Jediknight's Journey

Small Update

2010-08-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

Small update, capped merits on all my high level jobs. I may redo some of them, but so far done! Also I finally got my first sea torque in 5 years... Faith.

I maybe do some picture updates later. Until then.

Lack of Updates

2010-08-01T23:22:00.001-07:00

Sorry, guess lack of viewing made this blog a 3rd priority for me. Maybe I'll update it with posts later. I do update my stats just for myself so I can see how I'm doing progressive wise in game. Anyways, back to playing the game!

Week of Stuff! | May 23 - 29

2010-05-31T23:36:00.000-07:00

May 23 Sunday was JoLx2, same stuff happened, we killed and goodies dropped! Later that night it was Apprgo, no 35s dropped but thats fine since it was a good run overall. After that it was Fafnir, seemed it was up and no one was there so it was free.

May 24 Monday was more RDM leveling! Later it was Einherjar T3, I believe we won.

May 25 Tuesday was Dynamis Qufim, a fun run with decent drops and good times.

May 26 Wednesday was VNM T4, however they didn't go well as we wiped both times. Hopefully we learned some things to try again later.

May 27 Thursday was HNMs, we camped a bunch and skipped Einherjar. However no claims other than turtle. I finally got King's Justice though after a long while.

May 28 Friday was KS99 and we did 7 runs. No belt or beard though, just money stuff.

May 29 Saturday I didn't get to play much.

RDM AF, RDM Leveling, Failed Odin, WW Adept, and W.Legs x5 | May 16 - 22

2010-05-31T08:43:00.000-07:00

I continued leveling RDM again this week, as well as finishing RDM AF. I also continued leveling WW, and I reached 78 for Adept. I'll continue until leveling WW to 80, then I'll finish up some subs like Smithing and Leathercraft.

Sunday, May 16 was Sky farming. I believe we cleaned house that day as we got all pop items. After, it was Salvage and it was Apprgo but no 35s dropped. Later that night it was Limbus Apollyon chip farming.

Monday, May 17 was more RDM leveling and then later that day Einherjar T1 easy win.

Tuesday, May 18 Dynamis Buburimu got some drops and it was pretty good run. After that it was RDM leveling again.

Wednesday, May 19 more RDM leveling. Also later that day it was Sky minis.

Thursday, May 20 was Odin, however I dc'd and couldn't connect back on during a bad time. When I got back on it seemed that we lost. Crappy time as always for me, hopefully a better Odin for me next time.

Friday, May 21 was Kirin x5 and we got a W.Leg off each one. It was a lucky night but we were due a lot one of these nights. I was fortunate enough to get one during that run. I also got WW 78 that day.

Saturday, May 22 was Tiamat camping I heard, no claim for us though.

Accessories, Torques, WW, and RDM Leveling | May 9 - 15

2010-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

More catching!

Sunday, May 9 was something... but I don't remember, mostly working on WW.

Monday, May 10 was Einherjar day! Also worked on my Mog Sword. No pictures as I forgot camera...

Tuesday, May 11 was Dynamis Valkrum. Lots of accessories and fun!

Wednesday, May 12 was Jailers. Lucky night as well as we went 3/5 on torques.

Thursday, May 13 I was leveling RDM most of the time!

Friday, May 14 was working on my Mog Sword again and leveling RDM. Later that evening it was Jailers again.

Saturday, May 15 was leveling RDM! But before that it was Dynamis Bastok. Got AF, coins, 100coins, etc... Fun run.

Slow Week, Fait Lux! | May 2 - 8

2010-05-09T13:02:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 2 was Sea farming, I was late for it and could only help with a little bit of it. However, it wasn't a good day. We had a bad wipe during Fortitude, was bad luck as we had a few aggros and we popped Fortitude with those aggros. Several things went wrong, but you can't help that. Learn from the experience, try to not do the same mistakes.

I was PLD during that time. I need to learn to kite better, I died too quick. Movement speed items would have made it easier, like W.legs but I don't have them. I think I'll do that expansion add on for the legs item for my PLD. 8% movement speed should be good enough for kiting stuff.

Anyways, I'll work on it.

Monday, May 3 was Odin! However something came up and I couldn't attend. Luckily we had lots of people with access so it was a smooth win. Good drops too: e.body, v.breastplate, a.body, a.feet, h.head. Congratulations all!

Tuesday, May 4 was Dynamis Tavnazia, pretty smooth run and decent drops.

Wednesday, May 5 was Sea farming and HNM camping. I couldn't attend though as Wednesday are still bad for me. Later that night though my Chocobo egg hatched, and its a girl!

Thursday, May 6 was Einherjar Tier3, was Chair Boss again and it was a smooth win. Think we are getting better with Chair Boss.

Friday, May 7 was suppose to be Sea farming, however no one was on to run it so we called it off and it turned into a free day.

Saturday, May 8 was Dynamis Sandy. Fun run lots of drops/coins. After it was Salvage finally! After like 2 weeks of no salvage I was going crazy. We did frogs, no 35s but we got a 25 someone wanted.

After Salvage it was Fait Lux! Did 4 runs and drops were 2 Nightfalls, 1 N.mail, 1 neck, 1 cape, 1 grip. I was fortunate enough to get the N.mail. We did wipe the first two runs though, first one was at 50% and second one was at 1%. I believe if we started off the run with someone who had experience with it all 4 runs would have been wins. Still it was fun.

Catching Up! Jormungand | April 25 - May 1

2010-05-09T12:00:00.000-07:00

April 25 Sunday, we revisited Jormungand and it was pretty fun, its been awhile since I fought it. After Jormungand it was Salvage, always fun to do Salvage! Later that night it was Proto-Ultima and I got to tank. It was awhile since I tanked it, but it was fun. Messy ending but we won.

April 26 Monday was Einherjar Tier3 I believe, I forgot SS but it was a good win.

April 27 Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine, got a few drops and it was an overall good run.

April 28 Wednesday was Sea I believe, I couldn't attend that day though. Later that night though I finally got my colorful abyssite 1/13...

April 29 Thursday was Einherjar Tier3 again I think... we won anyways, all that matters!

April 30 Friday was VNM Tier3 we only did 3, 2 undead Tier3 and 1 Fairy Tier3. No rings and only 2/3 on VNM4.

May 1 Saturday we did Dynamis Jeuno! Was a good farming run, lots of drops/coins. NIN Feet finally dropped! But I had to afk and I died during the afk so I missed my chance to lot.

Hopefully I will get another shot at it.

I'll do May 2 - 8 now with pictures! I need to catch up on posts.

April 18 - 24

2010-05-03T10:24:00.000-07:00

Sunday, April 18 was Sea farming, Temperance was annoying to pop but finally did. After it was Salvage Appgro Rem, an old friend was there Reya to play brd for us.

Monday, April 19 was Einherjar T2, I'm guessing T2 but anyways it was an easy win.

Tuesday, April 20 was Dynamis Buburimu, and it went pretty well. Got to farm some items, wipe a couple of times, see humes die...

Wednesday, April 21 was... not sure if I log on that day as I have no pictures...

Thursday, April 22 Einherjar day again! This time T3, we won this round, tough fight but good win. We had the chair boss with all the demons, great win.

Friday April 23 was kill a lot of Kirins day, we got lots of N.body, Osode, and a W.leg.

Saturday April 24 was Dynamis Qufim I believe, attendance was kinda low so we had to play pretty good. We won, close win, but it was a win. After it was Salvage a frogs run, no 35s dropped but it was fun to play with frogs again.

First Time Doing VNMs | April 11 - 17

2010-04-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

Lazy on posts, so quick summaries!

Sunday, April 11 was VNMs t3, but the ones we wanted to do were already killed so we only did one t3 and the rest were t1 and t2. After VNMs it was Salvage, (ninja edit!) did a Bhaf Rem run and I remember now 2 35s dropped (Ares hand and Morg feet), also got a 25 that someone wanted. Then at night it was Limbus, Apollyon run which was an easy win for chip.

Monday, April 12 was Einherjar t1, it was a good turnout and an easy win.

Tuesday April 13 was Dynamis, we were short so did Tavnazia. Was a short run.

Wednesday April 14 was sea farming, popped DRG, not sure if we got another one as I left early after the first DRG popped.

Thursday April 15 was Odin, I played WHM this time, was a hard fight but we won. It was a good win. V.Breastplate, H.body, P.hands, and M.feet dropped.

Friday April 16 was a free day I guess or I didn't log on.

Saturday April 17 was Dynamis Valkrum, was a good farming run with lots of drops which I don't remember all of them.

Merit Point 500+ | April 04 - April 10

2010-04-15T20:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry! Late post, I'm getting busy so had to put this update off for a bit. Nothing much new, same old me farming, craft for money and attending events.

I did get my 500 merit point! Well technically I got it awhile ago, but I don't count ones I deleted...

April 04, Sunday was farming, what else! Not sure if I helped out with Salvage as I don't have SSs or remember. At night though it was Limbus, I joined a group did Apollyon.

April 05, Monday was Einherjar Tier 2. We lost this one as we got careless/unlucky with bones. Was a good try though.

April 06, Tuesday was Dynamis, but I couldn't attend as I had some stuff to do in RL.

April 07, Wednesday was VNM? I couldn't attend again as I had RL stuff again.

April 08, Thursday was Einherjar Tier 2, this time a win. After, at night was Limbus and it was Omega. Legs and Head dropped.

April 09, Friday was free day, I got WW to 72 and Fishing to 27. Mostly making money, fishing and crafting day.

April 10, Saturday was Dynamis Buburimu. Was a pretty good farming run, slow start I believe as we had to wait on people. After it was Salvage, was a good run. However we ran out of time on Boss with 1% left. I died and so did Sped, would have been close even if we did win to get drops. Still was a tough loss.

Post 200. Long Wait | March 27 - April 03

2010-04-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the late post, busy with work and trying to do stuff in game makes updating this Blog hard to do. Was lazy with pictures too, so I'll have to remember to upload those for 2 posts now.

Anyhoo, nothing new really as I'm trying to, like I repeatedly said make gil. Going well so far, made 1 million gil in a week and a half. Wish I had more time on my hands, but I have to take it slow. Hopefully have decent equipment in a month for all my 75 jobs.

On to the weekly update.

Saturday, March 27 was Dynamis Xarcabard. We were short on people so we couldn't do a normal run, had to skip a few demons. We got a few drops though, I can't remember all, to name a few: WHM, RNG, THF, NIN... I believe a few more. Later that evening, Shag said he saw an unclaimed SW in ERonfaure. So we gathered and killed KA, Avalon drop'd and Mez got it.

Sunday, March 28 was KS99 again, we finished up or tried to finish up the KS99 we didn't get to do last time. These fights were better and smoother. I played better too as I fixed my macros and had better timing on curing. Still there are areas I need to work on, playing more on WHM will make it better. Drops were good for the poppers, money for them!

Later that night, I got to play with DT and his group to kill some NMs in La Vaule (S), was fun something new.

Monday, March 29 I wasn't on game much. When I was, it was for crafting stuff.

Tuesday, March 30 was Dynamis Buburimu, was a pretty good run. Drops and such.

Wednesday, March 31 was Sky, I help kill a few minis before helping out Drag with a Salvage run. Sky drops were decent, was fun to kill minis again and the Salvage run was great, playing MNK in Salvage was something I rarely got to do.

Thursday, April 01 was Odin. We didn't have people though at gathering time so it took awhile for setting up the parties. In the end we entered late and under 18 people.

Still Odin with 18 people is doable, just it will take a lot of work and quick thinking by everyone. Was a good fight, some unlucky breaks, but I didn't see it at the end as I dc'd with 7mins left. And I didn't reconnect until 1min was left, but by that time most of the RNGs and DD were dead and it was at 7%. I wish I didn't dc, would have been close if I had to chance to help with the final percents. Next time though.

Friday, April 02 was Kirinx4. I didn't get to fight in any of those Kirin but from what I heard the drops were nice, finally got a w.leg. Still have 2 more Kirin, probably do that next Sky rotation.

Saturday, April 03 was Dynamis Qufim, again a low turnout, we barely had 16 but we decided to run anyways. We had people enter and leave later on, but in the end we ran out of time, low turnouts on Saturday seem to have gotten worst since I left. Still, was fun to try, its just a waste of 500k if people don't come.

After Dynamis was Salvage, always fun to play MNK!

March 19 - 26 | A Week Back

2010-03-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

Hello! My first week back was pretty normal.

I returned on March 16, but I didn't do much until the 18. In fact I've been farming mostly this week as I gave most of my gil and sell able equipment away. I except most of my time for the first month or 2 will be farming for gil a lot more then usual until I get enough start up money to craft cheap stuff so I can earn money more easily.

Thursday, March 18 was Einherjar Tier3. Was a hard fight with I believe 2 waves of 2 mob types each, and the boss had a wave of 1 mob type but it was the Khim version. Was a hard Tier3, but a very good win with about 30secs left.

Friday, March 19 I camped Megalobugard all night while reading up on what I've missed and whats new in FFXI. I have to say they added a lot while I was gone, but I was gone for like 9 months so I expected lots of change. Never expected a server merger though.

Saturday, March 20 was Dynamis Tavnazia, was suppose to be Qufim but we were low on numbers so we changed zones. I played WHM, so it was cumbersome working with macros again, still need to fight more to get back into rhythm on playing WHM as it requires a bit more work then melees.

Sunday, March 21 was JoLx2, I got to play RNG that time so it was an easy job for me. I had only minimal equip though so I only did average dmg, still we had enough dmg to take JoL down quickly enough. 2 Torques, Novio dropped.

