leet's not going to be around for awhile, or so he says. so i guess it's up to those left who wants to chip in to do so. on this thread, i'd like to share a little something about myself along the way that i found motivational. i might inevitably restate somethings that i have written in the past, and for that i apologize. but bear with me, and i'll have some post or two once every few days to see how long i can keep this up. since this thread is based on how many happy/upbeat memories i have of vanadiel, and that being finite, like all others, it'll be transient. but i hope that the msg it can potential send to others is not lost.
story 1 : the day i was humbled
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this was a long time ago, in garlaige citadel, during the time i was around 49 going 50 as a pld. getting that oh-so-nicely-rounded 50 was so much harder than i imagined, cos apparently the XP down in the annals of a pest-infested ruins didn't seem as lucrative as i thought it'll have been.
among the straggly bunch was one person of particular noteworthiness, who till today still has nothing but my utmost respect for some of the words he told me that day.
as we begun, we had a rdm who was insistent on taking on the mob while trying to maintain her refresh cycle. to me, refresh at that time was an absolute boon for it vouchsafed a certain chains while without there wouldn't have been. however, while i liked the fact that she participated actively at the forefront, i was very indignant that she would do so in lieu of her refresh and dispel abilities. there were times on end that i was without refresh (for the first 3 or 4 battles) and dispels were seemingly late.
and being the high-and-mighty-player that i thought i was, i asked first other rdms (60+) that i knew what their thoughts were on the matter: melee vs magic. the answer i received bolstered i resolve--most rdms have to make a decision by the time they hit 45+. there's a lot to do, and arguably little time to do it. it is not unheard of for a rdm to give up melee-ing altogether in order to focus on magic.
so i mentioned in /party to her that she was missing out on refresh and all, and that she might be wise to stop the melee-ing. of course, no one likes to be told what to do, but i felt at that point that letting this rdm perform this role in to the exclusion of all else would ensure i don't die as often as i might have. her response wasn't very cheerful, to be expected, but i felt: hey, harm done. at least she'll do something RIGHT for a change.
a battle ensued, and again she melee-ed. i was indignant. so i sent a /tell to a little taru with two axes and sniper rings. rather than receiving a sympathetic response, i instead got back the following sobering thought:
"no one likes others to tell them what to do. it just kills the morale. she's a rdm of at least 49 lvls under her belt, so just trust that she knows her job. just sit back and take it easy." (paraphrased)
at first i was angry. sloppy play shouldn't be excused! if she can't even do her job as rdm well, why take on another role of melee-ing?
then it dawned on me. this IS a game. there are ups, there are downs. and these players that i 'command' around, thinking i know better than them? they are human too. with real feelings, and desires, and faults. i can't lord over them. i didn't want to be some tyrant and remembered in that way. and if it werent' even for the stress of getting to lvl 50, i wouldn't even have bothered about the rdm's sloppiness, so long as we're still staying alive. since when did i take lvling so seriously, that i'd forsake fun for XP?
i apologized to the little taru war, and the rdm both, in private. the rdm got happy, and worked out stuff with me to ensure i had refresh. the taru... is a taru. :p i died 5 times that day, and we swapped many a member for that closing 6 hour stint. but i can safely say i've never felt more happy about finally getting lvl 50 than i was with my previous 49 lvls.
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Nice story Enthuz, glad you had a good experience out of that >.>
My best memory that i can actually recall (my memory sux btw ;;) was from a LONG LONG time ago, back when my main job was war (my first job) got to lvl 30, and i wanted to be a Samurai... lol, well; anyways, 2 people on this LS i happened to be on at the time were both lv 50, and bored, so they helped me kill those NM's... my first time in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah... man i STILL Love that zone. ^^ it's a shame i haven't seen those 2 on in well over 6 months now, and i don't even remember one of their names it's been so long... this happened about a year and some months ago... lol
My best memory that i can actually recall (my memory sux btw ;;) was from a LONG LONG time ago, back when my main job was war (my first job) got to lvl 30, and i wanted to be a Samurai... lol, well; anyways, 2 people on this LS i happened to be on at the time were both lv 50, and bored, so they helped me kill those NM's... my first time in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah... man i STILL Love that zone. ^^ it's a shame i haven't seen those 2 on in well over 6 months now, and i don't even remember one of their names it's been so long... this happened about a year and some months ago... lol
story 2 : a strange meeting
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there i was, minding my very own business around sandoria, walking the streets with my mind on some quest or other plaguing my mind. as i walked by the tannery (i think) in south sandoria, suddenly i was hailed by a wee little taru. i was suprised, so i waved back, and then i get a tell saying hi, with the person's REAL identity (as real as it gets).
quite a pleasant surprise, so we talked, and talked, and talked, and even as i ran on my way, i recall a few tells back and forth. before i knew it, a few days later, i had him on my FL, and occassionally, out of nowhere, i get a /tell saying hi, and stuff.
