Current Game(s): None
Total Play Time - 1,475:06
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am: Taking a Break
Stuff Did Today: Played a lot of Fantasy Life....
Status & Notes:
Happy New Year!!!! Let's get back into some FF XII!!!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Day #612 Recap (On Break)
Current Game(s): None
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 264:36
Total Play Time - 1,475:06
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Finished Up(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 5
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398)
Elemental(326/378)
Enfeebling(384/424)
Healing(199/368)
Dark(235/300)
Enhancing(292/404)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, I took the unlit lantern back into the Den of Rancor... and to the west was an altar... where I could light my lantern!!! So, I lit it and took it to the sacrifical gate... and I lit one of the braziers... and then I walked back lit my lantern... walked back lit a brazier... yeah, I did this 4 times... FINALLY the gate opened. Inside were 3 tonberries... I took them out pretty easily. When I did, one of the tonberries revealed itself as a member of the Kuluu tribe!
He described to us how the Zilart had used the powers of the ancient crystals to empower themselves. They created a path to the Garden of the Gods, and used the Delkfutt Tower on Qufim Island to direct the enerfies given by the crystals. The Kuluu, however, destroyed one of the crystals, thus putting everything out of wack. The Zilart were all destroyed... or at least thought to be. The Kuluu... well, they were turned into Tonberries... joy.
Anyway, we were given our next quest. We have to retreive 8 crystal fragments from all around Vana'diel... at least he gave us one for a headstart...
Status & Notes:
Alright, so I've let my FF XI subscription run out... and I decided to take a break for the rest of my holiday vacation. Mostly, just because I wanted a break... been playing a lot of Fantasy Life... really good game btw. Also, I haven't even taken my computer out in days...
I have gotten everything set up for FF XII IZJS... it plays REALLY nicely. So, I'm very excited about that. I'll be starting that up on the 5th for sure.
Want to talk a little more about XI real quick. First of all, I'm extremely impressed with the amount of work STILL being put into this game. I mean, with all the different quests and missions and levelling, and job levelling, and armor levelling, and weapon levelling... seriously... you could grind in this game for years and still not be complete. It's very impressive. It's still a fun game too, even though it maybe isn't as advanced as some other MMOs... it feels like the most advanced MUD ever created... and that really is not a bad thing. I do very much want to come back to this game sometime and do some more work on it, but I think for now, I'm ready to take a break with it.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 264:36
Total Play Time - 1,475:06
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Finished Up(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 5
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398)
Elemental(326/378)
Enfeebling(384/424)
Healing(199/368)
Dark(235/300)
Enhancing(292/404)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, I took the unlit lantern back into the Den of Rancor... and to the west was an altar... where I could light my lantern!!! So, I lit it and took it to the sacrifical gate... and I lit one of the braziers... and then I walked back lit my lantern... walked back lit a brazier... yeah, I did this 4 times... FINALLY the gate opened. Inside were 3 tonberries... I took them out pretty easily. When I did, one of the tonberries revealed itself as a member of the Kuluu tribe!
He described to us how the Zilart had used the powers of the ancient crystals to empower themselves. They created a path to the Garden of the Gods, and used the Delkfutt Tower on Qufim Island to direct the enerfies given by the crystals. The Kuluu, however, destroyed one of the crystals, thus putting everything out of wack. The Zilart were all destroyed... or at least thought to be. The Kuluu... well, they were turned into Tonberries... joy.
Anyway, we were given our next quest. We have to retreive 8 crystal fragments from all around Vana'diel... at least he gave us one for a headstart...
Status & Notes:
Alright, so I've let my FF XI subscription run out... and I decided to take a break for the rest of my holiday vacation. Mostly, just because I wanted a break... been playing a lot of Fantasy Life... really good game btw. Also, I haven't even taken my computer out in days...
I have gotten everything set up for FF XII IZJS... it plays REALLY nicely. So, I'm very excited about that. I'll be starting that up on the 5th for sure.
Want to talk a little more about XI real quick. First of all, I'm extremely impressed with the amount of work STILL being put into this game. I mean, with all the different quests and missions and levelling, and job levelling, and armor levelling, and weapon levelling... seriously... you could grind in this game for years and still not be complete. It's very impressive. It's still a fun game too, even though it maybe isn't as advanced as some other MMOs... it feels like the most advanced MUD ever created... and that really is not a bad thing. I do very much want to come back to this game sometime and do some more work on it, but I think for now, I'm ready to take a break with it.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Day #611 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(292/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Happy New Year!!!! Woohoo!!!
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(292/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Happy New Year!!!! Woohoo!!!
Day #610 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(292/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Took my first trip down into the Den of Rancor... had to use a paintbrush to open up the secret passage. Down there, I found some more Tonberries... some Impercators... they finally gave up one of their unlit lanterns I've been waiting on. I then headed back into town and bought a ton of books to up my Enhancing skill.
Status & Notes:
Alright, so here's what's going on. As of the 2nd, I'm going to be cancelling my XI subscription for now. I'm planning on starting up my WoW subscription again, and I'm going to be starting up XII... most likely on the 5th or hopefully before. I'm hoping to finish this Zilart mission before then... really all I have to do is run back and forth a lot to light the lanterns and get to the battlefield... really just a big old pain in the butt.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(292/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Took my first trip down into the Den of Rancor... had to use a paintbrush to open up the secret passage. Down there, I found some more Tonberries... some Impercators... they finally gave up one of their unlit lanterns I've been waiting on. I then headed back into town and bought a ton of books to up my Enhancing skill.
Status & Notes:
Alright, so here's what's going on. As of the 2nd, I'm going to be cancelling my XI subscription for now. I'm planning on starting up my WoW subscription again, and I'm going to be starting up XII... most likely on the 5th or hopefully before. I'm hoping to finish this Zilart mission before then... really all I have to do is run back and forth a lot to light the lanterns and get to the battlefield... really just a big old pain in the butt.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Day #609 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Yeah, another day of no play time... went and took the wifey out on a date night last night. Gotta do that every once in a while. Anyway, today, I'm planning on really getting my emulator settings finalized for XII... I'm actually kind of leaning towards stopping XI for a while... I have a couple of days before my subscription is going to renew... I may very well cancel it for a bit... I'd like to start up XII... ready to get moving on things. I'm sure you all are as well. That said, I'd still like to complete a few more missions because why not??? Hopefully the RNG will start to cooperate with me.
