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RagingBuddhist (59) 04-05-09  06:19am
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Status: Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros: + Decidedly amateurs here - no silicone, little if any makeup on the women
+ Newer pictures are available in "small" (533x800 portrait), "normal" (1067x1600 portrait) and "big" (1600x2400 portrait) sizes
+ Videos, though very few online, are available in wmv (1280x720, 1365 bitrate), mp4 (1280x720, 1536 bitrate), iPod and PSP formats (No specs on iPod and PSP as I have no use for them)
+ Zip files for "normal" size pictures (See con below)
+ "Picture advance" viewing - click a picture, it takes you to the next in the set
+ Download manager compatible (Tested with FDM on video only)
+ Responsive customer support
Cons: - Updates on a 2-2-3 schedule (two days, two days, three days)
- Somewhat awkward navigation
- No zip files for anything but "normal" size pictures
- File names are just numbers
- Still a small site without a lot of content
- Only six videos up (see bottom line)
- Even at $17.95 a month, I think it's still somewhat expensive until the site grows
Bottom Line: I have to cut 'em a little slack because this IS a new site and I guess ya gotta start somewhere. There are 22 models on the site as of the date of this review - some have only one picture set up, some over a dozen. The average right now seems to be 5 or 6 sets, with most sets running an average 80 to 100 pics a set. But, there are still some things that made me wonder where they're going to take things.

The biggest head scratcher is with the video. Of the six online, 4 are interviews with no nudity at all. Okay - that's cool - talk to the models a bit. But the other two? They're each just short of twenty minutes and are compilations of a model doing such things as sitting reading a book, chasing a fly with a fly swatter and sitting playing with Legos. I didn't expect to see any hardcore on the site. Didn't even expect any masturbation scenes. But sitting, playing with Legos? That's a bit odd to me - and I LIKE things with a bit of novelty to 'em.

The other stuff I guess are more normal concerns. Like I hope they get around to adding zip files for all the diferent size pictures. And PLEASE - give me file names that ID the model - not just numbers! I've already found a couple of pictures that have the same number and that just doesn't work for me.

The navigation's a bit off too. On the home page, you have what I'll call six headers: Updates, Photos, Video, Models, Links and Support. Under that are two large thumbnails, one for the current update, the other for the next update. Below that are thumbnails for the last 16 updates. Those 16 only have the date and the set title on them - they don't ID the model. But, click on any thumbnail, you get taken to that model's page where you can access all her sets and video (if she's done video, of course). Even that seemed clunky to me. Each thumb you click takes you to a separate page where you have to choose small, normal, large (if available) or zip file. Seems that step could easily be eliminated. I liked the idea of clicking a picture to advance to the next in the set, but I had to figure out for myself that to get to content beyond the last 16 updates on the home page, you have to click on the Model header.

I won't use IE as a browser, so maybe this part is just a Firefox issue. They're experimenting with a beta picture viewer but I'm not sure what they're trying to achieve with it other than to view a gallery as a slideshow. Regular viewing breaks the sets down into groups of 20 per page. The Beta viewer opens an entire gallery which was slow here. Once open, you can start a slideshow or click on a picture to have it open on top of the page. You can then move it around on the screen. Ummm... You can only only one picture at a time, so why have that option?

It needs to be added that their support seems to be attentive. I found a set that was giving me a 404 error and they responded within a day, informing me that the problem had been corrected.

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 RagingBuddhist (59) If it wasn't for their departure from the world of gonzo, glamour and glitz, I would've rated this an average site. But, as it is, I think they deserve a few points for what they seem to be trying to do. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on it. If you're as much of an amateur fan as I am, you should too. It just needs some time to grow and to work the bugs out.
 04-05-09  06:20am

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 Monahan (38) REPLY TO #1 - RagingBuddhist :

While I agree a site needs to start somewhere and to grow in a controlled manner. But what seems to be the case here, by your description, is that they are still in the planning stage and are playing with what they want to be when they go "prime time."

Most embryonic sites start off as an adjunct of another, established site as a "bonus" offering in order to get some direct feedback by porn users...or at least a very low membership price like $5.99.

But at $17.99 with only two "naked videos" and very few photos, I think I can wait a while.

