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Post by dejibo on Nov 21, 2008 11:12:44 GMT -5
I am LOVING dancer! wootga! took me forever to get a throwing weapon, so I could pull for myself though. I finally reached level 20, and am pegging away at it.
BlueFeather my chocobo has learned autoregen, burrow. above average strength, average endurance, above average disc, and so on. about time to retire him. he has learned ALL the stories but one. he wins at the race track circuit all the time. I am so happy with this bluebirdie.
I did kill off a few more mules. Moonie is leaving, mintotto left, lerand left, zette left, so I am down to like 5. MUCH more manageable.
This level sync has made a HUGE HUGE HUGE change in the way we play. I just show up, and my friends match up to my level. it has been a tremedous blessing. You gotta try this!
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 21, 2008 15:05:16 GMT -5
I liked Chocobo Racing, only thing that bugged me was that it was so hard to raise the bird's stats. I do miss FFXI somewhat, but I can't afford two MMOs right now. If Caller decides to come back though, I will be joining him, and putting WoW on hold. However, he's pretty interested in LotRO. If he did come back, we'd NEVER have to party ever, ever again, thanks to level sync. Cuz we're awesome like that.
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Post by Caller on Nov 21, 2008 16:48:16 GMT -5
I was very, very close to coming back to FFXI. But then I tried LotRO and loved it. Story, easy to pick up and play, soloable, rest exp, easy to make money, only $10 a month to play...sold.
If they ever make it easier to make money in FFXI (and they will some day) then I'll consider going back. But right now LotRO has me.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 21, 2008 22:38:31 GMT -5
Gil being easier to get would be one of many things that would possibly get me back in that game. A faster paced battle system with a more balanced job system would be another thing. Along with making it so you don't have to be competing for pull spots to gain levels, making the story not such a pain in the ass to access, getting rid of the "lose exp upon death" idea, make crafting easier to level and more worthwhile (.1 and .2 skill ups every ten or so times gets tiring) and perhaps maybe make travel easier. And along with that lets not forget a better customer service team. GMs that actually give a shit. Get rid of having to pay extra money (even if it is only 50 cents) to make an extra character. More item space thats easy to unlock and access. Get rid of Sneak and Invisible spells and items all together. And to balance that, make enemy monsters weaker. If they can do all that maybe, just MAYBE, I'll go back to FFXI. That's a lot of work to do though. And I suppose its too late to ask for them to get rid of camping NMs/HNMs. Cause you know people would get pissed when all of a sudden there is an easy way to get an Emperor Hair Pin when they spent two weeks camping in Valkurm to get it. Other neat things to add would be a Moogle race to play as, being able to repeat missions like the Shadowlord or whatever without having to have someone in your group who has yet to do it (obviously you wouldn't get rewards for it the second time through) But with all this said......atleast the game didn't have a zombie invasion. EDIT>> And lets not forget to make Summons useful. Everyone has to agree with me on atleast this.
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Post by Caller on Nov 21, 2008 23:09:52 GMT -5
What he said <_<
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 21, 2008 23:29:23 GMT -5
Agreed. I like Sneak and Invisible, but I'd say just make their wear off times a little bit more predictable. Stealth in WoW is great, but it's not perfect. Even Jan gets spotted sometimes.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 22, 2008 0:32:04 GMT -5
Its not like the game was horrible. If it was I wouldn't have played it for three years. Like, its the first and only game in the genre that I know of that attempted multi-classing with the support jobs. As flawed as it is. But the attempt, in my opinion, is admirable. And the game had a story line. Again, a first in the genre. Like I said in the WoW thread. Story is not a big deal for me in these types of games. Its not why I play them as I prefer having a satisfying online experience I can share with other people. But plot is nice to have. WoW has plot buts it more in its lore rather than the game itself. Which Lich King is trying to fix. Plus....FF has Tarus.....WoW has Gnomes......Tarus.....Gnomes......We all know who wins that fight
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Post by Caller on Nov 22, 2008 17:49:00 GMT -5
This is who wins: And...obligatory:
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Post by Caller on Nov 22, 2008 18:25:32 GMT -5
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 22, 2008 23:58:00 GMT -5
What was the name of the female human next to Norfair? I know its Steph...but with all those millions of characters she madew and killed off its hard to remember names. For some reason I'm thinking it started with an "R".
As for that update, Square just added one more thing to my list of things that needs to be axed.
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Post by Yvondith on Nov 23, 2008 0:30:04 GMT -5
Rosalba. I got her to level 23 I think before I temp quit, and she got deleted.
This pay for update thing pisses me off... any hopes I had of ever coming back, that just dashed them.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 23, 2008 2:49:40 GMT -5
Rosalba, right! I knew it started with an "R". For some reason the name Romabell kept coming to my head but I remember that was my taru girl I had for a short time.
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Post by Caller on Nov 23, 2008 4:22:53 GMT -5
It just got worse. >_> They're gonna air a FFXI "movie" at fanfest. Would you like a horrible, horrible preview? No? Too bad!
If your ears aren't bleeding...there's an "alternate" one too.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Nov 23, 2008 5:20:42 GMT -5
It'd be ok if the voice acting wasn't so....impressive >_>
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Post by dejibo on Nov 24, 2008 8:13:22 GMT -5
well, my bird was hatched from eggs of birds that already had very high stats, so this birdie was VERY easy to raise. He is above average all. He wins races constantly. VERY happy with him. I dont play the game as much as I would like to, but then again, I never did. I am having a blast, and love it, but may want a break. Maybe we could share for a bit. I know steph wouldnt go anywhere without Ryan. Anyway, I am whipping it into shape. I had tons of triples, and quadrouples of knives, armor, foods, and so on. it was just silly. I couldnt keep track, so for MY sanity, I had to pare it down to mules who earn their keep. Most have a skill, or their own chocobo, and NPC, and mog locker, aht urghan access. Most have advanced jobs or at least sub jobs unlocked. It has been great to have a mule who can just go get what they need, instead of depending on a ride for it. I would love it if they fixed alla those things to, but...it aint gonna happen. The loss of EXP when you die is my biggest pet peeve. its just silly. The level sync thing is huge! the level down of your armor to go places is just awesome. no more running naked through the streets cause you leveled down. Those pics were awesome! old mithra dejibo! woot!
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