Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 10...
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 75. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 30)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Down to floor 75 today on Via Infinito... just one more creature oversouled...that being the Great Malboro... now its onto Protean Gels. fun...
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Unfortunately another kind of light day... like I said... there's going to be a bunch of these here and there for a while. Did get a little further into Via Infinito... died once again on a Mega Tonberry... not really a big deal though...
As for things to talk about... well, I'm going to go outside of Square Enix for a bit, and talk about the Blizzcon stuff today... mostly about the new franchise called Overwatch... this announcement makes me a bit sad to be honest.. This will really be the first game outside of a real brain based genre like an RPG or RTS. Yes, shooters have dominated the landscape for a bit now, but I was really hoping that Blizzard would've stayed out of it... I mean, seriously, this is the same company that owns Call of Duty.
That being said, though, when they cancelled Titan, I'm sure they were looking for a way to reuse some of the assets, and I'm sure what this is really....
Also, finally some info on Legacy of the Void... yay!!! I'm really more interested in the story of this as opposed to the PvP aspect of the game... very interested to see if we actually run into Xel'naga...
Anyway, looking forward to some good chunks of play time in the next few days, and therefore some good entries. Until tomorrow!
Friday, November 7, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Day #545 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 68. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 30)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Just a short trip through Via Infinito today... just got 4 floors down, but did manage to clear 4 more monsters off my Oversoul list... down to 7 to go.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Rough day, between caffeine withdrawal, forced public service, and the fact that I may be finally getting back on a decent sleep style.. (stupid dog)... I passed out about 9:30. So, unfortunaely not much to say today. Will still be another day or so until I get back into XI unfortunately... however, some good news...
I am going to be up to my own devices for a few days, which means I am going to be able to make a MAJOR push to finish most of what I have left for X-2. In fact, I'm really hoping to pretty much finish the main game and a lot of New Game + by Sunday night... heck maybe I'll even get into Last Mission a bit...
So, there, something to look forward to. We'll see how it goes.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 68. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 30)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Just a short trip through Via Infinito today... just got 4 floors down, but did manage to clear 4 more monsters off my Oversoul list... down to 7 to go.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): None
Status & Notes:
Rough day, between caffeine withdrawal, forced public service, and the fact that I may be finally getting back on a decent sleep style.. (stupid dog)... I passed out about 9:30. So, unfortunaely not much to say today. Will still be another day or so until I get back into XI unfortunately... however, some good news...
I am going to be up to my own devices for a few days, which means I am going to be able to make a MAJOR push to finish most of what I have left for X-2. In fact, I'm really hoping to pretty much finish the main game and a lot of New Game + by Sunday night... heck maybe I'll even get into Last Mission a bit...
So, there, something to look forward to. We'll see how it goes.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Day #544 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 64. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 30)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): In Via Infinito still. Really didn't go down as fast as I could, focusing instead on some AP grinding with some various remaining jobs. We made it down to Cloister 64... total of 11 monsters left to Oversoul.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): More grinding! Into Merpihataud Mountains and Sauromugue Champaign to hit Level 30 with Dancer
Status & Notes:
So, unfortunately, I've got some RL stuff coming up, which is going to put a serious crimp on the play time a couple days a week... bleh... believe me, it is absolutely nothing fun...
Anyway, just a lot of grinding really today, both in XI and X-2. In X-2 I'm just taking my time going down through Via Infinito. As I've said before, I'd like to cap out all my AP before I head into New Game +. This would definitely be the best place to do it... especially with the Lure Bracer... really only have a few jobs to go each.
Gonna keep this short today... As I've said, long day... really boring RL crap, and I'd like to actually get into some game time here.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 64. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 30)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): In Via Infinito still. Really didn't go down as fast as I could, focusing instead on some AP grinding with some various remaining jobs. We made it down to Cloister 64... total of 11 monsters left to Oversoul.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): More grinding! Into Merpihataud Mountains and Sauromugue Champaign to hit Level 30 with Dancer
Status & Notes:
So, unfortunately, I've got some RL stuff coming up, which is going to put a serious crimp on the play time a couple days a week... bleh... believe me, it is absolutely nothing fun...