Monday, March 22 was Maintenance/Merger Day, so servers were down all day/night.

Tuesday, March 23 was Dynamis Valkrum, I got to play WAR so it was easy to play and get used to stuff again.

Wednesday, March 24 I got to help out with Salvage, I did an Apprgo run as a MNK was fun to do Salvage again.

Thursday, March 25 was Einherjar Tier1 so was an easy win.

Friday, March 26 was KS99. I had help my brother look after his kids so I was late, missed a change to use an 99 orb but maybe next time.

Back, Doing Limited Play... Or I Hope

2010-03-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome, I'm back!

Well, I'm not sure if I'll be playing as much as I've had been, but I'll do what I can. Currently relearning how to play and make macros. Also trying to make some money for basic equipment and start up money so I can earn money overtime as I no longer have a surplus of a few millions on me.

A few things changed, well a lot of things have ingame and in the LS. Several of the LS members I've had the pleasure of camping, dieing, and laughing with have for a year when I joined Perseverance have either retired, disappeared, or on break. But that's life, you never know what will happen.

The reason why I left was something of a personal nature. I guess it forced me to grow up even though I didn't want too. I only told a few people why I left and I apology to the rest I didn't tell. Needless to say because of that reason I stopped playing games of close to a year to earn some money to help out my family. However, I missed my online persona I guess. So here I'm playing and trying to forget things.

I was glad to see even though several people I knew weren't playing FFXI anymore, several others were still. Hopefully I can help them out when I can and my LS. My main goal is just to help out if I can, relax, and do the things I didn't get to finish when I was playing.

And I have a lot of catching up to do as I have Missions to catch up on, 2 add on expansions I missed out on, new JAs, equipment, NMs, server merger, etc... Also I heard soon the level cap is going to be raised to 99... Yeah it's going to be a fun new nice experience for me in game.

I'll see you when I see you. /tell me in game if I didn't get to say hello to you. I only got to say hello to people who were online at the time. ( o.o)/

March 30 - 31, April 1- 5

2009-04-10T10:15:00.000-07:00

March 30, Monday, was Einherjar Tier 2 which was a better performance then last run.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia, all that matters is RDM AF2 hat dropped, enough said.

April 1, Wednesday, was ZNMs again. Later at night it was Salvage.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 1, again a low turnout, but it was Tier 1 so it was easy.

Friday was morning Salvage, later it was more ZNMs.

Saturday was Dynamis Windy. It started off well, but later it turned out rough. Windy is a big zone so you can't lowman the zone if people keep afking or leaving during the run. If we had 25+ people afking and leaving during the run wouldn't matter much, but this time we couldn't even pop the Boss. Anyways, next time, later in the day it was Salvage.

Sunday was morning Salvage, and then later it was Ouryu x3. After Ouryu it was another Salvage run. Later that night we got claim on Khim and we rushed there, started off fine until both tanks died and then we were in trouble. We lucked out and recovered and killed it, though no drop.

March 23 - 29

2009-04-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

March 23, Monday Einherjar Tier 3 and we won.

Tuesday was Dynamis Buburimu with lots of drops. I got NIN AF -1 gloves.

Wednesday was Ouryu x2, but I believe this was the one where we wiped on the last one.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 2, which we lost because of carelessness.

Friday a morning Salvage run and then later it wasV2 x3 orbs.

Saturday was Salvage, I missed Dynamis in the morning.

Sunday was morning Salvage run. Later it was ZNMs and after that it was another Salvage run.

March 16 - 22, Busy Week

2009-03-22T22:09:00.000-07:00

This week was pretty busy for me because I could not make many events since my sister-in-law is expecting her second kid. This meant that I was on call duty in case she needed a ride to the hospital, which also meant the possibility for several false alarms.

Anyways March 16, Monday was suppose to be Einherjar Tier 1, but I couldn't make it in time. However, the others did win easily.

Tuesday was Dynamis Jeuno and I was there at start, however, I dc'd early on and could not get back on until later that night.

Wednesday was Salvage, but nothing dropped.

Thursday was only Odin #10, but I couldn't attend so I just farmed a bit to see what dropped. And what dropped was pretty good, Willya got an E.body!

Friday a morning Salvage run, then later it was Ouryu x2 and I got to tank one.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard and not much AFs dropped. But we did do Willya's Frag and Landstar's Frag, Landstar's Frag we did because we were paid for it. Later it was Salvage.

Sunday was Salvage morning run. Later it Kirin x4, however, my power went out right as we popped the first Kirin so I missed the Sky run. Later though my power went back on and I was able to attend Salvage afternoon run.

March 9 - 15, Slow Week and Finished DNC Sub

2009-03-22T21:58:00.000-07:00

March 9, Monday, was Einherjar Tier 3 and it was a fun win.

Tuesday was Dynamis Bastok, lots of AFs.

Wednesday camp Fafhogg camping and we got Fafnir.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 2 and it was an easy win.

Friday Salvage and nothing else since it was a Free day. I did finish leveling DNC to 37 though.

Saturday was Dynamis Valkurm and I get my WHM belt! Later it was Salvage 35 farming for Bass's 35 legs but no drop. Match did get a 35 Ares body though.

Sunday was Salvage run x2, not sure if there was a LS event because I don't remember.

Slow Month, March 2 - 8

2009-03-22T21:48:00.000-07:00

March is a slow month HNM wise, not many free HNMs now a days unless you have a few ppl helping.

Anyways starting on March 2, Monday, it was Einherjar Tier 1 and it was an easy win.

Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine, forgot what dropped but it went by pretty smooth.

Wednesday I believe was Sea farming.

Thursday was Odin #9 I believe. No E.body, but we did get a M.body for Match.

Friday was Salvage and later it was Tier 2 Jailers.

Saturday I guess I took off because I don't remember what I did that day...

Sunday was Salvage, then Jailer of Love x2, and finally later another Salvage run.

Feb 23 - March 1, Tier 3 Win, Nidhogg, Sky, Sea, etc...

2009-03-22T21:22:00.000-07:00

On Feb 23, Monday was Einherjar a Tier 3, and it was a win.

Tuesday was Fafhogg camping and we claimed Nidhogg with 10. We later killed with 12 ppl and e.body dropped to BH. Later it was Dynamis, but it was Tavazia so I sat out for other ppl.

Wednesday was Sky and we killed some minis. Later it was Salvage.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 2, and it was a win.

Friday we did lots of Kirin, but no w.legs dropped.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard, and later it was Salvage

Sunday it was Sea farming and later it was Salvage and I got a 35 Ares body.

Feb 16 - 22 Assorted HNM, Sky, Odin, Tiamat

2009-02-26T20:25:00.000-08:00

Feb 16, Monday, was Einherjar tier 1 and it was an easy win. Thursday would be another Odin for us. Later that day, we got Sandworm and we got full drops I believe.

Tuesday was Dynamis Sandy, it was pretty rough as we were short on people and people kept leaving/afking. But we stuck through it and got coins and AF2.

Wednesday was Sky farming and it was pretty quick farming day. Everything popped early for us, and so we were able to clear Sky in a hour or so. Later at night it was a Salvage run, and after that it was late night Fafnir camping. We missed claim on Fafnir, but it was an outside person who claimed it first and he unfortunately died. We then were able to grab it on the second try.

Thursday, we were able to get Tiamat. Two linkshells were having trouble on Tiamat and wiped a few times to her. We were able to grab Tiamat and finish her off, no gaiters though. After that we were able to get Ixion, and after we did Odin. Odin's drops were not very good, but we did kill him pretty fast.

Friday started off with an early Salvage run, then the rest of the day was just camping HNMs, but we were only able to get Ixion so it was a pretty short day.

Saturday I skipped Dynamis as I had company over. After they left I did Salvage and we got a 35 for Match, finishing off his Usukane feet. Then it was Fafhogg camping and we were able to claim, but I was in the outside pt so I didn't see much action.

Sunday was an early Salvage run, then Fafhogg camping, but no claim for us.

Feb 9 - 15 Khimaira, Sandworm, Ixion, KS99

2009-02-18T08:29:00.000-08:00

Pretty busy week with a couple of Khimaira claims, a few Sandworm and Ixion.

Monday started off with a Einherjar Tier 3 win, then we claimed Khimaira.

Tuesday we did Dynamis Buburimu. After that it was Sandworm.

Wednesday was Ixion and then after that it was Sandworm.

Thursday was Ixion and then Einherjar Tier 2 win. Finally after it was Sandworm.

Friday was Ixion, then we tired for ToAU Kings. However we wiped to Gurfurlur the Menacing and since it was Besiged he left to join it. So we stopped after that and went to do Sandworm.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard and I got my PLD AF2 body. After that it was Salvage.

Sunday was Salvage early morning, got to play MNK. I still need more experience for boss fights, but I'll work through it. After that it was Khimaira, no drop. KS99 was after that, and then to wrap up my day it was Salvage again. Busy week.

Feb 2 - 8 Nidhogg, KS99, etc

2009-02-18T08:20:00.000-08:00

Monday we did Einherjar Tier 3, I believe we lost though. After that it was Fafhogg camping and we got Nidhogg this time. Only N.legs dropped though.

Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine, I forgot what dropped, but lots of stuff did I believe.

Wednesday was a SSR run.

Thursday Einherjar again, but lost again I think.

Friday was Sky farming.

Saturday was Dynamis Jeuno and then Salvage.

Sunday KS99 Horns of War and then Salvage.

Jan 26 - Feb 1

2009-02-02T19:55:00.000-08:00

Jan 26, Monday was Odin. Pretty good drops.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia, a few drops.

Wednesday started off with Sandworm.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 3, no win. After it was Sandworm, and then Fafnir no claim.

Friday was Sandworm, I tried to tank on NIN/DRK.

Saturday was Salvage, good drop for Taari.

Sunday was Salvage and then later Fafnir and we got claim and my N.head.

Jan 19 - 25

2009-02-02T19:48:00.000-08:00

This week I didn't log on much, or I just didn't take any pictures on what happened.

Anyways, starting on Jan 22, Thursday it was Einherjar Tier 1.

Friday, no idea.

Saturday Dynamis Valkurm, we got a few drops. Salvage after, a SSR run.

Sunday was JoL x2. I got to tank that Jailer, was interesting. After that it was Salvage.

Jan 12 - 18

2009-02-02T19:37:00.000-08:00

Jan 12, Monday was Einherjar Tier 2 I believe.

Tuesday we camped Fafhogg, no claim. Later it was Salvage SSR.

Wednesday Salvage, frog farming and floor 6 frog drop 2 35s.

Thursday was Fafnir, we got claim. After it was Einherjar Tier 2 again I think.

Friday was Bah v2. only 1 orb.

Saturday was Tiamat, and it went over Salvage time so I cancel'd it.

Sunday was Sea farming, later it was Salvage.

Jan 5 - 11

2009-02-02T19:13:00.000-08:00

Jan 5, Monday was Einherjar Tier 3 and a win.

Tuesday was Dynamis Buburimu.

Wednesday just Salvage.

Thursday Einherjar Tier 3, and we won again.

Friday was Ouryu x2, and it was more of a nuke feast for BLMs.

Saturday I think was Dynamis Windy, and later was Salvage.

Sunday was Sea, Tier 2 Jailers, and then Salvage.

Dec 29 - Jan 4

2009-02-02T18:38:00.000-08:00

Dec 29, Monday was Einherjar.

Tuesday was KV and then Dynamis Bastok. Later at night was Ixion.

Wednesday was Salvage I believe, nothing drop

Thursday Einherjar again.

Friday nothing.

The weekend's activities are lost, I dont know what happen. Probably Salvage to wrap up an easy weekend.

Dec 22 - 28, Backed up.

2009-02-02T18:26:00.000-08:00

I haven't had much will to update much. So trying to catch up on stuff.

Dec 22, Monday was Einherjar. I believe we won this one.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia went well with a few good drops. Later that night it was Khim, and I got to tank. Then after Khim it was Ixion, and I got to tank it for a bit too.

Wednesday on Christmas Eve we didnt get to do much, most of everyone else was enjoying the Holiday offline. I just logged on to do some quests.

Thursday Christmas, I wasn't on. Mostly eatting food with family and friends.

Friday we did a Salvage run, and it went well enough. Later KV popp'd, so we killed and got the drop.

Sautrday no Dynamis, but we did Ixion during the afternoon. Later it was Salvage.

Sunday was Salvage, nothing much after that.

December 15 - 21, Ixion and KV... Continued

2008-12-31T11:04:00.000-08:00

As you may have noticed we have had a surge of Ixion and KV this month so far, and this continued.

Starting on Monday the 15, we did Ixion in the early afternoon and later that afternoon KV. Einherjar tier 3 was on its usual time for us and this was Aurorastar's last time with us, so we hoped for a win. Unfortunately we ran out of time with the Boss at 3%ish. I wished we would have won that for Auro as it was the last time with us. After Einherjar, it was Nyzul and we did floor advancement I believe or farming.

Tuesday was Ixion, a late night one.

Wednesday I guess I took the day off because I don't have pictures of what I did...

Thursday was Khim, I got to tank it on PLD for the first time. After that it was Einherjar.

Friday was KV, and then later it was ZNMs tier 1 and 2. Later at night it was Ixion.

Saturday it was Dynamis Windy, and then Salvage and we wiped at 1% to the Boss, which was surprising cause we usually don't wipe much anymore. Later it was Ixion again.

Sunday was a morning KV, and then later the biggest turnout for Sea EVER! Which was like 34 people. After Sea it was Salvage SSR run.