i like to yak, and i like making friends. i just never thought i'd make one out of supposedly nowhere. :p hope that wee little taru's enjoying every nuking pleasure that he can have in vanadiel. ^^
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Edited, Wed Mar 9 13:52:31 2005 by Enthuz
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there i was, minding my very own business around sandoria, walking the streets with my mind on some quest or other plaguing my mind. as i walked by the tannery (i think) in south sandoria, suddenly i was hailed by a wee little taru. i was suprised, so i waved back, and then i get a tell saying hi, with the person's REAL identity (as real as it gets).
quite a pleasant surprise, so we talked, and talked, and talked, and even as i ran on my way, i recall a few tells back and forth. before i knew it, a few days later, i had him on my FL, and occassionally, out of nowhere, i get a /tell saying hi, and stuff.
i like to yak, and i like making friends. i just never thought i'd make one out of supposedly nowhere. :p hope that wee little taru's enjoying every nuking pleasure that he can have in vanadiel. ^^
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Edited, Wed Mar 9 13:52:31 2005 by Enthuz
yay enthuz! keep the great intellectual/inspiring stories going! So pleasant to see, and in one way or another relates to us all ^^
Raikuken waves to Enthuz
Enthuz waves to Raikuken
Enthuz casts warp and vanishes
Raikuken waves farewell
::TOD yesterday in south sandoria infront of mog house::
Raikuken waves to Enthuz
Enthuz waves to Raikuken
Enthuz casts warp and vanishes
Raikuken waves farewell
::TOD yesterday in south sandoria infront of mog house::
LOL raikuken. ^^ yea, i remember that one.
story 3 : a even stranger meeting
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as some of the people i know would tell you, i'm a very weird individual. by weird, i mean that i have quirks, especially when i'm in my mood to do just absolutely nothing. i'm extremely stubborn about my time alone during those rare phases, and prefer to do inane things.
among these 'inane' activities, i have:
1) sitting around in the MH, playing cards with my moogle.
2) standing around in the MH, and occasionally lock on to my moogle, running around it like a mad man.
3) do laps in Upper Jeuno, running the full length to Emitt (the cute Ducal guard) and back to the MH.
4) chat, chat, chat, chat; whereever, whoever, whenever...
and it's one of these days that i made a perfectly random encounter.
on this bright vanadiel day (always so in Jeuno, unless it's at night), i decided to run laps around ru'lude gardens. and as i was running, i suddenly see this very handsome looking elvaan pld in full AF, standing around, doing absolutely nothing.
since i WAS running laps, and with nothing else better to do, i waved. he waved back. and after a few more laps, and since he doesn't look like he's going anywhere, we start having a /tell conversation.
i hear from him that he has an SP for his pld, and that he really can't lvl because of it. he was also profoundly bored, standing around in jeuno, and spending more time oggling at the 2nd set of pld AF. something about an excalibur, which i believe i'm supposed to aspire for too. and on top of that all (the crowning glory, i must add) is that we barely knew one another (save that he posts on alla too).
that was a full 15 mins of conversation, but heck it was fun. and it's sometimes a wondrous feeling to be able to walk up to someone (stranger or no) and do self introductions, followed by an enlivening chat that may oftentimes be pleasant.
shortly after the lap-running, i got called away to play around with ls members, but i thought that 15 mins was enough to make the already bright vanadiel brighter for the remainder of the day.
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Edited, Wed Mar 9 21:11:19 2005 by Enthuz
story 3 : a even stranger meeting
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as some of the people i know would tell you, i'm a very weird individual. by weird, i mean that i have quirks, especially when i'm in my mood to do just absolutely nothing. i'm extremely stubborn about my time alone during those rare phases, and prefer to do inane things.
among these 'inane' activities, i have:
1) sitting around in the MH, playing cards with my moogle.
2) standing around in the MH, and occasionally lock on to my moogle, running around it like a mad man.
3) do laps in Upper Jeuno, running the full length to Emitt (the cute Ducal guard) and back to the MH.
4) chat, chat, chat, chat; whereever, whoever, whenever...
and it's one of these days that i made a perfectly random encounter.
on this bright vanadiel day (always so in Jeuno, unless it's at night), i decided to run laps around ru'lude gardens. and as i was running, i suddenly see this very handsome looking elvaan pld in full AF, standing around, doing absolutely nothing.
since i WAS running laps, and with nothing else better to do, i waved. he waved back. and after a few more laps, and since he doesn't look like he's going anywhere, we start having a /tell conversation.
i hear from him that he has an SP for his pld, and that he really can't lvl because of it. he was also profoundly bored, standing around in jeuno, and spending more time oggling at the 2nd set of pld AF. something about an excalibur, which i believe i'm supposed to aspire for too. and on top of that all (the crowning glory, i must add) is that we barely knew one another (save that he posts on alla too).
that was a full 15 mins of conversation, but heck it was fun. and it's sometimes a wondrous feeling to be able to walk up to someone (stranger or no) and do self introductions, followed by an enlivening chat that may oftentimes be pleasant.
shortly after the lap-running, i got called away to play around with ls members, but i thought that 15 mins was enough to make the already bright vanadiel brighter for the remainder of the day.
