BluRay Sky Event!! Pics Onry (Miss you Xamer) ;-;

Samurai Merits --> gogo Shikikoyo!

SO recently at sky (see next post) it became abundantly clear my usefulness was strictly limited to TP whoring my weapon skills. I decided that I would undertake the unlocking of my re-ex merit ability Skikoyo which allows me to share all TP above 100 with any other alliance member which is quite sexy!!

It's amazing how this simple ability has everyone profusely thanking you for your generous donation of 200TP every few minutes! Well, who am I to say no to all this lavish adoration? XD

GOGO capped Meditate merits next (currently lvl 3) which will cap Meditate at every 2:30 mins down from a solid 3:00!

Ok so forget the Belt -- Look at my sexy panties!! 0-0

Ok ok so the SWift belt run bit the proverbial cheese it's true! BUT unbeknownst to me that pretty Fomor armour the Cancer Subligar dropped and thannkfully fell into my treasure pool. Which is greata s they are lvl 50+ SAM onry!
Personally I think Asta looks dashing!! Any takers for a Spring catwalk?? NO? O Rly .. >.>

That darn elusive Swift Belt

The other day (no I don't go by Earth days anymore it seems >.>) I was about to log off when I see a pick up party shouting for a Swift Belt run and being in need of this piece for my SAM haste setup I joined in. Sure, why not, right?

So after all 8 members had collected their Fomor Codex's and gathered at Sacrarium it was 2 hours later (orz #1). We heade din only to find at least 3 of the people had never explored the dungeon and had no idea of any of the routes or the mobs inside (orz #2!)

So we headed to the first stop (Hume room ftw) and murdered upwards of 50 Fomors for maximum hate in order to spawn the NM (orz #3!!). We then proceeded to pop the first NM. Overall it was a good fight, NM dropped quick and voila a Swift Belt drops (which has apparently a droprate of just under 30%). Inly minute sinto the second fight SE decides to be a smart ass and started an emergency maintenance and we were forced out of the game for 2 solid hours before we could return (orz #4!!!).

Thankfully all of the members returned as POL went live and we continued the run. Four hours after we had killed the 1st NM we were 5/5 for belts (OMG!!!) and it was finally my turn! YAY! ... WRONG!

So I pop the NM and we proceeded to be raped by a mass link courtesy of the deluded RDM who assumed that max hate meant "Hey Fomors, let's have tea!...what? KILL ME!? HUH!?!?"....*splat* -.- I would have lol'd...if I hadn't just wasted 6 hours and 120k! (orz #5!!!!)

So after 3 more attempts we were 7/9 (yes thats right!!!) and the group wanted to get mine so I bought a spare Codex off another member for another 150k and we tried again. This time it didnt drop again (7/10.... 30% my ass!)...so I wasnt the happiest Taru down 9 hours of my life and - 200k+ in Gil (orz #6!!!!!)

What's that? Another attempt next week?... I think not good Sir. You are surely mistaken.

Maltha o Maltha, where for art thou?

Acquiring Blue Magic was the focus of my FFXI time earlier this month and while venturing through the Inner horutoto ruins and happened upon the new FFXI addition NM Maltha. Maltha drops the Range ronry bodypiece the Trailer's Tunica, so being BLU30 I thought I'd give it a shot.... dun-dun. Biggish mistake . Aye.

Death ensued yep yep. XD

Maltha 2 / Astara 0

Lament of the fallen Ninja

As many of you are aware Isakitty (aka Isadora, aka Simon, aka Yuuemi, aka Purutaru) has decided to leave Final Fantasy XI and join his bro in WoW. Although typically a reserved and hidden character (taking the ninja persona tot he extreme!), he is one of the most generous and caring players most of us will ever meet.


As many of you are aware Isakitty (aka Isadora, aka Simon, aka Yuuemi, aka Purutaru) has decided to leave Final Fantasy XI and join his bro in WoW. Although typically a reserved and hidden character (taking the ninja persona tot he extreme!), he is one of the most generous and caring players most of us will ever meet.

Through being there before the majority of us even began taking our first tentative steps in Vana'Diel, he graciously took the leas within TheStoneCutters linkshell and guided us noobs through every facet of the game. I know that his presence is what kept us together for so long and allowed us all to be as successful as we are.

