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on October 31, 2012, 6:27 pm | 5 comments
Forget the red carpet and Rodeo Drive, if you want to catch sight of your favorite A-listers, head to the Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch. Some very famous families descend upon the West Hollywood pumpkin patch each year at around this time, turning it into an unexpected celebrity hotspot. This Halloween has been no exception, as… Read more »
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on October 31, 2012, 4:11 pm | 26 comments
By: Wes Bender, Safe Kids Worldwide Are expensive car seats better? This is a great question, and a legitimate one. We as a society tend to believe that as the cost increases, so does the quality and performance of the products we're purchasing. Let's start by reminding ourselves that every manufacturer is required to meet… Read more »
Rachel Sarnoff
on October 31, 2012, 3:34 pm | 7 comments
I think it's important that we support the school, but I also think that it's important that our children see us do it. In the absence of religion, our school has become the community in which they experience philanthropy.
Laura Larsen
on October 31, 2012, 3:30 pm | 49 comments
You're going about your seemingly normal day, when suddenly you can't find the TV remote. You search the sofa cushions, under the sofa, glare at the dog, and finally give up and wait for your partner to come home and look harder. Time for dinner! You open the freezer and…there's the missing remote. So where's… Read more »
Jamielyn Nye
on October 31, 2012, 2:45 pm | 16 comments
Tonight is the night…the night the kids get their once a year "sugar high." Halloween is the only day I let my kids go crazy on candy. I figure once a year is fine. Then tomorrow I'm throwing it in the trash (of course I'll pull out all the Twix beforehand). 😉 I love Halloween…. Read more »
Molly Balint
on October 31, 2012, 2:31 pm | 205 comments
Chalk this baby product up to something that I'm anxious to try if there's ever another baby in my future. Amber teething necklaces are an old-fashioned idea that seems to be having a resurgence among mothers. If you don't know what I'm talking about, maybe you've seen a baby wearing a gold-colored bead necklace and… Read more »
Sara McGinnis
on October 31, 2012, 2:10 pm | 27 comments
Michelle Duggar has undergone a makeover! The mother of many, featured on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, allowed a stylist to put her hands on her trademark hair in order to shake things up for her 46th birthday celebration. What would Michelle Duggar look like with straight hair? Check it out the 'Duggar mom makeover'… Read more »
Sara McGinnis
on October 31, 2012, 12:53 pm | 3 comments
Lisa Loeb is gearing up to celebrate Halloween with two kids in tow for the first time. The singer, who welcomed son Emet on June 15, recently admitted to People she's having a hard time getting used to having two kids under age 3 to run after! "She's really interacting with him well," Lisa Loeb… Read more »
Betsy Shaw
on October 31, 2012, 12:03 pm | 11 comments
Three-hundred patients, including 20 premature newborns– most with under-developed lungs in need of supplemental oxygen– were successfully evacuated from NYU's Langone Hospital after Hurricane Sandy caused power outages in seven of its buildings. Doctors and medical staff had to scramble to care for patients whose lives weren't threatened by the lack of power, and transfer… Read more »
Carolyn Robertson
on October 31, 2012, 11:55 am | 4 comments
Trick-or-treat! Jessica Simpson picked an adorable costume for her 6-month-old daughter Maxwell Drew's first Halloween. The singer Tweeted this cute picture of her fluffy little chick today. Clearly, Maxwell isn't the only one getting in on the Halloween fun. Jessica shows off her 60lb weight loss – and her post-baby curves – in a corseted… Read more »
Amy Graff
on October 31, 2012, 11:03 am | 12 comments
As Hurricane Sandy's powerful winds and rains swept across the East Coast earlier this week, people in 17 states were holed up in their homes and left in the dark without power, television and Internet access. In fact, many of them are still without power. What do you do trapped inside a house or apartment… Read more »
Molly Balint
on October 31, 2012, 10:22 am | 3 comments
I'm guessing I'm not alone in this little problem I have. It's called, "I have a zillion digital pictures on my computer and phone and not a single printed photo to show for it!" Do you have this problem? It's pathetic really. For my oldest daughter I have albums full of pictures that I often… Read more »
Betsy Shaw
on October 31, 2012, 9:38 am | 23 comments
Mom fail. Honestly, this couldn't be more ill timed. Both my girls had a cleaning at the dentist yesterday. And both my girls have a cavity. As unpopular as this opinion may be, I'd seriously like to just cancel Halloween. Because, as far as I'm concerned, each sticky, gooey, sugary, artificially-flavored and dye-filed non-food item… Read more »
Amy Hatch
on October 31, 2012, 8:41 am | 5 comments
There's no question that it's been a long slog of an election season. The 2012 presidential campaign—on both sides—has been filled with rhetoric, gaffes and, now, even a natural diaster. For one little girl, it's just all too much. Abigael is just 4 years old, but she exemplifies how most of the grown-ups I know… Read more »
BabyCenter Guest Blogger
on October 31, 2012, 8:27 am | 1 comment
This is another fun post from our friends over at LilSugar! If a string of rainy days in a row has got your kids singing the cabin fever blues, then you're in luck! We've come up with 111 great ways to stay entertained indoors. Challenge your little ones to do something different next time, and… Read more »


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Pros: While I'd probably never spend this much on a cable, it's important to understand that *all* cables transmit analog signals. It's true for your Ethernet cable, a fiber-optic cable, and yes, HDMI cables. The signal is interpreted as digital, but that signal *is* analog - and it can be degraded and misinterpreted. This is a bigger deal the faster you go. That's not to say you'd notice the difference between a cheap cable that works, and a very expensive one. But there can be a difference.
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The David Bradley Effect
The corrupting effect of his off-the-record salons.
So why Bradley's elaborate defense of the off-the-record rules? Going off the record is what Washingtonians do to make themselves feel important. By placing his paid salons off the record and charging high prices, Bradley makes them appear exclusive, valuable, and daring. The sponsors feel important because they think they're impressing their audience with their frankness and because they're encouraged into thinking that the off-the-record journalists and politicians are sharing electric insights they could never share with their readers. The politicians, well, the politicians live in their own cognitive dissonance bubble. Any audience will do.
The rest of the country knows how badly off-the-record stinks. In 2004, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz's handler invited several regional reporters to meet his boss after he gave a speech in Omaha, Neb. Wolfowitz's comments would have to be attributed to a "senior Defense Department official," the handler said. The reporters replied that they and their editors had no interest in a no-name briefing. Besides, they noted, it was already public knowledge that Wolfowitz was the most senior Defense Department official in the region that day. Why the ridiculous sourcing arrangement? The standoff ended and the interview commenced when Wolfowitz agreed to go on the record.