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Edited, Wed Mar 9 21:11:19 2005 by Enthuz
story 4 : the dragoon wannabe
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i SP my DRG with ls mates. just recently, our SP hit the 40 range. because of this, all of us were able to begin our AF1 quests, and 2 weeks from now, hopefully, we'll be able to use them. :)
we were supposed to do the AF1 quests right after the SP timing, but i had to turn in early. so while the rest went off and 'solo-ed' theirs, i happily reminded myself that i probably could do my own later.
so i went as my PLD, trouping along to Eastern Altepa Desert, thinking that, hey, other jobs can solo at around 60, i'm 62, i shouldn't have a problem. and all the way, i was chatting with a bst friend of mine, who was also in the vicinity (quicksand caves). finding the spot, i pop the mob, and begun with full hp and mp.
after 2 mins, it was obvious that the fight was NOT going well. i was hitting for very little damage, and he was whomping me for 30-40 a hit. by the time we were half-done (actually, more like I was half-done-IN, and he was quater-done), i sent my friend a tell to say that i was probably going to die. it was all the more unnerving that the cactuar NM was running around like a mad thing near me every 3 mins or so.
and so the battle continued. yellow, white, yellow, white, uh-oh, no mp, yellow, yellow, yellow, ...
and just when i thought i was going to be dead, i spy a character running around in the background. doing a /sea all name, i realize that she was a 74 mnk. on top of that, she very nicely stopped right where i was about to die, looking as if she might very well help.
so i send her a tell asking if she would.
{do you really need it?}
>> yea. very much so, if you don't mind.
no response for a short while. she probably was in a rush to go somewhere, but even with invincible, i doubt i could win the match with this pld-antican. (darn, plds just take damage. >.>)
>> mind if i invite before i die?
{sure}
sent invite, music change, and voila, she started bashing the pld-antican up. i watched sickeningly as my hp turned from yellow to red. and at 1/4 life (the mob), while i was still being hopelessly in the red, thinking the world would end (was going to invincible at this point)...
Monk readies Asuran Fists.
Decurio I-III is defeated by Monk.
/sigh. i still want to be a monk someday. but i guess not all that simple. but thanks to the Monk who made my day. oh yah, managed to get the key item (checked the ??? again) and now happily have my DRG AF1 with me. ^^
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i SP my DRG with ls mates. just recently, our SP hit the 40 range. because of this, all of us were able to begin our AF1 quests, and 2 weeks from now, hopefully, we'll be able to use them. :)
we were supposed to do the AF1 quests right after the SP timing, but i had to turn in early. so while the rest went off and 'solo-ed' theirs, i happily reminded myself that i probably could do my own later.
so i went as my PLD, trouping along to Eastern Altepa Desert, thinking that, hey, other jobs can solo at around 60, i'm 62, i shouldn't have a problem. and all the way, i was chatting with a bst friend of mine, who was also in the vicinity (quicksand caves). finding the spot, i pop the mob, and begun with full hp and mp.
after 2 mins, it was obvious that the fight was NOT going well. i was hitting for very little damage, and he was whomping me for 30-40 a hit. by the time we were half-done (actually, more like I was half-done-IN, and he was quater-done), i sent my friend a tell to say that i was probably going to die. it was all the more unnerving that the cactuar NM was running around like a mad thing near me every 3 mins or so.
and so the battle continued. yellow, white, yellow, white, uh-oh, no mp, yellow, yellow, yellow, ...
and just when i thought i was going to be dead, i spy a character running around in the background. doing a /sea all name, i realize that she was a 74 mnk. on top of that, she very nicely stopped right where i was about to die, looking as if she might very well help.
so i send her a tell asking if she would.
{do you really need it?}
>> yea. very much so, if you don't mind.
no response for a short while. she probably was in a rush to go somewhere, but even with invincible, i doubt i could win the match with this pld-antican. (darn, plds just take damage. >.>)
>> mind if i invite before i die?
{sure}
sent invite, music change, and voila, she started bashing the pld-antican up. i watched sickeningly as my hp turned from yellow to red. and at 1/4 life (the mob), while i was still being hopelessly in the red, thinking the world would end (was going to invincible at this point)...
Monk readies Asuran Fists.
Decurio I-III is defeated by Monk.
/sigh. i still want to be a monk someday. but i guess not all that simple. but thanks to the Monk who made my day. oh yah, managed to get the key item (checked the ??? again) and now happily have my DRG AF1 with me. ^^
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story 5 : windurstian tragedy
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so a couple of us windurstian upstarts in the same ls thought that we were ready for yagudos. with a relatively well-rounded pt (lacking perhaps a mage), we charged into giddeus, hoping to tear the BC down with ease.
as we enter the BC, lo and behold, a couple of familiar names were standing around. had a delightful conversation with a taru whm (cutest thing alive), a flirtatious elvaan (who oughta be shot for not being windurstian), and 2 spritely humes (who were infinitely better than the elvaan... cos they are from windurst of course!). and then the whole party arrives.
we walk up to the BC, start the thing, with all the well-wishes from the onlookers. went in, buffed up, went to the edge of the circle, decided that the 2 BSTs have pets, and might be able to pull one at a time (WRONG IDEA), and ended up getting our asses whipped. (thank goodness someone got out in time).
