Astara's other other cage
A blow-by-blow tale of Astara and his dealings with the world in which we can humbly dream of...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Still alive.
Believe it or not, I am still alive. Will resume updates once I get my damn WoTG expansion in the post.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
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



That darn elusive Swift Belt

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.

Maltha 2 / Astara 0
Monday, June 11, 2007
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.



--- See you back in Vana'Diel soon! :P (NO-ONE can escape the crack!!)


Wednesday, June 06, 2007
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