« Elections and voter registration | Main | Happy Halloween! »

October 29, 2004

o/~ FFXI is back ... back again ... Fedora's back, tell a friend o/~

I finally decided to get back into Final Fantasy XI after many many months of not playing.

Some may recall that I got out of the game for two main reasons:

1. I couldn't find my niche in the game.
2. Amanda was becoming addicted and needed to be pulled away.

Here's how I found the solutions to both of these problems.

Solution #1:
I've discovered that I've been really playing this game wrong all along. I should've never chosen an elven character and been a RDM. The combination just isn't there. However, since my Fedora character is already built up considerably, I decided that I should work on some other areas instead. I've dropped being a RDM and am now concentrating on being a WAR instead. This was the class that I should've been from the start, but I knew nothing about the game and how everything works. Now I have a better understanding and I'm doing well as a result. I started out playing last Tuesday, and I'm hoping to be able to reach level 10 before the end of the weekend.

In addition, I've decided that crafting just isn't the way to go right now. It's way too expensive to do, and I just don't have the gil for it. I would rather use the gil that I currently have to buy good weapons and armor to help me progress further into the game than what I was beforehand.

Since I'm not worrying about crafting, I've also decided to give up on gardening as well. I've been trying to figure out how in the hell to remove the damn flower pots from my Mog house, but I have only been able to successfully remove one of them thus far. It's not giving me the option to remove any of the others, even though there's absolutely nothing in the plants or anything that could be keeping me from putting them into inventory. I'm just confused.

Solution #2:
Amanda and I came to a mutual agreement that she could no longer play FFXI. She has an addictive personality, and becomes waaaay too involved with the things that she likes. To give you an idea of how bad it was ... this game almost broke up our relationship of (at the time) 4 and a half years. OVER A GAME, can you believe it? Recently, Amanda encouraged me to get back on the game and enjoy myself. She's been way too busy working and going to school to even worry about playing a video game. She still has an interest, which is OK. She stops by the computer and asks me how I'm doing every once in a while, and I tell her what I'm currently doing.

Anyhow ... Kyle had also recently encouraged me to get back into the game. I've been wanting to do so for a while, and since I got problems 1 and 2 figured out, I figured that it may be safe to venture back into Vanadel once again. Kyle sent me a bit of gil to get myself started again (thanks Kyle) and I've been working on leveling since. In addition, Kyle has been offering some good advice from time to time to help me play my game better (thanks again, Kyle).

So, here's to beginning the adventure again. Wish me luck.

Posted by ed at October 29, 2004 03:22 PM

Comments

Post a comment