As for the race... still haven't been watching as much... yesterday I watched a little bit and Crumps was trying to take down the weapons and not having much luck in doing so... I think Cereth is still playing IX... I REALLY haven't been watching his stream. His playthrough, he is doing a user-submitted challenge where he can't BUY any weapons or armor other than those in the synthesis shops... so he has to do a lot of stealing and what not from the bosses.... that's quite a time sink... believe me... I did that all as well.
Update: Apparently, Cereth actually beat IX already... so he can buy equipment now... he's gonna take on Ozma... and then move onto X today at some point I'm sure.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Yeah, another day of no play time... went and took the wifey out on a date night last night. Gotta do that every once in a while. Anyway, today, I'm planning on really getting my emulator settings finalized for XII... I'm actually kind of leaning towards stopping XI for a while... I have a couple of days before my subscription is going to renew... I may very well cancel it for a bit... I'd like to start up XII... ready to get moving on things. I'm sure you all are as well. That said, I'd still like to complete a few more missions because why not??? Hopefully the RNG will start to cooperate with me.
As for the race... still haven't been watching as much... yesterday I watched a little bit and Crumps was trying to take down the weapons and not having much luck in doing so... I think Cereth is still playing IX... I REALLY haven't been watching his stream. His playthrough, he is doing a user-submitted challenge where he can't BUY any weapons or armor other than those in the synthesis shops... so he has to do a lot of stealing and what not from the bosses.... that's quite a time sink... believe me... I did that all as well.
Update: Apparently, Cereth actually beat IX already... so he can buy equipment now... he's gonna take on Ozma... and then move onto X today at some point I'm sure.
Day #608 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Umm... more happy holidays... things are just too busy...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Umm... more happy holidays... things are just too busy...
Day #607 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Made my way through the jungles of the Elshimo Lowlands into the Sea Serpent Grotto... and within there we found the hideout of Norg. Here, we met up with Lion who recounted for us what happened when we beat the Shadow Lord...
Apparently, the Grand Duke of Jeuno and his little brother showed up, and proclaimed themselves to be the last of the Zilart... another one of the ancient races of Vana'diel, thought to be extinct. They summoned five ancient crystal warriors who are to purge the world of everyone... well, the ex-shadow lord turned himself back into the shadow lord to give us time to escape, even though he was basically committing suicide.
We then met the leader of Norg... a man called Gilgamesh(cue Battle at the Big Bridge)... he says that he once had gone deep into the Temple of Uggalepih and found an old lady who told him to return when the end was near... or something like that... obviously the return of the Crystal Warriors is the trigger for this... so we should probably return. We headed over to Kazham, to see the chieftain who gave us a key to the sacrificial altar deep within the temple... she told us we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into.
We returned to Norg and talked to Magephaud who gave us a key which would give us access to a Tonberry Priest who could cleanse us of the hate that the Tonberrls had toward us. We then went to the temple and got a key... the key opened a library of sorts.. we read some books and then found a paintbrush in a coffin... yay??? Then we headed a little further in and tried to find an Unlit Lantern... because it might be useful...
Status & Notes:
Again... sorry for the delay in writing up some stuff. Things have been kind of crazy in real life... I haven't even gotten any play time in a couple days. So yeah... anyway, started the Rise of the Zilart questline. Seems pretty cool... though, honestly, I've had a lot of bad luck with random drops... took me quite a while to get the key I needed for the paintbrush room... and I've probably been trying for at least an hour at this point to get the Unlit Lantern with no success... maybe I'll have to try actually going into the Den of Rancor and trying to get it there...
Alright, I'll leave some notes for the other couple posts I have to do today...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,472:06 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Rise of the Zilart Mission 4
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Made my way through the jungles of the Elshimo Lowlands into the Sea Serpent Grotto... and within there we found the hideout of Norg. Here, we met up with Lion who recounted for us what happened when we beat the Shadow Lord...
Apparently, the Grand Duke of Jeuno and his little brother showed up, and proclaimed themselves to be the last of the Zilart... another one of the ancient races of Vana'diel, thought to be extinct. They summoned five ancient crystal warriors who are to purge the world of everyone... well, the ex-shadow lord turned himself back into the shadow lord to give us time to escape, even though he was basically committing suicide.
We then met the leader of Norg... a man called Gilgamesh(cue Battle at the Big Bridge)... he says that he once had gone deep into the Temple of Uggalepih and found an old lady who told him to return when the end was near... or something like that... obviously the return of the Crystal Warriors is the trigger for this... so we should probably return. We headed over to Kazham, to see the chieftain who gave us a key to the sacrificial altar deep within the temple... she told us we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into.
We returned to Norg and talked to Magephaud who gave us a key which would give us access to a Tonberry Priest who could cleanse us of the hate that the Tonberrls had toward us. We then went to the temple and got a key... the key opened a library of sorts.. we read some books and then found a paintbrush in a coffin... yay??? Then we headed a little further in and tried to find an Unlit Lantern... because it might be useful...
Status & Notes:
Again... sorry for the delay in writing up some stuff. Things have been kind of crazy in real life... I haven't even gotten any play time in a couple days. So yeah... anyway, started the Rise of the Zilart questline. Seems pretty cool... though, honestly, I've had a lot of bad luck with random drops... took me quite a while to get the key I needed for the paintbrush room... and I've probably been trying for at least an hour at this point to get the Unlit Lantern with no success... maybe I'll have to try actually going into the Den of Rancor and trying to get it there...
Alright, I'll leave some notes for the other couple posts I have to do today...
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Day #606 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36
Total Play Time - 1,472:06
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Alright, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming. Did some work today getting the emulator all setup for XII... going to be starting that very soon. Today, I'm looking to get back into some XI... starting the Zilart missions and what not.
