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Post by Caller on Jul 29, 2008 1:36:42 GMT -5
Actually with SE it's because it costs them an extra ~$13 a month if people share accounts. There's a reason extra characters cost a buck, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with server strain.
They milked us for all we're worth.
And they got away with it.
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Post by dejibo on Jul 29, 2008 7:40:27 GMT -5
you are correct steph. Who cares if you simply didnt want to play anymore, and offered me yha? As long as the account continues to be paid for! As long as both parites agree, but yes Almandine is very rule oriented. Almandine has a bit of a tug of war going on. The LS is FULL of new players, and well...there are some young ones. Some ADHD ones, and they have been peppering the LS with GDI, and MFr and WTF, and DUDE, come to my casino! and can I get a loan? or can i borrow a sword, only to never return it. So, the Elders got together, and have re posted the LS rules, and aLL must read and agree to them. Well, there is sort of a mass walk off starting to happen. Freedom of speach and you cant restrict what and how we express ourselves kinda stuff is happening. Several very skilled, and wondeful players, have taken off their pearl in protest and wont return until freedom of speach is allowed to continue. Now, I LOVE LOVE LOVE that almandine is an expletive place to play. I dont get peppered with duuuuude and wtf! and discussions of the latest political anything! I dont care which candidate wins, we ALL lose no matter who takes office! I dont want someone spamming me for 3 hours to help them do the Adventuring fellow quest when they dont have internet access and have NO clue what they are doing. Want me to hand hold them through it and tell them what each answer means. So, there is quite a mess going on right now. someone was recently made an Elder and she is completely unable to get along with several LS members and is on a campaign to get them kicked. so, its been interesting over there lately. Several members started an end game LS and I see vyze with that linkpearl on quite a bit. They are not restricted with language, or stuff, and its a good group that he found. it will be interesting to watch this shake out.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 13, 2008 23:39:27 GMT -5
Check this out! its a short read. kotaku.com/5036371/final-fantasy-xi-boss-takes-at-least-18-hours-to-beatI don't know what I find more retarded. The fact that SE is still making boss battles take this long to complete or the morons who suffer the torture. Either way, its quite clear that neither the players nor SE themselves take that disclaimer at the start of the game very seriously.
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Post by Caller on Aug 22, 2008 23:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 23, 2008 0:53:45 GMT -5
GOOD! I'm glad to see that. But I hope that 18 hours doesn't turn into 8 cause that still sucks. Remember that Blue Gartr video of them taking on Kirin? I remember that video said it was a 30 minute fight. That's perfect, I think, for a tough boss in these games. Before Absolute Virtue I never heard of any HNMs that took that crazy amount of time to beat.
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Post by Caller on Aug 23, 2008 15:24:46 GMT -5
Salvage's bosses were DAMN hard and they took roughly 30-45 mins to complete which I was fine with but it involved too much kiting. I think I agree that 30 for a hard fight is fine but I wouldn't complain about an hour long one, if it was fun and was long because of strategies.
See, in Absolute Virtue and Pandemonium, it's not because of strategies. It's because SE added a "trick" to both bosses and didn't bother to tell the player base, so, as you would expect, the players tried to use the same kind of fighting tactics used for 99% of the game (build TP, SC, magic burst, repeat). That led to 8+hr long fights because it doesn't work on those bosses.
Absolute Virtue STILL has not been legitimately killed. Think about that one. >_>
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 24, 2008 1:08:29 GMT -5
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Post by Caller on Aug 24, 2008 1:43:46 GMT -5
And Blue Mage *barely* shows a difference. Puppetmaster's is just plain gaudy but hell, the Kefka suit itself was gaudy. I like the Corsair one. >_> Y'know, they're putting those in Dynamis. For about a year they were saying they didn't want the new relics to go into Dynamis and yep. They're putting them in Dynamis. Along with a cut in price on the Hourglass and increasing the droprates inside. Tad late is an understatement methinks.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 24, 2008 6:47:45 GMT -5
Yeah... I had to look twice to even notice a difference it blue mage's set. Oh noez, it has to be blue, or it's not blue mage! Still, they could have made it look SOMEWHAT different... Seriously, what's the difference? The color of the sleeves? Is that it? The Corsair one, I also like. Nice color for the jacket, and nice detail on the pants (heh) and boots. PUP... well, looks even more like Kefka, as said already. At least AF1 has some lighter colors, AF2 is like a ketchup and mustard nightmare, IMO.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 24, 2008 12:44:03 GMT -5
LOL, Ketchup and mustard XD I noticed the differance on Blue Mage right away. The Blue on it is darker than the regular AF. But that is all. The Corsair is the best looking one. I loved it originally with the pink as well but this is definalty nice too. I can see why they wouldn't want it in Dynamis but if they'de organize their shit better they coulda come up with something. Makes me wonder how Dancers and Scholars will get their relics. I'm gonna go on a whim and say Dynamis. Although they'll probably wait till next expansion to do that too.
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Post by Caller on Aug 27, 2008 1:00:14 GMT -5
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 27, 2008 1:25:52 GMT -5
*cries* This seriously pisses me off. GAWD! If he goes back, I'll probably join him... I can't afford two games though. Even though this pisses me off, I still prefer WoW to FFXI, because I can solo to my hearts content, and I can have a ton of chars with no extra cost. They implement that... and uh... we're pretty much guaranteed to come back. They need to make Manthras playable.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 27, 2008 1:52:19 GMT -5
I do think that the equipment in capped zones thing is a good idea. We were talking about this loooong time ago so its good that thats getting done. I don't know what to think of the level syncing thing though. Seems ok but I think they coulda resolved that issue a little better.
As for me, there is absolutly nothing they can do to get me back in that game. It was fun while it lasted but the game, the world, and everything else it has to offer has completly lost its charm for me.
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Post by dejibo on Aug 27, 2008 6:56:14 GMT -5
The synch thing has been advertized in several reputable spots, and I am excited to get some mog house space back. I have so many sets of gear for so many leveled down places. I helped someone do the dragon fight of 2-3 yesterday cause I was there, and I did it nakid!
Yhamuna switched back to bastok, and has been pegging away at ranks. She hit rank 8 yesterday and will be rank 9 today. 10 by next week. I have been using her Redmage side, and she has been doing great! She has been gardening and making tons of gil. about 100k a week. She has a couple of mil on her, and is enjoying being out and about. I have really enjoyed her.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 27, 2008 14:28:58 GMT -5
good luck with ranking up... I remember a certain taru wanting to rip his hair out when he tried to do it. I really don't want to come back, I feel I've done everything I really wanted to do in the game. If they added another race (which I highly doubt) then I might, but... we'll see. I like playing with Caller, we make a great team together in game.
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