out with her tonight. They begin passionately kissing and she invites him in.
Lexi rings Luke's doorbell and apologizes for coming by so late; she just needed to talk. He says that he wanted to talk to her at the show but didn't get the chance. He asks her about the night at dinner and if his mom slipped something into his drink. Lexi acts surprised that he even asked such a question but he just wants her to tell the truth. Lexi says that she didn't even know Maria was going to do that and asks him to forgive her. He tells her that he doesn't even want to hear it. He knows who put her up to it and walks her to the door as she apologizes one more time.
Nikki and William enter the house still kissing. They move on to the bedroom, get on the bed and knock over a vase. He asks if it was expensive, but she tells him that he is worth it. Michael comes over and Michelle opens the door. He has flowers for Nikki. Michelle tells him that she's not there and that she is out for a run. She's going to give the flowers to Nikki and he wants to tell her congratulations. Nikki and William come down the stairs and Michelle lets her know the flowers are from Michael for winning the face of Gianni. After William leaves, Nikki says they both have a new beginning.
Back at the House of Gianni, Maria comes in and gives Lexi Lance's card to find out anything she can about him. She also wants her to make an appointment with Tania. Lexi calls his office and the answering service answers the phone. She asks for Lance but was told that he is not in and that they are not sure when he will be back. Lexi says that Maria is a friend, so in that case, the answering service tells her that he is in jail for DWI.
Hans and Harold look through resumes for an assistant and Maria and Tania walk up. She wants all of Michelle's work and sketches in her office. They just look at her and she asks if that's a problem. Maria also announces that Tania is the new face of Gianni in front of them. They are shocked and remind her that Nikki won. She had the highest bid and that was Maria's rule. Maria tells them that she owns the company and can break them if she wants to. Tania is thrilled with the decision!
Maria asks if Lexi has found anything out about Lance and if they can meet this week. Lexi tells her that it will probably be 3 � 5 years because he is in jail. At the police station, a cop brings Lance into a room with Maria sitting there. He sits down and says that he appreciates it, but not sure why. She says that he was in trouble and that she wants to help. She knows that he is a CPA and needs his help to keep William off her back. This would help her get her revenge and help him get his own revenge. Lance tells her that he is not interested and will pay her back the bail money. Maria thinks that she can change his mind�.she proposes that she can help him get his wife back!


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Great suit!!!
By DJ MinWah
from Hampton Roads, VA
About Me Practical, Stylish
Comments about Jos. A. Bank Cotton Twill 2-Button Side Vent Plain Front Suit:
Am very happy with this suit. As the description states, great for dress down or a casual look. It doesn't have the patterning of a business suit but if you wanted to wear a tie with this you certainly could and still look pretty formal. I'm planning to use this as my casual wear (think Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen). A good choice if you decide to get it.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Excellent Suit
By Dave
from NM
Purchased this suit on sale and am very happy with the product and the price. I had to have the pants altered a bit, but the suit coat fit very well. Overall very satisfied..
good suit at good price
By Texan in Florida
from Jacksonville, FL
About Me Conservative, Stylish
It's an average Joe's Clothes Suit, what's makes it a 4 star is the sale price. Well made.
very well made..great details and fit
By jerry classy
from OAK ISLAND NC
About Me Comfort-oriented, High-end shopper, Stylish
for dress wear... great quality and fit
practical suit for the wardrobe
By Rico Ricochet
from Charleston, SC
About Me Conservative, Practical
A nice suit for most ocassions. a bit snug on the jacket compared with the wool jackets. would like to have buttons on sleeve and not in a bag. overall a good suit.
Great Deal
By Joe Hill
from SC
About Me Comfort-oriented, Stylish
Good suit, crazy price for the quality-- looks sharp after alterations.
Great for the price, good summer suit
By Hunter
from Jackson TN
Good, slightly thick, cotton suit. Good khaki color
Service and delivery comments:
Prompt delivery to store!
Nice bang for the buck!
By Lou Lou
from Muncie, In
About Me Comfort-oriented, Practical
Service is very quick and very reliable.
Good suit, lousy service
By Woody
from San Jose, CA
This is a terrific casual suit. Stylish in cut, and appropriately casual for Friday at the office or for a drink with a date.
baggy pants
By KW
from Orlando, FL
Jacket fit fine but the pants were very big and baggy. Waist fit fine.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Great suit!
By R Lawless
from Stockbridge, GA
About Me Stylish
This is the best thing I have purchased in a long time. Very stylish...can be dressed up or down. For work or more casual events. Love it!
Very smooth
By dylan05
from iowa
About Me Stylish, Trendy
Very stylish, good looking and comfortable.
Great Value.
By raleigh
from Louisiana
About Me Comfort-oriented, Practical, Stylish
Great suit for the price. Light weight and very good for summers in the south.
Good suit at a fair price
It is silky and substantial cotton with a good drape. It is a little thicker than I expected it to be, but overall makes for a decent suit at a good price.
Jos A Banks customer service was terrible. Despite having made a mistake during shipping, I got no response to my request for a return for many days, finally taking it into a store. When I finally got to a customer service rep they seemed indifferent to the fact that they had given me the runaround or that they had made a mistake in the first place.
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By Pat from westwood
from Bergen County, New Jersey
About Me Conservative
Could not beat the price for the quality....
Great Suit for a Great Deal!
By Happy Shopper
from Salt Lake City, Utah
About Me Comfort-oriented, Conservative, Practical
This suit is very nice quality at a great price. The fit and color are great!
Great Value! Everyday Application!
By SPH
from El Paso, TX
Product was purchased on sale. Item arrived promptly as ordered. Suit was taken to tailor to have fitted. Had the waist of the jacket taken in and pants fitted for a single-break. Sleeve length stopped at the wrist; did not have altered. After fitting, suit fits and looks great. Can be dressed up/down accordingly. Excellent option for casual/everyday wear.
Delivery was prompt. Item arrived in slim box with suit folded in half wrapped in Jos A Bank tissue liner.
Nice, but not very dressy...
By Chris
from Louisville, KY
More of a weekend suit than business attire.