Haven't been keeping up too much with the race to be honest. From what it looks like Crumps is still on VII somewhere... Cereth has gotten onto IX. That's all I really have to say about that for now... I'll try and catch some soon... too much holiday stuff going on.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 261:36
Total Play Time - 1,472:06
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(379/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(259/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Alright, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming. Did some work today getting the emulator all setup for XII... going to be starting that very soon. Today, I'm looking to get back into some XI... starting the Zilart missions and what not.
Haven't been keeping up too much with the race to be honest. From what it looks like Crumps is still on VII somewhere... Cereth has gotten onto IX. That's all I really have to say about that for now... I'll try and catch some soon... too much holiday stuff going on.
Day #605 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(248/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Merry Christmas!!!! No gameplay today...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/398) (+)
Elemental(326/378) (+)
Enfeebling(384/424) (+)
Healing(199/368) (+)
Dark(235/300) (+)
Enhancing(248/404) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Merry Christmas!!!! No gameplay today...
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Day #604 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335) (+)
Elemental(326/315) (+)
Enfeebling(384/361) (+)
Healing(199/305) (+)
Dark(235/255) (+)
Enhancing(248/341) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, it is time to rescue the Star Sibyl from Joker!!! We realized that Joker is actually the soul of Karuha-Baruha that had done the complete summoning of Fenrir. However, the soul of Fenrir is so big that it actually completely consumed Karuha-Baruha. So, Apururu devised a plan to deactivate the remaining cardians. First, though, we needed to go along with Joker's request to ensure the Star Sibyl's safety.
So, we had to find three verses of an ancient song that would release the power of the stars and moon. We travelled far and wide... first we stopped at Ro'Maeve where we collected a verse from that fountain we first saw the dead Karuha-Baruha. Next, we headed to the temple of Uggalepih, collected a key from a tonberry, and then got a verse within a library. Finally, we headed to the Altepa desert, where the Quicksand Caves lay underneath. First, we collected a stone from the Earth Protocrystal and gave it to a goblin along with a meteorite from back in West Sarutabaruta. This gave us a lodestone we'd need to open some doors in the Quicksand Caves.
We returned to the Quicksand Caves and made it deep underground to the Chamber of Oracles. Here, the last verse lied. With the three verses, we returned to the Full Moon fountain. We sang the verses and the energy began to release. Next, the Ace cardians attacked... with our Level 99 powers, they fell amazingly easily. With this done, Apururu deactivated the rest of the cardians... The undead Karuha-Baruha didn't enjoy that so he unleashed a wyvern and manticore on us... Ajido-Marujido joined in and together(after like 7 tries) we took them down! Power returned to the Full Moon Fountain and the great beast Fenrir was released... Windurst was saved, but the Star Sibyl lost her powers to perform Moon and Star readings... the future was no longer in view.
Status & Notes:
Okay, let's talk the last quest here. The running around part isn't that bad... its a good way of getting some more practice learning the Temple of Uggalepih as well as an introduction to the Quicksand Caves. That's all well and good. Some easy farming for the key to the Quickand Cave... as for the last fight. Well, that's a different story. At level 99, I had WAY more power than necessary. Taking out the 4 ace cardians was incredibly quick... I didn't even compile 3000 TP any time I took them out. Phase 2, however, is just annoying. Ajido-Marujido joins in the fight and if he dies anytime, the fight is over and you have to start all over. Now, he dies in about 4 or 5 times and seems to love to gain threat on whatever one you're not fighting. Eventually, I got good at just hitting the wyvern and switching over to the manticore real quick. I was able to get hate on both and take them down quickly enough.
Next? Well, I'm going to move right in to the Rise of the Zilart missions. I know at some point, they lead to some boss fights... I don't know if they're soloable at all... I guess we'll find out... but there's a bunch to do before that.
Race update... Crumps is in Disc II of FF VII, just past the reunion part. So, still a ways to go. Cereth finished FF VIII today... so he'll be on to FF IX tomorrow, making some good progress. Apparently, IX is another game that he speedruns... though I have no idea if he is planning on doing that with this game.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Done with Windurst Missions... On to Rise of the Zilart!!!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335) (+)
Elemental(326/315) (+)
Enfeebling(384/361) (+)
Healing(199/305) (+)
Dark(235/255) (+)
Enhancing(248/341) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, it is time to rescue the Star Sibyl from Joker!!! We realized that Joker is actually the soul of Karuha-Baruha that had done the complete summoning of Fenrir. However, the soul of Fenrir is so big that it actually completely consumed Karuha-Baruha. So, Apururu devised a plan to deactivate the remaining cardians. First, though, we needed to go along with Joker's request to ensure the Star Sibyl's safety.
So, we had to find three verses of an ancient song that would release the power of the stars and moon. We travelled far and wide... first we stopped at Ro'Maeve where we collected a verse from that fountain we first saw the dead Karuha-Baruha. Next, we headed to the temple of Uggalepih, collected a key from a tonberry, and then got a verse within a library. Finally, we headed to the Altepa desert, where the Quicksand Caves lay underneath. First, we collected a stone from the Earth Protocrystal and gave it to a goblin along with a meteorite from back in West Sarutabaruta. This gave us a lodestone we'd need to open some doors in the Quicksand Caves.
We returned to the Quicksand Caves and made it deep underground to the Chamber of Oracles. Here, the last verse lied. With the three verses, we returned to the Full Moon fountain. We sang the verses and the energy began to release. Next, the Ace cardians attacked... with our Level 99 powers, they fell amazingly easily. With this done, Apururu deactivated the rest of the cardians... The undead Karuha-Baruha didn't enjoy that so he unleashed a wyvern and manticore on us... Ajido-Marujido joined in and together(after like 7 tries) we took them down! Power returned to the Full Moon Fountain and the great beast Fenrir was released... Windurst was saved, but the Star Sibyl lost her powers to perform Moon and Star readings... the future was no longer in view.
