Bonus Level: Limit Break Radio International Fan Quotes

Due to the limitations of my college newspaper Central Michigan Life, I was unable to include all of the wonderful comments I received about Limit Break Radio in my story.

So I figured, why not publish them here? Below are additional quotes from Limit Break Radio fans across the globe:

Zero Serenity
Liverpool, New York

Personally, I think Aniero (Nathan's Pen Name) has come up with quite possibly one of the most popular things to hit the Final Fantasy XI community in a long time. With his team of wild personalities at his disposal, great audio and an editing style making sure just about everything is as close to perfect as possible, it makes for a wonderful listening experience. What he probably doesn't know is his reach and how one little weekly (or more like monthly now) webcast has blown up into a wildly large community with spanning the entire game and a network of several other shows that bring all sorts of content to the table but the site has also gone in on a constantly running web radio network. The show is witty, funny, informative and always mispronounced (an LBR charm) with the only complaint anyone can level is what keeps him from releasing more at a time.

John Knasinski
Lapeer, Michigan

In the end, it winds up a lot like the game: There is plenty to keep you entertained and occupied, but beware of how much time it can steal away from you. When you manage to balance that one issue, the show can be enough to bring new players and old players alike to Vana'Diel with great excitement.

Johan Sorman
Sweden

I love the humor and the issues they bring up every show. Its to bad the character Juxtaposition isn't on the main show as much anymore though.

Nathaniel Hockenberry
Fort Wayne, Indiana

I love Limit Break Radio because the hosts care about their fan base and do
their shows for their fans. I listen to Limit Break Radio because the episodes are fun and informative.

Dónal Ó Ciaráin
Ireland

I guess I listen to it for two main reasons. Firstly no one I know irl (in real life) plays the game, so it's nice to hear other people talk about it and to hear their views. Secondly, it's just plain entertaining and well produced. The community also provides a good cross-server discussion base (and parts of LBR deal with this on the show).

As well as the show being informative (even to those Vetern Players who may pick up small bits of info they missed out on) it's a comedy. The hosts interact well with the community through the forums and guest hosts on the show, they take suggestions about the show on board too.

Don't really have much else to say.... except a thanks to the LBR Crew for all their work and dedication in creating such a great community.

Jacob Burg
Montana, USA

They started up about two years ago and I listened on a "eh, I have nothing better to do" kind of moment and I keep listening and contribute with what I can because they are both very professional and highly entertaining. How they do the entire show in our game world of "Final Fantasy XI" and in their characters adds a special twist to the show that is very pleasant.

James Jones
Utah, USA

Ultimately, I listen to LBR for a number of reasons. The reason explained above is one of the major reasons I enjoy the show. Others include, it gives me new content to listen to regularly. I will often have it playing on my MP3 player while at work. It also keeps me up to date with the latest news, and opinions of other players via e-mail reading and other regularly occuring segments. I feel as if I am much better informed of the state of the virtual world Final Fantasy XI players share by listening to Limit Break Radio.

Rebecca Burton
Phoenix, Arizona

I come from a server that is home to another large FFXI related podcast. It's a good show as well. However, what keeps me going back to Limit Break Radio are the hosts. Their connection with eachother and their fans make it fun to listen to, even when they run 4 hours long. It's like you're sitting in a room with your friends, listening to them crack jokes and give eachother pointers on a game you all love.

I was highly impressed the first time I read their online forum. They love their fans almost as much as their fans love them. If a fan shows off their artistic talents on the forum, the LBR crew are always among the first ones to show their support and cheer them on.

Not all the hosts might know this, but they actually helped me find love! Thanks to their Christmas 2007 show and forum, I met and started talking to their former guest host. For that, to them, I am eternally grateful.

Simon Fritschi
Southern Germany

I listen to LimitBreakRadio because its the most informative and best produced FFXI related podcast ever. I also like it, that its a very funny one to listen to, and I enjoy it every time when a new episode is released. The hosts and the whole community are just awesome and open minded for anything new. They do their best to bring the community together to do events such as Extra Life and others. I'm proud to be a part of this community.