Classic Looks
By Vic
from Roswell
Very clean finish, can wear either jacket or pants separately. Perfect for an outdoor event. Not a suit you're going to wear to an interview but sure has a lot of other applications. I ordered the Kakhi ( which is ligher in color than the picture) but would also like one in Navy so the pants and jacket could be interchanged for a more casual look.
Great at sale price
By BirthMark
from LA, CA
Good: the sale price, the soft feel of the cotton, the fitBad: color is not true navy, buttons of coat sleeve didn't come sewn onOverall it's a great casual suit at a great sale price
Good Suit
By DCCommuter
from Washington, D.C.
While this suit may not be Wall Street business formal, it is a perfect suit for the working man; that is, someone who is constantly up and down from their desk, attending meetings, walking long hallways or distances between meetings, and ditching the tie at 5 to go have drinks. It is comfortable, the fit is perfect, and with a tie, it is fine for all but the most formal business-wear occasions. Just a little about me: I'm 5'10, 165, medium build; and, this suit in a 38S fit like a glove. The cotton is a little thicker than the thinner wool your used to; however, this suit feels like it will hold up for a while.The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 was b/c of the handling of the order. I ordered two of these suits...one khaki and one brown. I ended up receiving two khakis and no brown. The return process was easy enough, although I had to pay my own return shipping. Just seems like in this technological age, something as simple as colors shouldn't be screwed up in the order. However, I will be ordering again.....I'd like to have one of these in every available color. Please continue making this item Jos Bank!!
Cotton Twill 2-Button Side Vent Plain Fr
By Cris
About Me Comfort-oriented
Product is great and the promotion was awesome
the service at this company is excellent. Delivery was fast and smooth. Had to go to the store in Dr Phillips, FL and Marguerite was 5 stars.Keep up with that kind of customer service and you will have a customer for life!!!!
Super Pleased!!!
By Knowledge
from Montgomeyr, AL
About Me Comfort-oriented, Stylish, Trendy
I love to throw some jeans on and wear this suit top. Looks great. dressy but casual. gotta get the pants to match now!
beyond expectations
By Joel the windsurfer
from New Hampshire and Aruba
About Me Practical
I purchased two of these casual, twill suits. They are versatile. Sometimes I throw on a tie, sometimes not. They are beyond my expectations at this price.
Great buy
By JVJ
from Arlington, VA
bought two of these suits on sale. very good for a dressed up casual friday or weekend suit. fit is excellent. i'm 6'1", 170 and the 39 long fits like a glove
Jacket fits well; pants not so much
By swamped in SEA
from Seattle
Could not go wrong on the clearance price so I took a chance. I am a 39 Long and pants for this size usually have a 33" waist. The waist seems o.k. but the rest of the cut of the pants is extremely large and may require more alternating that is feasible. Still I can use the jacket. So, it turned out to be just an o.k. deal. Brushed cotton
Excellent Service and Product
By Stephen
from Gaithersburg, MD
The suit was tailored perfectly and I was extremely happy with the product. The staff at the store were friendly and provided me with everything I could have asked for. I will definitely be purchasing from them again!!!!
Decent for price
By Ab
from Hudson Valley, NY
About Me Comfort-oriented, Conservative, Practical, Trendy
Overall Service was Excellent
By Chris the Realtor
from Macomb Mi
About Me Comfort-oriented, Conservative, Practical, Stylish, Trendy
I received one of your many emails(I love them)Saw some of the great deals so I called in and asked if I could stop in and get mesured up. The woman was very friendly and took care of me. After the suits came in I stoppped in to have them tailored. The salesman was super friendly, gave me great suggestions. I'll use him from now on. Thanks!
Love this suit.
By Andrew
from Atlanta, GA
I got this navy suit to round out my work wardrobe. It fits beautifully and having it shipped with the pants unfinished was great to make sure that they fit perfectly. It might be nice to have a choice in pants waist size. I guess that I am luckily the EXACT size that came with them. I am pretty thin and if I were ANY larger they would not fit.
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garlic and herb cheese spread (such as Boursin®)
1 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
1 (8 ounce) package
grated Parmesan cheese, divided
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olive oil
mushrooms, stems removed
I wondered how these ingredients could come together and bake without leaving a runny mess on the pan and undercooked mushrooms.
Thanks for the idea to precook the mushrooms. I'll be able to use some of my special but problematic fillings in mushrooms now.
5 stars plus! This is my new go to appetizer. So simple, yet looks fancy. Lots of rave reviews on this one.
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Very easy and delicious. I had extra cheese mixture left over so I halved some jalapenos, filled them, and baked them for about 20 minutes at 400. They were really good. I would definitely use this mixture for the jalapenos again.
Wicked tasty...but next time I would change the ratio of cheeses so there is more Boursin than cream cheese. Instead of dipping the 'shrooms in oil, I sprayed them with oil and it worked out great! The Parmesan didn't stick too well when sprinkled on at the end so I gently pressed it in. Made waaaay more filling than needed, but the recipe didn't specify which type of mushrooms to use and I had used baby bellas. Will try again for sure!
I have been looking and waiting for a recipe for mushrooms that didn't contain bread crumbs or require me to chop up and cook the stems etc. that actually tasted good to boot. Found it! These were great and so quick and easy. I did not find the need to pre-cook them though (which eliminated the oil). I put them in at 415 for 15 mins - they were perfect! Guests LOVED them!
I used shredded asiago cheese instead of parm cheese and these were such a big hit! I also had some of the cheese mixture left over and I used 22 medium-large sized mushrooms. It's safe to say this recipe can yield more than 20 mushrooms. Excellent and I will make this again.
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Hollywood publicists are intensely curious about how TMZ will translate to the tube
By Alex Ben Block
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/7/07 — The real life antics of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith turned Harvey Levin's TMZ into a hot gossip web site, but how that will translate into a daily TV show is what top Hollywood publicists are wondering. The show launches Sept. 10 with a six days a week schedule.
Their opinion matters. To become an institution like "E.T." or "Access Hollywood," TMZ will have to break the curse that has tripped up shows before it like "A Current Affair," "Hard Copy" and "Smoking Gun" that refused to play by the rules of the Hollywood PR machine.
