For the Alliance!

After quitting FFXI back in March, I decided to devote my MMO time entirely to World of Warcraft. I’d been playing it between events in XI for a month or so, and the constant prodding of a friend of mine, coupled with SE’s gigantic “EFF YOU” to most of the playerbase in raising the cap ... Read More

The End of the Line?

“There ain’t no gettin’ offa this train we’re on.” -Final Fantasy VII This past weekend’s VanaFest saw Square Enix make a series of announcements that will forever change the face of Vana’diel. The one most people are reacting to is the announcement of the level cap being raised to 99 from 75. The last time ... Read More

HQ Relic Armor and the Future

In +1’ing my Duelist’s Chapeau, I now permanently have -5 inventory as I am 99.9% sure I will never get another NQ one. While having Duelist’s Armor claim slip as a key item was fun for a while, not missing out on another 3 MND for Slow II reallly is worth the inventory space loss. ... Read More

Oh snap, huge DORP

Inventory -5 🙁 But, MND+3 for Slow II 😀 Guess I’ll work on +1’ing the entire set after all, hehe.

2009’s FFXI Big 10 News

Last year, JPButton asked FFXI players to submit their 「10大ニュース」”10-Dai News” or “Big 10 News” of the previous year. I didn’t do this last year and was looking forward to contributing this year, but Elmer and Corinth didn’t post an official post about it. … I’ll list mine anyway. Quoting Elmer’s post from last year: ... Read More

Set Parties and Level Sync

One common thought on leveling jobs up is to use a “set” or “static” party. I find this to be the most efficient, provided the group can meet more than one or two days per week, since the time spent finding members is removed completely if the set is six members. Additionally, knowing who the ... Read More

Nostalgia: My Genesis of Endgame ’til Now

Today and tomorrow mark the Fourth Anniversary of my obtaining Sky access and entering into endgame officially. On November 16, 2005, I spent two hours in Lower Jeuno shouting to form a party to finish Zilart Missions 6 through 12. The following day I was pearled for the now-defunct ObscuraNox endgame linkshell. That decision changed ... Read More

Bushido: A Feasibility Analysis

I’ve gotten the 2 best pieces of relic for Blue Mage in the body and the back; however, the learning spells thing kinda still sticks with me as to whether or not I want to take it to 75 right now. I’d feel a bit left behind if I did a bunch of Level Sync ... Read More

Red vs. Blue (Not the Assault)

Ever since I learned way back in early 2006 that Blue Mage would have A- sword skill and access to its EX weapon skills natively, I have resented that “slap in the face” to Red Mages who like to melee. I resented it so much to the point that if a BLU were seeking party, ... Read More