tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90067516860845540662011-07-08T11:00:06.778-07:00Misadventures in Vana'diel. Come along for the ride.Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-5034697907799766682009-06-30T10:31:00.000-07:002009-06-30T11:59:56.314-07:00

I've been punching my way through any creature I can find for EXP. It's been a slow and tedious process at times, but I'm enjoying it. The statistical inefficiency of soloing and fighting in Campaign battles is offset by not having to deal with idiots or pay attention to the game for long periods at once if I just want to half-ass it. Some would argue that I always play half-assed but we're gonna

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-51822299216107979942009-06-23T08:19:00.000-07:002009-06-23T11:12:59.173-07:00

Since returning a couple months ago, I've had a lot of fun but I remain somewhat frustrated with the game overall. Despite the steps in the right direction which I've discussed in previous entries, in the big picture FFXI is still fairly incompatible with what I want out of it / myself. In other words, as I get more "serious" about upgrading gear and doing events, I am once again reminded that

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-65246666613040095682009-06-19T12:22:00.000-07:002009-06-19T13:32:31.674-07:00

I got a pretty sweet slasher.I plan to use this as my Paladin's toy until or unless I get a Joyeuse. My Company Sword isn't going anywhere, either. They're not pictured in the shots below, but I have set myself up an attack/accuracy outfit for Paladin so I can more efficiently destroy things when on raids. I don't do endgame PLD outside of Dynamis (at least yet) so I'm unconcerned about having

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-88612563282450708962009-06-04T09:39:00.000-07:002009-06-04T10:32:48.791-07:00

I've been doing a lot of killing Weapon mobs in Ro'Maeve. Mostly solo but sometimes Sodako joins me and most recently, Kidari came back and joined me with his Monk for a bit. Using Fields of Valor pages, I get 1300 bonus after six kills. The RDM targets are the rough ones, but other than a few deaths it's been pretty smooth. The second picture here is of a Rare/Exclusive head piece I got from a

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-45887234435100160202009-05-29T11:35:00.000-07:002009-05-29T11:51:23.357-07:00

Level 75 Bard! Thanks to Unification LS for the great party!Ahh, memories. Kreutzet's return. No drop for Sodako on this meeting.One BCNM, one desired drop, one decent plan, one dead Draco.This town sure has gone to shit.I dressed Draconum up nice to deliver his Adventurer Appreciation stats:That's all the time I have for today's entry. More to come!

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-42212777976536339962009-05-28T22:25:00.000-07:002009-05-29T11:14:01.714-07:00

Little by little, things are moving along in this last month or so. Having some fun, getting a variety of things done. If I didn't know better I'd almost think Draco is really back! But alas, no long-winded post this time. Photographic montage!Random Picture of the Day:I kicked a bird. In the face.Promathia Mission 4-2: The Savage"Come, brothers! Prepare shitstorm!"Tenzen: "

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-45896778576015747882009-05-20T22:29:00.001-07:002009-05-28T22:27:00.883-07:00

This game hoses me so often, it's a wonder I haven't drowned. I went on a Sacrarium run for Chains of Promathia mission progress. I come prepared, with extra healing items and so forth. I follow directions from the guys who've done the missions before. Overall I think I'm doing pretty well.We get to a four-way intersection with a "True Sight" monster (read: he sees you even if you're invisible).

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-7806652414758922672009-05-13T16:03:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:46:24.112-07:00

I took a glance at this journal recently and noticed that I haven't posted since I relocated. In fact, it's been a long time since I played FFXI for more than a couple days in a month span. So, time to rejoin the ranks and document a few changes. There's far too much to cover but I'll start somewhere...I moved from where I was living to my own house. This happened after my last entry, about seven

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-54086774752830751202008-10-06T12:05:00.000-07:002009-05-31T21:39:52.830-07:00

Okay, these are in no particular order. It's a collection of shots I've taken during recent misadventures. At the end is an example of the only real reason I wish I'd been playing FFXI on PC all along: screenshots of conversations in the chat log. There would be so much hilarious content to share and look back on someday. But, ever since I changed to PC I've tried to keep funny quotes.