Those shows, and others like the "National Enquirer's Uncovered" faced a stone wall of uncooperative studio, network and personal publicists by their final days. That meant no permission to run movie trailers, series outtakes or studio clips. They couldn't get studio-owned music cleared, even for a fee. They were off all invitation and party lists in a town where marketing events are often the place to be.
Now TMZ's Levin, who has placed himself front and center as producer, host, public face and spokesman, are saying they don't need the PR departments help. Here is what Levin told reporters gathered in Los Angeles last month for the TV critics semi annual tour:
"The premise of the show is the same premises as the website, which is we're not 'agenda.' We don't do red carpets; we don't do junkets (where TV shows are invited to interview stars of a new movie or TV show), and ultimately publicists don't control us the way they control traditional media because if you're doing a traditional entertainment show and you want an interview with Tom Cruise, when the publicist calls you up and says, 'If you do that story, we're not going give you Tom Cruise,' it means something. We don't want the interview with Tom Cruise."
"We're going to be fair, but we're not going to fear publicists. We don't on the website, and we're not going to on the TV show. And it is very freeing. It is one of the reasons we were able to do what we do on the website. We deal with all the publicists in town, and we have great relationships with them. They know they can't bludgeon us. They know they can't control us. They'll work with us when we do stories and rather than getting mad, they realize we're a place to go to manage a story even if it's a bad story.
"We're not going to back down and tell it in a meek way or a tepid way, but we'll be fair. We're going to have our attitude, but we'll give them their say, and we're going to carry that spirit over—because I know it sounds kind of trite to say we operate out of fairness and not fear, but it's really true, and when you kind of have that as the mantra, it allows you to do things you can never do in traditional media."
Tough talk and there is no question that there is an audience for this if Levin can pull it off. The public love to read inside attacks on the over paid, insecure, substance abusing denizens of the entertainment world, who are self selected for publicity overload by their own antics.
From Confidential magazine to the New York Post, we all love to watch the over paid beasts chewed up by the lions of journalism. There has always been a market for the National Enquirer, Star Magazine and other tabloid tattlers at the check out counter. Add more recently on the Internet, which has notched up the publicity yin and yang (good and bad) to a much higher level than in the past.
Lots of funny stuff now gets viewed by millions on YouTube, but that is often by happenstance. TMZ will be looking to deliver a daily dose of cele-retards for public amusement. You might call it RudeTube – they will ask the questions that polite interviews on morning shows and late night talkers don't dare ask.
Jerry Springer viewers feel absolutely entitled to know intimate details of the private lives of people who act, sing or otherwise emote for a living. You can't tell Howard Stern not to rag on celebrities or Adam Corrolla to take them seriously.
There is a new American cynicism among many, especially the young, who are wired into the world, but still not sure how to interpret it. Then along comes Harvey Leviin to make it all easy to understand, and amusing, because these wayward entertainers are so lame when not singing or telling jokes.
This is the celebrity culture warped and turned on its head; one step ahead of the next stalker, who then will feed the need by becoming fodder for TMZ.
That is the need that Harvey Levin wants to feed. This is not upscale journalism, with a civic minded point of view, looking for ways to improve the public good. This is down and dirty if it's legal we will use it journalism, and we will stretch the definition of legal as often as possible to generate even more headlines. Levin says he is looking forward to pushing the limits.
The question is whether he can do it on syndicated television, and meet the standards of the Fox stations and other outlets carrying the new show. Even Jim Paratore, the former Warner exec whose company is making the show with Levin and Warner Bros. television's money, admitted to reporters that they would not be able to do on TV everything TMZ has become known for on the web: "There are going to be different standards and practices. The broadcast show will meet broadcast standards and practices, but there will be things we do on the Web that we won't do on television."
What we will see a lot of is Harvey Levin, not only as the star of his own show, but also as the spokesman for TMZ out hustling his stories on morning talk, radio shows and where ever else that offers a dose of exposure.
One story that TMZ might tackle is telling us more about Levin. Put his name in Google and you will get millions of hits but almost always concerning his appearances to talk about Mel Gibson's anti-semitism, Paris Hilton's love note from the jail house or any of dozens of other stories TMZ has covered. What you don't find is much real information on Levin, and certainly not his age.


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|John Muir school moved to its current site in the fall of 2005. The 1960's elementary site was freshly painted, cleaned, and updated to accommodate the K–12 student body. In the next three years we received additional upgrades thanks to Proposition MM and other funding. This included a bus turn-around, a new library (with a $100,000 book and media collection), a lunch court, remodeled science classrooms, and updated electrical and data wiring. Our auditorium boasts a state-of-the-art audio-visual system. We have new playground equipment that meets state and federal safety regulations.
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Forced Evictions, Unlawful Expropriations, and House Demolitions in Azerbaijan's Capital
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gastropub bachelor party for small group
I need to plan a bachelor party dinner for a group of 4 in Philly this Saturday after the Mets-Phils game (we will need a good meal and stiff drinks to comfort us after getting our butts handed to us) Two people are Kosher-style so places with lots of non-meat options would be great. I was thinking of a gastropub...or really any place with good medium-priced food, good draft beer, and not incredibly loud.
Alternatively, a great restaurant with a nice bar nearby would be great. A friend told me about some brewhouse near a great Indian restaurant (maybe in northern liberties?) but I can't remember the name.
I will research on this board but with limited time to plan, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
First place I thought of is South Philly Taproom. Lot of vegetarian options and a stellar beer selection.
re: Chefmonty
That would be my pick as well. Another excellent gastropub is Stephen Starr's new Dandelion if you're more into English beer styles. Both are pretty convenient to the Broad Street subway line, you could take it right from the stadium. There is nothing in the area around the stadiums.
The only great Indian restaurant in the city is Ekta, which is in NoLibs but you can't really sit down there, they only have 2 tables and do mostly takeout. They may have been talking about Tiffin, which was great at one point, and is still good, but not nearly as good as it used to be, or as good as Ekta (Ekta's chef opened Tiffin).
