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Post by Yvondith on Dec 5, 2008 17:14:42 GMT -5
Without Caller, I won't be coming back either. Indeed, the economy looks better than what it did when we left, however without him there, I'll be bored out of my skull, and I'll have no desire to play the game. I've had all of the party stuff that I can tolerate in that game. I really just wanted to be able to do stuff with Yue again.
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Post by Yvondith on Dec 9, 2008 16:37:00 GMT -5
So, I tried out some of the new stuff last night in FFXI. I made a new taru, because I didn't feel like digging through 8 mules to see who had what I needed, nevermind trying to learn how to play a job again. I mostly wanted to try out Fields of Valor, and since Yha is too high leveled to do any of those, I would have had to change her to something like THF or BLM... and I didn't want to. So, here's what the taru saw. They added a real newbie tutorial. I am rather impressed with it, even if it is 6 years too late.The tutorial rewards you with some nice items... Those earrings, a Chariot Band, and Food. The tutorial explains battle, crafting, the AH, food, enchanted items, and more. One of the new features the game has, Troves of Treasure. Mobs in all sorts of places randomly have treasure chests now. Some open right up, like that one did... And some are locked. You have 5 chances to open. You can inspect the lock for a hint, but it uses up one of your chances. You can continue to get hints, but they're not always useful. If you're lucky, you can guess the combination. Not a great reward, but it still NPCs for 500 gil.This is what I came to see, Fields of Valor. As that shows, you are rewarded by completed the objectives with EXP, Gil, and Tabs, which can be redeemed for helpful buffs like Regen and Refresh, and even a teleport back to your home nation. So far, I like FoV, it gives you something to do while grinding, even if the reward isn't as good as one would hope. Unfortunately for Yha, if you don't get EXP, the kill does not count. The highest leveled FoV I know of is in Xcarabard, so if you can't get EXP there, you can't do it. They may add more areas later, but for now it seems to be completely geared to getting people back in the original zones. I may come back to the game after all. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Dec 9, 2008 20:04:40 GMT -5
The dropped treasure chest thing seems like a neat idea.
It seems pretty strange that they put in a n00b tutorial at this point in the game. I doubt lots of players are starting up for the first time here. Like you said, that would have been more handy to have 6 years ago when the game was still new and fresh *insert <call4> noises here*
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Post by UltimateCloud on Dec 10, 2008 7:34:25 GMT -5
But I know my characters have been deleted, so I need to wait for a Return campaign (though I was told I may not have to) before I can do anything. I found a character recovery program but that's only if you, yourself deleted them. And I did not. The server did. If you are still waiting for one of those campaigns then... www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/3927/detail.htmlYou're in luck. (Well, kinda. )
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Post by dejibo on Dec 10, 2008 8:52:36 GMT -5
I still want to know UCs name in FFXI I have a bad memory, and cant remember.
I am glad steph is checking out the game. feel free to use whomever you chose. most mules will have whatever you need for armor, or items. no need to buy more.
I havent been playing much. I plan on checking some stuff out though.
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Post by UltimateCloud on Dec 10, 2008 9:36:28 GMT -5
Oh! Sorry, I completely forgot to reply to your post. Sorry about that. In game name is Vachir.
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Post by Office Ninja on Dec 10, 2008 9:59:59 GMT -5
Man even I knew it was Vachir. Silly Sori.
Or yha... or Steph. God whatever people call you these days LOL.
as much as I wanted to like this game, after WoW, i dont think I could really handle it. I was tempted when it came out on the 360. But I just dont have that much time to dedicate to a game anymore.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Dec 10, 2008 10:55:34 GMT -5
It was Dejibo that was asking, not Steph/Yha/Sori. Silly Kikaro.
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Post by dejibo on Dec 10, 2008 13:17:43 GMT -5
It was Dejibo or maggie or whatever they are calling me these days.
I will try to add you if I see you on.
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Post by Yvondith on Dec 10, 2008 13:51:57 GMT -5
Man even I knew it was Vachir. Silly Sori. Or yha... or Steph. God whatever people call you these days LOL. as much as I wanted to like this game, after WoW, i dont think I could really handle it. I was tempted when it came out on the 360. But I just dont have that much time to dedicate to a game anymore. Yeah, it wasn't me who asked. I played and partied with Vachir for years, I'm not about to forget his name. Actually I've looked to see if he was online everytime I log in. Dej however hasn't played with him, I don't think. She might have for our Promyvion stuff, but that was a while ago. Well I'm glad to see they have the campaign soon. I hope a certain taru decides to come back, at least for a little while. If he came back, there'd be no stopping either one of us from getting level 75 in all the jobs, cuz we'd never have to party ever again.
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Post by dejibo on Dec 10, 2008 16:29:18 GMT -5
That whole level sync stuff ROCKS! I can just grab anyone one of my buddies, and off we go. pick your job, and pick who you want to be level with. ta da! no changing gear, or weapons. it rocks!
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Post by Yvondith on Dec 10, 2008 18:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Dec 10, 2008 20:06:31 GMT -5
What is that symbol by yall's names? Does that mean yalls are synced?
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Post by Yvondith on Dec 10, 2008 20:22:40 GMT -5
Yep, we were level sync'd. That was my first time trying it out. I just felt more comfortable doing it with someone I knew.
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Post by dejibo on Dec 11, 2008 9:00:28 GMT -5
That is great that you found him! way to go! Yhamuna is pretty powerful for a white mage, and her red is at 68. I have uber evasive gear on her, and she can use that hexa strike to knock someone down. I am glad you found out how to use it. it makes playing so easy cause you dont have to wait for strangers to play with. I will have to bump into vachir someday. I miss the old gang.
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