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-68070433851266767682008-09-25T13:31:00.000-07:002008-09-25T14:19:05.931-07:00

a.k.a. "Late Post Regarding Late Update."Square-Enix is a very interesting company. Say what you will about the love(hate) relationship we FFXI players enjoy(endure) with SE. Regardless of their mistakes or oversights, they do have a pretty good hold on us. Kinda like that girl you've dated a while, even though she's not the prettiest girl you know, and she's kinda psycho and isn't very good at

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-39872132617380968322008-08-01T09:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:00:55.613-08:00

What can I say? I'm very touchable.Only you can prevent forest fires."The fuck are you lookin' at?"Interesting pose, but read chat log:Punching moar, leveling:You've got a firm grip on that pole there, kid.This is Aphmau. She's going to have my babies.The Dynamic Duo versus a big, stupid doll NM:Every time Naja and I go out, we have a hard time getting in the cool clubs.Wardrobe change!"Slave

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-71419805429732330972008-07-24T11:28:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:00:56.058-08:00

I can barely believe it's already been a year since I wrote "Three Years Running." That makes it four years of FFXI, and it's been a blast. I wish I'd made a progress report last year, but for my own use I'm going to jot down a few notes of Draconum's status.Drac has 800 total levels now, spread across every job except Scholar (which remains the only job as-yet-unlocked). I've got two jobs capped

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-62857469740411703872008-07-23T00:52:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:00:58.592-08:00

Closing in on Draconum and TheSolonavi's anniversary within FFXI. Closing in on 800 total levels which is sorta fun. Assault's going decent so far. I'm trying to spam Mamool but the allowed seven runs per week is too few, too frustrating, and quite a disappointment considering how much fun Assault is. I'm about 8000 AP into my 20000 goal for Amir Boots now.I've been looking at Linkshells for

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-29516107363216156302008-07-19T12:53:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:02.081-08:00

I'm a (fake) chick magnet. Saruka's neighborhood friend also plays FFXI and thus a new member of TheSolonavi is borne. Kidari is a Monk main, Mithra character. Our cat content is rising. So far I get along well with Kid. He's got a good sense of humor (a must for our shell) and even shares my affinity for the /dance4 animation. We ended up partying our Monks together through the mid-50s along

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-51156728931807626132008-07-15T03:07:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:04.594-08:00

I recently got my coffer for my Warrior AF hands. This is the second trip we did. The first time I had to spend a long time in Eldieme searching for coffers. However the second time it was in the first room I checked. Thank goodness.I wish I hadn't even bothered opening the Warrior AF quest because it's honestly a waste of inventory space, except for one piece: the boots. My boots give me Double

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-66627794943888456972008-07-10T12:05:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:06.034-08:00

Short update: my Wednesday was quite uneventful until the evening. I spent the day outside and then later looking up gear online. I started planning out what items I may be shooting for in the future as my gear becomes more important to me and endgame possibly rolls around.Wednesday night, however, we had ToD on Kreutzet. This is a big, dumb bird in Cape Teriggan that only pops during wind

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-58697008994983824642008-07-09T11:08:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:10.995-08:00

Square-Enix finally updated the Adventuring Fellow system to allow Liabelle to reach level 70. She has been level 65 for far too long now. In order to unlock this feature, one must complete a quest to raise the level cap. This was not surprising but I did not expect the nature of the quest. It turns out Liabelle and Luto (the NPC related to the Fellow quests) had been conspiring (as women often

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-6279142165321996902008-07-06T02:38:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:01:12.552-08:00

My work schedule is starting to even out, so I have more steady hours and more predictable days off. This allows me to plan more enjoyable and productive FFXI sessions as well as various other entertainment. So without further ado, into some quick updates-in-pictures!A little relax time with Elminster after Dynamis - Bastok.Leveling up!Working on Tier 1 Assault in Mamool Ja's prisons.Camping Ose.

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-51491681812362835952008-07-04T20:29:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:15.270-08:00

Random chatlog picture we'll call "DBZ and Porn."That's all I have to say.Galb apparently sneaking in the shell quietly:I bought a Thalassocrat for my Dragoon.I love the way it looks with my armor.Garlaige Citadel coffer key hunting for my Monk:Liabelle and the NPC Luto have a serious conversation.Draconum pretends to listen and wears a funny hat.My long-time friend Elminster has led a social

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-49177663798847406302008-06-26T23:44:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:19.500-08:00

First order of business:What goes around, comes around.Meeting up with Galb for some murderous action:I can make Light Skillchains with my NPC now.It's difficult to take myself seriously.So I don't.Traveling in style:Draconum's MO:Lure Mithra into his home, then make them dance.Found fellow blogger Ringthree leveling... Black Mage, of all things:Lots of Sahagin beatings:Including Novv the

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-53533876069405437772008-06-02T10:13:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:01:21.985-08:00

Back again! I decided to delve back into Vana'diel for some more entertainment after my work days. It just so happened that the Adventurer Appreciation event was going again. Along with that, an Anniversary Ring was being given out this year, as it was in 2007. Now, these lying little Moogles told me last year that the Anniversary Ring was a once-only gift and yet, here it was. The ring itself is