Aurorastar

2008-12-31T10:32:00.000-08:00

I decided to post this in honor for Aurorastar, and also for my own purpose so I wouldn't forget him. Earlier in December Aurorastar decided to take a break/quit for the time being from FFXI. This was because his interest in the game was waning and he didn't feel like continuing on.

Like I posted before on a couple of other web sites as my farewell to Auro, I wished I had more time to play with him. But when I joined Perseverance, his playtime was limited and I only had a few occasions to play with the guy. However, the little time I had was fun, and my only wish is for his happiness and I hope that he remembers the times he spent with Perseverance and his friends online. Farewell Aurorastar, until we meet again.

First 2 Weeks of December

2008-12-18T22:55:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 1 started off with us getting KV, and we got drop to Match. Then Einherjar Tier 1 and a easy win. After that Nyzul, Armor farming.

Tuesday was KV again, but no drop this time. Then Dynamis Beaucedine, which we got lots of drops from. No pld legs for me though.

Wednesday was KV again, and again no drop. Salvage was suppose to be later tonight, but I was short on pts so couldn't go. But a 35 body piece dropped and went to Wak.

Thursday was KV again and this time we got drop to Zoo. Then Einherjar, Odin number 6 I think. This one was a close call with it going do around the 30second mark. Our thfs died so the drops were not very good. Still at least we didn't let it go to waste. Late at night it was a lowman Khim, no sword though.

Friday was ZNM Tier 4, we did 4 orbs, 2 Hydra and 2 Khim. The fights were fun, but since we were low on people we had to wait for everyone to come and gather/meet the Zeni pt requirement to enter the area.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard, was a low AF drop run though. After it was Salvage and we got 2 35s that day.

Sunday we did more ZNM Tier 4, just 2 orbs of Cerb this time. The fight was harder then the other 2 Tier 4s, but still fun. After it was Salvage again, it was a close Boss win, but I got my 25 piece to finish off my u.head and my 3rd salvage piece. I'm 2/5 for Usukane set too currently.

Next week, starting on Monday, the 8th. It was me picking up my Usukane Somen! Einherjar didn't run because of the update so not many ls members were on because they were still downloading/installing the update.

Tuesday was Dynamis Valkurm, and we wiped on Boss. I'm not sure how we lost as we had more then enough melees/2hrs. I guess we were just careless overall. After it was Nyzul static since we didn't do it on Monday, did some farming again.

Wednesday Salvage and it was Frog farming, we got a 15 piece and that was it I believe.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 3 and we lost. After it was Ixion, and it went do pretty fast with 4-6 rngs and lots of other DD.

Friday was KV, but no drop, only a V.claw. Later it was Ixion again, same stuff.

Saturday was Dynamis Beaucedine, decent drops, but no pld legs again. After it was Salvage and after that it was Ixion.

Sunday was Sea farming, did a few Tier 1 Jailer and I believe only a Faith Torque dropped. After that it was Salvage again.

Last 2 Weeks of Nov.

2008-12-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

Well I've been lazy with updates because I have little motivation to do this, but I like to keep record of the weeks so here it goes.

Starting from Nov. 17, a Monday. It was Odin number 5 I believe. This one we loss, which is our first Odin loss to date. I believe it was around 4% before we timed out. Needless to say we were depressed after so did not do much after. My group did do Nyzul though to try and floor 80 Body armor, but nothing.

Tuesday was Dynamis Buburimu, which was a nice run for our members with a few nice drops for them. After I just farmed a bit.

Wednesday morning I believe we camped Fafnir, however no claim.

Thursday was Fafnir camping again and this time we got claim! No N.head though... which I hoped would try finally. After Einherjar Tier 3, I'm guessing we won.

Friday was JoL x2, which went pretty well considering we took 40mins on the first one and like 30mins on the second. Drops we Torque x2 and Earring, forgot which one... Also, getting killed by AV was interesting too... Later that night we got HQ turtle too I believe and I got my egg! Completely my Black Belt. Match also got A.body, it was a good day that Friday.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard to try out my new toy for MNK, it was great. After it was Salvage got stuff, which I can't remember right now...

Sunday was Tier 2 Sea Jailers, I missed out because I had other stuff to do but I think only Prudence Torque dropped. After Salvage again etc... etc...

The next week starting on Monday, the 24th. We did Einherjar tier 2. After Nyzul Body armor farming I believe.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia, nothing much dropped I believe.

Wednesday was Salvage, we did SSR and got a 35 to drop for Wak.

Thursday was nothing.

Friday we did ZNMs, lots and we also got Khim during the middle of doing ZNMs. Really late at night I helped a few people camp Behe for BB item, we got claim but no drop.

Saturday was Dynamis Qufim, which started well enough. But just too many people died and we wiped 2 times which made us rush on Boss and just completely wiped after that. Salvage was after that and we did a run for Bass. Nothing good dropped though.

Sunday was just Salvage I guess, forgot what else I did.

SPECIAL REPORT!

2008-11-21T19:56:00.000-08:00

I got my Black belt! Its nice to have after... 2 years I think. And who the hell would give an elf the items to finish his Black belt... Perseverance! ^^ Thanks all.

Tears Missing, Boring Week

2008-11-17T08:56:00.000-08:00

With Tears missing and our drive to camp HNMs dropping and attendance also dropping, its been pretty boring lately. I've been trying to craft and quest more since I've pretty much stopped keeping track of Sandworm and Ixion. Trying to keep busy or I would be quitting the game pretty soon.

Monday was Einherjar tier 2 and we won, after it was Nyzul body farming.

Tuesday was Dynamis Xarcabard.

Wednesday frog farming in Salvage.

Thursday Einherjar tier 1 win.

Friday was DM, finally a LS event that should take longer then 30mins but we were short on people and so ask people for help which isn't really a LS event then.

Saturday Dynamis Windy, very lowman which was pretty fun but we didn't get to the Boss because we wiped 3 times. After was suppose to be Salvage but Tears has been missing for about 2 weeks now, hopefully we will be hearing from him soon. Also a few members have been missing so we cancel'd that day.

Sunday SilvSeaRem again and no Boots for Sped though, but a 35 piece dropped.

First Week of Nov.

2008-11-17T08:41:00.000-08:00

Monday we Einherjar tier 3 and we won finally... been a rough 2 weeks with us 1/5 on tier 3. After I worked on crafting and quests.

Tuesday we did Ixion before Dynamis Bastok.

Wednesday we did Ixion again, and later at night was frog farming in Salvage.

Thursday was Einherjar tier 2 and we lost, reason being was carelessness which is the only weakness I see in this LS. Overconfidence and never preparing for the worst case scenarios is why we have been losing so much. We also did Ixion and the same as last time we have been lowman'd with 1hr and 30min kills. Would be quicker if we had 18+ with brd/cor in RNG party, but its fun doing it lowman'd.

Friday was just Ixion.

Saturday was Dynamis Beaucedine and I finally got AF2 MNK there. I'm now 5/5 on it, after it was SilvSeaRem continuing the drive for Sped's boots and we got Ea's Brais x2 instead... That's Tears drop and he wasn't there.

Sunday morning was Sea farming stuff, and after was SilvSeaRem again and we got the same drops Ea' Brais x2.

Last Week of Oct.

2008-11-17T08:18:00.000-08:00

Monday was Einherjar tier 3, lost. After it was Nyzul static stuff.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavanazia, I sat out and farm'd/NM hunted. I also decided to unlock SCH and DNC finally since I had free time.

Wednesday was SilvSeaRem and we did our usual run with 3NMs and Bosss.

Thursday was Einherjar tier 3 and it was the pole Boss with Demon NMs. The only way to kill it is to kill the NMs Demons. We did pretty good for our first time, but we ran out of time with like 3-4 NMs left.

Friday was nothing, free day.

Saturday morning was Dynamis Jeuno and it was a good run performance wise, no damn WHM legs tho. After it was SilvSeaRem again and we tried Citadel Chelonian for the first time. It was hard and we wiped but killed 2 of the 4 ramparts. We ran out of time in the end but killed it with like 30secs left, no 35.

Sunday morning was Sea farming and after was BhaflauRem. We did floor 3 NM and Boss.

Bad Week of Einherjar, Slow Week

2008-10-29T21:34:00.000-07:00

Monday was Einherjar Tier 3 again and we lost it again. At night it was Ixion again.

Tuesday was Dynamis Qufim, it was a slow start since attendance was low, real low. We had to wait a hour before we could start. When we entered it was a pretty good run. However when we hit the Boss we wiped and lost as we messed up at the end. After that people were depressed and some logged, that caused Ixion to be pushed into a real late time at night. We killed it but it would be out of our range for a long while now.

Wednesday was Salvage and after it was Khim at night.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 3 again and we lost it again. This week would turn out to be really depressing as not many officers are on and a lot of interest in HNMs is low as morale is pretty low currently. After Einherjar I did Nyzul with the group.

Friday again was free.

Saturday Dynamis Buburimu and again it was a late start as attendance was low again... Lucky we got enough and started the run. The run itself turned out to be pretty good and it lifted morale as we finally won something this week. After that it was Salvage.

Sunday was suppose to be JoL, but as I suspected we barely hit 15 people in sea. So after a hour of waiting we canceled JoL and did normal farming. Even then only 9 people stayed for farming. Depressing week, I can only hope for next week to be better. Salvage was also canceled as we had attendance problems. Dragod will be asking a few people to join the group and we will be removing a couple of people who have been not showing lately.

Odin, ZNM, Nyzul, and a few Ixion

2008-10-29T21:20:00.000-07:00

Monday started off with Odin, drorps were ok but could have been better. The Odin was fast though, probably our fastest currently.

Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine and it was the same old stuff. We get drops, we kill stuff, nothing I wanted dropped.

Wednesday we did Tier 2 and 3 ZNMs for ls people. After that it was Salvage.

Thursday was a Tier 3 Einherjar but we wiped to the Boss. It killed a lot of people so we ran out of time.

Friday was a free day.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard and it was the same old stuff again; we kill and we get drops. After that it was Salvage and after that it was Ixion. Late night Langly asked me to do some Nyzul so I did for tokens and a shot for hands.

Sunday was Sea farming, later in the afternoon Salvage again, and after that at night it was Ixion.

A Few Ixion, Sea Tier 2s, and KS99

2008-10-19T22:01:00.000-07:00

Monday was Einherjar tier 2 and it was a win, Thursday will be a tier 1 then Odin on Monday. After that it was Ixion again.

Tuesday I missed Dynamis Valkurm, but after it was Ixion again. I heard a few stuff dropped in Valkurm including PLD cape.

Wednesday was Tier 2 Sea NMs which were 2 of each (Hope, Justice, Prudence). After the Jailers it was Ixion.

Thursday was an easy Einherjar tier 1. After that it was Sandworm, we got the HQ versoin, and after that it was Ixion. At really late night I logged on to do something as I couldn't sleep, but found out we had Khim and were low on numbers so I ran out to help.

Friday was Kirin zerg x3 and we got 2 N.bodys, 1 W.legs, and 2 Osode. I wanted the W.legs but was out bid.

Satuday was Dynamis Windy and after that it was Salvage.

Sunday was KS99 "The Hills have Eyes" but we only did x3 and we lost the first one. Unfortunately no eggs dropped which I was aiming for and so was Oth. After that it was Salvage.

Last Week of Sept., Beginning of Oct.

2008-10-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

Starting from Sept. 29, a Monday was Einherjar tier 3. We did pretty good with the waves of mobs, but we didn't have enough time to kill the Boss so we lost.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia, we got a few drops and stuff but nothing that really stood out. After it that it was Ixion.

Wednesday was just Ixion again.

Thursday was Einherjar tier 3 again and this time we won. After that it was a couple of Nyzul runs and after that it was Ixion again.

Friday Bah V2 and we did 2 orbs, drops were decent but no mask.

Saturday started off with Dynamis Xarcabard a few AF2 dropped, then it was a farming run in Salvage as we played with frogs. Later it was Ixion after Salvage and Khim really late at night.

Sunday was Sea farming in the morning and a Salvage run in the afternoon.

My Second Salvage Piece, KV and Ixion, Koga Tekko

2008-09-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

Monday I got my second Salvage piece, Marduk's Dastanas. Later that afternoon it was Einherjar Tier 1 and it was an easy win. Thursday is the LS's 4th Odin, but since I took a week's break I won't be joining them. At night it was KV, my first KV and it didn't take long, like 30seconds.

Tuesday was Dynamis - Buburimu and again we got lots of drops and 100coins.

Wednesday was a free day, but we got KV again and this time we got the helm. Later it was Ixion but we only got mats. I couldn't attend Salvage this day because of company over.

Thursday it was the LS's 4th Odin and the drops we nice (A.body, E.body, A.hands, H.legs). Conjugations to Lena, Raye on the bodies. Later it was Ixion again but I had company again so I didn't help out.

Friday was V2 orbs x2 drops weren't that great but maybe next time. After that it was Ixion again.

Saturday was Dynamis - Xarcabard and we got lots of nice drops and I got my Koga Tekko. After that it was Salvage again LBC and then to finish off the day it was Ixion.

Sunday was Sea farming, but I couldn't attend at start since I had company over again. After they left I tried to help out with the remaining time we had at Sea. Salvage again was after Sea and we tried this time Zhayolm Remnants for the Boss. We didn't do it very good, but that's to be expected since this was our first time we planned on attempting the Boss. Anyways, after that it was Ixion again before I logged for the night.

