The Return of the BLU Set
On a whim, I decided to get Orophen and Mekare together to level our BLU. At first we weren’t sure it was going to last very long because Mekare was tired and I was feeling pretty medicated at the time. There was also the fact I was supposed to be laying down most of the time, but don’t tell my doctor I found a way around THAT little detail!
A return?
A week after the operation, I wanted to try getting back into the routine of daily life and thought of checking out FFXI for a bit. I can’t play for long periods of time because it causes stress on my body (I feel really fatigued after awhile), but I do have fun doing things for a short time. Saturday was one day I logged in and out on a continual basis but found myself doing more things than normal. It was a nice change of pace, and I even got to try out the new things that were added in the last patch!
Nyzul Isle Investigation
Decided to do Nyzul Isle Investigation with the strangest setup: 75 THF, 74 BRD (me), 68 MNK, 56 RDM (boyfriend). It was a spur of the moment kind of thing, and I only wanted to do it just because it was new. We didn’t make it very far (only to level 1), but I think with the right kind of set up it we could have gotten further than we did. Still… it was a lot of fun and I think I’d like to do more of it in the future if I got a chance.
Level 7 Besieged
Besieged is still a pain in the but with models not popping up, lag, etc… but it is bearable now that only 300 or so are wanting to actually do it when I’m on. I joked with my LS mates later that evening of doing 15 Besieges in order to get my level 75. What of a party? Well, when you’re feeling exhausted just sitting in a desk chair because you are missing a gallbladder? Then, yeah, you’ll want to take the easier route of curing for until your MP is drained, resting (in game and in real life), and then going at it again.
the Boyahda Tree
Thanks to the new signet patch, I wanted to see how getting EXP would be duoing off of Steelcrabs in the ol’ Tree. My friend had other ideas, however, and we found ourselves fighting T++ Elder Goobbues, leveling up my NPC, and getting a bit of change on the side. It wasn’t so bad and I actually enjoyed myself for a bit. Well, until I exhausted myself and felt like collapsing into a heap on the floor. I hope to take Reiokyu around with me to duo since he has a hard time getting parties once in awhile and I have found BRD pulling to be too exhausting lately (more so because of the operation). Speaking of which, I want to wish the guy good luck as he nears his fight with Maat. I don’t know what the MNK Maat fight is like, but here is hoping he clears it!
Wandering around Bibiki Bay
Maybe its because I was chatting on AIM, I was feeling exhausted, or I just wasn’t paying attention, but running around aimlessly in Bibiki Bay? Yeah. Not a good idea. At least not when you run into a DC++ Hobgoblin that wants to chew on your head. I seriously thought of taking him on, but then thought the better of it when I realized a.) my NPC died and b.) I wasn’t prepared going into it. I’d really like to solo something that is DC or higher on my BRD, but I guess it will have to wait till I feel better and am better prepared for it… orz.
Copied and pasted directly from my private Livejournal account:
I had an operation Saturday morning to remove two Gallbladder stones and my gallblader. I am OK, but the procedure was dire due to the infection of my gallbladder and the location of the stones (one was blocking my gallbladder and the other was on its way to my pancreas; the later one could have caused me to die supposedly). I’m OK, but extremely sore, tired, and yeah. I’m pushing myself once in awhile to get up, walk and do things. But I have to cut it down to a short time each day. I’m way over my limit as I type this, but I just wanted people to know what’s up. Now, if you excuse me, I need to lay down. Have FOUR cuts into you and a missing gallblader is anything but fun. Ow.
If you haven’t heard or seen from me, that’s why. I am not sure I will be of any presence on FFXI this weekend, but we’ll see. My strength is getting back, but I’m on doctor’s orders to be in bed 90% of the time. I intend to keep to it as I wish to come back to work ASAP.
And, yes, the untagged entries on the communities are driving me nuts when I take a glance at it even if for a second.
As those listed on my friend’s list would know, I was starting to feel burnt out of FFXI. I had even talked to Derrick about the possibility of shelving it for awhile or even quitting. There were several things that just really wore on me, and it frustrated me to no end because games shouldn’t have to be frustrating. They need to be fun! Something was missing and I started not to have fun. Well, until today. I had to stay home today because I had threw up the night before and our work place has a policy stating that we must way 24 hours before being able to return to the facility. That is if, of course, you don’t throw up again. It kind of sucks because I like to work, but its fully understandable because the last thing you want to do is put all the kids and teachers at risk.
Anyway, after trying to download the patches last night, I decided to give the new Signet for a spin. If you didn’t guess by my title, yes, I am in love with the new Signet. For those who enjoy small parties or soloing, then you will absolutely love this new patch. I was able to take my NIN out and slaughter things, rest, and continue to slaughter things without losing my TP in my quest to avoid parties and get my NIN properly leveled for subjobs. I’m crazy, I know.
My quest didn’t stop there and I wanted to further test things out. Mostly this:
Increased defense and evasion against attacks from your auto-attack target
If an auto-attack target is an “even match” or weaker, players will gain a bonus to their defense and evasion against the monster.
This bonus only applies to attacks from an opponent who you are auto-attacking with a drawn weapon. No bonus will be obtained when attacking in a manner other than auto-attack, or when being attacked by monsters that unexpectedly join the fray.