If paid off-the-record salons are charades, why oppose them? For one thing, I hate to see anybody defrauded, even AstraZeneca. For another, no journalist should serve as an accomplice to fraud. But most important, the off-the-record comfort zones run by Bradley for the benefit of his corporate clients corrupt the business of journalism in deep, fundamental ways. Every new off-the-record venue drives a measurable quantity of political discourse out of the public sphere and into the private. It's in the interests of journalists and the public, as the Omaha press corps demonstrated, to push the powerful onto the record. Establishing safe harbors for them—and charging them for the privilege of anchorage—is not what journalism is about. The erection of such salons says this to corporations and public officials: You owe your candor not to the public but to one another, and journalistic organizations such as the Atlanticand the Washington Post will gladly pocket the cash to help you keep your "secrets."
If David Bradley doesn't understand this, will somebody please underwrite a public debate to fill him in?
More silly self-effacement from David Bradley's memo: "[T]his is a modest brag, I think I'm well suited to convening intelligent, committed people across wide divides." Where does he get this crap, Toastmasters International? Send Toastmaster tips via e-mail to email@example.com. I polish my speaking skill several times a day through my Twitter feed. (E-mail may be quoted by name in "The Fray," Slate's readers' forum; in a future article; or elsewhere unless the writer stipulates otherwise. Permanent disclosure: Slate is owned by the Washington Post Co.)
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My Health Journey: What I Struggled With, What I Learned, Where Am I Todayby Raluca Schachter on Oct 10, 2012 • 4:18 pm 4 Comments
"Why in the world can't you eat bread now??"
"Do you really need all these supplements??"
"Are you really going to eat all that disgusting animal fat??"
"So what other health disorder have you discovered in your body now, huh??"
"Harmful electromagnetic fields? Heavy metals? Nonsense!"
"Nah, you'll never be able to make people understand why they need to eat healthy and why they need to change!"
Believe it or not, these and many other similar questions come my way quite often, from people I meet and even from family and friends. I love my job and I wouldn't change it for anything. I'm really passionate about my role as a natural health practitioner, educator and real food activist. But I learned to accept the fact that what I do and preach about doesn't sit well with too many people these days…Well, let me share with you the reasons behind it…
What I Struggled With
My health journey started when, like many others, I was tired and frustrated of going from doctor to doctor, doing the same routine tests and still being plagued by infections, low immunity, a sluggish gallbladder and low energy. I always asked my doctors all kind of questions, was always prepared with a written list and they were really annoyed by this, while nervously watching their clock…To be honest, I never received any logical and truthful explanation or suggestion, never any mention about the food I was putting in my mouth at that time, or my lifestyle, or supplements and natural remedies instead of just more prescribed medication!
Except for once, when I was 17 and a doctor told me to finally stop taking antibiotics which I've been constantly popping since I was 5 until then. She told me, next time I have a sore throat (and I had the most horrible ones!), to drink a tea, take some herbs, gargle with saline solution but NO more antibiotics! It took me many years to learn that antibiotics overuse can permanently damage the intestinal flora, especially when they are taken without probiotics. Plus, they create resistant bacteria that are not killed by regular antibiotics anymore. And so this develops the perfect ground for low immunity, leaky gut syndrome, recurrent infections and chronic disease.
On top of that, I wasn't breastfed or raised on an ideal diet, which added to my inability to thrive. My parents did the best they could at that time, considering the lack of information in a former communist country, where the limited knowledge of mainstream doctors was the golden rule for all. My parents and I consumed all home cooked meals, but this was altered by a poor quality of food during the communism time, not to mention being scarce as well. Alteration continued afterwards with the load of western junk food that invaded the market in the democratic time. I grew up in the city so the connection with the country side, the land and natural remedies were not quite there either at that time.
Coming to US I was thrilled by the variety of foods available. I started to load up on everything "new", without knowing exactly if it was good for me or not. I tried to find the best information I could get and unfortunately I stumbled across the one that told me soy milk is ok to drink. Thanks God this moment of madness didn't last for too long! I was still cooking at home all the meals for me and my family but didn't have a solid knowledge of what healthy food really means. Canola or olive oil? Reduced fat milk or full fat? More veggies and fruits every day? Vaccines? Who knew? All of a sudden I arrived in the land of extremes and information overload.
My health started to deteriorate even more after I had my daughter, and I was underweight. I was overly stressed and my old problems like candida overgrowth and hormonal imbalances kept bothering me to the point of complete despair! The common colds I had seemed to stay with me forever. I also discovered that I had a "nice" load of heavy metals , which I was carrying with me since the Chernobyl nuclear fallout and transmitted to my daughter as well. For the non-believers, I can assure you that reliable hair tests we've done showed this dangerous pattern of storing heavy metals to be present in both my body and my daughter's. It's not only the nuclear fallouts that are responsible for this, but also food, air and water contamination that are very prevalent these days.
What I Learned
Fortunately my nutritional studies and especially the whole Metabolic Typing protocol for health saved me for good and enabled me to also help everybody I loved improve their health. I transformed this into a career and today my health journey is far from over. For example, I've just discovered I am highly reactive to dairy and pork, among other foods. Wow, the very foods my metabolism actually needs to stay healthy, but which became now an issue due to my past health history.
And I LOVE dairy and bacon! When I found out I was reactive to these very foods I… laughed out loud! At the irony and the lesson that Nature and our own body are tirelessly giving us. One of my favorite yoga teachers, when referring to a difficult to do yoga pose, says:
Keep smiling, even if it's an outrageous smile, it makes a big difference! Smile and be grateful because you CAN take the challenge!
So, it is ok, because I CAN take the challenge and because I KNOW. I know now how to deal with avoiding certain foods from my diet for a while and then reintroduce them slowly, I know how to look for alternatives and what my body really needs. I don't cry and panic when I find out I need to CHANGE, again! Change is awesome. It's empowering. It offers you the opportunity to become a better, healthier person and leads you to new discoveries. The world changes continuously, every single minute around us. Why would we be stuck in one single moment? Impossible. Most important, I kept telling myself over the years that becoming healthy (when you didn't have the privilege to enjoy it from the beginning) is a PROCESS. It's not a race, it's journey full of discoveries. We should all enjoy every step of it.
On a side note, I'm not going to lie and say this "embracing change" approach is all so easy all the time! For example, I had cravings for dairy that lasted about 4 days, until I got my body adjusted to additional intakes of nutrients and foods to make up for the "loss". I was more hungry, irritable and got to the point where all I could think about was dairy, and how wonderful it is. (I still believe it's wonderful, in its raw, grass fed, pure form, but I'm not wasting my nights thinking about it anymore!) I also know that several foods including dairy, to certain extent, contain opiates which are found to be the addictive and so generating withdrawal symptoms once you stop eating them. No wonder I was "missing" it so badly! That doesn't mean dairy or other food is "bad" (unless we talk about processed food which is all bad). Foods are not good for you if they don't fit with your unique metabolism and your specific health conditions. "One man's meat is another one's poison." (Lucretius)
People perceive and define HEALTH very differently. And this will determine how much work somebody is willing to do in order to achieve it. My Metabolic Typing teacher and mentor, William Wolcott, an extraordinary person and practitioner, defines health like this:
As far as my personal definition, health is a dynamic state of energy, exuberance and well-being that surpasses a mere lack of symptoms. It is a state of homeostasis, biochemical balance, and optimal metabolic efficiency where no stressors remain of a chronic nature, where compensation and adaptation always culminate in resolution. When lab tests levels show no imbalances and inefficiencies and when all diseases and symptoms have resolved and when a person announces that s/he feels healthy, that's pretty close to ideal health.