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-60936385253611992952008-04-06T15:50:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:12:14.395-07:00

Snow? April... Why...? Oy vey.Haven't played FFXI since I suspended in January. I haven't had much desire to return, to be quite honest. I've been very busy with life and in the free time I have, I play Xbox 360 or watch movies.I've seen darn-near every recent movie that seems worth a view, using Netflix to keep a steady stream of new and "new-to-me" content coming. I'm a movie fan but not so

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-26426819325864288062008-02-24T18:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:22.417-08:00

In mid-February, I purchased a laptop. I had planned to just get a very basic computer that would suffice for maybe a year or so, until I bought an uber-PC, probably a desktop. Turns out I got far more than I had hoped for and got a pretty darn good deal on it, as well. I hadn't been this excited to buy something since back in October of 2000, when I had to wait line for midnight to arrive so I

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-74896247873697866252008-02-05T22:21:00.001-08:002008-12-10T07:01:22.837-08:00

As Dead Rising reached closure, it was time to strike up another adventure. Delving into the game library revealed The Darkness and Oblivion, which both deserved attention. It was going to be another bolster for the ol' gamerscore as well as keep me preoccupied until some other life events took place (which may be another post).The Darkness was a quite fun, if fairly brief, romp through gritty

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-58236785576073150812008-01-09T20:50:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:24.741-08:00

That's a lot of eights. Anyhoo, January is another hiatus for ol' Draco. Taking the month off for many reasons, actually.In my free time this month, I'll be playing Xbox 360 games more than I have been lately. I'm a bit of an achievement junkie. Much like gaining a level in FFXI, I like adding to the numbers, essentially. For anyone who isn't familiar with Achievements, it's a new concept to

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-56359342036638614672007-12-27T11:51:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:26.418-08:00

The holidays have caused some stumbling for ol' Drac-man. Between playtime and perhaps other factors, I haven't gotten much done with him. Hell, even trying to track down a female Elvaan Paladin who is level 38 or higher has proven difficult. This Starlight Celebration wants very specific traits on a character, in order to complete the quest and obtain my prize. I'm hoping before the year's end,

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-67587292451350040882007-12-25T22:31:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:27.918-08:00

My brother clearly likes to march to the beat of a different drum. Read into that however you please, I'm not his PR guy. For the sake of this journal entry, this translates to a weird glitch that caused Cali to run strangely... or dance... or whatever the hell it is he's doing here.We were heading out to Castle Zvahl to kill Dark Spark, for Cali's Warrior AF hands. He comes running up the hill

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-21538992342757577702007-12-20T04:55:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:29.792-08:00

Why yes... I am indeed an adult who used the word "booger" in a title. I'm aware of the implications. As always, it'll make more sense by the end. Just go with it.We start off with another instance of dubious honor: making the blog by dying! Fmtwo was using PLD/BST to skillup, or whatever it was he was doing. Ran into a little trouble, apparently, and I was already on WHM so I headed out for the

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-59543375734571783802007-12-18T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:32.397-08:00

Ahh, the insatiable need to gain levels. I cannot escape it. I have a feeling most other objectives shall fall by the wayside as I add more notches to my belt. And so it went...I hopped on Bard, seeking for a while. I disconnected about four times in a row, which irritated me. This led to me deciding I'd just read a book and stay logged in for LS chatter (a common thing for me to do). I didn't

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-2385154769331094082007-12-17T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:34.199-08:00

I spent the latter half of my week out of town, enjoying myself. It was a nice little reprieve and now I'm back to the daily grind. I've been exploring a bit more in the expansion areas, but nothing too shocking to report just yet. They have indeed added the acquisition of the new equipment, which was nice. I will pick it up soon, I'm sure. On to the photo-trail.This is Eldieme's little magic

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-39513372131421483962007-12-10T22:34:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:36.359-08:00

Dancer died and dinged a few more times. I flew solo until 20, at which point I was about ready to join up with the other lifeforms and try a party or two. I ended up at 22 after the partying. I headed off to solo more until I got to 24. Gear is getting a little better as I rise, which is encouraging. At 25 I'll be wearing my Shade harness, signed by departed-from-FFXI friend, Lordmonkey. Battle

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-61833283892235654642007-12-02T12:31:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:40.426-08:00

I actually am taking the first few days of December off FFXI. Just a quick break to get some other things in order. I'll be back at the end of this upcoming week. There's an anniversary coming up, as well as some work and personal issues that'll occupy me until then. But first, some photos of recent happenings!This is the way a chocobo should look, only there should be a Chocobo Knight on the