Return from a Week's Break

2008-09-29T10:41:00.000-07:00

I returned early from my trip on Friday night and on Saturday was able to log on just in time for an early morning Khim. After that it was Dynamis - Beaucedine and we got a few AF2. Then to wrap up the day I did Salvage LBC.

Sunday was Medusa for Nyzul weapon quest and then Salvage again LBC.

Homam Manopolas and a Slow Week

2008-09-21T20:32:00.000-07:00

I didn't do much this week because I was mostly preparing for my trip which I leave on Saturday for.

Monday was a server update so no Einherjar.

Tuesday I missed Dynamis Bastok because of shopping for my trip, but I did do Omega and got Homam Manopolas for my PLD later that night.

Wednesday I did a Salvage run, but no drops.

Thursday we did Einherjar tier 3, but we lost.

Friday I wanted to help with Ouryu and attend Bj's relic ceremony, but I had to do last minute preparation for my trip which I leave on Saturday for.

Odin #3, My First Salvage Piece, Salvage stuff.

2008-09-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

Monday was our 3rd Odin and it was so far our best drops (Valhalla Body, E.body, A.body, N.legs, H.legs).

Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine again with some drops but no PLD pants for me.

Wednesday was Nyzul for a few runs and then a Salvage run.

Thursday was Einherjar tier 3 and it was a close. We probably could have won with another 2mins, but whatever.

Friday was our LS day off so we did a really late Salvage run, but I was lucky enough to get a lvl 15 u.feet to finish off my first Salvage piece.

Saturday was Dynamis Valkurm and we got several drops and I got a koga sarashi. After it was a Salvage run and we got two 35 skadi body pieces, one for Drag and the other for DT. Drag now has technically 3 complete pieces, two of which are body pieces.

Sunday we did KS99 Early Bird Catches the Wyrm which was like 6 orbs or something like that. After it was Salvage run but we ran out of time with the Boss at like 1-2% or something like that.

Slow Week, Tofu's Relic

2008-09-08T13:28:00.000-07:00

Monday started off with a Einherjar tier 1, we won pretty easily.

Tuesday was Dynamis Beaucedine and we got a few drops. Two PLD pants dropped, but I lost lot however I'm sure more will drop. After that it was a late Ixion.

Wednesday we did a Sky run for minis and I was only able to attend half the run since I had Salvage soon and it was a good run. We got a 35 piece but unfortunately wiped to the Boss. After that it was another late Ixion.

Thursday was another Einherjar tier 1, won easily.

Friday we did Bah V2 which was two orbs .

Saturday was Dynamis Sandy and it was a usual run with lots of AF and a couple of 100 coin. After it was Salvage next and it was a farming run with frogs but nothing dropped.

Sunday we celebrated Tofu's Relic Shield, after that it was KS99 Horns of War. Then finally a Salvage run.

Rough Salvage Week, Few Worms and Ixion

2008-08-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

Monday was Einherjar tier 3 and we won this time with the same mobs as the last run, so learning what to do then helped this time. After that it was Worm as Inte got Ixion. To finish off the day we did a surprise Salvage run but got no drops.

Tuesday was Dynamis Sandy we got lots of AF and lots of 100coins. We are almost done with Tofu's relic so we have been pushing Sandy a lot. After that it was Ixion to finish off the night.

Wednesday was Sky farming and then after it was Salvage. This run we wiped to LBC, in fact this week we would wiped to it 2 times which is pretty depressing but we will get used to it again and kill it soon.

Thursday we did Worm first, then Einherjar tier 2 which we won pretty easily and then finally it was Ixion.

Friday we didn't have any events so we just did Worm and Ixion. After that I helped Jir with some ZNM and he was kind enough to let me lot an Aurum Sabatons which are pretty nice for my WAR.

Saturday started off with Dynamis Qufim, was a decent run with some drops but not many. After it was Ixion, then Salvage which was basically a farming run as we didn't have enough time for Boss.

Sunday was Ixion again and then Salvage which was another attempt at LBC which we wiped to again at 1%... Yeah still kind of depressed but we are almost there.

Odin #2, Worms, Horses, and Xarcabard Rains AF

2008-08-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

This week started off with our second Odin on Monday. This one went a little better then the last with the adjustments made, but there still is room for more improvement. The drops were decent except for a d.feet... After Odin it was Worm and after that it was Ixion.

Tuesday, was Dynamis Tavnazia and I didn't sign up for this run as I did the last two and tried to get others who didn't run yet in. After that it was Ixion first and then Worm.

Wednesday, I merited a bit and did some Nyzul runs. Later that night it was Cerberus and I believe I skipped Salvage this day as I had to do some stuff in RL.

Thursday, it was Einherjar tier 3 and I believe we lost this one as we got a bad set. But we did learn what to do next time if we got the same mobs so we learned something at least.

Friday, started off with me getting off my lazy ass and upgrade my Fire and Earth element resist sets. Then it was Worm and we missed Ixion as Inte got I believe.

Saturday it was Dynamis Xarcabard and it rained AF some of which were pretty rare for our runs. After I did Salvage which was a pretty good run. Then it was Worm and Ixion with camping of Cerberus later that night but we didn't get claim on Cerberus.

Sunday was Salvage an easy run for us, then Worm and Ixion again.

Salvage, Ixion, Sandworm, and Ouryu

2008-08-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

Monday was nothing as it was practically an all day server maintenance.

Tuesday was Dynamis Bastok and then later Ixion.

Wednesday was Salvage an Arrapago Remnants run and we got to the boss and killed. I missed Ixion because of Salvage but we got claim and got full drops.

Thursday was a tier 1 Einherjar, which was needed before our second Odin and it was an easy win. We also got our second abjur out of a chest and it was h.feet. After that it was Ixion and we got drops and stuff.

Friday was Ouryu x2 and it was nice drops and we got 2 v2 orbs. I had to go after that but I heard we got Ixion again after the Ouryu x2.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcbard first, then it was Salvage and it was Arrapago Remnants again with boss. After that it was Sandworm as Inte got Ixion about the same time as we got Sandworm.

Sunday started with Sky and we got most of the NMs there. Then it was Salvage this time it was SSR run with boss. After it was Sandworm and Ixion to us, I believe as this was the day we got 3 HNMs. Later that night a ls wiped to Cerb and we grabed wraping up the night.

End of July, Start of August

2008-08-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

Monday was Einherjar again and this time we won the tier 3 with good teamwork against a pretty hard set and boss. After that it was Ixion and yeah you know the rest.

Tuesday Dynamis Valkurm, however, we wiped to the Boss so it was a short Dynamis run. After it was Ixion and we killed it got drops, etc...

Wednesday I did two runs of Nyzul and I was lucky enough to get a Denali Jacket for my RNG. After that it was Salvage a SSR run and we beat the Boss and got some drops.

Thursday Einherjar tier 2 and we won. After it was Ixion I think, not sure since I wasn't there.

Friday was Nyzul, we worked on Auro's disc to get to floor 20 Boss. But the next 2 runs after that we didn't make it to the Boss because of lamps... After that it was JoL x2 and we got some nice drops. It took awhile though since we were low on numbers so each JoT was about 1:30hrs to 2hrs long.

Saturday was Dynamis Sandy and I missed the first half of it since I had a few morning appointments to go to. I did make the other half and I was lucky enough to get the PLD AF2 feet at the last 30 seconds before Dynamis dropped us. After that it was Salvage a SSR run again and we beat the Boss again and got some drops.

Sunday was Sea and we did JoT and MNK. JoT didn't drop Torque but MNK did drop the cape. After that it was Salvage and another SSR run and again we beat the Boss and stuff dropped.

Sandworm and Week of Ixion again

2008-07-31T21:59:00.000-07:00

This week we got our first 3 Sandworm and also another week of Ixion to ourselves.

Monday nothing happened as it was a server maintenance.

Tuesday was our first Sandworm and it was the KA version. Also from what I understand we lost as we ran out of time with the smn crabs spam healing KA. Still it was a good try for our first attempt. After that it was Ixion and yeah we killed and stuff dropped. Then finally it was Dynamis Tavnazia, which was a better run then our first attempt and we got some nice drops.

Wednesday was our second Sandworm and we got the HQ version this time. My network crashed and I missed the ending of it but from what I heard they killed and got some nice stuff. After that it was Ixion again and you know what happened. I had to miss Salvage I believe because I had company over.

Thursday was Einherjar and again it was a bad run. Same thing basically that went wrong last run happened here, a combination of stuff, lack of coming prepared, a bad mob set and boss, and performance was lacking. After it was Ixion and yeah we killed and stuff dropped.

Friday was just Ixion and you all should know by now what happened as we practically have this down as a science now.

Saturday was Dynamis Windy and it was excitement and a decent run overall. After that it was Salvage and it was a good Boss run. Then finally it was Ixion again.

Sunday it was another good Salvage run and after that it was Ixion.

Odin and the Week of Dark Ixion

2008-07-30T16:13:00.000-07:00

This week started off with us attempting our first Odin. It was excitement as we all were hoping for the best and if we win, we also hoped for good drops too. It took us awhile to get everyone on the right jobs, get meds, and explain each phase of what Odin goes through. But it was all well worth the planning as Odin has some nasty moves and the reward for beating him was also nice. Overall though we did pretty good job on him, there is room for improvement though, all that matters is we won our first Odin and got some decent drops.

Tuesday we did Dynamis - Bastok, I dc'd toward the end but from what I heard just regular AF drops. After that it was Ixion again and we killed pretty quickly. We have been getting good with killing it quicker from 30-45 mins. If we only have 18 people its usually a 1hr fight or so.

Wednesday was Salvage. I had to skip out on Ixion to do Salvage, but we were able to get to the Boss and beat it so it was all good.

Thursday, was Einherjar tier 3, but we lost pretty badly. It was pretty apparent we weren't prepared as not many people had poison, sleeping was off, a bad pull, and imps all equal to a lost. Basically a lot of stuff went wrong and we just lost it. After that it was Ixion again and we killed again.

Friday was V2 just one orb so I just sat out for others to get in. After that it was Ixion again, but I missed it because I was with my family but you all know the rest as we pretty much got Ixion all this week.

Saturday was Dynamis Qufim and it was a pretty good run with some drops and etc. After that it was Salvage and it was a bad run unfortunately. We were unable to get to the boss because of a mistake and we semi wipe. Next run hopefully goes better. Finally after that Ixion again and yeah we killed it.

Sunday was Sea farming and we did JoT and it dropped torque which BH got. After that it was DRK and it popped pretty quickly like first attempt. It took us awhile to regroup as we didn't expect DRK to pop so soon but we killed it but no cape. After that it was Salvage and we just farmed for 35 pieces as only 5 of us we online. We used Drag's toon as a sixth and dc'd him as we warped into the remnant. Finally after that it was Ixion... yeah we killed.

A Couple of Cerberus and a Couple of Ixion

2008-07-14T13:36:00.000-07:00

This week the ls got a couple Ixion as well as a couple of Cerberus, and now on to what happened that week.

Monday was Einherjar tier 3 and we won this time. That was the last chamber we needed to fight Odin. I believe we will attempt Odin next Monday, cant wait.

Tuesday was Cerberus first, it was close as Integral was about to stall Cerberus. Fortunately we were able to claim first and hold until more help got there. No sword drop, only materials. After that it was Dynamis Sandy and it was the usually, several AF and lots of Orcs. We did wipe a few times but whatever, it happens.

Wednesday I have no idea what happen, I believe it was salvage but it most have been boring if I don't remember it...

Thursday was Einherjar a tier 2 for those few who don't have it for access to Odin. It was an easy win and we are now all set for Odin on next Monday. After that it was Cerberus again and same drops as last time.

Friday was Ixion and after that it was Wyvmking.

Saturday was Dynamis - Xarcabard and it was a pretty smooth run, except for the wipe at the second pull. Drops though weren't that good, but oh well. After that it was Ixion, but I did Salvage instead and it was a good farming run for lvl 35 pieces.

Sunday was Sea Fortitude and Faith and this time both dropped torques. After that it was again Ixion, however, I could only camp for 2hours as Salvage approached again. The ls got Ixion though, but in Salvage we ran out of time on the Boss in SS remnant. The last NM took longer to kill taking away 5-8 mins as well as items needed for the Boss. Oh well, next time.

First Week of July

2008-07-14T13:19:00.000-07:00

First week of July I didn't do much since it week the week of my birthday. I spent most of the week with friends I haven't seen trying to catch up and taking me out since some couldn't make my birthday. Anyways on to what little I did during this week.

Tuesday was Dynamis - Buburimu and we got several accessories and AF -1s. It was a good run, one of the better dreamland runs. After Dynamis it was Ixion since it was still up.

Wednesday I think I didn't log in, was joying time in the real world.

Thursday I was busy with baby sitting my baby niece so I missed Einherjar.

Friday was 4th of July party so I was eating BBQ and drinking.

Saturday was my birthday party again I was drinking and stuff.

Sunday I was back online and did Sea for torques: Prudence, Hope, and Justice but neither of them dropped torque. After that it was Salvage and it was SS remnant I believe.

June

2008-07-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm pretty much lazy now as I'm not wanting to update as much anymore. My account being hacked is one reason for it, and the other reason is me playing new games on my 360 that threw me off updating. Anyways for people who still read this out of boredom, this post is what I did during the first half week of June before I was hacked and the last week of June when I got back.

Starting off June 1, we did Sea JoF, JoF, and a few Ix'Arens during the afternoon. At night it was a Salvage run with my group.

June 2, it was Khim and we got claim, however nothing dropped.