It's not a gastropub, but Le Virtu is a great Italian restaurant that's also convenient to the stadiums via subway or car (just east of Broad St. on Passyunk Ave.), and their beer list is small but very good (they always have Dogfish Head 90 minute). We don't really have any great brewpubs (bars that brew their own beer), except maybe Earth Bread and Brewery (which I still haven't been to and is too far away for after a baseball game anyway) and Yards, which is the city's best brewery and serves some food at the bar in the brewery but nothing to get excited about.
re: Buckethead
SPTR does fit this to a tee.
Ekta has added a small dining room I believe. It is near Johnny Brenda's, which is a pretty good beer bar (local drafts only, for better or worse), so that could be what they meant. I don't think JB's is as low-key as OP wants though, if you snag a table it's ok.
Le Virtu is also very good; from there you could wander a few blocks to Pub on Passyunk East (POPE) which has a fantastic beer list, but gets loud and crowded on the weekend. Watkins Drinkery is a more low key option with a much smaller but still good beer list.
I'm always fascinated how little love Devil's Den gets on this board. Ok, so the food is a little hit or miss (and they do seem to change up chefs about once a year), but I've had some great dishes there. And the beer! The beer! Definitely my favorite list in the city. So many places hyperfocus on local or hoppy, but DD gets it just right (a good mix of US & Euro). This plus the atmosphere - I like that it's not divey but still feels comfortable. Anyway, it's 3 blocks from the Elsworth station and worth a stop in my book. SPTR is much closer to my house but the beer list is just ok and it's always too loud in there (and too many mustachiod hipsters). Anyway, just a local gal's 2 cents.
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Good call on Devil's Den, it does have a great beer list and a fantastic happy hour. I haven't been too impressed with the food, hit or miss is accurate, but it is a good place to drink for sure. If OP likes Vietnamese, he can eat at Nam Phuong on Le Viet and walk to Devil's Den for drinks after.
I think though that if you start counting moustaches SPTR and DD will be pretty close... both, thankfully, tend to draw a more diverse crowd than a place like POPE and Johnny Brenda's.
re: barryg
I'd take that wager. I've seen some doosies at the Taproom. But the POPE is a close contender. Let's just agree that there's too much poorly grown facial hair mixed with too-tight pants in this neighborhood. These kids today...
re: BelgianBeerMistress
Thanks for all the help! I looked up South Philly Tap Room and while it seems like they have a nice beer selection, the menu didn't seem super exciting. Does anyone have any thoughts about Eulogy? or Monk's which I went to a number of years ago but not sure how it is now...
Thanks again!
re: tummyache
The food is much better at SPTR trust your fellow hounds. Everything is very well executed and better than it sounds on the menu. The specials there are always great too. The only downside is that the neighborhood is a bit isolated. In Center City/Old City, the Khyber is really good too, also has an excellent beer list.
re: barryg
They can always go to Hardena to eat before they go to SPTR ;))
Seriously though, if the food at SPTR is not to your liking, there are some decent to very good Italian places nearby.
re: tummyache
May I humbly suggest that you search this board for references to SPTR? The menu may not seem extraordinary (oh c'mon, boar tacos doesn't suggest something more?) but the specials are beyond bar food, beyond "oh gee lets go to the gastro pub" Really
re: Bigley9
Yep, and definitely don't eat at Monk's or Eulogy--both are very disappointing.
re: barryg
agreed: monk's has some of the most over-rated food in the city. love the beer selection, always disappointed by the food & service.
re: knappy123
ok thanks. I guess I meant that I was hoping SPTR would have more entree-type things as I only saw apps, salads, and sandwiches on the menu. They do look great though. Thanks for all your help!
re: tummyache
I just read some reviews on SPTR on this board and it seems like the menu on the website doesn't really give a full picture of the food. Is it just that they run a lot of specials? Because I read about fish dishes, brussel sprouts, etc. No indication of anything other than sandwiches and sides on the bottom part of their menu. I am excited to try this place if you guys rave about it...
re: tummyache
yes, there are specials every night (best I can figure) and they are beyond the menu (but the menu is better than the simple descriptions too)
re: Bigley9
ok looks like we will go to South Philly Taproom for dinner and beers. Any suggestions for a good breakfast/brunch spot the next morning? We are staying in a hotel near the airport but will have a car so can really go anywhere for something good.
re: tummyache
If you want a straight-up diner, you are not very far from The Penrose Diner. Since you are staying near the airport, you should see plenty of signs directing you to 291 East. Take that over the bridge and the diner is ahead on your right.
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Hop in the car and drive to cafe estelle. House cured meats and just good food.


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Dear Bible believing readers, In a world of Progressive media, it's really hard to get the facts on real news. Simply because it's just not reported. For example, Progressive media won't report good gun stories, by good gun owners, where lives are saved from armed intruders. But, they are actually happening everyday. When balanced views […] [Read More]


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The Twilight Forever box set unveiled its promotional trailer on Friday afternoon, and in it we're treated to our first look at new footage.
As you can imagine, the Twilight box set includes all five movies (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and Breaking Dawn – Part 2) as well as each of the film's previously-released special features.
The bread and butter of Twilight Forever is the two hours of never-before-seen special features exclusive to the box set. According to a press release, the bonus material is made up of "a cast retrospective with new interviews; 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Character' which showcases previously unreleased behind-the scenes moments on set; an exploration of the epic 'Twilight FAN-omenon' and individually highlights Edward and Jacob's stories in 'Twilight Forever: Edward's Saga' and 'Twilight Forever: Jacob's Saga.'"
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ChemStewards® to Present First-Ever Sustainability Award at Annual Dinner
Winner will be Recognized at SOCMA's 90th Annual Dinner
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Washington, DC –Given the increasing and widespread practice of sustainability among member companies of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), ChemStewards® will present its first-ever Sustainability Award at the association's 90th Annual Dinner December 5, 2011, in New York.
ChemStewards is SOCMA's flagship environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) continuous performance improvement program.
"When SOCMA's Board of Governors established the ChemStewards program in 2005, it was based on the principles of sustainability," said Dr. J. Holland Jordan, Director of ChemStewards. "Since the beginning, ChemStewards has monitored metrics such as energy efficiency, hazardous waste generation and other safety-oriented parameters."