while we all appeared rather unceremoniously dead outside the BC, i bet that flirty elvaan was giggling like a school girl. :p the taru whm took pity on us, and raised us all with RII (Altana bless her soul), and there we were sitting around, and regaining strength, discussing the next slightly less folly-prone strategy. :p
2nd try: buffed up, went in, had a solid plan. blm started with ES + sleepga, and YAY it worked. :) but as we were still trying to bash down the whm yag's life (i have NO clue why it took so long), the damn yags kept waking up. so before we could even kill the whm yag, we had dead members on the team. down went the sleeper, down went our strongest melee, down went a couple more things... *sob*
while we fell out of the BC dead again (with one person surviving), we thought we were out of luck. our onlookers left for their own BC. ; ; but as we were about to lament our fate and accept RIs, up pops a japanese group, with RIII !!!!!!!!!
no, we didn't try the BC again. but heck, it was an experience. :p
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p.s. insightful one up next.
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so a couple of us windurstian upstarts in the same ls thought that we were ready for yagudos. with a relatively well-rounded pt (lacking perhaps a mage), we charged into giddeus, hoping to tear the BC down with ease.
as we enter the BC, lo and behold, a couple of familiar names were standing around. had a delightful conversation with a taru whm (cutest thing alive), a flirtatious elvaan (who oughta be shot for not being windurstian), and 2 spritely humes (who were infinitely better than the elvaan... cos they are from windurst of course!). and then the whole party arrives.
we walk up to the BC, start the thing, with all the well-wishes from the onlookers. went in, buffed up, went to the edge of the circle, decided that the 2 BSTs have pets, and might be able to pull one at a time (WRONG IDEA), and ended up getting our asses whipped. (thank goodness someone got out in time).
while we all appeared rather unceremoniously dead outside the BC, i bet that flirty elvaan was giggling like a school girl. :p the taru whm took pity on us, and raised us all with RII (Altana bless her soul), and there we were sitting around, and regaining strength, discussing the next slightly less folly-prone strategy. :p
2nd try: buffed up, went in, had a solid plan. blm started with ES + sleepga, and YAY it worked. :) but as we were still trying to bash down the whm yag's life (i have NO clue why it took so long), the damn yags kept waking up. so before we could even kill the whm yag, we had dead members on the team. down went the sleeper, down went our strongest melee, down went a couple more things... *sob*
while we fell out of the BC dead again (with one person surviving), we thought we were out of luck. our onlookers left for their own BC. ; ; but as we were about to lament our fate and accept RIs, up pops a japanese group, with RIII !!!!!!!!!
no, we didn't try the BC again. but heck, it was an experience. :p
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p.s. insightful one up next.
I love this thread! Thank you :)
Nice ones Enthuz very entertaining! :D
My fave part of the game is when i first saw rdm af...that is when i said "i will wear that hat!" XD I was only like Lv.8 >.>
But anyways, you get the point ;p
My fave part of the game is when i first saw rdm af...that is when i said "i will wear that hat!" XD I was only like Lv.8 >.>
But anyways, you get the point ;p
75 - WAR MNK SAM
65 BLU 67 NIN 63 RDM
Rank 10 San d'Oria
Sky/Sea: O
65 BLU 67 NIN 63 RDM
Rank 10 San d'Oria
Sky/Sea: O
story 6 : the riverna fiasco--A01
stray day, stray tell, stray 'yes', and before i know it, i was off to lufaise meadows to play alongside notable individuals in game. to what end? to attempt the burning circle (so named because most people don't come out alive) of riverna site A01.
smashing firedrakes for scales, and dealing with the occasional curious hippograf, the 2 party alliance made it to the final spatial distortion, where we dumped into the BC waiting area called Monarch Linn. it was quite an adventure, finally getting there. and i must add that SE outdid themselves with the wondrous surroundings that they've created, so life-like, at once relaxing and foreboding. (for those who really want to appreciate the scenary, turn the names hanging over mobs and characters off by the command "/names". the difference is remarkable.)
hence it was that a motley crew of (super-)RDM, (uber-)WAR, (zany-)BST, (loaded-)NIN, (awesome-)SMN, and PLD stepped up onto that dais, and begun the fight with 3 mammetts.
steps to follow:
1) Astral Flow
2) Divide & Conquer
3) HEAL, KITE, KILL!
4) go back triumphant!
and so the battle ensued.
Astral Flow was amazing. >< 1/3 life of all mametts gone in one blow. divide and conquer was even more awesome, with (uber-)WAR outtanking the PLD (much to my chagrin), and the (loaded-)NIN flung gil in another mammett's face (and doing a good job, i must add). the bst was having fun giving the last mammett the taste of her crabs *cough*, and all was well... or so we thought...
a few hi-potions later, i was high--dead first mammett!
a few more hi-potions later, i plunged to depression--(super-)RDM was lying on the ground with a grin on his face. i think he enjoyed the mammett's attention, even though he won't admit it. ;p
a few moments later, emergency!!!!--mammett stole all the NIN's gil from his comatose body.
a few more moments later, ga ga land--mammetts start doing wondrous blm spells...
another few moments later, great...--(uber-)WAR took a gruesome nut hit from behind.