Anyway, just a lot of grinding really today, both in XI and X-2. In X-2 I'm just taking my time going down through Via Infinito. As I've said before, I'd like to cap out all my AP before I head into New Game +. This would definitely be the best place to do it... especially with the Lure Bracer... really only have a few jobs to go each.
Gonna keep this short today... As I've said, long day... really boring RL crap, and I'd like to actually get into some game time here.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Day #543 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 50. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 22)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Back into Via Infinito. Successfully made my way down to Cloister 50... the series between 46 and 49 were a real pain... Ultima Weapon, Drowsy Ochu, and Barong all take forever to Oversoul... hey at least we're at the point where the encounter sets go like 5 or 10 floors.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): More grinding! Went through Tahrongi Canyon and Bururmu Peninsula to get my Dancer level up to 22... very much enjoying Dancer.
Status & Notes:
Alright, let's talk about Dancers first. They're really quite a different class than I've played before... it is an actual ACTIVE class. Yeah, you can actually do stuff. What I mean by this is that the base classes that I've played before have their resources... MP which hardly regens unless you rest for a while... and TP which is used all at once for Weapon skills. The Dancer actually can use SMALL amounts of TP to create various things. Now, since TP regens very quickly as long as you're hitting an enemy you can actually use your abilities and not have to really worry about the resource too much. Sweet! So far most of my abilities are either heals, slows, and a taunt... we'll see if that actually diversifies at all in the next 28 levels...
In Spira, I've at least gotten as far... and slightly farther than I did in that Halloween debacle... No deaths this time... and yeah, I was dumb and forgot that equipping Covenant of Growth doesn't actually give you bonus AP unless you go through gates... blah... so I'll have to take advantage of AP Egg while I can until Ill actually HAVE to start fighting Mega Tonberries... nothing else really scares me to be honest.
So, yeah, I am VERY much looking forward to at least getting out of this playthrough and into the New Game + stuff at least. I don't think that will take too too long as long as I can get all the AP grinding done in Via Infinito here...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 50. (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLM 50... DNC 22)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Back into Via Infinito. Successfully made my way down to Cloister 50... the series between 46 and 49 were a real pain... Ultima Weapon, Drowsy Ochu, and Barong all take forever to Oversoul... hey at least we're at the point where the encounter sets go like 5 or 10 floors.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): More grinding! Went through Tahrongi Canyon and Bururmu Peninsula to get my Dancer level up to 22... very much enjoying Dancer.
Status & Notes:
Alright, let's talk about Dancers first. They're really quite a different class than I've played before... it is an actual ACTIVE class. Yeah, you can actually do stuff. What I mean by this is that the base classes that I've played before have their resources... MP which hardly regens unless you rest for a while... and TP which is used all at once for Weapon skills. The Dancer actually can use SMALL amounts of TP to create various things. Now, since TP regens very quickly as long as you're hitting an enemy you can actually use your abilities and not have to really worry about the resource too much. Sweet! So far most of my abilities are either heals, slows, and a taunt... we'll see if that actually diversifies at all in the next 28 levels...
In Spira, I've at least gotten as far... and slightly farther than I did in that Halloween debacle... No deaths this time... and yeah, I was dumb and forgot that equipping Covenant of Growth doesn't actually give you bonus AP unless you go through gates... blah... so I'll have to take advantage of AP Egg while I can until Ill actually HAVE to start fighting Mega Tonberries... nothing else really scares me to be honest.
So, yeah, I am VERY much looking forward to at least getting out of this playthrough and into the New Game + stuff at least. I don't think that will take too too long as long as I can get all the AP grinding done in Via Infinito here...
Monday, November 3, 2014
Day #542 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 50... DNC 11)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): None
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Just a very small bit of grinding... got Dancer up to Level 11
Status & Notes:
Really not a lot of play time today, ended up spending the day up visiting my parents... and then with the time change there was just exhaustion when I came home. So, did not feel like setting up the PS3 or even logging in to FF XI... yeah.