Earlier this year, SOCMA's Board of Governors added a green house gas metric to the ChemStewards program, which will be reported by members in 2012.
With the addition of the new metric and award, members are now being formally recognized for the practices they have implemented for years to reduce their carbon footprint.
Members who apply for the award will be judged in terms of their sustainable goals, cost/energy savings, green house gas reductions and best practices. Only one facility will be presented with the Sustainability Award, and members do not have to apply for a Performance Improvement Award to participate.
The Sustainability Award application is web-based, and all entries must be received by September 30, 2011.
"ChemStewards is based on continuous improvement," Jordan said. "This means not only within our members' facilities, but within the ChemStewards program itself. We will continue to ensure that ChemStewards meets the needs of our members, the chemical industry and the environment."
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What an ignorant article. Yeah, it's CASH that is driving the prison system. It can't possibly be CRIME that is driving the prison system. Oh no, we can't blame the criminals for anything. Or how about the Federal Government that created and perpetuates a permanent culture of poverty and crime? No, it can't possibly be that. I'm sure if all of the crime stopped the "cash hounds" would just go out and arrest anyone they could so they cold fill the prisons. What a disgrace.
Again, no facts. Just empty rhetoric. When you give me some real facts, then I'll give you a substantive response. Start researching, moron.
Again, no facts. Just empty rhetoric. When you give me some real facts, then I'll give you a substantive response. Start researching, moron.
First, you obviously cannot tout anything positive about Alinsky's record. Noone can. That's why you continually need to divert and distract. You're just another ignorant liberal with no argument and no facts. Bin Laden was killed using intelligence that was acquired during the Bush administration. Second, Qaddafi was killed by his own people after Alinsky, our wonderful dictator who has no regard for the U.S. Constitution, sent the U.S. to war without prior Congressional approval. Check your facts moron. Now, on to more important matters. How's the hope and change working out for you? Real unemployment is over 15 percent. Gas prices have reached an all-time high. Your ignorant Alinsky dictator will not propose a real budget, will not get the Senate to propose a budget, stops or drastically reduces drilling on federal lands while throwing away billions of dollars on green energy failures, and is about to get his rear end handed to him over his unconstitutional, massive wealth redistribution vehicle known as Obamacare. My favorite one is your moronic dictator, as late as earlier today, is out on the stump still touting the "Buffet Rule" while Warren Buffet, on behalf of his company, NetJets, Inc., is suing the I.R.S. in his attempt to avoid paying over $643 Million in taxes. Ya' can't make this stuff up. It's truly beautiful. As usual, ignorant liberals are extremely generous with other peoples' money...not their own. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad. Good luck in November. Alinsky's fabricated war on women, as well as the rest of his silly little concocted distractions, will not work this time. One and done, baby!!!!!
Now Romney can focus all of his attention on making Saul Alinsky a one-term disaster of a President. Let's get it on!!!!!
Well there ya`go.
When CP3 was here everyone thought he was a class act and a winner. The fact that he made a decision that is best for him and his family does not change that. I hope he has a long and prosperous career in the NBA and beyond. Thanks for the memories, CP3.
When CP3 was here everyone thought he was a class act and a winner. The fact that he made a decision that is best for him and his family does not change that. I hope he has a long and prosperous career in the NBA and beyond. Thanks for the memories, CP3.
It doesn't matter if JJ is better than Lee. He still sucks. If he could have executed the game plan instead of fumbling snaps, missing open receivers, and not being able to read anything beyond his primary receiver, then we wouldn't have had to change the game plan.
bellefleur: I refuse to take responsibility for these criminals. I have relatives who grew up in and around the St. Thomas projects. They were poor, but they were law-abiding citizens who used public housing for its intended purpose...as a hand up, not a hand out. They worked hard, got themselves educated and made something of their lives and have provided loving households for their children. Before a village can even think of helping to raise a child, the child's parents have to give a s&*t. That's where your problem starts and ends in this City. Any place that a fertile, young poor woman is called "a money-maker", you know there's a very serious problem, and your suggestion that we citizens are responsible is simply ludicrous.
civilwrites and nolabikeninja: You apparently don't know any current NOPD officers...you know, the ones who are actually on the streets attempting to curtail the out-of-control crime in this City. If you did, then you would have the ability to educate yourselves on the "facts" and not spout your ill-informed nonsense. The Feds are currently - as I sit here and respond to your ignorance - preventing the NOPD from doing their jobs effectively. I'm sure there are very good reasons why you are afraid of the police, and they have nothing to do with the police themselves. I've been stopped by the police on many occasions and I've never been mistreated and I've never been afraid. As for Obama, the man's a disgrace. I don't have the time or the energy to attempt to educate you on who this man really is and what he is really about, but hey, if you like his policies so much, go live in Europe because that's what you'll get if he stays in office. And MyIrishEyes, I agree that this City needs help, but the Feds aren't the answer, especially when the Feds are being led by Obama and Holder, two of the most corrupt politicians to hold office in my lifetime, and that's saying a lot.
How many of you are aware of the fact that the federal Department of Justice (that's right, the incompetent and dangerous Eric Holder) has agents in the N.O.P.D. "training" our police officers how to be more sensitive to these freakin' criminals? The D.O.J. is just itching to prosecute and/or institute civil rights actions against our officers. The officers can't do their jobs properly, and the criminals know it. This federal administration is dangerously incompetent. These facts need to be spread to everyone in this country. God help us if the idiotic, irresponsible, and dangerous Obama gets a second term.
The word is "loses", not "looses." Don't disrespect this hero by being illiterate morons.
Get well soon, Peyton. You ar truly an elite football player and human being who will be missed by this fan on Sundays.
Technically, you are under arrest if the police stop you and you are not fee to leave. However, when the police issue someone a summons, they are not taken to jail and booked, fingerprinted, photographed, etc., and they do not have to post bond. Usually the summons will give them a date to appear in court, just like a traffic ticket. In the meantime, the D.A.'s office will determine whether or not to formally charge the individual with a crime.