Great review RB.
 04-05-09  01:01pm

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 Xororos (14) REPLY TO #2 - Monahan :

Hi Monahan,

RaggingBuddhist gave a very nice review, but here are a couple things I would add based on your comment:

I wouldn't characterize FigureBaby as embryonic or adjunct in any way. It is what it is - a small and growing site of fine art nudes. There are maybe 100 sets with 50-80 photos each, so it's not ridiculously small. I get the feeling that the videos will never be a large feature of the site. If you read the mission statement, the goal is totally on high quality artistic photographs.

I would also add that the site isn't in a planning stage - it knows exactly what it wants to be. It's just small. It's basically the work of one photographer, who is probably also the editor, webmaster, and everything else. I think it will always be on the small side.

Here's my thought: a site can give you updates everyday, but then the quality of the updates suffers. MET gives us four sets of generic Eastern European models every day, but I'd rather have one set of a unique and interesting model. You can go for quantity, but FigureBaby offers models with character and personality. It's the classic 10 pizzas from Dominos versus 1 filet mignon from a fine steakhouse.

I know it sounds like I work for the site or something, but I'm just impressed with it because it has a genuine philosophy. You can certainly wait for it to grow, but due to the nature of the site, I don't think there will ever be an "explosion" of new content.

I hope this makes sense.

~Xororos
 04-06-09  10:10pm

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 RagingBuddhist (59) REPLY TO #3 - Xororos :

I have to disagree with some of your assessment of the site.

For one, you called it "small and growing" - and that, I would think, is a definition of the word embryonic. Neither Monahan nor I said the site was ridiculously small and, considering the update schedule so far, I don't think anyone expects an explosion of material. But, even if it is filet mignon, for a site that's been up for somewhere in the neighborhood of two years, there sure isn't much to look at yet. Maybe they're hoping the lower than average price will keep the site attractive while the content grows. Only the operators of the site would know that. I also see they have "Comments Wanted" somewhat prominently displayed on the member's homepage - something else that makes me think the site knows it's just starting out and isn't sure where they're going to take things.

I didn't mention it in my review, but I did notice there's a sort by alphabetical, oldest to newest and newest to oldest function on the models page. With only 22 models up so far, that left me with the impression that they expect the site to grow into something much larger, something along the lines of a Femjoy or a MetArt, where sorting hundreds of sets to find what you're looking for would be warranted.

But I do agree with you in that this is really good site with a really good philosophy - and I definitely look forward to coming back to it one day!



On a small personal note - please note that Ragging was what my ex always did - one of the reasons she's an ex. Me? I'm always fighting the mainstream - Raging as I go... : - )
 04-07-09  09:55am

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 Monahan (38) REPLY TO #3 - Xororos :

RagingBuddhist already said a few things I was going to say so let me just say that I am with you on the filet mignon/pizza analogy. I was a member of MetArt for several months and left it because, although there was plenty of material, it was of modest quality and was totally repetitive.

I hope that as time passes the site starts loading enough material to justify it's $18 per month price.

I'm thinking of joining FigureBaby to see how good a site's quality can be and to give me a better basis for evaluating it in comparison with other sites.
 04-07-09  12:26pm

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 Xororos (14) REPLY TO #4 - RagingBuddhist :

Ah! This is blowing my mind - a substantive discussion of an "adult" site. I love it.

RB - Maybe I overstated my position in my reply. I agree that it's very small. I think I mainly wanted to say that it's just one of those spinoff sites that Monahan mentioned. In my view, those are altogether different and not worth investigating. I've definitely seen those types of sites and they are annoying. I suspect that we agree on at least 90% of the issues we mentioned in our respective reviews.

Monahan - If you want help evaluating FigureBaby, figure-baby.bravoerotica.com gives you a massive amount of samples. I joined and rejoined FigureBaby because I happen to really like four or five of the most prominently featured models. So, for me, it was worth paying a premium. When I rejoined, it was to get about 20 new sets that I had seen them add in the months since my first subscription. In essence, my $18 was for 20+/- specific sets that I wanted. For me, the sets were worth nearly $1 apiece. However, now that I type this out, it seems a bit extreme. I think you're best served by visiting FigureBaby's site on BravoErotica and looking around.

Thanks again for the discussion, guys!

ps - RagingBuddhist - sorry for mistyping your name . . .
 04-07-09  01:17pm

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 RagingBuddhist (59) REPLY TO #6 - Xororos :

That's one of the best parts of this site - we can discuss just about anything we want - and I love it too

And I have to laugh about the name thing - I get called Ragging on every forum I'm on. I wasn't offended - it's just funny to me - no need to apologize. : - )
 04-07-09  04:05pm

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