Status & Notes:
Okay, let's talk the last quest here. The running around part isn't that bad... its a good way of getting some more practice learning the Temple of Uggalepih as well as an introduction to the Quicksand Caves. That's all well and good. Some easy farming for the key to the Quickand Cave... as for the last fight. Well, that's a different story. At level 99, I had WAY more power than necessary. Taking out the 4 ace cardians was incredibly quick... I didn't even compile 3000 TP any time I took them out. Phase 2, however, is just annoying. Ajido-Marujido joins in the fight and if he dies anytime, the fight is over and you have to start all over. Now, he dies in about 4 or 5 times and seems to love to gain threat on whatever one you're not fighting. Eventually, I got good at just hitting the wyvern and switching over to the manticore real quick. I was able to get hate on both and take them down quickly enough.
Next? Well, I'm going to move right in to the Rise of the Zilart missions. I know at some point, they lead to some boss fights... I don't know if they're soloable at all... I guess we'll find out... but there's a bunch to do before that.
Race update... Crumps is in Disc II of FF VII, just past the reunion part. So, still a ways to go. Cereth finished FF VIII today... so he'll be on to FF IX tomorrow, making some good progress. Apparently, IX is another game that he speedruns... though I have no idea if he is planning on doing that with this game.
Day #603 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335) (+)
Elemental(326/315) (+)
Enfeebling(384/361) (+)
Healing(199/305) (+)
Dark(235/255) (+)
Enhancing(248/341) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Finished grinding all my Merit Points... got about 20... not too bad... bout time to get to that last mission.
Status & Notes:
Sorry this is late... Christmas Eve and all. Got my grinding done... hooray! Also, I actually put some time in to the WoW free promo... and of course they don't let you get above Level 90... so... yeah, only so much I can do there... I may actually start this up sometime soon. We'll see.
Okay, actually learned a little something today. Not only can you power up your character post level 99 with merit points... no, no, no... we need MORE grinding. So, there are these JOB Points... which you get with Capacity Points... these are actually a good idea. You get them at a MUCH slower rate then EXP points and ONLY from NPCs level 96 and above... These seem to have some bonus points you can assign and then some kind of static bonuses you accrue... like some kind of bonus levels... very interesting. There really is no limit to the amount of grinding you can do in this game... yikes.
Race update... umm lets see if I can remember. Well, Cereth actually lost internet today and didn't stream... so he was still in the middle of VIII. Meanwhile Crumps, was happily into VII, though I have no idea exactly where... I think he stopped at the end of Midgar.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27 (+)
Total Play Time - 1,465:57 (+)
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335) (+)
Elemental(326/315) (+)
Enfeebling(384/361) (+)
Healing(199/305) (+)
Dark(235/255) (+)
Enhancing(248/341) (+)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Finished grinding all my Merit Points... got about 20... not too bad... bout time to get to that last mission.
Status & Notes:
Sorry this is late... Christmas Eve and all. Got my grinding done... hooray! Also, I actually put some time in to the WoW free promo... and of course they don't let you get above Level 90... so... yeah, only so much I can do there... I may actually start this up sometime soon. We'll see.
Okay, actually learned a little something today. Not only can you power up your character post level 99 with merit points... no, no, no... we need MORE grinding. So, there are these JOB Points... which you get with Capacity Points... these are actually a good idea. You get them at a MUCH slower rate then EXP points and ONLY from NPCs level 96 and above... These seem to have some bonus points you can assign and then some kind of static bonuses you accrue... like some kind of bonus levels... very interesting. There really is no limit to the amount of grinding you can do in this game... yikes.
Race update... umm lets see if I can remember. Well, Cereth actually lost internet today and didn't stream... so he was still in the middle of VIII. Meanwhile Crumps, was happily into VII, though I have no idea exactly where... I think he stopped at the end of Midgar.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Day #602 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27
Total Play Time - 1,465:57
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335)
Elemental(326/315)
Enfeebling(384/361)
Healing(199/305)
Dark(235/255)
Enhancing(248/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Woohoo! Level 99!!!! Yeah, figured I'd just finish my grinding... well, kind of. Still gotta do 15 Merit Points so I can unlock the good Weapon Skills... sigh...
Status & Notes:
Holy crap... what a difference Level 99 makes in this game. I mean, seriously. I probably gained 2.5x the power I had just by hitting Level 99 and equipping the sparks gear. It is RIDICULOUS. So, anyway... I'm currently making 4.5k per GoV turnin... so... I don't want to abandon that... and I'm getting them ridiculously quickly. I would like to at LEAST get the 15 Merit Points to unlock the weapon skills before I move on... I already have 7 right now, so not bad... if I can get a few more all the better. Hopefully I won't have to leave TOO many spark points on the table... that would stink...
Race update... Crumps has FINALLY beaten Minerva and moved on to FF VII. I think he's playing the PC version... and just getting out of Midgar now. Cereth, has finished Tactics... he seemed to have a pretty smooth playthrough. Few deaths, here and there... figuring out how to unlock all the different classes and what not. So... he's on to VIII. Though apparently now he is having some kind of internet issue which might not be resolved until the new year?!?!? Oh noes... well, that would basically give Crumps time to catch up seeing as he is... umm... 60 hours or so behind...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 255:27
Total Play Time - 1,465:57
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 99/DNC 49(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(376/335)
Elemental(326/315)
Enfeebling(384/361)
Healing(199/305)
Dark(235/255)
Enhancing(248/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Woohoo! Level 99!!!! Yeah, figured I'd just finish my grinding... well, kind of. Still gotta do 15 Merit Points so I can unlock the good Weapon Skills... sigh...
Status & Notes:
Holy crap... what a difference Level 99 makes in this game. I mean, seriously. I probably gained 2.5x the power I had just by hitting Level 99 and equipping the sparks gear. It is RIDICULOUS. So, anyway... I'm currently making 4.5k per GoV turnin... so... I don't want to abandon that... and I'm getting them ridiculously quickly. I would like to at LEAST get the 15 Merit Points to unlock the weapon skills before I move on... I already have 7 right now, so not bad... if I can get a few more all the better. Hopefully I won't have to leave TOO many spark points on the table... that would stink...