DeShazier, I don't read your articles anymore because they're worthless, but the headling on this one drew my attention. Once again, you have proven yourself to be a moron. Jefferson and Johns have been formally charged with felonies, which carry the possibility of incarceration at hard labor. Brad Wing has not been charged with anything, and the worst formal charge he can possibly face is a misdemeanor. How can you not see this? Besides, Jefferson should be put under the jail for sheer stupdity. He's supposed to be the undisputed leader of the entire team and he allows himself to get involved in something as stupid as breaking curfew and getting in a barfight. He should have been the guy telling all of the LSU players to back away and not get involved at all. He apparently did not. His punishment, and that of Josh Johns, by Les Miles is appropriate, and you have no right to question it.
Simply stated, Obama is an embarrassment. What a disgrace. He doesn't have a clue about domestic policy or foreign policy. He has done more damage to this country in 2 years than all of our previous presidents combined. Shameful!!!!!!!!
The African American Leadership Project???? Really, is this a real organization????? If it is, when is this group going to address the fact that black people in this community kill more Americans than Al Qaeda??? Address your own problems before you blame the Mayor. By the way, I didn't vote for Landrieu, so don't think this message is politically motivated. Just tryin' to keep it real.
I represent a company that is owed over 200K by these deadbeats. They're a disgrace.
Yes, it is a great school with a great football program. Patrick Peterson is a class act and for you to say he's for sale is just plain ignorant. This nonsense won't affect his draft status one bit. Freakin' morons.


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By Army Staff Sgt. Adora MedinaSpecial to American Forces Press Service
JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, May 8, 2009 An agribusiness development team from the Kansas National Guard unfurled its colors in Afghanistan's Laghman province May 3 and began its work of jump-starting the agricultural economy.
Before the unit arrived in northeastern Afghanistan, an ADT from Missouri was the only one operating in the Nuristan, Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman provinces, also known as the N2KL region. With additional assets, the two teams will be able to focus on specific areas of development.
"Each area of Afghanistan has a unique set of agricultural challenges and advantages that require tailored approaches to resolve," Army Col. Eric Peck, commander of the Kansas ADT, said. "The more focused we are on the strengths and challenges for a specific locality, the greater chance we have to succeed in improving the quantity, quality and safety of agricultural products for the consumers."
Guard soldiers and airmen -- all volunteers for the duty -- make up Peck's team, and they bring expertise from both military and civilian experience in infantry tactics, engineering, security operations and a variety of civilian skills. They've come from all over Kansas, Texas, and Washington to form what Peck called a truly cohesive melting pot of farmers and agribusiness professionals.
"Our team is focused on four major agribusiness infrastructure areas -- production, storage, processing and education -- and we have projects and program proposals in those areas that we are discussing with our Afghan government, provincial reconstruction team and interagency partners," Peck said.
As the soldiers and airmen settle into Afghanistan, they await the challenges ahead and look forward to paving the way for several rotations of teams to follow as they work to bolster the Afghan food market and aid in economic development.
(Army Staff Sgt. Adora Medina serves in the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team public affairs office.)
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No-kill: Region's animal shelters, volunteers work to reduce euthanasia rates
NAPLES - This is one of a series of Daily News and Scripps Howard News Service stories about animal rescue locally and across the country. Return to naplesnews.com throughout the weekend for more stories or pick up a copy of Sunday's Daily News.
■ No-kill: Dozens of animal rescue groups help Collier, Lee shelters find pets homes
■ Tips for deciding where to surrender a pet or to adopt one
Daniela hasn't had an easy start to her life, but you would never know it now.
The 8-month-old black cur mix was brought to the Caloosa Humane Society in LaBelle in February with a severely broken leg, possibly the result of being hit by a car.
Enter the Humane Society Naples.
The organization took Daniela in, fronted the $3,000 for her surgery and has placed the dog — who seems to smile, especially when getting attention — up for adoption.
No-kill shelters like the Humane Society Naples work to save adoptable animals like Daniela. But officials admit their work wouldn't be possible without a network of local shelters, animal services, rescue groups and community members working together for a common goal — reducing euthanasia rates.
While the Caloosa shelter normally would have fixed Daniela's leg, a veterinarian only comes to see animals on Fridays. It was a Monday and Daniela was in a lot of pain.
"I called (Michael Simonik of Humane Society Naples) and asked him if he could fix her because they have a veterinarian on staff all week and I knew they had an X-ray and would be able to tell if the leg could be saved," said Alex DeStefano, Caloosa's executive director. "She was too happy and nice of a dog not to help her."
An X-ray determined Daniela's leg couldn't be saved. After amputation surgery, Daniela recuperated with the help of Tim and Jill Schaus, the owner of A Dog's Dream Day Care and A Cat's Dream Treehouse in East Naples.
"When Daniela came here, it took her about a week, a week and a half to walk, to go up and down the stairs. But she got the hang of it," Tim Schaus said. "We have the space and, if it is not being utilized, let's use it. ... These animals can't speak for themselves."
Ria Brown, information manager for Lee County Domestic Animal Services, said foster homes and pet placement partners expand the shelter's walls.
"We can house twice as many animals than we could within our facility," she said.
Simonik, executive director of Humane Society Naples, said success for animals in need depends on organizations like his being able to look for alternatives, such as rescue groups and sanctuaries to send animals on their journey to adoption.
"We want these animals to have a good quality of life," he said. "Every step they take, they are going to a place to give them the best opportunity to get adopted."
A decade ago, Simonik said, animal organizations didn't think about transferring animals from one organization to another.
"We all find homes for animals. A lot of times, a change in the venue can help an animal get adopted," DeStefano said. "We send animals to Naples because they get more foot traffic than we do."
But that doesn't mean every pet has a happy ending.
Of 3,247 dogs that came into Collier DAS in fiscal 2011, 42 percent were euthanized by county staff, according to DAS data. In Collier County, the prognosis is even worse for cats. Of 2,616 cats that came to DAS in fiscal 2011, 80 percent were euthanized.
"No-kill" doesn't mean a shelter doesn't euthanize animals, Simonik said. Last year, 14 animals out of 2,200 were euthanized at Humane Society Naples.