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-64033751472030573452007-11-30T14:26:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:42.110-08:00

Random Picture of the Day: Anacalius prepares to lop my head off.Step one: Pick up Great Axe.Step two: Aim for the Dhalmel-neck.Step three: Swing!Dancer has progressed to 18 now.Had a few Dyce involvements again. He came with Valion and me when doing a WoG mission. We toyed around with the three of us being on PLD, declaring the mission in the name of "Team Paladin." Typing that looks really

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-35596882064048778862007-11-28T10:42:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:46.089-08:00

This entry's title has a couple references in it, so let's start with that. Obviously, the song "Black Magic Woman" is relevant. The funguar part is two-fold: FFXI has monsters called Funguar which are big, vicious mushrooms. My Linkshell has a long-time member (and long-time friend of mine) named Fugiwara. Fugi has been referred to as "Funguar" for a while now. He's a Dragoon and, more often of

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-7477907222670516812007-11-25T21:40:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:47.737-08:00

Dancer is proving difficult for me, which is simultaneously funny and incredibly frustrating. I started the job simply to screw around, but once I decided I wanted to take it a little higher, it suddenly became a bloodbath. I've died more times on Dancer going from 1 to 13 than I have on anything else for months. Perhaps I've just lost the ability to efficiently solo at low levels, I dunno. After

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-52136695451386864632007-11-24T09:45:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:50.504-08:00

This post is for the initial Wings of the Goddess experiences. I've done a few things in the new zones so far, but when I get more time I'll probably explore a bunch more. As I've stated, I love time travel as a concept, so I am quite happy to run around and just see places that are familiar and yet different at the same time. Without further delay, on to the screenshots.I unlocked Dancer,

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-22143259630327461502007-11-21T23:04:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:51.539-08:00

Here you can see Gaea, the Corsair who partied with us for quite a while one night. She's the leader of Revelations, the Einherjar LS I've run with. I need to get back on track with timing and figure out which runs I can attend, but I'm trying.Gaea also happens to have all jobs 66+ and has a Maat's Cap, which is one of those goals many players are secretly aspiring to but many of those players

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-23313206329681528712007-11-19T09:43:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:54.032-08:00

My brother Cali tells me he arrived at the port in Bastok to find these two characters cuddling. He gave a "/disgusted" emote to each. They both examined (via /check) him, and then Cali proceeded to ruin the moment and sit on their laps as well. I don't know about anyone else, but I find this amusing.Dynamis - Bastok occurred again on Friday night. I really wasn't in the mood to go, but I was

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-35316927597600751072007-11-13T02:03:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:55.916-08:00

Starting off today are a couple various pictures, then I'll get to the events themselves. First up is my brother's character and mine standing near the Mog House with our new Dandy Spectacles from the event. The second is another display of him being violent. I dunno where he gets it...My Monk is currently 37, with a possible situation coming up for a friend to level alongside it, maybe enjoy the

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-55364962367361788592007-11-10T21:07:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:01:59.040-08:00

I didn't think it had been so many already, but here we are: fifty posts! I considered doing a specially-themed entry but I'm going to keep with another update from my last week or so of FFXI. Let's get right to it, shall we?First up is this week's Draco Raise Duty! My brother and our friend Saruka were duoing in La Theine Plateau and they got slapped around like little girls. I played nicey-nice

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-63993353709800397072007-11-05T13:52:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:02:01.040-08:00

I'll save you the trouble of deciphering that the source of today's title stems from my Sunday being fairly rotten. I started out in a decent mood, with the 60-ish static planned. We were all up and online pretty early compared to a normal Sunday, so I got right to the party building.I found a Puppetmaster first, someone I'd partied with on a different jobs a few days prior. I knew inviting a PUP

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-67503012781429490822007-11-03T21:58:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:01.548-08:00

My Dark Knight needed to get from 38 to 40, for Promathia Mission 3-5: Darkness Named. This will be the battle against the avatar Diabolos, and will be a rite of passage into the Dreamworld Dynamis areas. On Thursday night, I had some time to use up, so I suited DRK and headed out to solo a bit. I got around 2K EXP before I finally got tired and went to sleep. It was a relaxing evening of just

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-52969311970954080432007-11-02T10:05:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:02:02.975-08:00

November is off to a slow start, but hopefully the pendulum will get to swinging soon. There's not a lot to be told as yet, but I've got some pics of recent happenings for good measure.Here's a run-in with Narasimha, an NM in the Labyrinth of Onzozo. FM and a couple random Beastmasters we met killed it while I ran around being silly.After that, I saw another NM in the vicinity and snapped a shot