Race update... Crumps has FINALLY beaten Minerva and moved on to FF VII. I think he's playing the PC version... and just getting out of Midgar now. Cereth, has finished Tactics... he seemed to have a pretty smooth playthrough. Few deaths, here and there... figuring out how to unlock all the different classes and what not. So... he's on to VIII. Though apparently now he is having some kind of internet issue which might not be resolved until the new year?!?!? Oh noes... well, that would basically give Crumps time to catch up seeing as he is... umm... 60 hours or so behind...
Monday, December 22, 2014
Day #601 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 249:00
Total Play Time - 1,459:30
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 97/DNC 48(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(368/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(378/361)
Healing(195/305)
Dark(231/255)
Enhancing(245/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Just some more grinding... got up to 97... getting like 3.5k per GoV completion right now... so that's not bad.
Status & Notes:
Yeah, I may as well just finish the grinding... because why not? Get up to Level 99... equip the nice sparks equipment, make everything a ton easier... On top of that, I am planning on starting my 10 free day WoW thing today... though I'll put some time into XI as well... just plan on slowing some stuff down over the holidays and then picking it back up afterwards with XII...
Over in the race... well currently watching Crumps battle Minerva... apparently he's been on this a few times... hes doing it with pitifully low SPR just relying on Phoenix Downs... he's got a chance... but it has not been going well... oh, yeah, no Costly Punch either... which just makes it take that much longer and gives more opportunity for RNG death... I know Cereth is somewhere in Tactics still... I really haven't been watching much of his stream lately... no particular reason. I'll figure out where he is soon enough.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 249:00
Total Play Time - 1,459:30
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 97/DNC 48(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(368/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(378/361)
Healing(195/305)
Dark(231/255)
Enhancing(245/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Just some more grinding... got up to 97... getting like 3.5k per GoV completion right now... so that's not bad.
Status & Notes:
Yeah, I may as well just finish the grinding... because why not? Get up to Level 99... equip the nice sparks equipment, make everything a ton easier... On top of that, I am planning on starting my 10 free day WoW thing today... though I'll put some time into XI as well... just plan on slowing some stuff down over the holidays and then picking it back up afterwards with XII...
Over in the race... well currently watching Crumps battle Minerva... apparently he's been on this a few times... hes doing it with pitifully low SPR just relying on Phoenix Downs... he's got a chance... but it has not been going well... oh, yeah, no Costly Punch either... which just makes it take that much longer and gives more opportunity for RNG death... I know Cereth is somewhere in Tactics still... I really haven't been watching much of his stream lately... no particular reason. I'll figure out where he is soon enough.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Day #600 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 249:00
Total Play Time - 1,459:30
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 96/DNC 48(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(363/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(375/361)
Healing(193/305)
Dark(229/255)
Enhancing(244/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Back to Waughroon Shrine, where I took on Atori-Tutori... this time with 6 Olde-Rarab Tails in hand... so, we used them right away... and man this guyu doesn't take a lot of damage... and... crap... I hope I don't run out of time... and jeez Chainspell...chainspell... come on Fire IV... go go Fire IV!!!! Go GO GO!!!! PHEW!!! with a whole 7 seconds to spare... yay!!! Level cap 99.
Now, where to level... well let's try Bostineaux with the Nachtmahrs... well, I can kill them easily enough, but there's a LOT of aggressive enemies here... so yeah... that doesn't work... so... back to Ranguemont Pass I think... I know I can kill quickly enough here.
Status & Notes:
Finally done with level caps... that fight was a LOT tougher than I thought it was going to be... and, I mean, I didn't have to deal with any attacks... now I went with my standard trust team of Kupipi(Healer), Volker(DPS/Tank), Ayame(DPS)... I guess with 6 tails I SHOULD have gone with 3 pure DPS... probbly would have given me a little more time... also, thank god for chain spell and convert... because that was some good dps with Fire IV... So, now, just need to get up to 99 and get some Merit Points...
Not really, much of a race update today... Cereth still making some good progress in Tactics looks like... don't think Crumps has QUITE made it to Minerva yet... still don't think he's REALLY figured out the Materia Fusion system yet... though he did get up to like 65k HP... so... shrug... he's getting somewhere I guess.
I'll keep you updated if I'm going to use my 10 free WoW days and lighten up on XI for a bit...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 249:00
Total Play Time - 1,459:30
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 96/DNC 48(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(363/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(375/361)
Healing(193/305)
Dark(229/255)
Enhancing(244/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Back to Waughroon Shrine, where I took on Atori-Tutori... this time with 6 Olde-Rarab Tails in hand... so, we used them right away... and man this guyu doesn't take a lot of damage... and... crap... I hope I don't run out of time... and jeez Chainspell...chainspell... come on Fire IV... go go Fire IV!!!! Go GO GO!!!! PHEW!!! with a whole 7 seconds to spare... yay!!! Level cap 99.
Now, where to level... well let's try Bostineaux with the Nachtmahrs... well, I can kill them easily enough, but there's a LOT of aggressive enemies here... so yeah... that doesn't work... so... back to Ranguemont Pass I think... I know I can kill quickly enough here.
Status & Notes:
Finally done with level caps... that fight was a LOT tougher than I thought it was going to be... and, I mean, I didn't have to deal with any attacks... now I went with my standard trust team of Kupipi(Healer), Volker(DPS/Tank), Ayame(DPS)... I guess with 6 tails I SHOULD have gone with 3 pure DPS... probbly would have given me a little more time... also, thank god for chain spell and convert... because that was some good dps with Fire IV... So, now, just need to get up to 99 and get some Merit Points...
Not really, much of a race update today... Cereth still making some good progress in Tactics looks like... don't think Crumps has QUITE made it to Minerva yet... still don't think he's REALLY figured out the Materia Fusion system yet... though he did get up to like 65k HP... so... shrug... he's getting somewhere I guess.
I'll keep you updated if I'm going to use my 10 free WoW days and lighten up on XI for a bit...