and then... bliss... i watched helplessly, as my body tumbled on its own accord to the ground. the not-so-invincible pld, at the feet of a spellcaster... >.> could do naught but watch as the last two mammetts run around chasing down the BST and the SMN.
the last moments were regrettable. the mammetts probably were laughing when they dumped our bodies outside for all to see. and what an audience we had. >< seemed like for all the days in the year to do this, everyone had to come this day to attempt this.
did we try again? no. cowardice? no. pragmatic calculation. need meds, and more yellow liquids. :) best part? unanimous decision to come back another day. no quarrels, no squabbles, no "PLEASE DON'T GO!" "Let's try AGAIN!" "Let's get this done NOW!". *phew* kudos to the team. :)
i can safely say that i felt okay losing. not cause i want to lose, just that it happens, and there's no sore-losers to deal with after. heck, it's just another failure to learn from no?
*mumble* *grumble* :p
stray day, stray tell, stray 'yes', and before i know it, i was off to lufaise meadows to play alongside notable individuals in game. to what end? to attempt the burning circle (so named because most people don't come out alive) of riverna site A01.
smashing firedrakes for scales, and dealing with the occasional curious hippograf, the 2 party alliance made it to the final spatial distortion, where we dumped into the BC waiting area called Monarch Linn. it was quite an adventure, finally getting there. and i must add that SE outdid themselves with the wondrous surroundings that they've created, so life-like, at once relaxing and foreboding. (for those who really want to appreciate the scenary, turn the names hanging over mobs and characters off by the command "/names". the difference is remarkable.)
hence it was that a motley crew of (super-)RDM, (uber-)WAR, (zany-)BST, (loaded-)NIN, (awesome-)SMN, and PLD stepped up onto that dais, and begun the fight with 3 mammetts.
steps to follow:
1) Astral Flow
2) Divide & Conquer
3) HEAL, KITE, KILL!
4) go back triumphant!
and so the battle ensued.
Astral Flow was amazing. >< 1/3 life of all mametts gone in one blow. divide and conquer was even more awesome, with (uber-)WAR outtanking the PLD (much to my chagrin), and the (loaded-)NIN flung gil in another mammett's face (and doing a good job, i must add). the bst was having fun giving the last mammett the taste of her crabs *cough*, and all was well... or so we thought...
a few hi-potions later, i was high--dead first mammett!
a few more hi-potions later, i plunged to depression--(super-)RDM was lying on the ground with a grin on his face. i think he enjoyed the mammett's attention, even though he won't admit it. ;p
a few moments later, emergency!!!!--mammett stole all the NIN's gil from his comatose body.
a few more moments later, ga ga land--mammetts start doing wondrous blm spells...
another few moments later, great...--(uber-)WAR took a gruesome nut hit from behind.
and then... bliss... i watched helplessly, as my body tumbled on its own accord to the ground. the not-so-invincible pld, at the feet of a spellcaster... >.> could do naught but watch as the last two mammetts run around chasing down the BST and the SMN.
the last moments were regrettable. the mammetts probably were laughing when they dumped our bodies outside for all to see. and what an audience we had. >< seemed like for all the days in the year to do this, everyone had to come this day to attempt this.
did we try again? no. cowardice? no. pragmatic calculation. need meds, and more yellow liquids. :) best part? unanimous decision to come back another day. no quarrels, no squabbles, no "PLEASE DON'T GO!" "Let's try AGAIN!" "Let's get this done NOW!". *phew* kudos to the team. :)
i can safely say that i felt okay losing. not cause i want to lose, just that it happens, and there's no sore-losers to deal with after. heck, it's just another failure to learn from no?
*mumble* *grumble* :p
Keep it up Enthuz, i like good stories ^^
/em grabs cookies and milk. (even tho i can't drink milk ;;)
/em grabs cookies and milk. (even tho i can't drink milk ;;)
Keep it up and you'll catch me in total posts. :-b
Great job Enthuz, good to see upbeat posts these days.
Yay! Real entertainment :D
Good Job Enthuz ~
Remember when we were in Davoi helping on ur RDM Friend's AF1 ? ~.~ I died trying to save her. Oh well.
Keep up the good work and come cure me sometimes when I'm on THF and lvling Markmanship in Korrokola (Hmm.. I'm not skilling up there anymore, but still.)
Keep the Faith ^.~
/Mirallia waves Farewell
Remember when we were in Davoi helping on ur RDM Friend's AF1 ? ~.~ I died trying to save her. Oh well.
Keep up the good work and come cure me sometimes when I'm on THF and lvling Markmanship in Korrokola (Hmm.. I'm not skilling up there anymore, but still.)