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My White Mage's static has been running on Sundays mainly, with sporadic sessions if/when the opportunity presents itself. We had a good one this past week, camping in Aydeewa on Defoliator mobs. I invited Manders, who I have had on my Friend List ever since some merit parties a few months ago during which I found Manders to be a quality, experienced player across quite a few jobs.We ended up

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-55853339695466482842007-10-27T11:29:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:07.266-08:00

Red October is drawing to a close, and it's been a fun month. This entry is all about the pictures.This first pic is a chat log the other day, in which the linkies realize they've been playing Final Fantasy too long for their own good:This is a group of those crazy Tarutarus, up to no good I'm sure.Here is an interesting shot of Cali and the clear, blue sky.Always obey safety regulations when

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Endgame is upon me. I never planned to be involved in endgame, actually. In fact, I'm still not as interested as my friends seem to be, nor as interested as they expect me to be. Regardless, over the course of my FFXI career I have done pretty much whatever I want, whenever I want. I've not been concerned with specific organized events. Slowly, that is starting to change.The first endgame event I

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Fmtwo, being a close friend of mine for quite some time now, has always been a source of information, gear ideas, and much more. FM happens to enjoy the Beastmaster job quite a bit. He's in the upper levels as of this writing, and he has leveled it on and off for years. I myself have always seen BST as a promising job, but never found the time or made the time to work on it.Recently, FM has taken

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-58802791044367714112007-10-21T11:43:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:10.679-08:00

I'd like to start out this entry with some death. Thus I share these lovely pics of Soda's SAM with my BRD. Can you guess who got killed trying to make up for the lack of skill from our Paladin? (And then got sat on for great justice...)Moving on... The procrastination had gone on long enough. It was finally time to get me access to Sky. Fmtwo, Valion, Iferion, Xaquel, Sodako, and I headed to

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-57179857516965230952007-10-18T00:20:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:11.639-08:00

I went chip farming in Pso'Xja with a couple linkies, Enyae and Jiaye (whom I refer to as WilyKat and WilyKit, respectively). It should be noted that I have a particular affinity for real-life couples who play games together. Having had that myself in more than one situation, I think it's awesome.We got Jia's chip on the first mob or two, and took maybe another ten minutes to get mine. Now I'm

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-21542910389680991912007-10-17T00:49:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:14.005-08:00

This is a tribute to a mule - a storage character - a slave.Why? Because I'm a loving master.Galkas are funny.

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Random Picture of the Day: Sodako and I standing around the Dunes, looking as cool as ever.I watched Hot Fuzz while playing some FFXI. Not as funny as I found Shawn of the Dead to be, but pretty entertaining nonetheless. I farmed and did some crafting Monday evening, in an effort to fatten my wallet a little. I've not spent much time on gilmaking since being back to the game, so various expenses

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-50393248357223435872007-10-14T12:08:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:02:15.626-08:00

Saturday evening, Dyce approached me with his desire to obtain a Phantom Fleuret.This is for his Corsair, and would be a cool weapon for the Ranged Accuracy & Ranged Attack. The source of this weapon is, you guessed it: a big squid NM. This particular one spawns on the boat that sails from Aht Urghan Whitegate to Nashmau. Its name is Proteus, and it is not terribly friendly. It hits fast, it hits

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-4852413056064602712007-10-13T12:15:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:17.001-08:00

I needed a title; leave me alone. This entry is all about random stuff I have done recently, so here goes.My brother (Anacalius) and I climbed Delkfutt's Tower for his rank 3-3 mission. It was dull, but he did manage to die trying to take a screenshot of me killing the NM giant. Then, the door came down like a guillotine and comedy was born:Cali gets transported around a lot by my special magics.

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Charybdis is an annoying NM and I barely believe it exists! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, NM trouble again. This time it's not really for me, at least not yet.First, a little background: Charybdis is a giant squid, as you can see. It's an NM that can pop roughly every eight hours, and has stupidly long spawn window (read: it wastes your time). Just getting to see this NM is annoying enough for

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-47953181116484466772007-10-10T12:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:17.964-08:00

As the days go by, I'm getting a little more into FFXI. Sodako and I have had some conversations regarding where I might be headed game-wise (ever the plotting duo, we are). It's been mostly positive, with the exception being my possibly-discouraging views on endgame. I'll save the details of that particular topic for now, but in essence, I'm having a hard time caring about anything other than

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-11704820585614785612007-10-06T07:24:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:19.376-08:00

