I must be the only one who doesn't care if I solo forever!

You're level 11?  That's about when grouping starts becoming more and more necessary.  By the time you hit level 20 it'll really become necessary.

My advice to you:
It sounds like you're considering being a White Mage.  Do it.  There's no easier or faster way to get to level 30 to unlock the advanced jobs, you'll be able to skip all or most of the "looking for group" pain.  You don't even need to be a Taru Taru.

Once you hit 30 you can switch to Beastmaster and live a long happy solo life.  There really is no other profession you can solo with, unless things have drastically changed since I stopped playing.

Can someone please post the list of movies for me?  I'm at work and our network blocker won't allow me access to the site.

Thanks.

10. "The 'Real' Alien 3" where the aliens come to earth as originally promised
9. "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" that stays truer to the book's sense of comedy
8. "Star Wars VII"
7. "Star Wars VIII"
6. "Star Wars IX"  all with real sets instead of greenscreen
5. "Doom" but gory
4. "Starcraft"
3. "Snow Crash"
2. "Matrix Prequel"
1. ONE "Matrix Sequel"
11. "EMERGENCY!"

The game starts to go downhill around 30, when you can no longer find groups (that's how it ended for me, anyway).

I held off this effect as long as possible by deleting my Elf and rolling a Taru-Taru.

It was a completely different game.

Levels 1-30 zoomed by as a white mage.  I could log on and instantly find a group.  I then unlocked the Bard job (even more in demand than white mages) and zoomed to 30 even faster, and then onward to 55.

And then for whatever reason it was again hard to find groups, even as a BRD/WHM, and sadly the fun went away.

Great ride while it lasted, though.

Level 10, baby~~!!!  I'm practically at  Level 18! This thread will never die...

It's worth noting that levels 1-20 are so much easier after you're able to subjob.  The extra hit points alone make it much easier and faster, not to mention the extra abilities.

Oh, and Taru Taru are definitely fun, I got to level 55 or so as a bard with him, but the real fun was his time as a samurai.  One of his katana attack animations makes it look like he's about to fall over after the swing!  Two foot tall samurai for the win!

There's also a "behind the scenes" video.  It isn't NSFW, sorry. :(

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Well,I voted for McDonalds. :?

You're a sick, sick person.

None of the above for me.  I pretty much only listen to internet radio stations.  radioparadise.com gets most of my time, but I'll also go to japanaradio.com for crazy Japanese pop, a few salsa stations, digitallyimported, etc.

It's probably better to just put up a warning, notify the staff, and then forget about the incident.  He's most likely getting his jollies from watching this thread.

Discuss in Meta instead of here, but just wanted to get a warning out.

Discuss in Meta instead of here, but just wanted to get a warning out.

In the "if it sounds too good to be true" category:

It's simple, activate new service and choose any rate plan $39.99 or higher ... and receive the Blackberry 7105t, BlackBerry 7290 or Sidekick II for free after rebate!

It adds the expansion pack:

Silent Storm Sentinels Add-on
The war has left many scars. A lot of people who have been dragged into fighting as green rookies now cannot imagine a quiet and peaceful life.

These people come together to form groups and organisations performing "special services" for governments and private individuals alike.

At the same time, not everybody who craved for limitless power have abandoned their plans. Now they're waiting and accumulating resources, to try change history again and decide the fate of humanity...

In “Sentinels” veterans of the WW2 special operations units introduced in the original Silent Storm game come together to form a secret organization called the Sentinels.

Their objective is to keep the post-war world peaceful, balanced and safe. All of them have encountered a terrorist organisation called Thor's Hammer during the war, which has tried to put the whole world under their control.

The immediate reason to form the Sentinels was information suggesting that Thor's Hammer is still very much around, and pursues the same agenda.

The deal breaker for me is how after the campaign you can only gain new cards in multiplayer, and there's no wi-fi!

Please tell me I heard wrong about the wi-fi, this kind of game would be perfect over the internet.

That is strangely hypnotic...