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Day #599 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 241:39 +
Total Play Time - 1,452:09 +
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(351/335) +
Elemental(325/315) +
Enfeebling(366/361) +
Healing(184/305) +
Dark(221/255) +
Enhancing(242/341) +
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, with 3 Olde Rarab Tails in hand I headed over to Waughroon Shrine and entered the battleground, ready to take on Atori-Tutori,,, I entered... and got friggin destroyed!!! Luckily, I didn't even attempt to use any of the tails since my tank got killed before I even finished applying debuffs. So... yeah, I decided it would be better off getting a few more tails... 3 more to be precise... so... first stop, back to Dangruf Wadi, where I headed to the back and got 3 more Fossilized Fangs off of the crabs and monkeys. With that out of the way, back to Ranguemont Pass where I took on the Ahrimans and bats,,, this one took a little longer, but on my last pull of the day I managed to get my 3rd and final Fossilized Bone... we'll try this in the morning...
Status & Notes:
So, this is going to be a little tougher than I thought... thankfully, we can just basically farm our way to victory... I hope... I was definitely surprised I lost my tank as quickly as I did. That's including a 50% buff I'm currently getting from an event... so, yeah. Fun times...
Still haven't done my testing on XII yet. I'll get to it sometime. If I had to guess I'll start my playthrough soon after the new year... why wait that long? Well, I did just get 10 free days to WoW... and I would like to play through some of the new content... its been like over a year since I last really played any WoW... so, interested to see the new stuff.
Over in the race department... Cereth has gotten his legs under him in Tactics... not saying he knows it well... like he still doesn't really understand how you unlock all the classes and what not... but I think he's done in wiping a ton...
Crumps on the other hand... well... yikes. Sure, he's powering up and clearing out missions, but he STILL does not understand the mechanincs of Materia Fusion... at least the parts about raising your stats... I mean, I figured that part out right near the beginning of the game... He's still got an Atk of like 130 and a Vit of like 60... so... things are hitting him hard... REALLY hard.... Oh, yeah, he's going to be a bit surprised to realize he's NOT going to be able to do ALL the missions... some are unlocked through in-game events... and are permanently missable... at least none of them have anything THAT important... seriously though... if he can't figure out stat grinding on materia, he's going to be on this for another FEW days.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 241:39 +
Total Play Time - 1,452:09 +
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 54
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(351/335) +
Elemental(325/315) +
Enfeebling(366/361) +
Healing(184/305) +
Dark(221/255) +
Enhancing(242/341) +
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): So, with 3 Olde Rarab Tails in hand I headed over to Waughroon Shrine and entered the battleground, ready to take on Atori-Tutori,,, I entered... and got friggin destroyed!!! Luckily, I didn't even attempt to use any of the tails since my tank got killed before I even finished applying debuffs. So... yeah, I decided it would be better off getting a few more tails... 3 more to be precise... so... first stop, back to Dangruf Wadi, where I headed to the back and got 3 more Fossilized Fangs off of the crabs and monkeys. With that out of the way, back to Ranguemont Pass where I took on the Ahrimans and bats,,, this one took a little longer, but on my last pull of the day I managed to get my 3rd and final Fossilized Bone... we'll try this in the morning...
Status & Notes:
So, this is going to be a little tougher than I thought... thankfully, we can just basically farm our way to victory... I hope... I was definitely surprised I lost my tank as quickly as I did. That's including a 50% buff I'm currently getting from an event... so, yeah. Fun times...
Still haven't done my testing on XII yet. I'll get to it sometime. If I had to guess I'll start my playthrough soon after the new year... why wait that long? Well, I did just get 10 free days to WoW... and I would like to play through some of the new content... its been like over a year since I last really played any WoW... so, interested to see the new stuff.
Over in the race department... Cereth has gotten his legs under him in Tactics... not saying he knows it well... like he still doesn't really understand how you unlock all the classes and what not... but I think he's done in wiping a ton...
Crumps on the other hand... well... yikes. Sure, he's powering up and clearing out missions, but he STILL does not understand the mechanincs of Materia Fusion... at least the parts about raising your stats... I mean, I figured that part out right near the beginning of the game... He's still got an Atk of like 130 and a Vit of like 60... so... things are hitting him hard... REALLY hard.... Oh, yeah, he's going to be a bit surprised to realize he's NOT going to be able to do ALL the missions... some are unlocked through in-game events... and are permanently missable... at least none of them have anything THAT important... seriously though... if he can't figure out stat grinding on materia, he's going to be on this for another FEW days.
Friday, December 19, 2014
Day #598 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 241:39
Total Play Time - 1,452:09
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(351/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(366/361)
Healing(184/305)
Dark(221/255)
Enhancing(242/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Over to Dangruf Wadi, where I successfully got myself some Fossilized Fangs. I stayed there until I got three. Definitely a little harder place than Ranguemont Pass... will probably head back there if I want to grind up some Merit Points.
Status & Notes:
Okay, time to finally get on to some questing. I should be more than prepared to do the last Limit Break quest... so today I'm going to log on, sell my excess stuff, probably head over and get the couple new Trusts for the month, check the AH for anything interesting and get started on this. I'm going to pick up Dia III using the Merit Points I've accumulated, I think 2 points in for now will be just fine.
Now for the race update. Well, Crumps has at least learned his lesson that the game is forcing him to grind... he's even started dipping his toe into the Materia Fusion waters... though he hasn't really learned the algorithm... not that they are at ALL logical... I can safely say I did not watch a single minute of Cereth's playthrough of Dirge... though it only took him like 7 hours... so now he's on to Tactics which he is playing COMPLETELY BLIND. Yeah, he's up to the Magick City Gariland fight, and having a VERY rough go on it... think this is already his 5th or 6th attempt. Should be an interesting and LONG playthrough...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 241:39
Total Play Time - 1,452:09
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(351/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(366/361)
Healing(184/305)
Dark(221/255)
Enhancing(242/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Over to Dangruf Wadi, where I successfully got myself some Fossilized Fangs. I stayed there until I got three. Definitely a little harder place than Ranguemont Pass... will probably head back there if I want to grind up some Merit Points.