June 3, was camping Fafnir and we got claim this time. Only a.feet, bread, and something else; I was hoping for a n.head but oh well. Later it was Dynamis Valkurm and we got stuff but it was so long ago I forgot.

June 4 was camping Fafnir again but we didn't get claim one this one. Later in the afternoon was just one run of Nyzul and at night a Salvage run. That ends the first half week I was able to play before I was hacked.

June 25 I got all my stuff back and was able to play again. I mostly spent time doing Maws and missions for the new expansion so I could help with Ixion better. At night it was Salvage again.

June 26 was more missions and finishing up of Maws. In the afternoon was Einherjar tier 3, however we lost this one but it was good to play again.

June 27 was me doing campaign for points and ranking, and later it was Nyzul runs and we just did advancement.

June 28 was Dynamis Xarcabard and we got a few AFs. Later it was Salvage and the group got alot better since I was gone. We are winning Boss more, all is left is if we can use the run more efficiently (ie doing NMs and Boss in a run).

June 29 and June 30 was more missions and quests. I was just trying to catch up on stuff since I haven't touched the expansion since it was released. On June 30 though we did get Ixion and got full drops I believe.

Next update I'll try to catch up on stuff so far this month.

Hacked and Recovery

2008-06-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

Well, to sum it all up, I was hacked on June 5 and locked it the same day. June 6 I recovered my account and found stuff missing so I applied for game data recovery. It took them about 14 business days for them to recovery my data, so during that time I just played other games. Today is my first day back as I found an email saying that my request for data recovery was complete. I'm just going to update stuff later so until next update.

Salvage Stuff, Nyzul, Sea, Sky... etc...

2008-06-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

It was kind of busy last week, but I'll just do quick summaries to save myself time with typing it all out.

Monday started out with a Tier 2 Einherjar, we got to the Boss but it was a pudding and we were low on numbers so we ran out of time before getting to kill it. After that it was Salvage since we missed Sunday's run. This time we got 2 35 pieces to drop so it was a good night.

Tuesday was Beaucedine and we got a few AFs. Overall it was a good run, barely any mistakes.

Wednesday I merited a bit in the morning and got 3-4 merits. Later it was Sea and we did Faith, Fortitude, MNK, and DRK but no torque or cape dropped. At night it was Salvage and we just farmed, unfortunately it was an unproductive run as a few mistakes cost us some time.

Thursday I merited again in the morning and later it was Einherjar. I'm assuming it was an ok run as I don't remember what happened that day...

Friday was Nyzul and we finally go to do some runs. We got 2 boots out of the 3 runs we did for them, and the 4th run was for advancement. After Nyzul it was Kirin and we did 4 runs of it all TP burned. I believe we got 2 Osode (1 being sold for LS), 1 w.leg, 2 d.body, and other assortment of gil items.

Saturday was Beaucedine again and it was another good run. Saturday and Sunday for Salvage was unfortunately unproductive again. Hopefully we get a better turnout next weekend.

Dynamis Tavnazia, Einherjar Tier 2, and BF's Relic

2008-05-29T20:10:00.000-07:00

Monday we got a Tier 2 win in Einherjar this time. It was a great change of pace as we have been losing the past few runs with us either killing the Boss but not popping the chest in time, or just running out of time on the Boss. We are still learning though. Trying new stuff and learning from mistakes; we are also doing better on teamwork with which plan works for whatever mobs/Bosses.

Tuesday was Dynamis Tavnazia and it was our first run. The place was actually a little fun, but the pulls are hard with us wiping 3 times on linking pulls. We got 3 - 1 AF2 pants, but nothing else. I believe the next run we do it will be better and probably an attempt to win the zone.

Wednesday was finishing up on minis in Sky. We did leftovers from last sky run and did Byakko x4. The drops we nice with money drops and other gear people needed, but the lucky mini was Byakko as he dropped 3 out of the 4 times we popped it Byakko's Haidate. Congratulations to all who go gear. After Sky it was a farming run in Salvage but I believe no 35s dropped that run.

Thursday was Einherjar Tier 2 again and it went pretty smoothly with the waves of mobs. Since the change in strategy, the time it takes for us to go through waves is getting better. However this run we ran out of time on the Boss. We got the Pudding Boss and it was a pain as it was resistant to melee attacks. Anyways, as I said we ran out of time with it at 15% or so. Still not bad with 24 people, if we had only 1 or 2 more people we may have won.

Friday was 2 orbs of Bahamut ver.2 and we got money drops and a mask to drop. Congratulations to Match who got the mask.

Saturday was Dynamis Qufim and it was a decent run with 2 AF2, a belt, and 2 100coins dropping. We also got the pleasure to see a ls mate complete his relic. Congratulations to Brainfist for completing Mandau the relic dagger. After that it was just farming for Salvage and again no 35s dropping for us this time.

Sunday I didn't log on as I was busy with RL stuff, parties/family stuff.

Nothing much.

2008-05-21T10:36:00.001-07:00

Last week was a not very busy. I didn't log on much as I just logged on for events and statics.

Monday was Einherjar and we tried Tier 2 again. This time though we ran out of time on the Boss, our previous losses were with us beating the Boss but not popping the chest in time. Still, its a learning process and its a new challenge to overcome.

Tuesday was Dynamis Bastok, and it was Bard night as 6 AF2 Bard dropped that night. Other AF2 dropped too, but Bard won out by a mile.

Wednesday, I just showed up for Salvage and it was just a farming NMs run, but no luck on 35 pieces. It was a smooth run though and I got to play MNK this time around.

Thursday, I went to AFK at Cerberus for a few hours and just as I arrived I saw it was up already, and from ToD it was roaming around for several minutes which is rare these days. Anyways it was a race of who can claim first as Inte was there. We got the claim in the end as their stall party didn't last very long. After that it was Einherjar and again it was a loss with time running out on the Boss.

Friday was Sky minis and we did several Seriyu and Suzy before receiving bad news that ended our night early. Not sure if its appropriate to say what it is here, so in respect I won't as its personal business for some LS members.

Saturday LS events were cancelled, as well as were LS events on Sunday. This was because of the bad news received on Friday. So the only thing I did was log on for Salvage on Saturday which was a Boss run and we won again with drops to Dragod and Wak. Its nice to win Boss run now, and I hope we can complete our pieces now quicker. Sunday Salvage I was looking forward to, but unfortunately I got a surprise visit from my niece and had to babysit for the night. I heard though they did another Boss run and won again, but got shafted on drops.

Some more Claims, and Salvage.

2008-05-13T14:01:00.000-07:00

Got some HNM claims last week. Also with a couple of new people added to Salvage we hope to restart doing runs for Salvage.

Monday was Cerberus and Einherjar. Cerberus was the same old thing for us, low maned and killed pretty quickly. Einherjar was a tier one I believe and I was on WHM. We got 2 waves of mobs, but was killed easily. The Boss was the wive and it was an easy victory.

Tuesday we had a low showing for Dynamis Windy, so it was cancelled and an optional Sea farming run replaced it. The run was pretty eventful as we farmed for chips and HQ aern organs. Once we got 3 HQ aern organs we started to look for the ??? to pop Aern MNK, but before that we accidentally popped JoT and killed that first. No torque dropped, but still it was fun fight. After JoT we did MNK and called it a night.

Wednesday I did a bit of Nyzul and I merited a bit as well. I need about 10 more merits to finish WHM merits off.

Thursday was Einherjar again, but Teir two and we beat the Boss again but couldn't pop the chest before time ran out. Right after Einherjar, we heard Tiamat popped and rushed over there to kill. Inte got it first, but unfortunately for them wiped and then we claimed and killed.

Friday, nothing. I was out in RL.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard and it was a good run. We got RDM hat to drop and I got WAR body. Tofu was kind enough to pass to me and I'm now 5/5 for WAR. After that I went out with the family for an early Mother's Day dinner so I missed Salvage. I heard though the group did a Boss run for and Ares body and mask dropped both to Alv. That would be the first complete piece for the group once he gets the ore to upgrade it, so congratulations Alv.

Sunday I was helping out my Mother with stuff before she had to head into work, so I missed Sea farming. After I was done helping out, I got ready for Salvage and it was a farming run. We were lucky enough to get another Ares lvl 35 body piece during the run, and unfortunately none of the main lotters were there so it was up free lot between Drag and me. Drag was lucky enough to get it, so congratulations to him. Not a bad start on doing Salvage again, and hopefully we get to do Boss next weekend.

Barely any Salvage Week but lots Sea!

2008-05-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well like the title says, practically no Salvage at all this week. I'm a bit surprised since we got our first Boss win last weekend, but I suppose people are just losing interest in it since last weekend only 4-5 people showed up. Granted if Tears wasn't hacked we could have ran with a min. of 6 people but still, it shows people are losing interest in Salvage or just don't like our group. Currently Dragod is looking for 2-3 other people to join us so we can have a decent roster to do runs/bosses but so far nothing. Anyways on to last week.

Monday was Einherjar tier 1 with 2 waves of mobs: dark elements, ghosts, and an easy Boss which I don't remember. We lost that run though because our BRDs died too quick, and people didn't have poison pots or RRs with them. We lost a good 5-8 mins because of those careless mistakes. We did kill the Boss though, but because a win is only official if the chest is open we lost since the body needs to depop before the chest pops. We lost by 2 seconds, 2 seconds more and we could have won. But like I said we lost a good 5-8 mins because of no poison pots or RRs. If we didn't have those careless mistakes we could have won, but it was a lesson well learned and I'm sure it will not happen again. Still it was a fun fight.

Tuesday started off with Khim in the early afternoon. We got claim and killed it with materials and a seveneyes dropping. It was the first time I was in the alliance to kill it. I would like to try and tank it once, but it will probably only happen if I camp it. After that it was Cerberus with Epic claiming it. However, if there is one thing you can say Epic does well, its their ability to wipe at anytime, even with it at 1%. Anyways we watched for like a hour or so and watched them slowly die/wipe. At 1% they did die/wipe and we got claim and finished it off. Finally after those 2 HNM it was Dynamis Sandy and we got several AF2, I was fortunate enough to get a WHM AF2. It was a nice long run, with lots of coins for Tofu's relic upgrade.

Wednesday the one Salvage run of the week, but it was just farming NMs and nothing dropped. Still it was a smooth run with 7 people.

Thursday was another Einherjar tier 1 and we won this one, but it was just 1 wave of mobs this time with a fish Boss. The Boss has a nasty AoE, but still it was fun and pretty easy.

Friday was 2 orbs of Bahamut v2. It was a good two runs with no wipe. Still the drops we ok, not great but ok. After that it was Sea but we only did Ix'aern DRK, no cape but was nice to do Sea again. Still Ix'aern DRK is so annoying to pop at times. The two NMs I hate at Sea the most are JoT and Ix'aern DRK because they are so annoying to pop.

Saturday was uneventful as I said earlier no Salvage as it was cancelled.

Sunday Ultima in the morning and it was the first win for me since I joined BK. It was fun to tank and a good feeling to win it as it is one bad ass NM. After that it was Sea and I joined in a little late. Still it was full of fun with us doing Ix'aern DRG, JoT, and JoF. Finally after that it was suppose to be Salvage but again it was cancelled because of lack of interest again. Hopefully next week we can do Salvage again.

Some Claims and a New Start for Salvage

2008-04-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Same old stuff for last week. But Salvage seems to be a little better with our first or rather second Boss win. More details below.

Last Monday was Einherjar tier one. The LS went back to get a few other members wins so we could have more for tier two. Unfortunately we were handed our first lost in Einherjar. The Boss was a Marid type and the fleas just killed too many people. Next time we should do better. After that it was Fafnir, but we didn't get claim again on that day. Right when I was about to log it seemed that Evan, Wei, and Will got claim on Cerb and were stalling for the rest to come. I was able to play WAR on this one and it was a nice change of pace.

Tuesday was a LS merit party and I joined in on my WHM. Was pretty good with them breaking my longest chain with #167. We should have gotten 200+, but it took a bit for us to warm up I guess. In the afternoon it was Dynamis Valkurm and it was a low turnout, and a short run as we wiped to the Boss with a charmga x2. I was kind of depressed after the loss so I just farmed a bit before doing some Assault with Noy and his friend. After that I logged for the day.

Wednesday was helping Rawr with Kirin and it was a different perspective for me as I didn't tank much. I guess its almost time for it. After Kirin I farmed a bit and logged.

Thursday started off with Fafnir camping and we got this one. I was on WHM and we had trouble at start as our tank was AFK. It was close as Bj almost died since he was our only backup tank, but our tank was back and we killed it nicely. Not sure if it would have been good if it was Nidogg, but we killed it as thats all that matters in the end. However drops sucked with a.feet and a beard. After Fafnir it was Einherjar tier one again, but we got an easy Boss this time and won. With that win I'm now cleared for tier two chambers.

Friday was a Free day in Perseverance so I just farmed a bit and logged to watch TV.

Saturday was Dynamis Valkurm again and this time we won. Evan decided to kill the NM for charmga and poison this time and we won the Boss fight easily. After that it was farming and we got a few stuff which I don't remember but will probably be on Perseverance's site soon enough. After Dynamis it was Salvage and this one was with the newly formed group. Dragod and Alv are leaders for the group now and this run was our first Boss win... kind of. Even though we killed the Boss, there was only 10 seconds left so we didn't get the pieces that dropped which were for Drag and Blue. But still it feels nice to win a fight for once.