+1 to angrycoder for probably the fastest online trade I'll ever make

pm sent

Try CompUSA, I don't know why, but they seemed to get stocked with these more than the usual stores.

Launch Day in Japan: 150MB of pics and video from Tim Rogers

Does this FF have a black mage with the pointy hat?

Too bad they didn't push hard to have FFXI as a launch title, that probably would've made a big difference for launch.  And how hard could it be to port a game that already has a Windows version?

What's supposed to be changed in this version of Sin City?

+1 to Gratch as well, thank you for the good communication and trust!

Can't wait!  (and I don't think there's been any news for a while)

Too bad the idea of having a headphone jack built into the console never caught on after the Genesis.

What was the reason Microsoft gave for offering only the Premium version in Japan?  Imagine if they did offer the Core system at the same discount.  A 360 for $215 would definitely convert a lot more Playstation loyalists over there.

What about Warioware Touched?  I know Twisted was supposed to be superior, but if you're looking for DS specific game then Touched might work for your kid.

What? I am just pointing out that it's not the dismal failure in Japan that some are hoping it is.

Who here said anything about hoping the 360 fails in Japan?  Everyone seems to just be munching popcorn and seeing what's unfolding over there.

Just how large is Japan?  I mean looking at maps it's about the size of one large US state, with a population that's even more packed than US cities.

It's a little bit smaller than California, with a population greater than California, Texas, New York State, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania combined.

If you count the robots.

Just because Texas votes Republican, it doesn't mean they don't have free will like the rest of us.

Just how large is Japan?  I mean looking at maps it's about the size of one large US state, with a population that's even more packed than US cities.

It's a little bit smaller than California, with a population greater than California, Texas, New York State, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania combined.

Btw, how is that game anyway? Looked at the link and it looks pretty impressive. Is it supposed to be a blend of RTS/FPS?

It's a great great game, one of my favorites.  It's a turn based strategy game, with the fight scenes played out in a real time mode.  During the fights, you try to get your mech in its optimum range (long/med/melee) and control your ground support troops who can toss in extra abilities to help you out.  The whole thing has a great gritty old WWII look and feel to it.  Good stuff.

It sold out at that event.  Elsewhere...

"Lukewarm Reaction to New Xbox in Japan"

But despite its early market entry, consumers in Tokyo appeared muted on Saturday in their enthusiasm in contrast to the excitement generated at the console's US debut on November 22.
...
Customer reactions "are a bit subdued", a senior store official said, adding that less than 50 consoles were sold in the first two hours of the launch.

"It's not going to be a big hit in Japan," said Kentaro Okamoto (26), one of the first Xbox 360 buyers. "I buy every new game console ... but normally Japanese customers only buy a machine when it's made by Sony or Nintendo."
...
Another buyer, Mayuko Taniguchi (28), said she knows she is in "a minority" of Japanese consumers who will buy the Microsoft console.

"I think many people would rather wait for PlayStation 3 or Revolution," she said.

Just unravel it and re-knit it with a few extra yards of material attached!

Seriously though, what's the deal over there, are they anti-Microsoft?  Or were there just no appealing games for them on the Xbox?

It's not just Microsoft, pretty much every non-Japanese company is shunned.  Besides McDonalds, KFC, and Coca Cola (although Coke seems to sell way more green tea than soda over there), the only American product I saw over there was the iPod.

I was also disturbed that they allow their child to play a FPS

At Best Buy the other day I saw a father let his toddler be babysat by Call of Duty 2 on a giant 50+ inch TV.

They really need to up the difficulty on the "Be a Parent" application tests.

Does he already have a GBA?  If not, that opens up a lot of options for a 2nd game.

(He means the Monster Arena FAQ here)

pm on the way

I sort of want that game, but $50 shipped for a random-ass import is just way too much.

That ebayer lists it for $33 sometimes, so with the cheapest shipping option it'd come to under $40.  Still a lot for a DS game, I know.  It's really too bad there isn't a cheaper way to import it.  Sure am glad I bit the bullet though!

Me thinks someone forgot to change some things after cut&pasting the legal form.