Today, I know there will be some X-2 play time, where hopefully I'll erase the horrible memories of what happened on Halloween. Also, hoping to get some more Dancer levels today as well... we will see how it goes.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 50... DNC 11)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): None
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Just a very small bit of grinding... got Dancer up to Level 11
Status & Notes:
Really not a lot of play time today, ended up spending the day up visiting my parents... and then with the time change there was just exhaustion when I came home. So, did not feel like setting up the PS3 or even logging in to FF XI... yeah.
Today, I know there will be some X-2 play time, where hopefully I'll erase the horrible memories of what happened on Halloween. Also, hoping to get some more Dancer levels today as well... we will see how it goes.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Day #541 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 50... DNC 7)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): None
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): After finishing up my levelling for Black Mage, I took a trip into Upper Jeuno where I found a troupe of dancers... I inquired how I might join them, and they said they would give me major props if I could dance on the stage at the Lion's Pride Inn in San d'Oria... so I went there, and got on stage.. and my dancing was awful. Apparently, word made its way back to Jeuno, since they no longer wanted me to join. The leader said I could still join if I could bring back a stardust pebble. Problem is, one hasn't seen in 20 years... where they were found in the lake in Jugner Forest..
Luckily for us the cavernous maws have opened up the time gate back to the Shadowreign era which is about... oh... 20 years ago... yay us. So, we made it to the lake and found the pebble, and who do we run into but the leader of the dance troupe when she was a small child. She had been training to dance all her life and had grown tired of it, and had run away from her lesson to see these mystical pebbles. In doing so she discovered she could dance just for the joy of dancing... and so she decided she'd stay with it.
So, we brought the pebble back to the present and the leader Laila couldn't believe her eyes. She explained to us that the dancing they do is a really a form of martial arts, and that we could begin training... So we headed into the wilds of the Ronfaure to begin our training.
Status & Notes:
Phew, finally finished up Black Mage... now to something a little more interesting. My first veteran class in FF XI. Dancers are interesting in that they can Dual Wield and bestow effects onto their attacks. This pairs very well with Red Mage who can enhance their melee attacks with their spells already. So, with this combo we can get a couple layers of enchantment using both MP and TP. I can't say I know the exact mechanics of it just yet, but I'll discuss them I'm sure once I get some levels under my belt.
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 50... DNC 7)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): None
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): After finishing up my levelling for Black Mage, I took a trip into Upper Jeuno where I found a troupe of dancers... I inquired how I might join them, and they said they would give me major props if I could dance on the stage at the Lion's Pride Inn in San d'Oria... so I went there, and got on stage.. and my dancing was awful. Apparently, word made its way back to Jeuno, since they no longer wanted me to join. The leader said I could still join if I could bring back a stardust pebble. Problem is, one hasn't seen in 20 years... where they were found in the lake in Jugner Forest..
Luckily for us the cavernous maws have opened up the time gate back to the Shadowreign era which is about... oh... 20 years ago... yay us. So, we made it to the lake and found the pebble, and who do we run into but the leader of the dance troupe when she was a small child. She had been training to dance all her life and had grown tired of it, and had run away from her lesson to see these mystical pebbles. In doing so she discovered she could dance just for the joy of dancing... and so she decided she'd stay with it.
So, we brought the pebble back to the present and the leader Laila couldn't believe her eyes. She explained to us that the dancing they do is a really a form of martial arts, and that we could begin training... So we headed into the wilds of the Ronfaure to begin our training.
Status & Notes:
Phew, finally finished up Black Mage... now to something a little more interesting. My first veteran class in FF XI. Dancers are interesting in that they can Dual Wield and bestow effects onto their attacks. This pairs very well with Red Mage who can enhance their melee attacks with their spells already. So, with this combo we can get a couple layers of enchantment using both MP and TP. I can't say I know the exact mechanics of it just yet, but I'll discuss them I'm sure once I get some levels under my belt.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Day #540 Recap
Current Game(s): Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... rawr... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 49)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Went through Via Infinito... went all the way down to Cloister 46... and then wasn't paying attention and jumped into a Mega Tonberry... and yeah, I had AP eggs on so I wasn't quite invincible... and I died... ugh... so much time lost.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Stayed in Beaucdeine Glacier where I could kill things at a very high rate. Sure, I don't get much EXP per kill, but hey, I can rack up the Sparks EXP bonuses as well as the locked chests that I could sell stuff out of. Literally almost filled my bags to the brim and made it up to Level 49.... just one to go.