Sunday was Limbus and I got to complete my NIN AF +1 finally! My first NIN AF +1 and it felt good and worth the wait of like 1 year or so. After Limbus it was a bit of Sea and I joined in on Jailer of Fortitude and an attempt in popping DRK. Finally after Sea it was Salvage again, however, we only did NM farming and nothing dropped from the NMs. Still it was a smooth run with little deaths. With the new hold on the group I do hope we will have better experience with Salvage now.

StUFF!

2008-04-21T23:28:00.000-07:00

Yeah, creative title but its what I did last week... stuff.

Starting from last Monday, I did Einherjar a tier one. It was my third time with Einherjar and I think probably the fifth for the LS and it was fun. This time around we got a big fig for the boss with water AoE. We also got 2 waves of mobs this time around too, but we had good numbers so it wasn't much of a problem.

Tuesday was Dynamis - Buburimu and it was my first time there. Third time in a dreamland zone. It was different compared to the original Dynamis zones, but still fun. We did however wipe on a first attempt with the Boss with a crazy Hundred Fists 2hr from him, his AoE move, and a bad pull with mobs killing our mages. It was bad luck and we lost our 2hrs, however, we got lucky with a second attempt and killed him smoothly. After we killed the Boss we farmed and I was lucky enough to get the mnk AF2 -1 gloves. We also got other drops but I don't remember those.

Wednesday was helping with Sky and doing Salvage. I tried to help a bit with Sky on Wednesday, but not long since Salvage was on. However we wiped again to the Boss in Salvage. Its been pretty depressing with all ours wipes to Bosses. Hopefully we will get it down soon.

Thursday was supposed to be Einherjar but the LS did a tier 2 this time so I couldn't join so I was stuck with doing nothing. I heard they got the win though with a m.legs dropping. After that I decided to help out with Sky again, however, I wasn't needed and didn't get to play so I called it a night.

Friday was Bahamut for 1 orb however we wiped to it at 1%. We hit a bit of bad luck with our rdm/drk dieing along with 2 out of the 3 parties in the alliance. It was bad luck, but still our fault for being careless with no one having RR. After that we tried to camp for Nidogg but we didn't get claim.

Saturday was Dynamis - Qufim and it was pretty fun. Except for all the AoE deaths we had to one section of that run it was fun. We only got 2 drops though, a RDM and WHM belt both to Val. After that it was Salvage Boss SSR again and wiped again too... Yeah I was depressed after that and just logged.

Sunday was just Salvage as I didn't want to attend Limbus because I was still depressed with the lost in Salvage on Saturday. This run we did a Boss run too but in a different zone. However we wiped to that one too. Still it was fun for me because it was a different Boss, but still a bit depressing with another loss.

Gallery of Pictures!

2008-04-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

The pictures used in this post are a bit more photogenic than previous ones because a ls mate Mei wanted some pictures for new banners. I had fun with them, but needed to delete the ones not used because they were taking up space. Now, to my week.

Last Monday like usual started off with farming in the morning. As some may know already I'm close to a Hauby +1 so I've been farming lots lately. After farming, in the afternoon I started to gear up for Einherjar. But when the LS was gathering and setting up parties we got word that Tiamat popped and no one was there. So we rushed over there and got claim. It was smooth from 100% to 10% until 2 tanks died and started to go wild. It took 20 mins or so for us to recover and kill it but worth it as gaiters dropped. After Tiamat we did Einherjar and won again.

Tuesday, I was doing work offline in the morning when I checked the site and saw a post saying Cerb was up. I rushed to log on and found out we got claim so I changed to NIN and helped tank it until others arrived. It took some time for people to get on to help, but we killed it and got some money drops. It was fun tanking but I was a little disappointed I couldn't last longer as I died around 35%. Later that afternoon was Dynamis Beaucedine and it was like usual. We killed fast, farmed, and got some AF out of it.

Wednesday was Limbus at first and we did split run again. I was with the Apollyon team and we did SE zone but no NIN item dropped this time. I did get to finish my MNK AF +1 that I wanted for my solo gear set. After Limbus I did a farming run with my Salvage group and I was lucky enough to get a u.head lvl 35 piece. I'm now 2/3 on u.head just need the lvl 25 piece that drops from the Boss.

Thursday I did some Assault in the afternoon. I wasn't feel good so I just did some work until I saw we got Khim and ahead out to see if I could help. However my help wasn't needed so I just took some photos for a ls mate.

Friday was Ouryu and we did a few orbs worth. I only did the first orb as a Melee and it was pretty fun. It was my first time with a successful run since my last two runs with CK ended up with us losing with no time left. I wanted to play more but with Friday events there are always a lot of people so there was little chance for me to get another turn. I waited to see if I could get into another fight before I had to go to dinner with the family but as the 3rd orb finished and they entered for the 4th I couldn't stay and wish them luck on the rest of the orbs.

Saturday was Tiamat again, I didn't get a chance to tank this one so I helped out with kiting stuff. We were lucky because she popped before Dynamis and we were worried that Tiamat would pop during our Dynamis run. Anyways, we got claim and killed her and got another pair of gaiters. After Tiamat we did Dynamis Xarcabard but I had to go around when we hit the wall of eyes.

Sunday was just farming again as I overslept for Limbus in the morning. I waited for my Salvage group to start as it was the only event I have on Sunday, but it seems there is trouble for my Salvage group. We had to wait 1 hour for another person to show up to get the 6 people needed just to enter into the zone, and when we did enter there was a lack of effort and too much AFKing during the run that the run was just called. But its something I can't say surprises me as the people who created this group no longer come to runs, and the only original officer seems to run with another group now and hasn't shown up for a week. Over the pass couple of months members have not been showing up, leaders not showing up, people AFKing during runs. Salvage is basically a battle against time and we can't win if people don't show up or AFK during a run. Right now the status of the group is under discussion, and if its to stay alive people need to show more dedication and commitment. My worry now is if I can find another group to run with if my current Salvage group does fold.

Another Week with a Jedi?

2008-04-07T13:18:00.001-07:00

Nothing much happened last week, and also the trouble that was coming as mentioned last post seems to have subsided for now. Anyways on to last week's happens.

Monday more farming! I'm approaching 3 million now and so close to my goal of 3.5 to buy a hauby +1. After 2months or so of farming and a few orbs I'm almost there and can't wait to see the fruit of my labor. I also helped out a few ls mates on Xol for the kotes but no drop. Also Tiamat popped right after we killed Xol and it was a back and forward claim war with WGC, Int, and us claiming it at least 2 times each before WGC got it. We still gathered though and watch as with WGC anything can happen. At around 20% trouble seemed to hit them as they were losing tanks fast and around 16% half of their alliance wiped and they lost claim. We grabbed and finished it off.

Tuesday I merited a bit with ls mates for 2 merits before Dynamis Windy. I felt bad for Willya cause he died like 2 or 3 times during the party and like 8 times during Dynamis... Dynamis Windy went pretty well, lots of AF which I don't remember but it was like 10+. After Dynamis I farmed a bit more before going to bed.

Wednesday was a split run for Limbus and we did Apollyon and Temenos. I got to be on the Apollyon team and we did the Kings zone. It was fun since it was my first time in that zone but no NIN material dropped this time. Temenos team unfortunately wiped, but we all got 4 coins out of the run. After that was Kirin and which was the last set for now and only got a D.body dropped out of him.

Thursday was Einherjar and we had a nice turn out with 33 people for our first run. It was easier than I thought but we did have 33 people and we just started out. We got dark elements and the manticore as our boss, junk drops.

Friday was KS99 again, but it was a low turn out at the beginning and so we started late. I think we had 12 people with orbs but only got 8 or 9 got to pop their orbs. I was lucky enough to be the last one to pop an orb and I got ok drops. Still no belt or juggy.

Saturday was Xarcabard and we farmed the place. After I did Salvage but we were low on people so it was only farming. We got a couple of drops but they went free lot.

Sunday was Limbus Omega and it went pretty good. I still need work since I got mdk killed and both whms killed toward the end. We tried to farm him until the last minute but we had to kill since the two whms were weakened. We got Homam legs and feet so congratulations to Khajit and Veralynn. After that I did SilverSeaRem Boss again and it seemed to go well at first, but at 50% I died and stuff went downhill from there. It was my first time being main tank so I was making so many mistakes that now as I look back at the log see how poor my performance was. Hopefully I'll get it down now I know what I did wrong, and I see what needs to be done now to increase my survivability. Until next week.

Week with a Jedi, Trouble Incoming

2008-03-31T18:04:00.000-07:00

Monday was gil day again, farming and what not.

Tuesday farmed a bit in Sky, got a Diorite and Faust that night. I'm not sure if we got anything else but it was an average night for farming.

Wednesday Limbus first and we did a split run. Then it was Kirin x2 and drops went back to normal. First Kirin dropped D.body and second was N.body. We have one more set of Kirin, but we do have lots of mini sets build up to build up on our Kirin sets.

Thursday was suppose to be Assault, but Myrrh and Skaw didn't show. Needless to say it was disappointing but not unexpected. So I farmed Sky instead and we got Despot, Faust, and Diorite x2.

Friday was KS 99 and we did 11 orbs. No one got a juggy or belt but they did earn some money. I was happy with the bread I was able to get. I'm 1/3 on Black Belt and hope to get the other 2 soon.

Saturday was Dynamis - Beaucedine and we got a few AF but it was an average run. After that it was Salvage and we did SilverSeaRem Boss and I got to MNK and Reya WHM. Unfortunately we wiped to the Boss with it at 2% and it was such a good run until the end. But things like this happen and the only options to you is to move on and learn from it, or let it get to you and affect your game next run. I usually just move on and learn from my mistakes, and god knows how many mistakes I made in game and in real life.

Sunday was a bombshell for the LS from Bj. I didn't know the news until early Monday morning. I'll elaborate more later, but I hope for the best. However, I'll just leave the end of this post with this, "all things come to an end, but always remember the good times."

Full Recruit

2008-03-24T10:27:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to become full recruit last Thursday with Perseverance. Its been fun with them since trying out a few weeks ago. I hope for more fun and getting to know the members more. Doing HNMs though I do expect drama with other LSs since its getting competitive with the LSs that transferred from other servers to here which pretty much disturbed the order of things on the server's HNM scene. Anyhoo on to last week.

Monday was the same as always, gil farming for me to meet some of my equipment upgrade goals. But that was hard on that day since there was an emergency maintenance again, and didn't get as much gil I usually do on Mondays.

Tuesday I farmed a bit more in the morning since I didn't get my weekly quota I usually finish on Monday. After that it was Dynamis Xarcabard and it was kinda rough but we did get another RDM hat.

Wednesday was a Limbus split run Temenos and Apollyon, both runs were successful and we got 4 coins each with us closer to a Omega and Ultima set. After Limbus it was suppose to be Kirin, but we were low on numbers so we did farming instead. I only stayed for an 1 hour or so since I got a surprise visit from my baby niece again.

Thursday was Nyzul and we did floor advancement to floor 60. Next week we hope to do the bosses, but that will be the first we attempt the ToAU HNM versions in Nyzul. After that I decided not to head up in Sky since I was extremely late. We did all 5 tags in assault so I just logged after that.

Friday it was a free day in Perseverance with it being Good Friday. I did do a Salvage run with my group for Dental's u.boots but no luck on drop.

Saturday morning was Dynamis Beaucedine and we got 4 AF (whm, nin, rng, brd), a 100 coin, 2 Attestation for Tofu, and the win that someone needed. That run was fun and productive so it was a good starter for the day. After that we tried for Dental's boots again in Salvage but it wasn't as good as yesterday's run as we wiped to the frog. I have to admit it was depressing and brought a bad note to the day, but I can't blame anyone one person as I made mistakes too. Overall the team effort could have been better as we did kill it yesterday. Anyways, its behind us and we learned from it.

Sunday I missed Limbus Omega because of the Easter egg hunt I had to help out with as my sister flaked out on her duties. So I spend some of the morning and most of the noon making and decorating eggs. I also helped out my niece on the hunt, but lost the grand prize as another kid got 2 more eggs then her. Still she is only 1, and next year we will win it! After the hunt I was free and did Salvage with the group. We did farming in the same zone but focused on getting as many NMs as we could. I ended up with u.legs on free lot, but I wanted the u.head from the first floor NM on Silver Sea Rem., but it didn't drop. The run was nice though as we did 3 NM on 3 floors with 2 drops. It could have been 4 NM but we wiped on floor 2 so we lost 10-13 mins.

The Week of Updates

2008-03-17T11:02:00.000-07:00

This was the week SE would update for new content and other updates with existing content. If you've been playing FFXI long enough you would know that SE doesn't just do one maintenance, but several of them since its always the case that they will need to fix things not updated right. I mean usually you would think that a company that is in the gaming business would test their updates before updating it on live servers. I mean hell its a common practice for programing, or at least I would hope it is by now. But I know how some people may respond to that, people are not perfect and mistakes happen. However, having an average of 4-6 emergency maintenance after the official maintenance is a bit much, and yes 4-6 is me being nice to them since some updates the emergency maintenance after the official one go much higher than 6. Anyways, enough of the complaining and to my week.

Monday was just farming like always, I need lots of money for upgrades, items, and other stuff.

Tuesday, Tiamat was up so I helped a bit with kiting adds, but I mostly watched as Tiamat go down to Perseverance. After Tiamat it was Dynamis Bastok and it was a clearing of the zone, well almost cleared as some mobs were still left. But we did get a lot of AF that run, around 12-16 as I forgot how many actually dropped. I also got my first PLD AF2 on free lot.