Status & Notes:
Okay, time to finally get on to some questing. I should be more than prepared to do the last Limit Break quest... so today I'm going to log on, sell my excess stuff, probably head over and get the couple new Trusts for the month, check the AH for anything interesting and get started on this. I'm going to pick up Dia III using the Merit Points I've accumulated, I think 2 points in for now will be just fine.
Now for the race update. Well, Crumps has at least learned his lesson that the game is forcing him to grind... he's even started dipping his toe into the Materia Fusion waters... though he hasn't really learned the algorithm... not that they are at ALL logical... I can safely say I did not watch a single minute of Cereth's playthrough of Dirge... though it only took him like 7 hours... so now he's on to Tactics which he is playing COMPLETELY BLIND. Yeah, he's up to the Magick City Gariland fight, and having a VERY rough go on it... think this is already his 5th or 6th attempt. Should be an interesting and LONG playthrough...
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Day #597 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 239:57
Total Play Time - 1,450:27
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(345/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(362/361)
Healing(183/305)
Dark(220/255)
Enhancing(241/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Headed over to Ranguemont Pass... started killing some bats and ahrimans... got myself 3 Seasoning Stones and 3 Fossilized Bones... time to head over to Dangruf Wadi and find some fangs... oh yeah, capped out XP and even picked up 6 Merit Points along the way.
Status & Notes:
So, started in earnest to the last limit break quest. The way it works is you need to get a Seasoning stone to unlock the quest... and then you can trade 1 Seasoning Stone, 1 Fossilized Fang, and 1 Fossilized Bone for an item that will make the ensuing fight easier. I'm personally going for 3 such items, and I'm hoping between that, and the skillups I've been doing, it should be enough.
"The definition of insanity is repeating an action over and over and expecting a different result." Well, that pretty much describes what Crumps has been doing. So, he started working towards Minerva... and got stuck at 9-1-6... which has 3 bigger mechs you need to take down. However, he's still under the impression, that you can play this part like a speedrun and skill alone will get him through... no, you do HAVE TO GRIND through those missions. You have to level up and fuse your materia to get some stats... I'm really hoping he figures it out soon... at the same time its strangely satisfying watching him destroy himself over and over again..
Meanwhile, Cereth is pulling quickly ahead. He's finsihed his speed run of FF VII and has moved on to Dirge of Cerebus... a game I have not played, and do not plan to, so I have no frame of reference as to where he might be.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 239:57
Total Play Time - 1,450:27
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30.
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(345/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(362/361)
Healing(183/305)
Dark(220/255)
Enhancing(241/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Headed over to Ranguemont Pass... started killing some bats and ahrimans... got myself 3 Seasoning Stones and 3 Fossilized Bones... time to head over to Dangruf Wadi and find some fangs... oh yeah, capped out XP and even picked up 6 Merit Points along the way.
Status & Notes:
So, started in earnest to the last limit break quest. The way it works is you need to get a Seasoning stone to unlock the quest... and then you can trade 1 Seasoning Stone, 1 Fossilized Fang, and 1 Fossilized Bone for an item that will make the ensuing fight easier. I'm personally going for 3 such items, and I'm hoping between that, and the skillups I've been doing, it should be enough.
"The definition of insanity is repeating an action over and over and expecting a different result." Well, that pretty much describes what Crumps has been doing. So, he started working towards Minerva... and got stuck at 9-1-6... which has 3 bigger mechs you need to take down. However, he's still under the impression, that you can play this part like a speedrun and skill alone will get him through... no, you do HAVE TO GRIND through those missions. You have to level up and fuse your materia to get some stats... I'm really hoping he figures it out soon... at the same time its strangely satisfying watching him destroy himself over and over again..
Meanwhile, Cereth is pulling quickly ahead. He's finsihed his speed run of FF VII and has moved on to Dirge of Cerebus... a game I have not played, and do not plan to, so I have no frame of reference as to where he might be.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Day #596 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 232:34 +
Total Play Time - 1,443:04 +
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(324/335) +
Elemental(325/315) +
Enfeebling(336/361) +
Healing(180/305) +
Dark(211/255) +
Enhancing(236/341) +
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Did some more levelling... really finished up what I'm going to do in the Crawler's Nest
Status & Notes:
I don't know why I didn't do this first thing today, but I did not. So, really, I'm not going to fill in values, since if I do, I just won't have any advancement tomorrow... will say, though, that I'm pretty much ready to move on. I'm going to take care of the last limit break quest first, and then move on to the last Windurst Mission. I'll let you know how that's going tomorrow.
So, race update. Crumps finally beat Crisis Core today... but, oh wait, he still has to go and beat Minerva. I'm kind of annoyed I'm not going to be able to watch him go through those missions tomorrow and realize how hard they're going to get... he still does not really know how materia fusion works... and there's no way he's getting to Minerva without it... Cereth is currently Speedrunning FF VII. Yeah, he's using Slots on Cait Sith which basically lets you one shot all the bosses if you're good at it... seems kind of cheap...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 232:34 +
Total Play Time - 1,443:04 +
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(324/335) +
Elemental(325/315) +
Enfeebling(336/361) +
Healing(180/305) +
Dark(211/255) +
Enhancing(236/341) +
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Did some more levelling... really finished up what I'm going to do in the Crawler's Nest
Status & Notes:
I don't know why I didn't do this first thing today, but I did not. So, really, I'm not going to fill in values, since if I do, I just won't have any advancement tomorrow... will say, though, that I'm pretty much ready to move on. I'm going to take care of the last limit break quest first, and then move on to the last Windurst Mission. I'll let you know how that's going tomorrow.
So, race update. Crumps finally beat Crisis Core today... but, oh wait, he still has to go and beat Minerva. I'm kind of annoyed I'm not going to be able to watch him go through those missions tomorrow and realize how hard they're going to get... he still does not really know how materia fusion works... and there's no way he's getting to Minerva without it... Cereth is currently Speedrunning FF VII. Yeah, he's using Slots on Cait Sith which basically lets you one shot all the bosses if you're good at it... seems kind of cheap...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Day #595 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 232:34
Total Play Time - 1,443:04
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(324/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(336/361)
Healing(180/305)
Dark(211/255)
Enhancing(236/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Got a lot of Enfeebling levels in today... up to 336 there. Also finally hit Level 95 for RDM. I think it will be time soon to start farming some Seasoning Stones.