Status & Notes:
Oh, it hurts when you're not paying attention and you screw up. I had been running through Via Infinito without a care in the world... getting all my oversouled monsters... and completely forgot about watching where I jumped... immediately I thought to myself... why am I not using the Covenant of Growth GG and keeping 2 Iron Dukes equipped... sigh... unfortunately with a fairly low defense and HP with only 1 Iron Duke on each girl... yeah, I died pretty quickly.. oh, that hurt...yeah, first thing I'm doing is changing over to Covenant of Growth and just dealing with changing the Dresspheres out of it.
Over in Vana'diel... had a MUCH better day. I'd rather kill just a large volume of things and load up on treasure chests right now... is the levelling quick??? Not at all... but am I dying a ton??? Not at all. So, once I get 1 more level and hit 50, I'm going to be done with Black MAge for a while as that's pretty much the cap as a support job. Eventually I do want to cap Black Mage eventually, but no time soon. I have a few other jobs I want to level before I move on. The first thing is going to be unlocking the Dancer class... which gives the added benefit of being able to do some walking around in the Shadowreign era and picking up some more home points and Cavernous Maws... so yeah... we'll see how that all goes...
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy X-2): ~107:00
Current Play Time(Final Fantasy XI): ~145:00
Total Play Time - 1,280:34 (+)
Current Game Overs(FF X-2) - 9
Current Deaths(FF XI) - 50
Total Game Overs: 72
Where I Currently Am(FF X-2): Chapter 5, Going through Via Infinito getting every oversouled monster... Currently Cloister 27... still... rawr... (95% Complete (RAWR!), Bestiary 97% Complete)
Where I Currently Am(FF XI): Windurst Mission 6-1. Currently Levelling Up some Side Jobs (Current Levels RDM 76/THF 30... BLK 49)
Stuff Did Today (FF X-2): Went through Via Infinito... went all the way down to Cloister 46... and then wasn't paying attention and jumped into a Mega Tonberry... and yeah, I had AP eggs on so I wasn't quite invincible... and I died... ugh... so much time lost.
Stuff Did Today (FF XI): Stayed in Beaucdeine Glacier where I could kill things at a very high rate. Sure, I don't get much EXP per kill, but hey, I can rack up the Sparks EXP bonuses as well as the locked chests that I could sell stuff out of. Literally almost filled my bags to the brim and made it up to Level 49.... just one to go.
Status & Notes:
Oh, it hurts when you're not paying attention and you screw up. I had been running through Via Infinito without a care in the world... getting all my oversouled monsters... and completely forgot about watching where I jumped... immediately I thought to myself... why am I not using the Covenant of Growth GG and keeping 2 Iron Dukes equipped... sigh... unfortunately with a fairly low defense and HP with only 1 Iron Duke on each girl... yeah, I died pretty quickly.. oh, that hurt...yeah, first thing I'm doing is changing over to Covenant of Growth and just dealing with changing the Dresspheres out of it.
Over in Vana'diel... had a MUCH better day. I'd rather kill just a large volume of things and load up on treasure chests right now... is the levelling quick??? Not at all... but am I dying a ton??? Not at all. So, once I get 1 more level and hit 50, I'm going to be done with Black MAge for a while as that's pretty much the cap as a support job. Eventually I do want to cap Black Mage eventually, but no time soon. I have a few other jobs I want to level before I move on. The first thing is going to be unlocking the Dancer class... which gives the added benefit of being able to do some walking around in the Shadowreign era and picking up some more home points and Cavernous Maws... so yeah... we'll see how that all goes...
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