To soloing bards, you know how difficult it is to kill things easily/effectively unless you’re pimped out. I’m not pimped out. I’m far from pimped out. Not to the point of being gimpy, but still not as sexy as Manteel or Osode strutting bards. At any rate, I took my NPC out to be on the safe side and started to attack Shades in hope of getting the ever so elusive Tavnazian Bell. I had obtained it once, failed at the fight, and found that it was near impossible to get the damn item again. Even with the help of a high level THF, hours of farming, and getting people to help me out, it seemed stupid that the damn item wouldn’t drop after a few sessions of farming. Well, not only was I able to survive an attack against the Shade without getting near death, but I received this sexy drop on the first kill:
I believe the deadline has long gone and passed, but I can’t help but point people to entries posted on a community I help mod:
https://community.livejournal.com/ffxiljcommunity/tag/fan+art
I haven’t really checked the other communities to see what other players might have done, but if you have something to share please leave a comment or join the FFXI Lj Community (*you must be registered with Livejournal.com in order to join the community and post)!
https://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/1520/detail.html
https://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/1502/detail.html
Probably the best headlines to grace my Livejournal Friend’s list this week! Well, next to the release of Hana Yori Dango 2 episode 9…
I doubt I’ll abandon ship on Ragnarok, but its nice and reassuring to know that the option is THERE. Though probably not so much when taking into account that the assholes can easily migrate and gather together on one server more easily. Ick. But, at the same time, people can also band together and get on a server that would allow them to escape the normal stupidity they face on their end. A double edged sword, indeed.
What I’m more interested in is the new Assault area. Granted I primarily do Assault during the weekends, with three good friends (yes, the boyfriend is my best friend, too!) and hardly enough for a suitable party to do things with… its nice to know the option is there when I do Assault runs with my other friends or LS mates. Though I’ll probably end up trying to get a better Assault group together if it means pretty new equipment. Especially if that new equipment means I’m one hundred times cuter than I already am. Now if only they had the same kind of cutesy looking headgear that is so rampant in RO…
BLU set is on hold this weekend due to personal reasons with one of our set members. In the meantime, Orophen has been working diligently on my layout and is almost close to being perfected. Me? I caught up on sleep and finally felt ready to get over the hurdle I’ve been putting off for months now. Yes, I’m actually working on getting BRD to 75! Yeah, yeah, yeah, don’t choke on your food just yet! I haven’t exactly made it to 75, but I’m about 20k EXP away from getting it! A huge step if you ask me.
It took me awhile to actually get a party, however, because not even 2,000 were on the server during the time I started to seek. Kind of a bummer, if you ask me. I remember when Saturdays would hold over 2,000 people by the time I logged on! Makes me wonder if S-E is ever going to consider merging servers to help with the dwindling populations on the servers.
The party itself was ok, but it didn’t help any that I lagged so much. My FPS was hovering at about 8 – 10, and sometimes I can’t tell if I was casting a song or not. It was so bad that I ended up dying at one point and getting close to death a few other times. I shudder to think what it would have been like if I had to have pulled in the Mire… ugh…
And while the Everybody Votes Channel is one of the lamest things ever, I can’t help but vote and share my data as of date:
Vote Count: 10
Prediction Record: 5 Wins 0 Losses
Prediction Accuracy: 100%
How Tuned in Are You? 300 points, Thought Dominated
Distance From Popular Opinion: 38m
Now if only they had something as silly and pointless to do on a daily basis for the DS. I’d have a more entertaining ferry ride, for sure.
Yes, this entry is long delayed, but I have been putting it off for a few reasons:
1. I thought my new layout would be ready. Its not, and that is why I am posting now.
2. I’ve been caught up in other things. Work is a large part of it, but I have also been sharing my time with a game known as Ragnarok Online. For those who don’t know me, I used to play this game before switching over to FFXI. I am only playing RO because, well, its mindless pointing and clicking. No having to worry about whether I have x, y, or z item or thing done, just go out and stab things to death. Sometimes, a girl just needs to stab things mindlessly for hours at a time.
3. Part of me didn’t feel like it. The lazy bug kicked in, sue me. It is why this entry will be rather short, as well.
This weekend is an unusual entry for the BLU set as we (well, actually, just me) woke up early in order to start the set at an earlier time and allow enough time for Mekare to play before going on a date. We didn’t get much done, however, as I tend to get into more trouble than I should allow happen… but more on that later.
We started off trying our Head Butt routine over at Sauromugue Champaign by working it on beetles. I decided to have Mekare start off (at this time we were still going with our /WAR, /WAR, and /WHM set up), followed by me, and then finished off with Orophen. Taking Orophen’s complaint in mind about not wanting to do something “organized”, I had people put in annoying calls so that he knew when to do his macro. The calls were (in order) call 14, 15, and 16. Annoying? Yes. But it could have been worse! I could have chosen to use call1, 2, and 3!
Originally posted here: https://community.livejournal.com/ffxiljcommunity/57680.html
Last night I had decided on a whim, “I want to get the Maat fight done and over with.” Felt I was being hasty, played Tetris DS (made it to level 50-something before I decided I needed to sleep), and woke up this morning with the same thought I had last night.
I didn’t want to wait to cap my sword skill, I didn’t want to wait for level 70, and I sure as hell didn’t want to hold back my friend who has been patiently waiting for me to catch up to her so we could level together. Sooo… despite all the troubles I had with my computer and wireless router this morning, I took a nose dive into fighting Maat.