In my effort to finish off Great Sword, I've been repetitively killing monsters ad nauseum with hopes of skillups. It's going quite well, and another good, hard run at it should put me at or near the exact level I want/need to be. Here are some pics of various GS Weapon Skills.Hard Slash:Freezebite:Shockwave:Crescent Moon:Sickle Moon:And just because I had never seen it before,here's Sodako using

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The beginning of October has been decent so far.The guys and I have been working on skillups, of course:We also made Thursday night an NM death-fest. Iaito had requested my help on his RDM AF3 quest, for his Warlock's Chapeau. There are two NMs for this quest, and they can apparently frighten some people. Sodako halfway-predicted that I would buy the farm in this fight. Seemed like maybe ol'

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-77148075444818045402007-10-02T20:04:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:21.581-08:00

It has been a couple of months since the 'Navi and I were out making messes and creating chaos around Vana'diel. Recently, however, it's been getting back to normal. Despite my hectic work schedule I have currently, I've been trying to get online more often. Instead of just sit in my Mog House or at the Chocobo Circuit chatting, I've been getting out and about to make things dead.Skilling up is

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-15142660295516929812007-09-30T18:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:21.780-08:00

Since starting Final Fantasy XI, I have had a great list of friends and many more acquaintances. Of these friends, some come and go of course. Some quit the game, some find new crews to hang out with, etc. Then there are the friends that stay with you forever. These are the people who keep me playing FFXI.This past weekend, I had the opportunity to meet up with two of my oldest FFXI friends,

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My Linkshell, TheSolonavi, was founded on July 24th, 2004 shortly after I created Draconum. I have had many inquiries as to the origin of these names. It just so happens that both monikers were lifted from a tabletop game called Mage Knight.MK was played with dice, a 12-inch measuring tape, and plastic miniatures of different characters, which stood on a small rotating dial. On this dial, or base

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-17660141541995827132007-09-25T21:07:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:21.913-08:00

For this entry, two things are relevant:1. The new expansion brings new jobs, and in my opinion one of them must be a tank for the sake of us all. (I personally would love to tank 75 levels again.)2. I have wanted Chocobo Knight to be one of the new jobs since forever. It's perfect for San d'Oria anyhow so it makes sense.This is how you get Draco to buy Wings of the Goddess. Need I say more?

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-63576890570932592022007-09-24T19:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:23.088-08:00

It's been nearly a month since my last entry, and with good reason. I've been a very busy guy, of course. Work has dominated most of my time lately, with some outdoorsy extracurricular activity interspersed. I am chased around by a young "adventurer" of sorts, in the form of my little 4-year old brother. I also have a teenage sister who was quick to latch onto me and not let me far from her

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-2693190992654398802007-08-31T19:08:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:02:23.674-08:00

The August version update brought a new event for FFXI players: the Chocobo Circuit. There are new areas in each town's Chocobo Stables area by which you can enter the Circuit. Once inside, you can travel around to different areas of race headquarters.Within the Circuit, you can visit the paddocks to check up on the health, statistical values, and more of each Chocobo participating in the day's

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I'd like to bring up Besieged, because it has been a fairly big part of what I do in FFXI since the release of the Treasures of Aht Urghan expansion pack. For the sake of clarity, Besieged is a large-scale battle waged against Beastmen within the walls of the city of Al Zahbi. Most of my friends (and probably many strangers) know that I am a Besieged junkie. I'm almost always there defending the

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The version update for August has been implemented and the players are already feeling the substantial effect. From new items to new events, the update was another hefty one. I was pleased to find that there were many alterations that, while subtle-sounding perhaps, could and probably will deeply affect how we play.The first change I was inundated with was that 2-handed weapons are now more

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-79862388210334753592007-08-27T14:31:00.000-07:002007-08-27T15:09:55.114-07:00

I'm back to FFXI... Well, sort of. I have access to my account again. I just don't happen to find myself caring all that much. I am in a new location, which means I have a different internet connection and different circumstances. The net isn't impressing anyone thus far, and the circumstances are leaving me with little motivation to do anything about it.So far I've just chatted with a few

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"A little crazy." Pretty much sums up the last two weeks or more. Things have changed, and changed quite a bit. To skip details and go to the headlines: I spent a week on vacation in San Diego visiting my uncle, and I am now currently staying with family in Minnesota.Yeah... Hawaii --> Southern California --> Minnesota. That's a lovely change, wouldn't you agree? I'm ambivalent just how much I

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-13110469999002408532007-07-26T21:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:23.995-08:00