"One of them was a day-old kitten with a tumor coming out of its head," he said. "My guideline is, 'Are the animals hopeless, suffering and in pain?' If it meets all three of those criteria, it is best for everyone to put the animal down."
And the Humane Society Naples can't take all animals. Currently, there are 50 dogs and 100 cats on the shelter's waiting list.
Simonik said because the phrase no-kill isn't defined by the national Humane Society, organizations can say they are no-kill when they really aren't.
Some organizations will euthanize animals before they go through the intake process because the shelter doesn't have space, he said, noting those shelters cannot really say they are a no-kill organization.Amanda Townsend, executive director of Collier County Domestic Animal Services, said DAS has seen fewer animals come into the shelter the past few years. In fiscal 2006, 8,498 animals came to the shelter. In fiscal 2011, that fell to 6,212.
"The community has done a better job of taking care of its pets," Townsend said.
Of 3,247 dogs that came into Collier DAS in fiscal 2011, 42 percent were euthanized by county staff, according to DAS data. In Collier County, the prognosis is even worse for cats. Of 2,616 cats that came to DAS in fiscal 2011, 80 percent were euthanized.
In Lee County, 46 percent of the 4,797 dogs were euthanized in 2011, according to DAS statistics. That was an increase of 11.9 percent over the previous year. Of the 4,146 cats that came into Lee DAS in 2011, about 62 percent were euthanized. It was an increase of 4.8 percent over the previous year.
"DAS is the end of the line for animal welfare," Townsend said.
To help lower euthanasia rates, Townsend said Collier DAS has adopted animals out to rescue groups. Animals that normally would be euthanized, such as kittens that aren't yet 8 weeks old, are sent to Humane Society Naples, which has foster homes and a volunteer network able to bottle feed the kittens.
"We have a group of independent and highly organized nonprofits who form a wider safety net,'' she said. We can't do what we do without our community partners."
Lee DAS also is working to reduce euthanasia rates with programs like a trap-neuter-return program for feral cats; a free sterilization program for pit bulls; and a pet pantry where animal owners can be supplied with food, litter and other essentials to help them keep their animals.
But the growth of the no-kill movement hasn't been all positive, Simonik said.
If there is a downside, it's that more people want to "save animals" and hoard them.
"These are wonderful people with great intentions, but it turns into something terrible," he said. "You have to know your limits. We have 335 animals in our care with 36 staff and 50 foster families. There are people who have 330 animals and are trying to do it alone."
The Humane Society determines how about 15 to 20 percent of the people acquire their pets, Simonik said, noting that the organization would like to have more, but ultimately, the goal is to close the doors of the organization.
"Our goal is to shut down our business because there are no more homeless pets," Simonik said.


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Hard Core Member
Joined: 4/03/12
Originally posted by Xasapis
In your opinion, what is the ain difference between the 2? Story telling? From what I've seen lately, the concept of deeper stories is not really good for long term replayability in MMOs. MMOs with large stories, seem to end when the story ends.
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to be fair to funcom
thats just about every mmo developer post wow
at least it aint as on the rails as swtor or aoc
Originally posted by Kyleran
"most people" are wrong. tes is more of a hybrid. I guess if you have hearthfire that pushes skyrim into the sandbox side though.
Originally posted by GeezerGamer
i'd put TSW in the former category
the later would be daoc, eq, gw2
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Joined: 8/21/04
Logic be damned!
It's a MORPG based on story.
I don't know about you guys, but are you really surprised it's linear and on rails?
And yes, I said MORPG instead of MMORPG on purpose.
There are very, very few MMOs out there anymore, but a LOT of MORPGs or ORPGs.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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Joined: 2/10/12
I felt like I was on rails from the veyr beginning. I didn't make it out of beta.
I want to play a MMORPG - not a SPORPG
Originally posted by BadSpock
yeah the Massive part doesnt come around much these days. I guess it applies to GW2 and definetly planetside (although that drops the RPG bit mostly)
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Well agreed, being story driven means it really can't be anything much besides linear and on rails, otherwise there'd be no way to maintain any sort of continuity in it.
In my original reply I was just agreeing with the OP that it would have been sort of cool to make TSW more of a world that the agents operated in rather than a story the player followed from end to end.
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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Joined: 9/13/12
Originally posted by Kyleran
Like every other term related to MMOS people interpret and change definition as it suits them i guess. For me 'on the rail' means where the game guides you to first quest npc and from there on you follow one straight narrow path, to another quest NPC and so on.
in these games the higher level quest NPC will be locked and won't offer quests till you finish previous ones. However in TSW all content is open and available to you. You are not guided from one NPC to another and you don't have to follow a specified path for the content progression.
So for me TSW is 'not on the rail' but if TSW is on rails than so is GW2 because of the way zones and hearts are divided based on levels and how you need to complete them ina specific order for maximum efficency.
But hey people are free to interpret 'on rails' in any manner they like.
Good thing is i am not hardcore fan of any MMO and do not belong to any MMO fan clubs so i am capable of giving my opinion with as minimum bias as possible.
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Joined: 6/11/08
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This is where a wasted discussion on what "on rails" means would usually start. However, I'm on to how MMORPG.com works. I will, at least this once, not fall for that trap.
I think it would have been a lot more interesting if players could go nearly anywhere, if out in the world the relative power levels of the players versus monsters didn't really matter. Then the focus would be off of combat and on the mysteries and such.
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Originally posted by ShakyMo
Skyrim is definitely a themepark. You have your main quest storylines and then you have quest givers scattered all over the place. An mmorpg like this is an themepark without rails, the lack of structure doesn't make it a sandbox I'm afraid. If you want to look at sandbox, I'd check Mount & Blade, as an example.
And the presence of a story doesn't make a game "on rails" either, as Skyrim again has clearly demonstrated.
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Joined: 8/21/04
Logic be damned!
I think if a MMO wants to have a developer crafted story they can't half ass it.
Quests = half assed, far too limited what you can do w/o breaking the MMO model.
See TOR and GW2 - level restricted, fully instanced.
As a TOR dev once said (paraphrased) as an example- "You are limited by the MMORPG medium. You can't put a character in jail and take away all their gear like you can do in a single player RPG."