Wow! That IS health, people! The fact that very few of us these days ever experience it, doesn't make it unreal. This was the norm hundreds of years ago, but today aging equals sickness. Worse than that, even unborn babies are already toxic due to the bad genetic material that' s being passed down to them. And by that I mean toxicity that comes from processed food, pollution and a stressful lifestyle.
An important aspect is the fact that the process of healing also involves your loved ones. I am strongly motivated by the fact that I don't want to be a sick person in my "golden age", so that my kid has to take care of me, instead of living her own life. I believe it's everybody's responsibility to take care of their own health not only for themselves, but also for the well being of those around them. Nobody wants to be a "burden" for family, friends or society after all, right?
Where Am I Today
I feel confident because...I finally KNOW. I'm not afraid of my symptoms and discoveries anymore, since I know how to interpret them and how to address them. Everything has a reason now and a solution. Compared to how I used to feel a few years ago, it's been an AMAZING improvement and I know it can only go up from here. Many of the symptoms I used to have I almost forgot about, I can keep others under control and I have now the desired weight.
So, next time we feel like criticizing somebody for not doing enough for their health or for doing too much, remember that everybody sees this concept very differently and acts accordingly.
For some people food sensitivities might mean nothing to worry about. Antibiotics might be ok for many others. Heavy metals, gut healing, Metabolic Typing diet? What are all these?? These and much more are my daily areas to further research, address and consult on. Because I learned that each and every piece of the health puzzle is important and there really are no shortcuts to optimal healing. That's been my experience.
In health,
Raluca Schachter
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Calgary Hitmen Alumnus Johnny Boychuk has become the fourth Hitmen grad to win the Stanley Cup.
The 27-year-old Boston Bruins defenceman played a significant role in the B's Cup clinching Game 7 win in Vancouver Wednesday night. The Edmonton product ate huge minutes, 18:28 in fact, fourth most on the team. He was also +2.
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Colorado should create a rapid-response team of farmers, university scientists and health workers to help with an investigation and get to a farm faster after a food-borne illness outbreak, experts at a state agriculture conference said Thursday.
Also, federal and state agencies should target high-risk foods — including cantaloupe — instead of spreading limited money too thin, they said.
The Governor's Forum on Colorado Agriculture focused on food safety after the deadliest U.S. food-borne illness outbreak in at least 25 years. Melons contaminated with listeria from a Holly-area farm have been linked to 32 deaths nationwide, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state's response to the outbreak "was as close to perfect as we are going to see." It took about two weeks from the time investigators knew they were dealing with an outbreak until the tainted cantaloupes were recalled, said Larry Goodridge, a food-microbiology professor at Colorado State University.
But the state could improve by creating a team that activated within hours of an outbreak, Goodridge said. University scientists and produce growers were called to help with the listeria cantaloupe investigation but not immediately, he said.
"Our food supply is one of the safest in the world, if not the safest," Goodridge said. "But if you were to ask that question of family members who had someone die, they would tell you our food supply is not safe."
Goodridge, who studies bacteria in meat and other foods, said the government should target spending on high-risk produce — in particular, by educating farmers who grow high-risk produce. More focus on food inspectors isn't likely to significantly improve the system, he said.
"We could never inspect enough," Goodridge said. "It's much better to take the growers and educate them about what to be aware of."
Another food-safety expert, Farm Fresh Direct chief executive Jim Knutzon, said he expects the federal government will write more specific regulations for growing cantaloupe and other produce. Then third-party auditors — hired by farms to inspect their operations — will have to check for specific standards called for by the Food and Drug Administration.
If a farm wants to deviate from its current plan, such as by buying a new type of sorting machine, it would have to seek approval from inspectors, experts suggested.
Colorado's Jensen Farms began using a potato sorter to pack its melons before the outbreak, a possible source of contamination.
The number of reported multistate food-illness outbreaks has more than quadrupled in the past 20 years, in part because Americans have been increasingly eating food grown nationally and internationally, not locally. About one in six Americans gets food poisoning each year.
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Over 1,000 new cases of Hirschsprung's disease are diagnosed in the USA every year. More than half the children treated appropriately with surgery for Hirschsprung's disease suffer from chronic problems with constipation, incontinence, and/or abdominal pain. Even as adults, over half will experience occasional episodes of incontinence, and 10% will endure constipation unresponsive to medical management. Nonetheless, adjustment for teenagers and young adults with Hirschsprung's disease is not different than for healthy children; successful adjustment depends largely on family support. Revised and updated 2009.Topics: Anal, Rectal Disorders, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Fecal soiling, incontinence, Hirschsprung's Disease, Incontinence, Motility
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Hirschsprung's disease is an illness that people are born with (congenital), in which there is a lack of nerve cells (ganglion cells) in the segments of the intestinal tract located in the colon or rectum. Since the first operative curative technique for Hirschsprung's disease was described in 1948, progress in diagnostic methods and surgical techniques have allowed the survival and successful treatment of most children with Hirschsprung's disease. In spite of these advances, postoperative problems continue to occur. Recently, research has produced a better understanding of the disease, knowledge that will undoubtedly lead to further refinements of the surgical techniques and better treatment of these patients.Topics: Hirschsprung's Disease, Motility
Fact Sheet: Bowel Problems in Adults After Surgical Treatment for Childhood Hirschsprungs Disease840
By: Kasaya Tantiphlachiva, MD; Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, FRCP (LON)
Hirschsprung's disease is a rare illness that people are born with (congenital). It occurs annually in about 1 in 5,000 live births. In Hirschsprung's disease there is a lack of nerve cells (ganglion cells) in segments of the intestinal tract located in the colon and/or rectum.
The treatment is surgery to remove the abnormal bowel segment and restore bowel continuity. Following surgical treatment, most children have a good outcome, but some have persistent bowel problems such as constipation, soiling, fecal incontinence, and inflammation in the colon (enterocolitis). These symptoms can impact the quality of life, which also needs to be addressed.
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|This Musical Is Brought to You by the Letters "A," "O," and "K": "Avenue Q," at the District Theatre through October 21
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|Written by Thom White
|Monday, 08 October 2012 06:00
Avenue Q is one of a few musicals that I thought should maybe only be staged by Broadway professionals. However, it didn't take long during Friday's performance at the District Theatre for director Marc Ciemiewicz and his cast to prove they can handle Avenue Q, and handle it well.