I'm taking a bit of a reprieve. Life has been rather complicated lately, for lack of a more detailed explanation. But, things have finally come to a head, and are mostly looking up. Ingame, this means I'll probably be going on a short break. I'm not entirely sure how this will all play out, but I'll need some time to get it all sorted. I've been playing a bit of some other games in my free time,

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-50426839989215655312007-07-24T18:22:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:32:30.298-07:00

This entry isn't as much of an update as it is a commemoration. July 24th, 2004 was the day I created Draconum and bought my Linkshell, TheSolonavi. Today is a birthday of sorts, reminding me of the times I've enjoyed in Vana'diel.I had created about four characters previous to Drac. They were from various nations and were different races, as I got a feel for the game and figured out which

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-92436114912849212007-07-17T14:49:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:24.611-08:00

Random Picture of the Day: Liabelle, my NPC Adventuring Fellow, dons almost the whole Coral armor set as we tackle Promyvion for a Tactics Pearl.My Warrior is intended to move forward. I really do want it to level. I'm not even kidding! Why does it remain stagnant in the mid-40s, then? Sheer, unadulterated incompetence. Honestly, the parties have just been straight awful of late. Nonetheless, I'm

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-62705958266968448122007-07-10T08:33:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:24.705-08:00

Random Picture of the Day: Cyric looking pretty in his DRG setup and shooting off fireworks before Dynamis-San d'Oria.First thing I wanted to write a blurb about is my "next project" job. I have geared up Warrior, and that's a fairly adequate and fun choice. However, I've secretly been hoping for and trying for a couple NM drops that would push my MNK forward. I've not been one to want to level

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-53409161361370002902007-07-06T12:00:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:24.812-08:00

Random Picture of the Day: Double-fire weather in Rabao:It's been a rather hectic roller coaster the last week or two. We as an LS have seen some fun things as usual, but also some really crappy luck at times. NM hunting on Mee Deggi and Ose have continued (to shaft me), but we did get Supergirl a Sirocco Kukri. It's a nice dagger for her THF, and the camping was fairly entertaining. It's a

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-57037326654734040982007-06-28T04:39:00.000-07:002007-06-29T14:03:36.743-07:00

Consider a situation in which things are running smoothly in general. Sure there are problems, but by and large they are swept under the rug, deftly sidestepped and ignored, or jumped over like a hurdle and left on the track. As time goes by, existence within this arena becomes more and more trying, with the details and the unsolved issues rolling downhill, picking up steam as they snowball

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-59360872259500299562007-06-22T12:40:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:02:26.005-08:00

Random Picture of the Day: Eternal Ice in U. RangeDynamis-San d'Oria went well this week. I got the win I needed and picked up my Wyrm Greaves and Relic Lance. Essentially Sandy is finished with until my BRD gets high enough to wear the Relic hat.Been working on getting Liabelle (my NPC) a new outfit. She's been wearing a Scorpion Harness for way too long. Fighting in beastmen-controlled areas

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-22392214312168753322007-06-21T13:26:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:26.323-08:00

After hitting 75, I've so far gained a total of three merit points. This isn't much. In fact, quite the contrary. However, the third came much easier than the first two. I was playing a game on Xbox 360 while sitting in Al Zahbi with my party flag up. Being that I've got two options for a merit party, I got invited to a group as Paladin.This party went to Caedarva Mire, and I got to see the real

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It was a long time in coming, but I finally did it. Paladin had been my first love, my main job for as long as I can remember. Despite Dragoon coming into the picture and passing Paladin up, I've always been a tank at heart. Sunday night, it finally came to partial conclusion. I dinged 75PLD and the world was taken aback. I suppose that's the reason fate decided to even things out by giving me

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-62990446353964497242007-06-13T03:56:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:30.769-08:00

The NMs being mean, stingy, and downright disrespectful, the lack of any real intimacy between my moogle and me... It's all just... slurping up my heart and spirit like so much Jell-O. I confess: It was a long night. However, I'm not really going emo, like the title suggests. Frustrated, but not emo (yet).I had my girlfriend suggest to the linkies that we might static party this evening, since I

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-59491558217960374972007-06-11T05:43:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:35.494-08:00

Mee Deggi the Punisher is an NM in "the Bird Cage" who drops the Ochimusha Kote. This is an important, shall I say pivotal piece of gear for Monk, Samurai, and Ninja. Hunting this NM isn't terribly difficult. He pops every hour pretty much, and the placeholder mobs are easy to spot. He's even easy to kill, being a relatively low-level NM for the reward. Why then, do I have such a hard time