Simply put - it's hard to do a proper story in a MMO AND make it still a MMO.
So you either half ass the MMO part to make the story better, or half ass the RPG/story part to make the MMO part better.
See TOR, GW2, TSW, and in many ways WoW.
I'm tempted to say that they should just do like console games have been doing -
Disk 1 or whatever is the single player linear storyline - and sure you can bring 2-3 friends in to join your story and everything auto scales to your level/skills and group size.
Disk 2 is the "multiplayer" part - open world MMO w no attempt at story via quests or any such.
Free month means single player RPG fans could enjoy Disk 1, hell even allow it to be offline capable.
MMO fans could swap between them or ignore Disk 1 entirely.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
Originally posted by BadSpock
to be fair to tsw it does the story part well. It doesn't feel like a sub par sprpg, some bits feel like a top quality sprpg, other bits are more group orientated, not all its story stuff is solo instanced stuff like SWTOR. also to be fair to GW2 the story thing is an option, you don't have to do it (i didn't)
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Joined: 4/20/12
Originally posted by MMOwanderer
There's been quite a bit of talk in recent interviews about horizontal progression. I think Funcom is still figuring out exactly how that eill work, but I do believe they are on board with doing away with endgame grind.
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Joined: 2/21/06
Originally posted by mmoDAD
You people should try playing final fantasy XIII and XIII-2 or do some space missions in SW:TOR lol.
Then you know what "On Rails" experience is.
Sorry, but TSW is far from an "On Rails" experience.
TSW has some linearity to it in case of the Main Storyline, but for the rest you pretty much free to do what you like.
Sure in Solomons Island you have to start in Kingsmouth, then go to Savage Coast and then to Blue Mountains.
But by the time you end up in Egypt, you can do any zone there you like, as you will be at QL8ish level gear and have unlocked enough advanced abilities.
Hence, there are some parts in Blue Mountain that are harder than Egypt, I had to skip and save for later.
Funcom also keeps adding new missions with each updated, giving you incentive to keep going back to previous zones like Kingsmouth.
Due to the levelless skillbased system, you can always go back all the way to Kingsmouth and (re)do missions there and still get full XP rewards, unlike any other Themepark MMO where low level content grey out!
Guild Wars 2 tried to address that problem by implementing downscaling, but so far people don't seem to be interested to go back to old zones. Unlike in TSW where I always see people returning to previous zones to redo some great missions or find new ones they missed!
But yeah sure.... if you have a linear mindset due to having played games like WoW for too long, basically conditioning you into such a mindset.... then you play TSW in a linear fashion! But then you really miss out! /sigh
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Joined: 5/16/10
Originally posted by halflife25
Innovation for the sake of it is never going to sell games. Reworking a tried and tested formula, should to all intents and purposes serve you well. But if you don't improve on that formula, even marginally, then you are never going to have major success. You need to do something better than other games to have commercial appeal.
I agree gameplay is important. But at the same time their is a distinct lack of innovation in the MMO market. Nobody seems willing to take a risk, probably because of the development costs involved. You play one MMO, you really have had the entire MMO experience. Which is why I think a lot of people stick with WoW. It's not worth jumping ship to just have a similar experience in another game.
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Joined: 8/23/12
Originally posted by Ortwig
Yeah, i know. That's actually great, but the complaint is all related to a lack of content. This isn't hating on TSW, it's a themepark thing. Onc you're finished with the story leveling, which like i said is good, you're left grinding dungeons and repeatable missions.
If TSW added more systems based content, and fortunatly Funcom as been talking about, i'd actually start looking alot more into it, specially since they're catering to RP'ers right now. Personally, i'd love a Foundry system from NW.
Regarding the topic of "on rails", every game as some kind off linear element in some place. Unlock X to get Y, unlock Y to get Z.
But in terms of world design and leveling, i'd say TSW is far lesss linear than standart quest hub based themepark, since the game's missions allow me to explore any given directio within the zone. However, i'm still restricted by gear QL until 10. Also, there's only 1 unlocked zone at any given time until Transylvania. So there is still an on rails component.
In GW2's case it's still on rails too, since you're gated depending on levels, but more open than TSW since it gives you more zones to explore within any given power range aswell as DE working similar to missions in allowing you to explore the area in any direction.
To me, a real open ended exploration game would allow me to go to most locations and zones right from the begining, without hitting walls.
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Originally posted by MMOwanderer
I'm with you on stuff like the Foundry -- I think all games should have it, even if there is also developer-created questing and content. Also especially like that they will be adding a rating system so that the best stuff floats to the top. Anything that increases the amount to do in the open world -- especially with themeparks -- is all good.
Also agree about the general zone linearity of TSW. Within the general area progression, you can certainly bounce around and do the quests in any order you like (the lineearity is in the tiers of the quests), but yeah, you kind of have to be geared well enough to move on to the next major zone. That said there's nothing preventing you from going to the next zone, as long as you don't mind it being significnatly harder -- I know a lot of people went to Egypt first before coming back to Blue Mountains.
But, yeah, in general, I wish more themeparks would stop tying "levels" to zones. Why not open up a zone to quests of all levels of difficulty in the game? I like the sidekicking in GW2 for specific sort of "training mode" it can put you in to group with friends.
But for general questing, I'd like to see devs build in higher difficulty content in *all* the zones, so that when you return later, there are new challenges, not just the same old monsters that scale in difficulty to your level. It's weird to be fighting challenging rats when you are wearing QL10; it's more natural that when you return in QL10, there are quests and monsters in that old zone that you didn't have to fight the first time around.
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Originally posted by Ortwig
Now all they have to do is figure out how to get the all the players on board with that.
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Originally posted by MMOwanderer
Im curious, how long do you expect yourself to play a game that had ALOT of content, but all the content was equal in difficulty and experience. Your character progression would not make you any stronger, because if you did then it would leave some content trivial.
To make a game truly open for exploration you need to throw away character progression as this in it self makes content "locked" or "trivial"
Would you play such a game for years? Or would you just see it made, try it out and then leave it because "its not for you"?


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