Wednesday was an emergency maintenance and I helped Perseverance camp Fafnir after the maintenance was done. Unfortunately we didn't get claim so I went back to farming after Fafnir was downed. In the middle of farming I completely forgot I had Limbus so I missed it. That evening I did Kirin x2 with Rawr and we got 2 w.legs total, 1 from each Kirin. Congratulations to Gali and Aal who got them.

Thursday I helped Perseverance camp the turtle this time and we got claim on this one, but it was the NQ so drops were not that special. After that it was Assault but only 3 of us were on, but Nyo and Skaw were helpful in getting me points for Salvage. Sky farming was after and we got SC, Zippy, and Faust that evening.

Friday I helped Perseverance camp the turtle again but we didn't get claim, I dc'd on the last window which to say the least made me angry. I was more angry when I saw the HQ popped and I missed claim as another LS got it. After that I joined Perseverance to do 5 runs of The Wyrmking Descends the Bahamut v2 fight. This time they would try to zerg it and I helped in 3 runs. Each run was fast around 30-45 seconds for the fight. I had fun as it was my first time and they got some good drops.

Saturday I didn't play as I had other things to do, an appointment and spending time with my niece.

Sunday was Limbus and we did Ultima which was my first time. It was fun as things were going good with us getting it to 23% in 20mins, but that last 23% would be hell as in 10mins we brought it to 1% and wiped. Can't say we were happy, but it was a good run just some careless mistakes cost us in the end. We will do better next time. Later was Salvage and we did the Silver Sea Boss and won! It was our first Boss win and it was exciting. The lvl 25 Usukane feet dropped but I lost lot, but congratulations to Dental and Typ on the drops.

Stuff for the Week!

2008-03-10T14:28:00.000-07:00

Lazy with updating and getting pictures on, but here now since there is an maintenance with all server and I got nothing else to do so here it is.

Starting from the weekend of March 1 and 2, Saturday was Dynamis at Xarcabard with Perseverance. They did DL and killed it again, after that it was more farming and I forgot what AF dropped but it like was 4 AF. After that it was Salvage, but I forgot all about it and missed it. At night I tried to get a party for my PLD but got into a really bad party so I just got a few thousand exp points and left.

Sunday was Limbus and we did Omega. It was a better run with us farming until the last minute. However we did loss a drop because Celv's inv was full... To say the least it was depressing. After that it was Salvage and we just farmed and got 2 drops.

Monday is usually my farming day, I usually try to get 300k+ on that day and I did which made my day.

Tuesday was Dynamis at Jeuno with Perseverance again. We had 20 at start so it was a little rough at first, but it picked up as more people showed. They got several AF, but I didn't lot anything. After that I seeked on PLD and got 67 and half way to 68 from a nice party.

Wednesday was Limbus and we did a dual run in Apollyon and Temenos. I was in the Apollyon team and unfortunately no NIN again. But we did win the zone with 6 people and got enough coins now for that earring I want for my WHM. After Limbus was Byakko x5 and I went NIN/DRK to try it out. It was fun, but it takes some getting used to with the casting time on bind and sleep. Still it was a nice new experience for me.

Thursday was Assault and I could only do 2 tags because I wanted to get to Seriyu x3 early since I was up for D.head. Those 2 tags though gave us 2 drops of Nyzul pants, forgot which ones but congratulations to Nyo and Baja for getting them. After Assault it was Sky and we did Seriyu x3 and Suzuy x1 since people got Faust before minis that day. On that day I was lucky enough to get d.head and w.hands! I pretty much got what I want from minis now. But with my PLD coming up I may want m.head and maybe m.hands. From Kirin I still like a w.legs.

Friday I leveled PLD and got to 70 on it. I was very lucky and got a nice JP party out of it. I couldn't understand them but I guess they were surprised that a NA PLD can be pretty good. I was happy with some of the comments and /em they gave me which I could tell was friendly. From that 3 hour party I got 50k which was nice and pushed me to my goal of getting 70 on PLD by the end of that week.

Saturday was Dynamis Xarcabard again and it was a nice day for RDM with two hats dropping. We didn't have enough for DL so we farmed and on that day we got their usually with 2 DRG, 1 RNG, and 1 THF. Add the 2 RDM and they got 7 AF that day which was a good day. After that it was Salvage farming and I played MNK. It was the first time and it was a nice change of pace.

Sunday was Limbus and we did Temenos x2 and won both zones again. I hope we do Apollyon on Wednesday and get a NIN item to drop. After that I farmed a bit before Salvage and we attempt the Boss. Unfortunately it was a bad day, teamwork was out the window and you could feel the depressed mood with 12 mins left and we didn't even enter into the Boss floor. We did get 5 drops, but still depressed with us either can't beat a Boss or reach the Boss floor. I do believe we will win one, its just the question of getting a full roster of people with the right jobs to do it with. I mean some people have poor attendance and they can still lot stuff. 7-9 people come regularly, but we are missing 1 or 2 right jobs needed for Boss fights.

Last Weekend, This Week

2008-03-01T08:52:00.000-08:00

Forgot to do a post yesterday, but here it is.

Last weekend was Dynamis at Beaucedine with Perseverance on Saturday. It was my first Dynamis with them and it went well. We mostly farmed for coins and attestations, drops were a 100coin and 2 AF RNG and RDM. I got RNG AF on free lot since I was able to use it and everyone who had a 75 RNG got it already. After Dynamis was Salvage and we tried the Arrapago Remnants boss. Dragod did some planning and decided our route. All was going well until we reached the last floor with gears. I was careless and aggro'd and died to a few gears, this lose lots of time for us that should have been used on the boss. Anyways, my death caused a small wipe and we didn't have enough time left to try the boss. I did however get Hoshikazu Hachimaki the level 15 piece for Usukane head. Sunday was Salvage again and we tried Bhaflau Remnants boss. This run was better this time out and we reached the boss. The first was hard though and unfortunately we wiped at 50%. We lacked MP and couldn't keep the monks alive. We did another run after the boss just for farming but with 6 people we couldn't do much.

Monday was nothing but lots of farming for gil and rebuilding a buff on WHM.

Tuesday was another Dynamis with Perseverance at Xarcabard and we got 2NIN, DRG, and RNG. I got the RNG AF again since no one wanted and I could use and with that it got me my first 5/5 on AF2. We also had the numbers to try DL and killed him with 30mins left for farming. DL dropped the mantle and a 100coin. I also got to help out on Tiamat with Perseverance because they were able to get claim late that night. When I say late I mean really late. They got claim with 6 people and Bj was playing 2 or 3 characters... We were trying to kill for 3 hours or so but we were basically stalling until more Perseverance members would log on to help. Overall I believe it took 4 to 5 hours total to kill. Still it was fun for my first Tiamat, lots of excitement. I can't post pictures for Tiamat until I do editing, time stamps and all.

Wednesday was Limbus first and we did two zones both in Temenos. Both teams did well and won and the split was 4 coins each. I just need 1 more coin for my earring. After Limbus was farming at Sky and it was good. We got MG, SC, and Faust. Minis are coming soon and I hope we get some good drops. After Sky farming I went to try for Selene's Bow again and this time I would get the bow! Needless to say I was happy with me going 1/35 on those two wabbits... Can't wait to tryout my new bow.

Thursday was Assault with the old static again and we just did points/item runs. After that was Sky, but my baby niece came for a surprise visit so I just logged and played with her. After my niece left I decided to level my PLD and got 64 that night.

Friday was was farming for a bit and leveling PLD. I got 65 that afternoon and would have gotten 66 but my party was falling asleep so we disbanded with 4k tnl for me. No matter though since it was a great party. If all goes well with invites and parties I should get 70 by the end of next week. I'll do pictures later, until next post.

Busy Week

2008-02-23T23:36:00.000-08:00

Monday was Dynamis-Windy with Limitless, the run was much better than last Friday. For this night I played WHM and it was pretty busy, fun too but busy as well. After the win we farmed a bit and I was lucky enough to get the RNG AF2 on free lot. After Dynamis I farmed a bit and than logged for the night.

Tuesday was Sky farming and at the start we were able to get Despot, but that was all we got for that night as we just missed Faust and MG never popped. For the rest of farming we tried for Diorite since we needed 2 or 3 of them, but that didn't drop. After farming I leveled PLD for a bit, but the party was slow and wasn't very good so I just logged after a few thousand exp points.

Wednesday I had to skip Limbus in the afternoon because I had to pick up my baby niece, but after that though I was about to attend Rawr's event for Sky/Sea farming. Sky crew tried for Diorite, while we at Sea tried to pop some Ix'Aern. We were able to get Ix'Aern DRK to pop and MNK too. I had to afk during MNK pop because I had company over my house, but I believe Tenk got the cape from MNK so congratulations to him.

Thursday was a busy day. I camped White Coney real early in the morning from 11pm to 3am PST or whenever the window was for full moon on last Thursday. Anyways, I went 0/11 on that damn bunny when full moon's phase was over. After that I logged and tried to sleep off my disappointment. In the afternoon I did a few tags with my old Assault static. We did Nyzul floor advancement to 40 floor on the 1st tag and it was easy. On the 2nd and 3rd tag we tried the 40 floor and got to the boss on both times. We got Askar Dirs to drop on the 2nd tag which Nyo got and the 3rd tag nothing dropped. It was fun to do Nyzul again, and I hope to do more. After that it was Sky/Sea, but surprisingly only a few people showed online. Only 3 or 4 members were at Sky so it was canceled and everyone was moved to Sea. Unfortunately Jailer of Temperance was our target and I never see it when I attend Sea to try and pop it. And the same happened that night with it not popping that night. We basically just farmed for chips and merited that night. After Sea was Assault, but I only did 2 tags of SP for a new member to catch up with the rest of the group. Once that was over I logged for the night.

Friday was Sea, JoL with Perseverance. I recently applied for them last week and to my surprise they replied. I'm currently doing tryouts and hopefully I do well. I suspect my upcoming weeks will be busy and there will be hard choices for me to make if tryouts go well. However until then, I'll be continuing to do what I do, play the game.

Koga Chainmail and Salvage

2008-02-17T19:07:00.000-08:00

Friday was Dynamis Beaucedine with Limitless and again lots of people showed. Not the 60+ we had last Friday, but 50+ people. It turned out to be a good night for people wanting AF2 drops with 6 of them dropping: 2 NIN, 1 PLD, 1 RDM, 1 DRG, and 1 WHM. I was fortunate enough to get one of the two NIN AF2 and it was what made my night. Begen also got WHM and Starks PLD so congratulations to them too!

Saturday was to be Salvage, however my baby niece was coming over last minute so I couldn't make it. Didn't do much but after she left I seeked on PLD and got almost 2 levels out of the party I got.

Sunday was Limbus Omega in the morning, it was a messy run but I made the first mistake of getting Omega too close to mages. That threw off the BLMs timing on stun order and 2 of the 3 NIN kiters went down, me being one of them. We were able to recover however but had to kill him off right away as time was running out. We got Legs, Body, and Hands thought so congratulations to the winners. After Limbus was Salvage in the late afternoon at Silver Sea. This night we got 4 drops and I got one on free lot Marduk's Dastanas the level 15 piece. Kea got the Morrigan's Robe level 15 piece, Tears got Ares's Cuirass level 15 piece, and Alv got the Ares's Mask level 15 piece. Congratulations to us! After Salvage was Assault and we did 3 tags of SP rank Assault. Tomorrow is free, probably farm for gil or play my wii or 360.

Half Week

2008-02-14T21:23:00.000-08:00

Since today is Valentine's Day, Rawr and my Assault static decided to take the day off. So I decided I may as well do a quick update has I have free time on my has as Valentine's Day is just a reminder to me I'm single... Anyways on with the half week.

Monday was the start of Dynamis with Limitless on Mondays. It was Dynamis Xarcabard and I must say it was a bit messy. I guess its because of all the new members they have recently recruited. And all the job shuffling that they usually do at the beginning to balance parties out, that's what threw some people off on their game. But they will bounce back, its not hard to see what went wrong and learn from it. However, we did get 3 AF drops and a 100 coin. Still, overall the run was a bit messy. On a good note I got my first Xarcabard drop on free lot, WHM mitts.

Tuesday was Sky farming and it was not bad as we were able to get Despot at the beginning of farming. We then did water until Faust pops near the end of farming. I left a little early but I heard we got Faust at the end of farming.

Wednesday was suppose to be Limbus with BK but my network went down for 40mins so I missed it. I almost missed farming but lucky my network went back up. Anyways after Limbus it was Sky farming again since Aal had his power down. Farming was good again as we got MG, Despot, and SC. We also got a Diorite while waiting for Faust, but it didn't pop so we ended the farming.

Today like I said is Valentine's Day, so Happy Valentine's Day! Next week if I know Aal, we will probably do minis since we have at least 2 sets of each mini. If we get a Diorite on Tuesday while popping items we could have 4 Kirin sets ready once we kill all minis. Tomorrow is Dynamis and the weekend is Salvage. Until then I'll try to get pictures up.

Week's Report!

2008-02-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Another weekly report from Jediknight! Yes, I know stop your cheers and clapping... Anyhoo. I'll be starting from last weekend.

Saturday was Salvage and it was a good run with a few pieces dropping for people, nothing for me still but that's expected with all the rumors of how its kinda like Dynamis or worst with drops. Still, I just have to be patience and wait it out.

Sunday was Limbus in the morning first and we did Omega. I was one of the 3 kiters, but I disconnected at the beginning when we started to engage Omega. When I reconnected it was almost dead so I didn't help much; though it was a good run for those who won pieces from Omega. Salvage was later that evening and it was average run with only 1 piece dropping, and again not for me. Since it was Superbowl weekend Assault was canceled so I logged for the night.