Keep the Faith ^.~
/Mirallia waves Farewell
Sissiae wrote:
Remember when we were in Davoi helping on ur RDM Friend's AF1 ? ~.~ I died trying to save her. Oh well.
now THIS reminds me of another story. :)
story 7 : the orc, the mage, and the AF
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not too long ago, in a not so distant time, there once lived a redmage, who's skin was as white as...
i digress.
it came to pass one time that a certain friend (who is a redmage) finally hit the awesome 40. for many that might not be an accomplishment, but knowing her mentality (she stayed 30 for a very very long time), i can assure you that hitting 40 is something that was beyond her wildest imaginations.
now as any fledging job hits 40, the first thing on their minds is always their eligibility to begin their AF1 quest. i have no idea why the redmage AF1 has to be in davoi, but needless to say i did not like the place (nor do i ever like it, for other reasons).
here my memory grows hazy as to the people involved, but i recall a sam/rng and a rng/nin in attendance, along with a certain mnk/war friend of mine. i was (red carpet and all) the last to arrive at davoi, and to my horror, they've already gotten somewhere to the middle area, and defeated the NM. i.e. they now play the infamous "find the storage hole" game.
i hate hide and seek. but again i digress.
finding the storage hole should've been easy. but as it was, the bunch of very-aggro-un-free people were standing in the middle of orc-central. now, normally, dispatching all the orcs wouldn't have been a problem for the sole 60+ person (sam/rng) if we were taking them on one by one, but with the rng/nin and pld/whm still standing near the exit area of davoi, and the aggro happening to 2 people that were still sub 60, it's not surprising that many people died. multiple times.
now just as we were crying, dying, and wondering what in the world was going on, in pops the saviors of the day--Mirallia and her friend (who i must apologize to for not remembering his name... something like wolf...?). after a very quick "i have a dead friend somewhere that needs a raise," the rescue mission began!
so we had tractors, and raises, and dispatching of stuff (with the ranger idly standing by a storage hole pop keeping invis up), and just as we thought that all would be well, a couple more orcs aggroed, and some died again. this time though, even the whm passed on. >< and again i recall it being terribly unfortunate that at that time i only had Raise I. >< >< >< >< >< thank goodness they finally decided to use "escape" in the end in order to get to the storage hole.
by this time, i think our fledging redmage hated davoi to the core, and probably swore that she'll never return there if she can help it. she did later, of course, to help rank 4s and what not. but i'm sure she still cringes everytime she sets foot into davoi.
/sigh. it was a weird day.
Ugh. I remember that *very* well, Enth. I felt like crap, all these people higher lvl than I who died to help me...
...so bad that I needed to make it up to them somehow...I had been doing well lately, had saved up the at-that-time-to-me-astronomical sum of 80k, and wound up sending most of it out. Sent 5k to everyone who had helped but not died, and 10k to those who had died for my sake. It seemed the only thing I could even hope to do to express my thanks and regret to them.
And I *do* hate Davoi beyond all hatred, now. Though I did go back to fight Purpleass again recently, to help another rdm with her af1. Beat him up, twice. (he respawned while we were resting)
Hmmm...what good stories do I have??? Enthuz shouldn't be the only one telling stories, though he has good ones.
...so bad that I needed to make it up to them somehow...I had been doing well lately, had saved up the at-that-time-to-me-astronomical sum of 80k, and wound up sending most of it out. Sent 5k to everyone who had helped but not died, and 10k to those who had died for my sake. It seemed the only thing I could even hope to do to express my thanks and regret to them.
And I *do* hate Davoi beyond all hatred, now. Though I did go back to fight Purpleass again recently, to help another rdm with her af1. Beat him up, twice. (he respawned while we were resting)
Hmmm...what good stories do I have??? Enthuz shouldn't be the only one telling stories, though he has good ones.
Ah yes.
As Enthuz said, I stayed in my '30s for a long long long time. Three months, I think, give or take. A lot of it was because I refused to hit 32 till I'd saved up enough for Dispel, and 64k was a *lot* of money to me. Even after that, though, I just didn't feel a lot of need to level up much. *shrug* dunno why, but I know that at least part of it was because I felt so very strong and powerful, knowing that I could solo most anything and avoid what I couldn't, I wound up exploring a lot.
So. This takes me back to my first time in Ordelle's Caves. (Being Bastokan, I'd not had much reason to go there before.) Doodle doodle do, my this place is large, I was just wandering around taking in the sights. I don't think I even had a map at that point.
Next thing I know, I see two dead bodies on the ground, and the rest of a party running from an elemental. "Well!" says I, to myself. "I'll help these people out! I've been soloing elementals since Konschdat Highlands days, and nothing in this area is too tough to me...no problem! Sure, pure melees can't handle them, poor things, but I'm a strong, powerful level *34* *Red Mage*! It's toast!"
I know that it registered to me that the elemental didn't have the standard name of "Earth Elemental", and I may have even done a /c of it just before I engaged it, but I still wasn't expecting to be tasting dirt in two hits.
(The dirt there tastes like bat guano, btw. I'd avoid dying there if you have the option.)
As I lay there dead, I sent a /tell to the corpse next to me. "WTF was that!" At that point they explained that that was Polevik, and that I had just tried to solo the Paladin AF1 NM. At level 34.
*blush*
Well, maybe even red mages can get a *little* too cocky now and again...
As Enthuz said, I stayed in my '30s for a long long long time. Three months, I think, give or take. A lot of it was because I refused to hit 32 till I'd saved up enough for Dispel, and 64k was a *lot* of money to me. Even after that, though, I just didn't feel a lot of need to level up much. *shrug* dunno why, but I know that at least part of it was because I felt so very strong and powerful, knowing that I could solo most anything and avoid what I couldn't, I wound up exploring a lot.
