Alright, after a little few days break, I think I'm a little more re-energized to get back into FFXI... I've been feeling pretty down lately with the multiple failures in Alex, getting our asses handed to use multiple times in FL Assaults. Plus the regular grind to get merits, Limbus, etc. was really getting to me, so having some time off was very much needed...
... plus that new PS3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 was pulling me away :D Snaaaaaaaaaake! I won't spoil anything, but if anyone has played any of these games before... you owe it to yourself to play the final game in the series! The cinematics are totally worth it! That, and FFXIII will be coming out soon!
*WARNING: WoG spoilers ahead*
Alright, a little on WoG missions now... Out of the blue, I decided to get on and just... go do WoG content! I've been slacking on this and haven't actually done any new content since the initial missions waaaaaaaaaay back when WoG was first released. Grabbing Fuupup and Ghi at random, we went to go do the new WoG missions, starting with killing the War Lynx for Fuuji, then farming the 108-knot thingie for all of us and a ton of new cutscenes... some fun stories ensure!
During the farming of the 108-knot thingie, I was doing surprisingly well pulling only the Yags that we needed. Their patrol route was a pain since they'd patrol around the area where we were fighting, and once in a while, some yags that we didn't want would come over. However, using a mixture of throwing and animated flourish, I was able to pull them pretty cleanly... until one annoying yag BLM decided to stand and cast while his buddies popped and happened to walk over... Thanks Fuuji for getting the attention of what must have been 5+ Yags! He went down soooooooooo fast that I didn't even have a chance to cure... then thankfully they all depopped so it wasn't a total wipe ^^;;;
On Saturday, Fuuji & I went to do the fun "kill-all-yags" assault-type mission in Fort K-N. I nearly managed to do it solo as BLU using my many AoE spells, but I got overconfident near the end and didn't notice the NM beating on me until it was too late. A BLU & BLM make short work of this little fight, and it's quite fun, especially since random yags actually restore TP or MP. We did this again on Sunday for Ghiren, then later in the day for Ashle.
On Sunday though, the real fun begins... the main WoG storyline! One note though... I don't think I've ever been this annoyed at Campaign Battle before! We kept on getting stuck in the main cities, mainly Windy waiting for CB to end so that we could use the C.A. to teleport out. I got two merits from just doing campaign while trying to get from place to place -.-;;; Eventually, we made it to Sandy and got to meet the brand new lolipedo Lion/Prishe/Aphmau underage FFXI character of WoG, Lilisette! Some pics from the various cutscenes follow!
Flirty Lilisette!
DNC/NIN! I think those are Jambiyas... time to change from my Behemoth +1 to these? :D
Dancers can be bullies too ; ; That's me on the floor being bullied by my DNC sisters!
These cutscenes are a lot of fun... As Aqqy pointed out, it seems that SE has really done some work on the character expressions as Lilisette has a ton more expressions and movements compared to all the previous characters before. They've really improved on things now, to the point where you can see the characters having looks of sadness, anger, confusion, especially in Lilisette. The scene with all the Dancers ganging up looks really funny when I'm also dressed exactly like them... well, the other Dancers at least, Lilisette has a slightly different outfit with shorter gloves and boots, as well as a single earring on her right ear.
After a bunch of cutscenes in and around Sandy, Fuuji, Ghiren & I snuck around La Vaule [S] for a little BC fight with a dragon... pretty straightforward fight, tons more cutscenes, and a LOT of backstory on Lilisette. Seems that SE is going cutscene heavy in WoG, which I totally love :D Of course, the three of us were the only people in the whole zone... It's a pity nobody seems to want to go exploring these new zones :(
The WoG storyline is finally getting somewhere with the latest update. It seems like we're in for a "Back to the Future" type storyline. I managed to get some really good shots of... let's just say possible futures. Too spoilerific if I put it up here, so I won't xD
Alright, that's all I have for WoG content for now... We're caught up on all the released WoG missions until the next update. Can't wait for it now. I need to go /whip some people into catching up... at least Ashle is trying to now! Who else do we need to go whip?
ToAU content
So, I've been getting beaten up by Alexander... I've lost count on the number of times that I've failed at this mission. The closest I've gotten is when we got it down to 8% last night before timing out >.<
FL Assaults are surprisingly hard... we're taking a break from Assault for now. After months at grinding away at this, it was pretty disheartening to get beaten down so easily. However, I still want to win this... I want to get people together starting the 2nd week of July and work out a plan to defeat Assault!
and finally... if anyone sees a Jambiya for sale on AH... let me know! I want that dagger now! :D
FL Assaults are surprisingly hard... we're taking a break from Assault for now. After months at grinding away at this, it was pretty disheartening to get beaten down so easily. However, I still want to win this... I want to get people together starting the 2nd week of July and work out a plan to defeat Assault!
For ZNMs... well, I haven't really paid much attention to this yet. I've gone out with Varg & Aqqy for a few fights, but I haven't done much on my own. Ironically, this got me to go out and get myself a fishie pankration monster (Oboro-type, ugly fish named "The Flayer"). I've watched it do a few fights and won more than enough "Jettrons" to last me for a while. Taking a quick look at FFXICyclopedia, I think the main thing I actually want from the ZNMs is a Blood Ring for the Accuracy +5 on my DNC. The Enkidu's Armor set also looks quite interesting for both BLU & DNC, though of the whole set, I think the leggings would be the most useful as a replacement for Dusk Boots. Maybe after I finish Alex and get some time I'll look into doing ZNMs xD
Other
Other random stuff... mmm... I'm currently looking for, actually interviewing for a new primary job... I mean RL job xD I've also got a 2nd job that is actually starting to ramp up, and school is starting again for the summer today @.@ Busy busy busy... but still I'm finding time to game xD
Meanwhile, I guess in game I'm down to only Limbus and the Friday SPT as a regular schedule... I skipped Limbus all of last week, but I guess it's time to get back in. I'm really finding myself having a lot more fun on DNC though, so I'd rather stay on that whenever I can. Now that Nain is back though, hopefully we can start up that SPT again!
Meanwhile, I guess in game I'm down to only Limbus and the Friday SPT as a regular schedule... I skipped Limbus all of last week, but I guess it's time to get back in. I'm really finding myself having a lot more fun on DNC though, so I'd rather stay on that whenever I can. Now that Nain is back though, hopefully we can start up that SPT again!
and finally... if anyone sees a Jambiya for sale on AH... let me know! I want that dagger now! :D
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