With music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and a book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q is set in a New York City neighborhood located way, way on the other side of the tracks. Its central figure is Princeton (Bryan Tank), a recent college graduate with a BA in English who, while seeking his purpose in life, moves into a low-rent apartment on Avenue Q, and becomes the neighbor to a motley crew of low-income characters. The thing is, though, most of these characters are puppets (designed here by Erika Friesth), and the musical's humor comes from Avenue Q looking like a children's show – Sesame Street, specifically – but dealing with adult material involving strippers, alcohol, Gary Coleman, and puppet sex. (Parents: Do not take the kids to this one.)
There's an intrinsic challenge in any production of this piece considering not everyone has a talent for puppetry – a fact that is confirmed here. The female actors actually fare well in bringing lifeless configurations of cloth and plastic eyes to life, with Erin Churchill and Kelly Lohrenz proving especially gifted at animating their Kate Monster (Princeton's love interest) and Lucy the Slut (Princeton's distraction), respectively. The male actors, however, don't. While every performer moves the mouths of his or her puppets correctly, the men aren't as good at turning their puppets' heads or, to varying degrees, using their puppets' arms. I got over this issue, however, by simply focusing on the actors themselves, who are working their puppets in plain sight, and proved much more interesting to watch than the puppets' mouths.
Churchill, however, is interesting to watch on two levels. Her Kate Monster is so animated and varied that I fully believed in the puppet. The performer herself, though, is so vivid that I wanted to watch her, too, and was consequently forced to routinely switch my focus between the puppet and the person. Churchill's characterization, in truth, is so endearing that I sort of fell in love with her Kate Monster, and while I did not fall in love with Lohrenz's Lucy the Slut, I was equally in awe of the characterization. Thanks to the actor's ability to move her puppet in sync with her own movements, Lohrenz and Lucy turn their heads the same way, walk sultrily with swaying hips, and are wonderfully expressive (or, in Lucy's case, as expressive as a puppet face can be).
Tank's Princeton is both a charmer and a prototypical, sexual, slobby male, and Andrew Cole, though he sometimes struggles with proper pitch, amuses as a cheery-faced Gary Coleman, the apartment building's superintendent. I would've liked to see more of Mike Kelly's pervert tenant Trekkie Monster, as Kelly's gravelly vocals and hilarious puppetry – quivering and fainting with sexual anticipation prior to Lucy the Slut's stage performance – never failed to make me laugh. Tracy Pelzer-Timm couldn't be more crowd-pleasingly prudish as Kate Monster's high-strung boss Mrs. Thistletwat, and she and Lohrenz provide consistent laughs as the Bad Idea Bears, who together serve as Princeton's (bad-influence) conscience.
Being a fan of his quirky, energetic humor, I figured that Joe Maubach would steal the show with his characterization of the puppet tenant Nicky. Unfortunately, while his rendition of "If You Were Gay" was a show highlight, Maubach is overly subdued in his role, and as Nicky's roommate Rod, Tristan Layne Tapscott sometimes forgot to move his puppet's mouth altogether during Friday's performance. Still, the actor employed a consistent, nasally voice for his closeted, Republican investment banker, and he brought a quick pace to his character's uptight line deliveries.
Meanwhile, portraying non-puppet characters, James Fairchild and Cindy Ramos-Parmley shine as engaged tenants Brian and Christmas Eve. Fairchild's struggling stand-up comic is so lighthearted and jovial (reminding me of Larry David's agent Jeff on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm) that he's easy to like, and Ramos-Parmley is hysterical whenever Christmas Eve alters her soft-spoken, Asian-accented voice – especially when ordering Brian to get a job – to a deep yell.
Scenic designer Tapscott's set is the largest, most intricate one I've yet seen in the performance space, boasting two stories of (painted) brick walls and junk smartly strewn in strategic places. And the District Theatre's production of Avenue Q feels equally grand, full of hearty laughs and a cast that seems to be having so much fun that it's hard not to have fun along with them.
Avenue Q runs at the District Theatre (1611 Second Avenue, Rock Island) through October 21, and information and tickets are available by calling (309)235-1654 or visiting DistrictTheatre.com.
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Reviews for FINAL FANTASY® XIV: A Realm Reborn™ (NA)
MMO For the Ageslurkerman | Aug. 2, 2015 | See all lurkerman's reviews »
The content in this MMO is quite amazing it has come a long way from its 1.0 failed version . A couple things I love about this game are 1. 1 toon can be every class no more toon hopping just change out the weapon and poof your that class of course there are some you need to unlock first 2. there is always something to do while waiting the almost always less than 5 min dungeon Q time 3. the community is utterly amazing I have yet to encounter a bad pug group
What WOW-killers Have Been Waiting ForLolzforlunch | July 5, 2015 | See all Lolzforlunch's reviews »
Absolutely amazing game, the leveling is fast and fun, the combat is engaging be it you're a tank, healer, or dps, and the story is actually very fascinating and makes you want to progress to learn more. I found the leveling from the 20-25 spot was a bit sluggish, but that could very well just be me, as that's when the game begins to opens up, and some quests require a bit of looking into to solve just because the map display misleads with its large text occasionally, other than these very minor critiques however, I'm absolutely in love with this game. Definitely looking forward to spend more time with this MMO. P.S. The only good mmo out there with fantastic controller support, definitely nice to lean back and play for a few hours with this intuitive controller scheme.
Great MMObetapaw | June 26, 2015 | See all betapaw's reviews »
Great MMO and definitely worth the money. Really enjoyed end-game content which was where my primary worry was but they pulled through. Primal fights and raids were well designed and I have recommended this game to both hardcore and casual gamers. Definitely worth the money!!
Wonderful Purchasehoodwink | June 17, 2015 | See all hoodwink's reviews »
With new content roughly every 3 months this MMO is definitely worth every penny. No matter what style of play you prefer FFXIV:ARR delivers. Amazing crafting, both casual and hardcore raid setups, as well as an immersive and in-depth story with hours and hours of cut-scenes. The Gold Saucer, a recent addition, provides plenty of mini-games including chocobo racing, triple-triad card game, and twice hourly events to provide entertainment. Join us in Heavensward, FFXIV's first expansion on June 19th for early access!
Standard MMO Faresycomantis1991 | June 15, 2015 | See all sycomantis1991's reviews »
Final Fantasy XIV is definitely the most graphically awe-inspiring MMO I've played (haven't played ESO). Aside from that and some cool designs, it's as standard of an MMO as there is. I feel like many people give it credit it doesn't deserve based on its name. it looks cool but it plays jsut like another WoW clone. There are cheaper and more creative options.