So. This takes me back to my first time in Ordelle's Caves. (Being Bastokan, I'd not had much reason to go there before.) Doodle doodle do, my this place is large, I was just wandering around taking in the sights. I don't think I even had a map at that point.
Next thing I know, I see two dead bodies on the ground, and the rest of a party running from an elemental. "Well!" says I, to myself. "I'll help these people out! I've been soloing elementals since Konschdat Highlands days, and nothing in this area is too tough to me...no problem! Sure, pure melees can't handle them, poor things, but I'm a strong, powerful level *34* *Red Mage*! It's toast!"
I know that it registered to me that the elemental didn't have the standard name of "Earth Elemental", and I may have even done a /c of it just before I engaged it, but I still wasn't expecting to be tasting dirt in two hits.
(The dirt there tastes like bat guano, btw. I'd avoid dying there if you have the option.)
As I lay there dead, I sent a /tell to the corpse next to me. "WTF was that!" At that point they explained that that was Polevik, and that I had just tried to solo the Paladin AF1 NM. At level 34.
*blush*
Well, maybe even red mages can get a *little* too cocky now and again...
Meh, I do remember that ~.~
Woof, that was his name Enthuz (THF/NIN).
Shabet, I do remember also I refused and return the 10k u sent me twice. I've helped u. If u help, u should accept dying. No biggie at all ^.^
Woof, that was his name Enthuz (THF/NIN).
Shabet, I do remember also I refused and return the 10k u sent me twice. I've helped u. If u help, u should accept dying. No biggie at all ^.^
I remember Davoi as well :) Even though there was death... I still had fun >.> (what does that say about me, I wonder?)
And it's about time I made it into one of Enthuz's stories ;)
And it's about time I made it into one of Enthuz's stories ;)
I still haven't Citrine. :-b
If you guys ever feel the need to take on Purpleflesh again just let me know. I like owning him. LoL.
As far as hating Davoi, that will change I'm sure. It's one of my more enjoyed places now because it offers something for all levels. LoL. I have MANY stories in Davoi and if I ever get in a creative mood I'll tell the one about the the never ending link. That was just NUTS and I have screen shots to go with it. LoL.
If you guys ever feel the need to take on Purpleflesh again just let me know. I like owning him. LoL.
As far as hating Davoi, that will change I'm sure. It's one of my more enjoyed places now because it offers something for all levels. LoL. I have MANY stories in Davoi and if I ever get in a creative mood I'll tell the one about the the never ending link. That was just NUTS and I have screen shots to go with it. LoL.
Was that the link that you speck and I picked up in davoi? That thing had to have lasted at least 15 minutes.
Yep that would be the one.
i've been in LA visiting shabet in the flesh, waiting for billybob to get his act together so i can meet him too. will be in LA till this saturday, and i'm pretty much having fun walking around Pasedena! ok ok, that aside, apologies for the short story coming up. not my comp, not real time to daudal, but will write more when i get back.
story 8 : a flute for cheap
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coherent to my many moods, i've gone brd. i sit around at AH, and jsut as i reached 18, i check windy AH, and i see a verv ery very very nice flute that i longed to have: siren flute.
no price history... hmm... oh dear, i don't know... how bout 1000? it's only 1 blue flute with no signs of being an HQ, and well, i dunno, it might not be worth anything in the first place... so there we go, a bid. 1k gil.
i got it.
/tell Friend Siren Flute! 1k. :)
{WHAT?!}
/tell Friend why?
{-.-" it's 50k when i bought it in jeuno}
/tell Friend !!!!
oh well, it made my day. ^^ and i can finally use it now too, cos i'm a 24 brd. ^^ /cheer /cheer /cheer
give it a few more lvls, i might actually be doing some BCNMs as a BRD!
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end
story 8 : a flute for cheap
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coherent to my many moods, i've gone brd. i sit around at AH, and jsut as i reached 18, i check windy AH, and i see a verv ery very very nice flute that i longed to have: siren flute.
no price history... hmm... oh dear, i don't know... how bout 1000? it's only 1 blue flute with no signs of being an HQ, and well, i dunno, it might not be worth anything in the first place... so there we go, a bid. 1k gil.
i got it.
/tell Friend Siren Flute! 1k. :)
{WHAT?!}
/tell Friend why?
{-.-" it's 50k when i bought it in jeuno}
/tell Friend !!!!
oh well, it made my day. ^^ and i can finally use it now too, cos i'm a 24 brd. ^^ /cheer /cheer /cheer
give it a few more lvls, i might actually be doing some BCNMs as a BRD!