Lisa Lancaster
California, USA

I started listening because they supplied a combination of humor and information to the community. I continued listening because I found them to be a very likable group. I consider many of them to be very close friends/adoptive family at this point and always look forward to any new podcasts that they come out with.

Additionally I'd like to add that I'm not your typical gamer, falling well away from the demographic. I'm a 45 year old female that thoroughly enjoys the game and the FFXI community as a whole.

Michael Bailey
USA

I listen to LBR for the simple fact that the hosts and all guests are there to have fun and to teach people about the world of Vanadiel.

Kevin Hughes
Livingston, Texas

I found Limit Break Radio just about 5 months ago and it has been a blast to here what these guys have to say when a podcast comes out. It keeps me going when I am doing my driving back and forth from College and work and keeps my Passion for Final Fantasy XI ignited. I will Never forget when my friend from California told me about Limit Break Radio and all the other Podcast I have found.

Jordan Man
Ireland

The main reason I listen to Limit Break Radio is for the community aspect of Final Fantasy XI. They talk about various topics relevant to the game and also outline guides and what not with their experiences + comments. They also have guests on which is good as it adds a different viewpoint from the usual hosts. It's very well produced but the podcasts come out rather slow although this is completely understandable due to collage life, real life events and the amount of editing they do to the show prior to it's release.

As I said I live in Ireland and I've never known anyone in game from here. I've made a lot of friends but hearing other people actually talking about the game is interesting and gives a good insight into how other view various aspects of this rather large and sometimes complex game.

Caterina Ienco
Toronto, Ontario

I started playing FFXI in 2003 and played for a couple years off and on.

In March of 2008 I decided that I wanted to join the game again and so I did.

I was instantly overwhelmed because of the sheer volume of changes to the content of the game.

I left the account active for a couple months but seriously thought about giving up and cancelling.

As a last attempt, I attempted to look up information on the changes to the game and just refreshes on the basics with no avail.

It was then that I stumbled upon LBR, and podcasting in general. I had no idea such a thing existed. (Thanks to them I have a whole new resource available to me!)

Since that day I have begun listening to the show religiously. I have actually downloaded every other historical episode and have listened through each minute of each one. I even went as far as purchasing an ipod touch specifically for this show. (Ever since haven’t bothered with uploaded actual music!)

There are several other Final Fantasy related podcasts that I have since begun to, but honestly LBR in my opinion is superior for several reasons. The show itself is highly entertaining, and I burst out laughing numerous times per episode. Aside from the sheer entertainment factor, the topics discussed to me are incredibly valuable audible resources.

When I listen to a show, it helps me to really understand the topic… much more then if I had read it on a website. I very often find myself going back and re-listening to topics to assist me with retaining the information.

From an aesthetic point of view, the incredible efforts & tools that the LBR crew utilizes create a superior sounding & professional podcast show.

The “other” shows are entertaining; however the quality of the LBR produced show makes a world of a difference.

I have written to the hosts (and had the wonderful opportunity of briefly meeting with Aneiro at the 2008 FanFest) and have expressed my thanks to them.

If it wasn’t for the valuable information that they provided I would have quit the game long ago, seriously.

One more thing I would like to add….in October 2008 Aneiro brought to the attention of the FFXI community the Texas Children’s Hospital fundraiser.

By doing such, I personally feel, that we will literally save lives of children for MANY years to come.

The outpour from the community that came to the rescue and participated in this fantastic event was phenomenal.

I am incredibly happy to have been part of that, and without Anerio’s communication this would have gone by with no notice. I can only assume that we will see more of this in the future, and I eagerly await their next great idea!

The future for all the hosts will be nothing short of spectacular; these guys are hard-workers, intelligent individuals & great human beings. When the day comes that the show ceases to exist will be a very very sad day in my eyes.

Cheers to LBR for making my days brighter!