The Best Available MMOharpiegirl | March 31, 2015 | See all harpiegirl's reviews »
To begin, I've played many MMOs over the years, both free-to-play and subscription based. With that being said, I'll be honest; it's easy for me to lose interest in them. Final Fantasy XIV is a great take on both the Final Fantasy universe and an MMO. It has an engaging class system that allows you to partake in as many or as little classes as you want(all of which are based on classes available in previous Final Fantasy installments)...on a single character. That means you can share available equipment and accessories with a single character, and change classes on the go. You'll always have a class to improve or level, all in once place. Additionally, there are classes dedicated solely to harvesting and crafting items. You can level up from this so there's no real need to ever fight or anything like that if you wish. This is a fairly rare feature, I've only seen it in one other MMO. Character customization is fantastic. There are many different options and if you're like me and obsessed with making a unique and cute character, you'll love this system. My only real complain is that it could use some more varied hairstyles. Combat is very similar to that of Tera Online except you'll need to click on enemies and party members more often. If you liked that, you'll probably like this. Plus, there is an easy to use party finder system that does its job very well. It'll pair teams per what type of class each member is, in order to balance them. For instance an outcome could be one healer, one offensive mage, a tank and one melee fighter. Really what stopped me from subscribing was a lack of disposable income to pay the sub and consistently having enough time to play each month. While the game is by far the best MMO I've ever played, sub fees can be very daunting, especially if you don't have a lot of free time every month. It's definitely worth a try, especially if you do have free time.
Good MMO fare in a Final Fantasy packageMadDemon64 | Jan. 9, 2015 | See all MadDemon64's reviews »
Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO that doesn't do anything new, just good. If you have played Final Fantasy XI, then you know what you are more or less getting into. The story is decent, but isn't anything new. The combat is very similar to most MMOs. If you have played tab-targeted MMOs, then you will be very comfortable with the combat in this game. Similarly, the quest system is very similar to the quest system in most MMOs: accept quests in a city and go out in the wild to do it. There are some random events that happen in the different areas, and they are fun to do at first, but can become dull and repetitive, especially if you do them constantly. Final Fantasy XIV is decent if you are looking for a new Final Fantasy game, but if you are looking for a new MMO that does something differently, then Final Fantasy XIV is not for you.
Great Theme Park MMOexenor | Nov. 19, 2014 | See all exenor's reviews »
Absolutely one of the best theme park MMOs on the market, widely considered the #2 MMO currently out there. A butt ton of content, a great story quest (that everyone can experience) and a good mix of casual and hardcore content to cater to just about anyone. Crafting is very in depth, and the class system is one of my favorites (who doesn't like having every class on a single character?)
Good MMOnightassassin1 | May 13, 2014 | See all nightassassin1's reviews »
This was more than I expected. The game is incredibly beautiful and quite fun. I don't like subscription based games, but this one is worth it. I was part of the closed beta and I loved it so much I actually bought it and payed the subscription. It is a million times better than Elder Scrolls Online. The makers of that game didn't understand how an MMORPG should work, but the makers of this one understood it very well. If you love an amazingly beautiful art style and MMORPGs this is a great game to get. I was simply stunned by the game's beauty. It plays like a dream and is a new and interesting experience. This felt like WoW with an upgraded experience and great graphics. I could see this as a good successor to WoW, I feel like it delivers what it promised, great graphics, an immersive environment, fun game play, and a well rounded battle system.
Best MMO I've played in a long timeKoga1211 | Jan. 16, 2014 | See all Koga1211's reviews »
I've played many MMO's over the last 10 year's or so, and I know many will will disagree with me on this but this is one of the best MMO's I've ever played. I haven't got bored with it, which hasn't happened in years. As others said, it CAN fall into some grinding traps, but at the same time I've leveled faster in this WITHOUT grinding, more than a few times, than I have in any other MMO. I'm actually not sure why people are complaining so much about the grind, simply because most of it is avoidable. You can level up pretty swiftly just from doing the main storyline and dungeons, everything else is just filler that can be ignored or consumed at your leisure. Now, on to the game itself; It's Final Fantasy! I love the worlds atmosphere because it FEELS like FF. The armory system is great: Basically you pick your starting class, and after level 10 or so, you unlock the armory system. At this point, you can go talk to other guild leaders (basically the guys you get your class-quests from) and unlock those classes. Then all you do is equip the weapon for that class, and you change classes. You CAN play ALL the classes, and level them ALL to max on a single character. In other words, NO MORE REROLLING! Bored with melee? Feel like casting spells today? Switch gear sets and have at it. For me, that's a god send. I hated having to make alts in other MMO's just so I could experience different fighting styles. You may be thinking at this point "But you still have to level up again even if you're not technically rerolling" - True, but you get a sizeable EXP bonus based on your highest class level. So for example if I have a lvl 30 lancer, and then I switch to playing a Gladiator, I'll get a huge bonus to my exp gains. Which, btw, stacks with rested experience and any other bonuses I pick up (like from eating). It's based on the gap between the class you're playing and your highest class level, so I can't give exact numbers, but basically it'll range between 50%-250% - I'm sure it goes higher than this, but currently that's the highest I think I've seen, but I haven't hit max level yet, so I don't know what it is if you're 49 levels apart, for example. That said, 250% on mobs that already give like 1000 EXP is pretty nice. Anywhere there's lots of other features I could talk about but this is already long enough. TL;DR: If you like FF, if you like the freedom to play the class you want without having to grind too hard to do it, if you like riding Chocobos and sending mail via Moogles, then give the game a go.
Great eye-candy with tedious grindlavigator | Jan. 9, 2014 | See all lavigator's reviews »
The game looks amazing, but what set me off was the leveling. You finish quests, but then you will still be below the recommended level for the next zone. Not too many abilities (maybe this is a good thing,) but it didn't help that I was using the same 3-4 abilities while trying to level for hours. The player base is pretty friendly, rarely any trollish types, and people are always looking to party. Admittedly, I haven't really leveled too far - about level 20 - but I couldn't find myself to play much further; it's only my preference, but maybe you will get a better experience. This doesn't affect this rating, but expect Square Enix's support to be exceedingly horrible. A good amount of my friends have had the worst possible support I've ever seen - had a friend that waited over 2 months to get a reply for a hacked account and another 4 to get it all sorted out. If you enjoy that moment where you stop everything and just enjoy the scenery or like to play with an MMO that encourages you to play in a party, then check it out.
Very Pretty MMORPGironman517 | Jan. 5, 2014 | See all ironman517's reviews »
Honestly, I only bought this game because my friends were playing it at the time. But I had a blast while playing. The graphics in this game are very good when compared to other MMOs, it might not be as good as Skyrim, but as far as MMORPGs go, it has some of the best graphics out there. It has a pretty open world, you can level in different places depending on your level. You often have the opportunity to level in multiple places. This game, as well as many other MMORPG's is very grind heavy. You grind levels, you grind out your gear and you raid. The problem I have with this game is that the endgame gear is very boring, it has no customization, or variety. Everyone looks the same at the end game. This game is great for people that like to level many characters in a MMO since you can level all of your classes with only 1 character. If you do not like to level multiple characters, you might get pretty bored on your off raid days.
