Posts Tagged blm

So what have I been up to?

Oct 9

Posted by arrode in Dynamis, EXP, General | 1 Comment

This week wasn’t really anything overly exciting. I’m getting used to the game again and playing on my off time, which is seldom thanks to it being mid-quarter at my college and as we all know: work first, play later. Well, sort of.

I’ve started doing Dynamis again with ED. Hopefully with more consistency since Dynamis times better fit my schedule now. I think before I had conflicts because I worked one of the days that Dynamis was held and the weekend time would often get taken up by social events with friends. So yes, hopefully I’ll have better attendance this time. :3 I’m still sad I lost my Duelist’s Tabard because the amount of people still lotting on it is quite substantial and I feel bad trying to lot a second one, but I guess it can’t be helped. My lots are epic bad anyway, so I won’t be surprised if it’s another 2 years before I get another tabard.

Level syncing is quite fun! I was leveling in Yhoator Jungle with a pick up party and hit level 61 on BLM (again) this way. I really, really can’t stress how happy I am with the level sync system and think Square should’ve implemented this years ago. I’m sure a greater player base would’ve stuck with XI had this been the case.

I also� have been running around helping with SAM quests in Zi’Tah. I really like the samurai quest even though I still have severe trouble finding Norg. I hate the Elshimo maps with a passion. They’re just outright horrible. Retracing to areas that I remember a lot from my lowbie days is quite nostalgic.

Tags: blm, Dynamis, EXP, sam

Happy (late) New Years!

Jan 6

Posted by arrode in EXP, Wings of the Goddess | No Comments

Yeah I realize I kind of suck at keeping this thing updated, but anywho!

I’ve been ever slowly leveling my BLM solo style. After 60 getting parties as a black mage is nearly impossible, so I decided to try out soloing and it wasn’t as bad as I thought. There are pros and cons to the method of course, the first con being it’s actually quite boring to solo for hours on end. But the pros are that if the camp isn’t taken, you can EXP at your own rate without any real worry of incompetent party members, LFG, etc. The EXP per hour solo is around 7,000-8,000XP without any kind of EXP bonus item, so it’s not awful yet not spectacular either. At the moment, my BLM is LV64 and leveling in Bibiki Bay. One more level and I can finally get out of there on to more fun areas!

I’ve been playing around with some .dat mods to make Arrode prettier. I honestly don’t like how all but two models of hume female look and I always thought my model was the most aesthetically pleasing followed by the one with the short bob-style hair. So I was elated when I found some nice .dat files online to make my character even more feminine and pretty.

Behold Arrode’s facelift!

Nice pretty long hair on Arrode as well as more sexy eyes. I’m 100% happier with the new design for Arrode. 8D Makes me feel like I’m a plastic surgeon, pwahaha.And some pictures I’ve finally got around to linking to from my quest to unlock the two new jobs in Wings of the Goddess!

Amazing, a floating book!

My future schoolgirl outfit. After I finish BLM and SAM of course.

Your target is always out of reach no matter how close you stand to it. Stupid Dancer quest.

Doesn’t the Maw kind of look like one of those Alien spawn babies that stick on your face?

Take me to your leader.

A really freaking long drop.

Cait Sith!

Falling randomly ala Kingdom Hearts opening FMV.

A pretty new zone with some very high fishing spots.

Old Ronfaure!

Some creepy ladybug mobs.

And of course, a random screenshot of GM Shanaela! Woot woot.

Tags: blm, EXP, wotg

Hm

Nov 29

Posted by arrode in Dynamis, EXP, General | No Comments

Long time since I last updated. The newest expansion pack, Wings of the Goddess is sort of meh so far. I don’t really know how I feel about it. I spent some time unlocking the two new jobs: Scholar and Dancer, but have yet to try out either as I am still emo-ly leveling BLM. I’m up to 61 after having soloed my last 1k EXP tonight plus soloing Goblin pets in Bibiki Bay (which is now entirely desolate, compared to how it used to be when ToAU was released). EXP is pretty good soloing, averaging about 8k per hour without EXP bonus items and relatively safe, though boring and repetitive. Getting party invites has pretty much come to a screeching halt after LV58ish when leveling in ToAU areas becomes viable. It’s a darn shame because TP Parties are not as good as they say they are and I still parse doing 40% (or more) of the entire party’s damage without having any downtime. But alas, looks like I’ll be soloing to LV75 at this rate, with the occasional party invite.