Monday I couldn't play because my baby niece was coming over, so nothing to report on that day.

Tuesday was Sky and we only got SC, Zippy and a water that day. Still was more productive than all of last week. After Sky I farmed a bit a logged for the night.

Wednesday Limbus first and then it was Sea popping. Limbus was an average run, but got some coins out of it. When that was over it was Rawr's time and I started to head to Sea, but Scwall called for help as both MG and Faust were up so a few sea people went up to Sky to kill them. Once MG and Faust were down and items were with people, Sea people and a few extra people we pulled to join us, headed to Sea. The first popping at Sea was Jailer of Justice and from my experience it wasn't so good. I think I was 0/3 with it while I was with CK. But this time I would see a victory. Rawr put up a good fight with only 15 people as we slowly killed Justice! It was about 14mins total in the fight, and it was fun with 3 deaths, but we only got a virtue, weapon to drop. Unfortunately this time no torque, but maybe next Justice we do we will get lucky. After that sea was over since we lacked people to attempt Prudence, but still it was a good overall day.

Thursday was when my sickness hit me with full force. I believe I got it from my niece when she visited on Monday, I started to feel it on Wednesday during the Sea fight but hoped it was nothing. Anyways, I logged in quietly in Rawr only to watch for NMs for the Sky people because I had a really bad headache and I was burning up. Anyways I just sat at MG scanning until farming was over.

Friday I was still sick, but I wanted to attend Dynamis because I'm new with Limitless and like to build points for lotting AF in Northlands. The zone was Windy and we had 3 wipes which surprised me. I guess even miscommunication can happen in a LS like Limitless. I don't remember what dropped mostly because I was sick. Anyways I hope to be better by Monday for Dyanmis with Limitless again.

Saturday was Salvage and we did Bhaflau Remnants farming for level 35 pieces. We did floors 1, 2, and 3, but no pieces dropped. Still it was a nice smooth run with limited deaths.

Sunday I missed Limbus with my crazy network beginning down, but lucky got back up in time for Salvage as it was my lucky day. We did Bhaflau Remnants again for level 35 pieces for floors 1, 2 and 3. The first floor nothing dropped, however when we got to the 2 floor and tried to pop the NM it finally did and we got a drop for a Usukane feet which Ramen won. Semi disappointed that I didn't win, but still happy something finally popped. Another NM popped and again Usukane feet dropped which I won! But that wasn't it we also got the NM to pop again for another Usukane feet for Dental. We were happy after that and headed to the 3 floor for some more luck. On our way there we go a Ares feet to drop from a gear mob which was for feet lotted. Unfortunately nothing popped on the 3 floor, but still 3 level 35 pieces and 1 level 15 piece was a good run. After Salvage was Assault was we did 2 quick tags before calling it a night. We wanted to do 1 more tag, but the missions we had left needed 6 people and only 5 of us were there. Still though it was a good day for me. Tomorrow is Dynamis I hope and a bit of farming.

Weekly New Update

2008-02-02T17:02:00.000-08:00

I feel like a reporter now recapping my week's stuff, anyhow on to the news!

Starting with Monday Jan. 28 which was nothing but farming lots and lots of gil for equipment I still need for jobs I have like WHM and NIN. PLD gear I also need to work on but its mostly cheap.

Tuesday was Sky farming again but before that we did DM for people who needed it or who wanted to redo earring. After DM was farming, but BoL popped not only Despot, but SC and Zippy so would night with farming was unproductive. I'm trying to work for that D.head I still like to have for my MNK and NIN, but it isn't easy. DM was fun though, would have made it an unbelievable night with some NMs under our belt but can't have it all I guess. After Sky I did the new quest for the Serpent Generals storyline, which I like personally. After I farmed a little and logged for the night.

Wednesday was Limbus in two zones Temenos C and Apollyon SE, I was in the Apollyon group and no NIN material dropped. I hope soon so I can get it upgraded for my first NIN AF2 upgrade. After Limbus was Kirin x1, was to be Kirin x2 but another LS was there. However, they were nice enough to help with minis and its nice to accept every now and a than. Was a good night overall with a W.Legs finally dropping for Apu. Gali is next in line and after it's Aal turn.

Thursday was Sky/Sea but neither groups had any luck popping/farming so it was unproductive night. Hopefully next week will be better.

Friday was Dynamis-Xarcabard, the Dynamis LS I was with merged with Limitless so I'll be doing Dynamis with them again. The AF2 that dropped was BRD(Auto-drop to Dar), WHM (Begen), and BST. Three 100coin also dropped going to Courtney and Dou, with the third 100coin going to the next Friday winner. I'm planning to do Monday with Limitless too if I'm permitted, but if not it will be farming for gil again.

Week of January 20 to 27

2008-01-28T02:59:00.000-08:00

Another week without daily updates. I guess I'm getting lazy with daily updates, but here is my last week.

Saturday and Sunday I joined a Salvage LS, and like Dynamis drop rate is low so it will take time. The LS is new so there will be problems, but I hope that will fix itself out later.

Monday was nothing, I logged in late at night to farm for some gil and then logged out. Tuesday was Genbu x1, but then we found Zippy was up so we killed it and did another Genbu. With that we now had 4 Kirin sets so we have 2 sets for Wednesday.

Wednesday I joined Celv's Limbus LS because I can't make Dream's schedule. Wednesday was the first run for me and we did Temenos, was fun to do Limbus with friends again. After Limbus was Kirin x2 and drops were for the first Kirin was pole and gil, then second Kirin was Osode, D.body, and pole. We will do gil split next week now we got money from minis last week and past stuff we did.

Thursday was Sea/Sky and I was with the Sea group. We were able to pop Ix'Aerns DRG and DRK, but no cape dropped, just deeds. Sky group was unable to get anything since another LS cleared Sky NMs.

Friday Dynamis was canceled because of lack of funds, I have to admit that is not a good sign and usually signals trouble. Hopefully I'm reading too much into this.

Saturday was Salvage and again and this time we did 2 runs. First run didn't go too well and second run we got 2 drops. After Salvage I did 3 tags of Assault with Salvage LS members.

Sunday was Limbus and we did two zones Apollyon NE and Temenos N. No Apollyon NIN material dropped, but I heard Temenos NIN material did. I however need Apollyon. When the run ended we got a total of 101 coins and the split was 5 each with the extra of 14 banked. Later on in the day was Salvage and this run was like the first run yesterday. 14 people were there but I think we did more with 8 people yesterday. Leadership said this is the last time we will be doing Salvage in big groups. 7-8 people groups will be the max I think.

Minis and Dynamis

2008-01-20T23:25:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday we did Seiryu x2, Byakko x4. The Seiryu minis fell pretty easily and dropped equipment for ls members, unfortunately no D.head dropped and the line for it is still so long. I really hope D.head drops soon because its becoming annoying, I swear getting my Byakko Haidate was easier than waiting for the D.head. Anyways, after Seiryu was Byakko x4 and it was a bit more exciting. Its been awhile since I tanked Byakko and I've made some mistakes losing hate at times during the first Byakko. However, team work with other members was lacking so it wasn't any one person's fault. After the first Byakko, the other three fell easier but unfortunately only 1 Byakko Haidate dropped out of the 4 we did.

After Sky I did Apollyon SE solo and got 6 coins out of it however my network crashed for 1 hour when I was on the last slime so I couldn't pop the chest for material items.

Thursday was Sky/Sea farming, however my brother had a problem so I couldn't log in to help out with farming.

Friday was Dynamis-Windy and it was bad, we were off but mostly because of bad mistakes and carelessness. AF2 that dropped was only BST. Hopefully the next run will be better.

Saturday I solo Apollyon SE again, however I was too careless and awhile looking awhile at the TV I didn't see I was low and shadows and died... Oh well, loss of 10k or so since I only killed 4 slimes and got 2 coins.

Schedule so far is Tuesday Genbu or maybe farming, Wednesday Limbus and Kirin, Thursday Sea/Sky farming or maybe Kirin, Friday Dynamis, Saturday Salvage, and Sunday Limbus. That's what my week should look like. I'll add pictures hopefully soon.

Ok... Quick Run Through

2008-01-15T22:22:00.000-08:00

I have no idea where to begin, so I will probably be editing this later to add stuff I forgot. A recap is I didn't play much most of December. More accurately I played much less since it was December, my favorite month but now the holiday season is over I'm playing a bit more.

I'll add stuff that I did to this post, but a quick run through would be I did Sky, Dynamis, and solo Limbus zones. On my free time I farmed and crafted a bit. I hope to plan a bit more so I can complete my AF +1 gloves for NIN and also to lvl PLD to 75.

I believe my last post was about 12/11/07, so a recap starting from 12/12/07.

Wednesday 12/12/07, we did Seiryu and Byakko. As we usually do in Rawr the PLDs tanked Seiryu and NINs did Byakko. Don't remember the drops, but this was around the time when Jussy's account got hacked so it was kinda of a depressing time. After Sky I took a break and later at night I did Apollyon SE solo, got 6 coins but no NIN material.

Thursday 12/13/07 was Sea/Sky farming. I remember Sea being bored to death since the NM we were trying to pop never showed up. Sky group did ok I heard, but not much.

Friday 12/14/07 was Dynamis - Windy, was a decent run with a few AFs (NIN, BST, PLD, WAR, BLM x2, SMN) and we got the win for people who needed. The next two runs would be Northland runs, so we were excited.

Tuesday 12/18/07 was Sky farming, but I didn't attend because I was out with family doing stuff.

Wednesday 12/19/07 was Kirin x2, I was kiting again and didn't die this run. I forgot the drops, but I can look it up and edit it for later.

Thursday 12/20/07 was farming again, but I didn't attend because of family stuff.

Friday 12/21/07 was Dynamis - Beaucedine for the first time and we only got BST AF2, we were close to the win but lost at the last minute to dragons returning.

From 12/22/07 to 12/29/07 I was busy with family and friends so I didn't log in FFXI.

Friday 1/04/08 was Dynamis - Sandy, on this run we wiped like 2 times. 1 to a unslept avatar and the other was to a really big pull. I'm not sure with what AF that dropped but it was like 3-5.
Sunday 1/06/08 was Apollyon SE and I got 75 coins for a Boxer's Mantle.

Tuesday 1/08/08 was Sky farming, but I arrived like 1 hour late. But it was a good night for farming as they got most of the NMs in Sky and pop items for NMs too.

Wednesday 1/09/08 was Sky farming again, not much this night but still it was nice to do Sky again.

Thursday 1/10/08 I was busy so I didn't log in.

Friday 1/11/08 was Dynamis - Jeuno and we got lots of AF2, NIN AF dropped but my lot was low so lost it.

Tonight was popping NMs for complete sets and 2 Suzy and 1 Seiryu pop. We got some good money drops and a few members got their gear. Tomorrow is minis again.

Bah, Missing Updates...

2007-12-20T02:22:00.001-08:00

I'm missing updates again! I guess it's because its almost the end of the year, but I'm becoming like Zeth and Neo on updating blogs. But it's December and it's one of my faviorite months in the year. I will try to update tomorrow, but it won't be much since I haven't logged in FFXI much. Anyways, Happy Holidays readers if I still have any...

Last Week and Half of this Week

2007-12-11T21:53:00.000-08:00

I missed out on updating most of last week since I'm getting lazy updating this blog every day.

Anyways, starting from last Wednesday we did Sea popping and Sky farming. I was apart of the Sea popping and we did Jailer of Faith. It took like 45 mins to find the ??? to pop it and I died like 3 times trying to scout for it. However, when we did find it we had to move quickly because it moves every 15 mins and it was only a couple of mins before it would move. So Aal popped it right after we finished killing adds and aggros, but the WHM were low on MP so it took time for us to get it down. When we did get it down though we got all drops but the torque. Next time hopefully we will get the torque to drop. For the rest of the night at Sea we farmed for chips since a few people had to leave. After Sea, I did Limbus Temenos North solo for NIN material. And again I would beat it with 10 mins left and the NIN material dropped this time! Next Wednesday I will do Apollyon SE which is much easier compared to Temenos North.

Last Thursday was Assault and we were suppose to do FL missions, but Galaika didn't show so we did Nyzul Isle boot runs again. We did 3 tags I believe and the first 2 tags we didn't get any boots to drop, but the 3rd run we got a boot to drop and it was Denali Gamashes! I lotted a high 900 and won the boots! So far since I joined the static we are like 3/25ish on floor 20 for boots. After Assault was Sea farming, but I was a bit late so I joined in the middle of the farming session.

Last Friday was Dynamis at Jeuno and it was the same old thing. We kill stuff, we laugh, I kite and hit stuff. I can't wait for Northlands since I got pretty much all I want from the Cities. AFs that dropped were RNG, BLM, RDM, WHM. I dc'd at the end of the run so I don't know if anything else dropped. Next Dynamis is at Windy.

Over last weekend I didn't do anything since I got my new xbox 360. I wanted to log in on Sunday morning for Limbus with Dreams, but I overslept again! I should really set my alarm clock.

Monday was Assault and again Galaika didn't show so we did 3 tags of Nyzul Isle for boots again. However, the usual happened, no boots dropped.

Today was Minis Genbu and Suzy. We did Suzy x2 and then Genbu x4. Sky Minis are getting boring for me really, I tanked Suzy and sat for Genbu since PLDs in Rawr tank it. Anyways, we got lots of drops and made some members happy. Tomorrow is the rest of the Minis we have.