Nostalgic Final Fantasy MMO, with a bit too much grind.koztah | Nov. 29, 2013 | See all koztah's reviews »
With the release of Guild Wars 2, it was assumed that that would mark the end of the subscription-based MMO. After all, GW2 offers all the bells and whistles of a sub-based MMO, without the sub. But Final Fantasy XIV is another beast entirely. If you enjoy Final Fantasy in general, particularly if you enjoyed it during the SNES and PS1 days, you will adore FFXIV:ARR. The music is composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the main story is classic Final Fantasy, all the iconic monsters are there and it plays really quite well. The dungeons are well-designed What is it missing? Well, quests for secondary classes. If you want an advanced job, you need to level other classes from scratch. For your first advanced job? Not a problem. Even playing casually, raising your secondary class to 15 will take under a week. But if you decide you don't like your advanced class? Well, now you have to raise another class up to 50 without the benefit of the story quests. You do FATES (open-group world quests), you repeat dungeons. Separate questlines for each class (besides the ones you get at 5-level increments) would do a lot to alleviate this. So, in essence, very worth playing. Fantastic art design (by Yoshitaka Amano!), amazing music (by Nobuo Uematsu!) but the grindiness can get to you. Particularly if you have a lot of things to do with your free time besides play FFXIV.
Fun, With Minor Issuesstarrman | Nov. 10, 2013 | See all starrman's reviews »
A very fun game in its own right, and just what you'd expect from a Final Fantasy MMO. Fun as it is, however, it does have some problems. First, it does get a bit grindey at times. After you finish your quests, all you can do to level up is to grind fates. Non-endgame dungeons don't sure much point as they give little to no experience. The graphics are beautiful, but the voice acting is lazy at times. Great story, pretty to look at, fun but standard issue MMO gameplay. I definitely recommend it if you enjoy Final Fantasy games.
Completely immersive, if a bit reptitiveHelkaweth | Nov. 5, 2013 | See all Helkaweth's reviews »
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn hits a sweet spot for both the MMO player and the Final Fantasy buff. With all of the easter eggs, and beautifully sculpted landscapes, one can explore Eorzea for hours on end and find something to do, no matter what. One of the strong points of the game is the crafting. In previous MMOs like WoW or FF XI, crafting was a matter of having the materials. Now, crafting is a part of the character, that requires grinding and questing. One can get lost in working on their carpentry or blacksmithing alone. Development is also continuing for this game. Housing and PVP play are soon to arrive in version 2.1. That should be quite exciting! Overall, it can fall in to the same issue that any MMO can, which is the constant "go here" and "kill this!", but it's still a great game to pick up and play!
A ridiculous improvement to the originalPins | Nov. 5, 2013 | See all Pins's reviews »
I wasn't expecting a whole lot from this having played 1.0 but a month in to this game I have been experiencing what Square Enix can really do with this title. I was so impressed with what I have played so far I have renewed my subscription for 90 days. The combat has been fine tuned and all of the graphics have been made to look better. Overall a vast improvement and I couldn't be happier.
Great Game...GIVE ME CALCULATOR JOB!m3w1thoutY0u | Nov. 3, 2013 | See all m3w1thoutY0u's reviews »
This game is a huge step from 1.0. It feels like a final fantasy game through and through. Performance is much smoother, gameplay and job systems are great...though i wish it had the Calculator job from FF Tactics lol. I can see this pleasing a hardcore mmo fan and a final fantasy fan as well. If youre both, this game is a must have.
Realm Reborn reviewpash1k | Oct. 30, 2013 | See all pash1k's reviews »
FFXIV: ARR is the classic PvE MMO. The journey to level 50 is a pleasant one, for the first class, with lots of varied things to do. There are quests, hunting log, the main story, the duties, the dungeons, and the company bounties. However, the endgame is extremely grindy - you'll be running the same dungeon over and over again (4 or 8 man). There's not a whole lot of variety in the game after you hit level 50, or even if you want to go back and level your class. The combat is based on global cooldowns, so there's little reason to use all of the spells/skills you're given. Spam your damage dealing spell, and every once in a while throw out a crowd control. It's simple. The crafting classes are their own proper classes with skills, experience, and levels. There's an element of planning and decision making that goes into each piece of armor or jewelry that you craft. To me, this was a high point, usually crafting is pretty mindless. Overall, the game was worth it to me to play through once, but the endgame content, at this point, is very lacking. PvP will be introduced at some point, but global cooldowns and the way that the server registers movement means that it will never be very competitive.
A Great Gamethoaroo | Oct. 27, 2013 | See all thoaroo's reviews »
I waited for about 3 weeks after launch to see how the game would go after hearing positive feed back from the game i thought id give it a try. When i started this game it was a blast the world felt alive. Id Recommend this game to any mmo player that likes to be challenge and have alot of customizeablity
The Best MMO Expierence of the YearDesuanian | Oct. 24, 2013 | See all Desuanian's reviews »
After coming back from playing a lot of Final Fantasy XI and being disappointed with the original release of FFXIV, I was scared and worried that this game would not live up the hype of it's relaunch. Much to my surprise they took a game which stood out in my mind as something I hated playing and a terrible experience as an MMO into my favorite of this year, if not of all time. The reworking, graphical changes, mechanical changes, sound reworking is all fantastic and really helps draw the player into the game and make it one of the most immersive experiences of any video game created. The FATE System, staying true to the triangle of an MMO in terms of classes, the dungeon. Everything is well designed and helps flow people through the massive amount of content and crafting that is here in the game and makes sure that the player is never bored with the game. Without a doubt, this is one of the few games I see lasting a while with a subscription fee simply because it is a fantastic piece of work. Good job Yoshi P. You did the impossible.
FFXIV: ARR is the MMORPG final fantasy fans have waited forjohnnyt305 | Oct. 15, 2013 | See all johnnyt305's reviews »
2 years ago Square-Enix came out with FFXIV and it was a big disappointment. However, the new director Yoshi-P has taken that game and re-made it into what final fantasy fans have been waiting for. The graphics are still beautiful and IMO overall are the best of any current MMORPG out there. The music is another classic that you will love if you are a fan of this series. The combat is the classic tab-targetting MMORPG kind where you have your spells on the 1,2,3,4, etc. keys and it uses the trio system where you need a tank, healer(s) and DPS to beat dungeons. It is done well and you can level up in any class you desire. You can have al classes on one character in this game and change classes by changing the weapon you wield. This game includes all of the best features of MMORPG from the past 10 years such as story driver quests with cutscenes, hub questing, public quests where randomly monsters appear on a part of the map and you just go to the area and everybody there can join a quest without having to be in a party, small group dungeons, bigger group dungeons, and much more. This game is very good and will be adding a ton of great content over the next months such as PVP, a very complex Housing system, a Casino where you can play mini-games, chocobo raising/breeding, vanity gear system, and a ton more. If you are a final fantasy fan and love MMORPGs as well this is a must have game. For those that are not fans of the series, it can still be very enjoyable as long as you are comfortable with tab-target combat and the staples of MMORPGs from the past 10 years.
