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As I sit here doing the Egg-Hunt "Egg"-ztravaganza event here in Windurst, a realization came to me... this is the first event I have had the chance to repeat since I started. I have been playing Final Fantasy XI for a full YEAR. I know this may seem trivial to anyone reading this, but as I look at my character now and then I can't help but be amazed that I've made it this far.

My moghouse is of items, garnered both from the game and from special events. From the simple spell of Stone, my magic has spread to include as many of the white mage and black mage spells as I can afford, as well as no to few summons. I've met dozens and dozens of people and gone on over a hundred quests. I've been in many parties, some good, some not so good, and fought with so many monsters I've lost track of them all. I've suffered many humiliating deaths, and pulled of victories and escapes that have left some dazed. I've even held a record for a while (fastest time killing the Sandorian Dragon, and with only four people I might add). I've made my way through lush jungles, raced across a burning desert, snuck into creepy dungeons, and wandered through maze-like caves.

It seems a shame to me that there is no way to commemorate such an event, especially considering how often I felt like smashing the game, it's HDD, AND the PS2 with a sledgehammer. So many people play the game for maybe a month or two before just giving up and leaving. It's not difficult to understand why, I'm afraid, since this game has it's share of problems, whether they be from the game's programming or some of the players they encounter. And yet there is still that number of players who stick to it, weathering all the flak, and make their characters thrive.

I'm going to wrap this up now, before I start to ramble and annoy people. Respond if you want, or ignore it as you wish, but this stands as at least a small testament to Phagetaru's first birthday.

"Like the man said, don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." -- Bugs Bunny.

congrats i know how u feel, i logged on for te first time durring the same event last year to. Man has it been a journey. Yes im a {long time} silver angel to .... cant wait for the 1 year party>.>.... to all u 1 year ppl fire up some fireworks and look for our party in Bastok very soon!!!!

Same for me I was looking through my wallet today and i found a reciept for my HDD the 1 year warranty ran out a few days ago. It is so strange that I have been playing this game for a year. I have accomplished many things like getting a char to 75, joining a GREAT hnm ls(that is like a family to me, you guys r great YF), doing numerous amounts of quests/missions but the most important thing to me is the great friendships that I have made ingame. When I first bought the game I didn't expect to last longer than the free month, I never thought that it would turn into the addiction that it has. I am so glad that i stuck with this game for longer than I thought I would because I wouldnt have had the oportunity to interact with so many great people. HERE'S TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!!

Heh... Pretty odd how it doesn't *seem* like I've played that long. The only other game(s) that have ever held my interest like this were FFVII, FFIX, and Halo (oddly enough).

On a side note, I'm pretty impressed that I've played this for a YEAR and my GF has yet to throw my PS2/PC out a window.

{Hmmm.} It's almost time for my LS' 1-year mark, but I am not sure if we'll make it or not (LS holder started playing WoW .-. ).

-Jarden