Status & Notes:
Going to just talk about the race a little bit today. So, it is very painful to watch people play a game in this kind of setting when they really don't understand the basic mechanics of the game. Case in point. Cereth has been on Crisis Core for a couple of days now. He's been playing it in Hard Mode... blind... yeah, and he knows nothing about combining materia or anything like that. Ugh... oh yeah, he was going through the game without really even grinding. I will say, impressively he HAS made it up to the end of the game... and now he actually is starting to grind a little bit and run some missions... but... man... I couldn't even imagine how difficult it would be to make it all the way to Minerva on Hard Mode... I may have to try that sometime..... not anytime soon mind you...
Anyway, Crumps is on Crisis Core as well... not EXACTLY sure where he is. I believe he was heading out to Nibelheim... but of course... he IS going after Minerva... so that will certainly eat up some time.
Oh, administrative note. I didn't get to test out my FF XII rom... and I left my controller at work... so that's going to have to wait until at least tomorrow. Also, going to be a bit of a light day today. Getting some necessary Christmas chores out of the way today.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 232:34
Total Play Time - 1,443:04
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 95/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(324/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(336/361)
Healing(180/305)
Dark(211/255)
Enhancing(236/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Got a lot of Enfeebling levels in today... up to 336 there. Also finally hit Level 95 for RDM. I think it will be time soon to start farming some Seasoning Stones.
Status & Notes:
Going to just talk about the race a little bit today. So, it is very painful to watch people play a game in this kind of setting when they really don't understand the basic mechanics of the game. Case in point. Cereth has been on Crisis Core for a couple of days now. He's been playing it in Hard Mode... blind... yeah, and he knows nothing about combining materia or anything like that. Ugh... oh yeah, he was going through the game without really even grinding. I will say, impressively he HAS made it up to the end of the game... and now he actually is starting to grind a little bit and run some missions... but... man... I couldn't even imagine how difficult it would be to make it all the way to Minerva on Hard Mode... I may have to try that sometime..... not anytime soon mind you...
Anyway, Crumps is on Crisis Core as well... not EXACTLY sure where he is. I believe he was heading out to Nibelheim... but of course... he IS going after Minerva... so that will certainly eat up some time.
Oh, administrative note. I didn't get to test out my FF XII rom... and I left my controller at work... so that's going to have to wait until at least tomorrow. Also, going to be a bit of a light day today. Getting some necessary Christmas chores out of the way today.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Day #594 Recap (Final Fantasy XI)
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 229:42
Total Play Time - 1,440:12
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 94/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(319/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(316/361)
Healing(179/305)
Dark(207/255)
Enhancing(233/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Kind of a light day... plus a bad death on a funguar really limited my growth... ugh... anyway... still pretty close to 95. We'll get there today.
Status & Notes:
Alright, so I'm just going to talk about what I have coming up soon. I do believe today, I'm going to start doing some testing making sure I'm all set to go on FF XII. I will absolutely still be playing this in conjunction with XI. Once I hit 99, I'm going to be moving very quickly through alot of the missions in the game pretty quickly, so I may as well make the most of that.
For XII I will be playing the International Zodiac Job System version of the game... which I've never played through, and has never been given an official english translation. Which is why I want to take a couple days to do some tests to make sure the rom I have of the game works completely correctly. I'm interested in playing this version of the game which restricts the abilities of characters a bit more. Why? Well, when I gave myself the same restrictions in FF VI, I definitely found the game more enjoyable. It's nice to have a direction to build your characters, and sometimes the restrictions really help with that.
Race update time!!! Cereth has gotten through Midgar and the Shinra building and took out Bahamut Fury... so he's up to Chapter 6 in Crisis Core... Crumps is just finishing up the floating continent... seriously at this very second he's just waiting for Shadow..,. now the interesting thing is once Crumps gets to Crisis Core... one of his donation goals was to fight Minerva.... yeah, there's really no quick way of doing that... I think Cereth will get through Hard Mode MUCH quicker then Crumps will get through all the missions...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): 229:42
Total Play Time - 1,440:12
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 53
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 9-2!
Current Levels: RDM 94/DNC 47(50)... BLM 50... THF 30
Current skill levels/Desired skill levels:
Sword(319/335)
Elemental(325/315)
Enfeebling(316/361)
Healing(179/305)
Dark(207/255)
Enhancing(233/341)
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Kind of a light day... plus a bad death on a funguar really limited my growth... ugh... anyway... still pretty close to 95. We'll get there today.
Status & Notes:
Alright, so I'm just going to talk about what I have coming up soon. I do believe today, I'm going to start doing some testing making sure I'm all set to go on FF XII. I will absolutely still be playing this in conjunction with XI. Once I hit 99, I'm going to be moving very quickly through alot of the missions in the game pretty quickly, so I may as well make the most of that.
For XII I will be playing the International Zodiac Job System version of the game... which I've never played through, and has never been given an official english translation. Which is why I want to take a couple days to do some tests to make sure the rom I have of the game works completely correctly. I'm interested in playing this version of the game which restricts the abilities of characters a bit more. Why? Well, when I gave myself the same restrictions in FF VI, I definitely found the game more enjoyable. It's nice to have a direction to build your characters, and sometimes the restrictions really help with that.
Race update time!!! Cereth has gotten through Midgar and the Shinra building and took out Bahamut Fury... so he's up to Chapter 6 in Crisis Core... Crumps is just finishing up the floating continent... seriously at this very second he's just waiting for Shadow..,. now the interesting thing is once Crumps gets to Crisis Core... one of his donation goals was to fight Minerva.... yeah, there's really no quick way of doing that... I think Cereth will get through Hard Mode MUCH quicker then Crumps will get through all the missions...
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