Remade wellPandadoll | Sept. 27, 2013 | See all Pandadoll's reviews »
This game is definitely an improvement from version 1.0. The graphics are stunning and seem to use less resources, the music is fitting and beautiful, and they've managed to make the game more accessible for players. One of my favorite changes was that they added the FATE system, which is basically a world event that gives rewards and exp like a normal quest except you all work together without joining a party.
A Great Series ReturnsKevduit | Sept. 24, 2013 | See all Kevduit's reviews »
Final Fantasy has always been able to satisfy the thirst for a great MMO games, and if that's what you are currently looking for, A Real Reborn is a game you'd want to get! The world is so open and vast, and the characters all have their own personality and character. The Graphics of the game are stunning and beautiful, and the environment is very well put together. The music in the game is very well developed, and the environment sounds fit very well in the game. It's around 13 dollars a month for this game, but if you're a hard core Final Fantasy MMO gamer, this game would be the right choice for you! Although, I must say a few of the things I didn't like. The voice acting was not great, it seemed very laid back, as though the characters really didn't express what they were actually feeling (I'm not usually picky about this, but this game almost dampened the mood) But over all, it is a very good game.
good gameAkai008 | Sept. 18, 2013 | See all Akai008's reviews »
As someone who played version 1.0, I can say that this is substantially better. I used to barely be able to play the original on the lowest settings. Now, I am able to play it on high settings. The graphics look great and runs smooth. I am very impressed with what square enix did.
Review after release of 2.0ices625 | Sept. 17, 2013 | See all ices625's reviews »
This game is really great and lots of fun. This game is not as in depth as FFXI but it doesn't require 3 hours plus the time to get a party started to get decent experience. Difference between FFXI - You no longer lose exp after death instead your equipment gets the penalty - There is no longer long wait time looking for party, they have a function called dutyfinder that would match you with people available in any server. You can also start your own party first and then find the missing player. - Each class have their ability to solo and fight against an enemy your level - Instead of starting as a job that you used to know White Mage, Black Mage etc you'll start off on a base class ex: Conjurer, Thaumaturge. When you get to level 30 with a specified secondary class you'll be able to choose your new job. - You don't need to know what SATA, skillchain, elemental weakness again. - For BLM you don't need to research for the weakness of the enemy anymore. They simplified it so that Fire is your attack spell, Blizzard is your refresh spell and Thunder is your DoT spell. You no longer need to rest for mp as your mp will always be full assuming that you have Blizzard on. What you do to gain experience: - There are plenty of quest available to get experience - Levequest are available for you to gain experience through a dedicated quest - Dungeons are available to dutyfinder to gain experience as a party - FATE is like an event that happened within the map that everyone If you're reading that there are a lot of server issue ex: 1017 they are no longer there at least for my server.
Wonderfulsorto | Sept. 17, 2013 | See all sorto's reviews »
While I was not too impressed with the original launch of the game, square did good on its promise to make the experience better. This game has delivered on what the initial launch should have been. While not perfect, this MMO has held my attention for longer than the others I've tried, such as guild wars 2 and World of Warcraft.
best mmo ive ever playednotjustin1 | Sept. 16, 2013 | See all notjustin1's reviews »
this game is simply amazing. i never got a chance to play the first one, but im really happy i got to play this one. everything in this game from the music, to the gameplay, to the beautiful graphics is downright amazing. would recommend this game to any final fantasy fans, and mmo fans.
REALLY great MMO Buuuut..Katsahuki | Sept. 16, 2013 | See all Katsahuki's reviews »
This game is totes worth the 13 or w/e a month fee, I've been enjoying it since the 3rd phase beta test. The graphics are phenomenal (note I really don't care for graphics as a whole but... wow) the sound and music quality is great, you feel like you're IN the game. Over all exploration is fun and the story is neat. Battle system is pretty cool and I love Fate battles. Fate battles is like a bunch of people see a field boss and all crowd around it "GET EM GET EM GET EM GUYS HE'S DIFFERENT!" Yea sorta like that. The beauty of Fate battles is that you don't have to be in a party to gain heavy exp, simply contribute, fight your hardest and you'll be rewarded. I only gave this game a 90/100 because the voice acting is... mediocre. I would be fine listening to it in Japanese with the English subs tho I don't usually prefer it that way.
excellenttoffigame | Sept. 16, 2013 | See all toffigame's reviews »
is a dynamic and fast game the best in my opinion the best RPG mmorpg, which integrates you into the wonderful world of final fantasy like never before you ever seen, you can fight against all the monsters in the Final Fantasy saga including their villains and plus you can create five different classes Hyur (Hyuuran) Elezen (Erezen) Lalafell (Raraferu) Roegadyn (Rugadin) Miqo'te (Mikotte) completely addictive game worth playing
Not at first, but then... WOWshadowsora18 | Sept. 12, 2013 | See all shadowsora18's reviews »
I played the beta and hated it. My only reason: combat was too simple. Was I wrong? No. Was I warranted in worrying about that at lvl 12? No lol. Let me first explain why I was wrong and then I'll move on to some other basic things. I had made two big mistakes with my early judgement. First, I had been using the wrong class. During the phase of beta I was on, the only DoM (Disciple of Magic, ex: Thaumaturge, Conjurer, Arcanist (mage classes)) was Conjurer (cnj). As I played I was fully expecting a damage dealing class. This was completely due to my ignorance and my lack of research. I found out later that it was, in fact, the healing class. Second, level 12 is FAR too early to judge combat. It does start out simple and the 2.5 second global cooldown does seem like a huge waste of time, BUT, at level 30 I realized that I hadn't thought about that being an issue in dungeon/difficult content since I was level 20. The 2.5 second gcd even seems less terrible when you realize that you keep making mistakes because you are trying to fit all of your skills in as fast as you can with no time. Other things you should know before you buy: 1. This game does have a bit of grind in it currently. Each character can play all classes and they each level independently. This means that you have 8 fighting classes to level up. You would notice though that there is only enough varied content (quests) to level one character from 1 to 50 (current max level). There are FATEs (see RIFTs from Rift) and they are the best way to grind exp on your second and more classes. The crafting classes can be grinds as well but I'm not far enough to give a good explanation. 2. No PVP... YET! I believe PVP is coming out in the first major content patch which is supposedly coming out in a month or two. This update also has player housing and some awesome updates to current systems. 3. The community can be volatile. This is pretty common in MMORPGs but it seems that there are a few REALLY bad people roaming the servers. I haven't run into any yet. Most people believe they will leave after free trial period ends. 4. You can do EVERYTHING by only changing your weapons. This means that I don't get bored, because when I get bored I just change classes and level that one up for a bit. 5. It is sort of a beautiful game. It looks fantastic, though that is a personal opinion. They aren't even done yet as they plan on adding DX11 support in the near (hopefully) future. Hope this helps!