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end
story 9 : lufaise access
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(credits: bladesingers, vanadielsfinest, cruelfate/esoteric)
i recall the frustration very vividly. there was a time when the promyvions were a test of the mettle... and the depth of one's wallet. not that it's not a test now, just... less rigorous, maybe. more subtle. :)
my first ever promyvion run was during the first 3 weeks after the release of CoP. having a very active friend, i got manhandled into an alliance that was supposed to climb all the way to the top of promyvion-dem. and thereafter, we were supposed to bash the NM to smithereens, and that would embark me on my way to finding out more about CoP.
among the frustrations were the following:
1) mob clusters were close together, and encounters were extremely hard to circumvent. while tiptoe-ing along the edges was always a good idea, there were clusters in numerous of those areas that even the very best tippytoers would find great difficulty getting by. on the last floor, i recall the floor to be ridden with mobs, and mostly IT++. with a full alliance, survival on aggro is at best nominal, and without... *shudder*
2) memory receptacles were way way way way way tougher. not in terms of HP mind. it's that empty seed ability most people think little of. fully clad, i remember being hit for 100-150 as a melee person the very first time. i was stunned. that thing spammed empty seed often enough that if the whms weren't looking, there'd be many dead. strays also took a lot more hits to kill, and the difficulty progressed as one ascended the promyvion. by the third floor, i recall having to take about 10 hits as a pld/war with sword to effectively take one stray out.
3) alliances. this is perhaps the most frustrating part of the promyvions, especially one that does not involve linkshell members. some players believe in being extremely outspoken, and cracking a joke every 5 secs to "lighten the mood" when in fact they were doing quite the opposite. some also believe that it is their mandate to take command, when there are already people in command. till this day, i prefer to work with small groups, and/or linkshell members who believe in listening.
this all said, i recall the ultimate sense of joy when my alliance finally, after much scuffling and arguing, and painful sacrifices, reached the summit of promyvion-dem. don't get me wrong, i find the promyvions beautiful in a dark sorta way, but i always shudder with the painful memory of trying to climb one prior to the update that made it more accessible. funny how i still felt accomplished getting to the spire that very first time, even though we didn't get the NM dead. >< many tries later, i decided to give it a rest. my wallet was empty, and my armor was battered. oh well, bygones.
many months later, i find myself standing in lufaise meadows, feeling a weird sense of calm. it wasn't just the lush beauty that ensorcelled me from the screen. it wasn't even the interesting monsters that i recall being a little oversized for their own good. it sure wasn't the 'calm' of the lufaise meadows, even though it was one of the most awe-inspiring sights i've ever come across.
it was a sense of completion, a close of one chapter of my life in vanadiel. while i regret not having perservered when i was first doing it, i am glad that with the help of very good friends i've managed to explore a place that i never thought could possibly exist.
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(credits: bladesingers, vanadielsfinest, cruelfate/esoteric)
i recall the frustration very vividly. there was a time when the promyvions were a test of the mettle... and the depth of one's wallet. not that it's not a test now, just... less rigorous, maybe. more subtle. :)
my first ever promyvion run was during the first 3 weeks after the release of CoP. having a very active friend, i got manhandled into an alliance that was supposed to climb all the way to the top of promyvion-dem. and thereafter, we were supposed to bash the NM to smithereens, and that would embark me on my way to finding out more about CoP.
among the frustrations were the following:
1) mob clusters were close together, and encounters were extremely hard to circumvent. while tiptoe-ing along the edges was always a good idea, there were clusters in numerous of those areas that even the very best tippytoers would find great difficulty getting by. on the last floor, i recall the floor to be ridden with mobs, and mostly IT++. with a full alliance, survival on aggro is at best nominal, and without... *shudder*
2) memory receptacles were way way way way way tougher. not in terms of HP mind. it's that empty seed ability most people think little of. fully clad, i remember being hit for 100-150 as a melee person the very first time. i was stunned. that thing spammed empty seed often enough that if the whms weren't looking, there'd be many dead. strays also took a lot more hits to kill, and the difficulty progressed as one ascended the promyvion. by the third floor, i recall having to take about 10 hits as a pld/war with sword to effectively take one stray out.
3) alliances. this is perhaps the most frustrating part of the promyvions, especially one that does not involve linkshell members. some players believe in being extremely outspoken, and cracking a joke every 5 secs to "lighten the mood" when in fact they were doing quite the opposite. some also believe that it is their mandate to take command, when there are already people in command. till this day, i prefer to work with small groups, and/or linkshell members who believe in listening.
this all said, i recall the ultimate sense of joy when my alliance finally, after much scuffling and arguing, and painful sacrifices, reached the summit of promyvion-dem. don't get me wrong, i find the promyvions beautiful in a dark sorta way, but i always shudder with the painful memory of trying to climb one prior to the update that made it more accessible. funny how i still felt accomplished getting to the spire that very first time, even though we didn't get the NM dead. >< many tries later, i decided to give it a rest. my wallet was empty, and my armor was battered. oh well, bygones.
many months later, i find myself standing in lufaise meadows, feeling a weird sense of calm. it wasn't just the lush beauty that ensorcelled me from the screen. it wasn't even the interesting monsters that i recall being a little oversized for their own good. it sure wasn't the 'calm' of the lufaise meadows, even though it was one of the most awe-inspiring sights i've ever come across.
it was a sense of completion, a close of one chapter of my life in vanadiel. while i regret not having perservered when i was first doing it, i am glad that with the help of very good friends i've managed to explore a place that i never thought could possibly exist.
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