Anyway without being sappy and clichéd, we will miss you, I will miss you Isadora. Best of luck in WoW and be safe. Please stay in touch. The time you invested will never be a waste if you remember the better times you shared.Peace out Ninjakitty.

--- See you back in Vana'Diel soon! :P (NO-ONE can escape the crack!!)
-- Astara and Isadora = Samurai + Ninja tandem smackdown!

-- Long ago there was a place where a select few would gather and share their adventures: may you all find your way home once more. T.S.C forever!

Einherjar goes live - A new linkshell for me!

Today was the release of the June update (aka massive update!) and the new massive battlefield Einherjar. I decided to get the pre-requisite cutscene in Nashmau and hopefully see if I could be invited to a random pickup party as there was once again no members bar me online in the Bluray linkshell.

After receiving the cutscene I noticed a large linkshell gathering for their first attempt with Einherjar and I politely mentioned I was eager to participate. A fellow Samurai by the name of Rivanar invited me to come along for the one run.

We gathered together in earnest and headed to the Nyzul Isle gate and proceeded toe nter the battlefield which was basically 1 big room with 20 bats and a buffalo NM in the middle. THIS>>>SHIT>>>>WAS>>>>CRAZY!! (*7-7)

In Einherjar when you attack a mob of a family, EVERY other mob in the entire zone of that family links (distance apart is irrelevant!) and the hate is on every alliance member not just the one who pulled. So when we had the summoner pull one bat all 20 proceeded to slap the shit out of us!

Within 2 minutes all 36 members were dead. squished. raped!

We re-raised and tried again but were once again raped before a single bat could be destroyed. This battlefield is tough, and it seems Brd + Blm zergs are once again the best way to win -.-;;;;

After the max. 30 minute timer was up we left and apparently the leader was happy with me they decided to make me a full member of the PlanetMook social shell and MODE HNMLS. 2 LS invites in 2 days! woooo! I will be busy indeed!

-- Astara

First Sky run with BluRay

Rose Garden ahoy!

Last night before Blurays sky run I had an hour to kill and took up an offer to attempt Ifrit Prime and on the way happened across the fabled Rose Garden which drops the even rarer Vivians Ring! So after a quick somepage spam I found it was entirely solable and went at it! Hacking it down a few JP players who were watching it (I assume they must have gone afk as it spawned) threw obscenities at me!Unfortunately no drop, but alas it was good fun to come across this random NM!

-- Astara

Bluray linkshell and Bugbear Matman go!

Yesterday I was exping on Blu (currently 27 gogo!) when Psymonk gave me a poke in Jeuno. We got to speaking and I mentioned was looking for a linkshell now that I had quit RFTD as they moved their event times to 4am AEST...which was nasty.

He mentioned he was in Isa's old linkshell BluRay and was willing to take me in if I was keen as they operate mostly in JP prime which suited me perfectly. Orinion (ghost from the past!! O_O;;;) pearled me up and I was introduced to the shell which were very welcoming. Babypooh mentioned that there was a Rutter Sabotens run during the night and of course I was up for that since its the best WS boots for Samurai.

We met up along with Orinion and Nanami and headed out to camp the tanks for the pop. We collected three Air tanks and proceeded to pop the NM Bugbear Matman. After three attempts we had ZERO drops of any sort....-.-;;;

There goes 3 hours and what a welcome to the shell ^^;

Thanks Psy!

-- Astara

Astara - 100 Days in Vana'Diel

Today was the day Astara has officially been within Vana'Diel for 100 Earth days. That means I have spent almost100 Full days behind Astara and guiding him through his adventures. I have done no afk bazaaring so thinking back on the raw amount of time I have played this game now is pretty intense.

I remember almost exactly 2 years to the day (will be June 6th) when I gave in to my temptation and spent an entire day running around Sydney trying to find a copy of FFXI. I had to drive over 150KM to find the last remaining copy being sold at a Dick Smith store in Sydney!! Since then I have never looked back and have always valued the time I could afford to play my favorite game of all time.

The experiences have been massively diverse in every way:- The friends, the events, the adventures, the ups, the downs -- it's all been so truly worthwhile! Here's to another massive 2 years of adventure and fun!

Without the friends that made this journey what it is, who took the time to share with me their knowledge, their experiences, and their enthusiasm, I would have left so long ago. Thankyou to them!

-- Astara