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-64036790650491230602007-06-09T18:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:36.877-08:00

I have some shots from recent activities to share, with minimal textual interference.This first pic is from the high 40s-50 static group. The location is Quicksand Caves.Here is my girlfriend, the Dark Knight with butterfly wings.Here's Galbatorix and I farming his Sea Serpent Grotto coffer key, killing the fish-like Sahagin.This is from a party I was in @65 Bard. Tyock is a Japanese Paladin, and

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-7284404357226710132007-06-08T12:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:37.276-08:00

Thursday evening, most of the linkies were partying with various jobs and levels. This gave me the opportunity to work on some of these AF quests piling up. Galb logged on and we talked briefly about the overall list, then started prioritizing a few things to be able to cross them off one by one.First one we decided on was Galb's NIN AF boots, which give him faster movement speed at night. That's

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-17902158129691235132007-06-07T18:30:00.001-07:002008-12-10T07:02:37.642-08:00

Well, we came off a slow-ish week to having a lot on our plates. The next week or two will be busy and chaotic for the LS.The following AF sets need completed quests/coffers:Galbatorix: NINSodako: THFDungeonwhipper: DRKNoodles: WHMMe: WHM and RDMThat alone is quite a bit to do. Then I've got Treasures of Aht Urghan missions I'm working on, Dynamis LS to join and soon be raiding with, Chains of

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-88147170966669178452007-06-06T01:26:00.000-07:002007-06-06T05:58:59.216-07:00

Monday night my girlfriend was watching movies with her sister in the living room. So, I half-watched while partying with Bard65. Got around 26K XP in the all-Japanese group. They weren't the best party I've had lately, but pretty good. Got 66 (can Reraise now with WHM subjob) and we split at around 4-5am.Tuesday morning I slept through almost all the maintenance for Update Day. Did the update as

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-53888035039938206482007-06-05T02:15:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:37.766-08:00

The first weekend of June was, as the this entry's title suggests, slow and sticky. From the time Thaz and I struck out with Ose Thursday night, I didn't play much FFXI until Sunday afternoon.Sunday brought us a fun, if chaotic, session of EXP. Many of the linkies were preoccupied or logged off much of the day. However, my girlfriend and I were looking to make things dead. Par for the course,

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-71622045967433150992007-06-01T04:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:38.561-08:00

Thazienne, being the swell kinda guy he is, took another shot at camping the NM who has made me fairly irritable of late. Ose the torama NM who drops this:Well, Ose theoretically drops the Assault Jerkin. I'd like to see proof first-hand.

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-52542620159948834282007-05-30T13:41:00.001-07:002007-10-14T22:26:51.084-07:00

Put the job levels away and consider: What job are you?I'd like to touch on this topic since it was on my mind. It used to be, back when I started FFXI, that you chose your job at the outset and that was you. We all chose a job, we had grand visions of one day being ultra-powerful and saving the world, all that good stuff.You'd tend to see people choosing jobs that fit their personality, to some

Drachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735103714553293168noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006751686084554066.post-61003369528959521292007-05-29T13:16:00.000-07:002008-12-10T07:02:38.974-08:00

Illicit title, and I'll get to that topic shortly.Monday was spent in our static party 45~ish again. This time around was much less painful than the previous. We didn't have Noodles on WHM today, so I played main healer on RDM. We picked up a BLM and used my girlfriend on her DRK.Dungeonwhipper's DRK/WAR as first voke for SATA, Sodako's THF, Galbatorix's NIN, my RDM, a Japanese BLM named Sacrifar

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Sunday was a trying kind of day. The linkies (read: "LS members") and I made some progress, but we had to take the good with the bad.First thing's first. Noodles had one last piece of Monk Artifact equipment to acquire. The task at hand was to travel to Castle Oztroja, or what I like to call it, the Bird Cage. Castle O is home to a virtual army of bird-like beastmen, the Yagudo. They will (and

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Well, it took long enough. For those who do not know, the Opo-opo crown is an elusive piece of gear to acquire for anyone with Attention Deficit Disorder. I'll count my lack of ADD as a definite blessing, but that doesn't change the fact that this thing's been annoying.Nevertheless, early Saturday morning I finally finished the questline. I had to help a rather shady Elvaan who had "overstayed

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I'm at a loss. I really don't know where to start. I think what I shall do is spend some time setting a bit of a backdrop, then I can focus on specific topics or what I'm thinking about at the time. I'll warn you now; I'm almost always a long-winded writer.Therefore, allow me to introduce myself. I am an adult male. I'm originally from the Midwest US, but currently reside in Hawaii. I have lived

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