Square-Enix has finally returnedseiggy | Sept. 4, 2013 | See all seiggy's reviews »
As a long time fan of SE games, the past several years have been very dissapointing. FFXI was too much of a time sink. FFXIII was just a corridor. And then there was the launch of FFXIV 1.0. It was looking like the end of the golden era of Square. Then Yoshi P came along and said he was going to do the impossible. I thought they were insane to try and reboot a MMO in less than 24 months. To take what was a steaming pile of trash and try and build a garden. But somehow they pulled it off. This game has charm and charisma for miles. The combat is nicely paced if you're not into the whole twitchy MOBA style combat of recent MMOs. But considerably faster than older MMOs that started the genre. The crafting has quests and is very interactive. It's very zen like and has much more interaction than any other MMO I've played yet. The story is wonderful and engaging, and I find myself engrossed. It is very similar to the classic Square style stories from FFIV to FFIX. Much better written than the last few games. The atmosphere of the game is to die for. Beautify vistas in nearly every zone. The music feels like Final Fantasy. And overall the game just looks very pretty. And finally, there's the fan service. This game is loaded with it. Magitek Armor mounts from FFVI, armor sets from all the games in the series. All your favorite monsters show up, along with some new ones. Cloud's Braver limit break is there for Lancers. And it all surprisingly feels like part of the world, and not gimmicky like it sounds like it would be. For the cons. They seriously underestimated the player demand for this game. Servers have been overloaded since pre-release and digital sales even had to be halted to try and control the train-wreck. Once they clean up the server issues, I think they've got a true hit on their hands.
A second chancesabin666 | Sept. 4, 2013 | See all sabin666's reviews »
With FFXIV launching for a second time SE needed to change the way FFIXV was and they did it in quite a charming way. I love FFXIV so far and I don't think I'll change my MMO fix for awhile with this one. The only down side is that since launch it can be rough to get on any servers to play but it's getting better since a few hours ago with the new update.
welcome to eorzea the land of the bravestrockman_uli | Aug. 30, 2013 | See all rockman_uli's reviews »
Final Fantasy a realm reborn is now my favorite game, have played wow for 5 years and all the ff series I can tell you that just the intro made me cry of happiness, is a world filled with love, every cutscene every main quest even every city is detailed and you will never feel lonely or without anything to do, just go and buy the collectors edition you will thank me later
The best MMO yetnightassassin1 | Aug. 27, 2013 | See all nightassassin1's reviews »
I was lucky enough to be allowed into the early closed beta and played in every beta session up until this coming release. There was little to be fixed since the start of the beta because this game was so refined to begin with. You have to buy the game and pay a monthly fee of $15, but this is reasonable, as the amount of works that went into this game and the work that will continue to go into it is just astounding. The game came out like a dream. This is admittedly one of the best MMOs I have played of all time, and I have played over 30 MMOs. The graphics in this game are just astonishing. This is the way Final Fantasy was meant to be played. Running this on a high end graphics card with a 1080p LED monitor made it seem nearly real. The graphics are definitely top of the line and will require a more recent graphics card to run well. There is no voice acting in the game at the moment, but Square Enix says the plan to add some in the near future, but that it may or may not be ready by the release date. The game has nearly no glitches and no crashes that I had experienced. It is by far one of the most polished MMOs ever made. The only MMO that may be able to top this one is the new Elder Scrolls that is coming, however that may or may not be the case. Ratings out of 10: Audio: 8 due to no voice acting Grphics: 10 Just stunning Single Player: 0 Does not have Single Player Multi Player: 10 A very amazing MMO system with everything If you have the money for the monthly subscription, this game is worth every cent. It is just too stunning for words. Check the game out on YouTube before you buy and you will see just how beautiful the game is. I can not stress how amazing this game is compared to any and all other MMOs. If you love MMORPGs the you NEED this game. There is no getting around it. I give it a 99 due to no voice acting as of yet.


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An Important Life Lesson from Blackjack and Baseball
You gain more by not being stupid than you do by being smart.
The draft comes along, and you have pick number 16. How much benefit do you gain from all that intelligence gathering? Suppose, if you like, that your scouts are absolutely correct, that they have the players ranked perfectly.
Well, if Andrew is available when your turn comes along, you snap him up for a gain of seven spots. But that's not guaranteed, because, after all, you're not the only team doing scouting! If any one of the teams drafting from ninth to 15th came to the same conclusion, they've already grabbed him. In that case, your benefit from all that scouting winds up being ... zero.
What if Bob is available when your turn comes along? Well, you're going to pass on him, because you know he's not that good. But, if you hadn't done the scouting, you would have taken him with your No. 16 pick. You would have had a loss of 14 spots.
In the case of Bob, your intelligence did help you. It helped you a lot. And, it doesn't matter if other teams scouted him. Even if every other team reached the same conclusion you did, you've still saved yourself a big mistake by scouting him too. If you hadn't scouted him, you would have made a big mistake.
The moral: You gain more by not being stupid than you do by being smart. Smart gets neutralized by other smart people. Stupid does not.
If you're still not convinced, try this. I gather 10 people, and show them a jar that contains $1, $5, $20, and $100 bills in equal proportions. I pull one out, at random, so nobody can see, and I auction it off. The bidding will probably top out at around $31.50, which is the value of the average bill.
I do it again, but, this time, I'm not that careful, and you get a glimpse of the bill. So does Susan, the stranger sitting next to you.
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Well, if it's a $100 bill, you and Susan bid up the price to $99.99. Neither of you really benefit.
But, if it's a $1 bill ... neither you nor Susan bids. Each of you would have had a 1-in-10 chance of paying $31.50 for the bill and suffering a loss of $30.50. On an expected value basis, each of you gained $3.05 from your secret knowledge.
As I said at the Sloan Conference—well, I don't remember saying it, but someone else said I did—"one of the things that analytics can do really well is filter out the really stupid decisions."
What I was probably thinking, was something like this: If the 1980 Expos had had a sabermetrics department, they could have spent hours trying to squeeze out a couple of extra runs by lineup management ... but they would have been much, much better off figuring out that Rodney Scott's offense was so bad, he shouldn't have been a starter.
It works that way in your personal life, too. You can spend a lot of time and money picking out the perfect floral bouquet for your date, but you're probably better off checking if you have bad breath and taking the porn out of the glove compartment.
If it's true that sabermetrics helps teams win, I'd bet that most of the benefit comes from the "negative" side: having a framework that flags bad decisions before they get made.