The dedicated FFXI thread

[SALvation]

This is a thread dedicated to FFXI. Feel free to post any questions or anything else regarding FFXI.

Please keep this thread spam free and on-topic. Violaters will receive forum warnings which result in restricted posting priveleges for X amount of hours/days.

[SALvation]

There is a great registry hack for FFXI that allows you to turn up the graphics background resolution higher than what the config screens allow.

Details (http://vnboards.ign.com/FFXI_General_Board/b22412/60198299/p1)

Just turning them up to 1280x1280 makes a noticable difference, but beware, you should have a good system to try this.

[Slice]

Yay, level 13 Thief. If you decide to join a party, make sure you have all bases covered when moving on to higher areas.... ;)

[Slice]

A couple tips for partying players just starting out.

When searching for a party be sure to stay within 2 levels of the other players. This will allow you to get the maximum exp points. When you attack as a party have the party member with the most defence do the provoking. As you gather items you have to continue to reorder your inventory so that crystals will stack. If your inventory becomes full drop the things like Binds or blind as they only sell for about 10 gil. You want to make sure that you and everyone else in your party keeps their inventory free otherwise nobody gets the items.

[SALvation]

On Feb 26th there will be another big update to FFXI. Here are some of the upgrades planned:

- Four new areas -- the previously-announced "limbo" region known as Dynamis -- will be opened.

- New NPC "escort" quests will be added

- Players will now be able to repeat artifact quests.

- A new avatar quest will be implemented.

- A new avatar battle, as well as new rewards in existing avatar battles, will be implemented.

- A new replay feature will allow you to revisit event scenes that were viewed outside of towns or within burning circles.

- Several new notorious monsters (NM) will be added to existing areas.

- Monsters that are reeled in while fishing will now gradually increase in level if they are not defeated immediately.

- Enemy strength in the level cap battle "Shattering Stars" for the red mage will be adjusted.

- New equipment known as "relics" will be introduced.

- New synthesis recipes will be added.

- In addition to extra storage, certain features that can enhance a player's status will be added to various furnishings.

- Players will now be able to alphabetically sort items on auction.

- Also, the method of sorting will be saved for future usage.

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Could we see some screenshots if possible.
I haven't played FF since the original Nintendo days.

[SALvation]

Here's a pic of me and some party members walking around the desert.

[SALvation]

Exploring a maze...

[SALvation]

There's a lot more pics in this thread:

http://www.gamemecca.net/forums/index.php?...opic=28287&st=0 (http://www.gamemecca.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=28287&st=0)

[EXEcution]

Just one question, are there usually any BIG lag problems?

[SALvation]

I've logged 30+ hours of game time and have not noticed any lag at all, even in populated cities.

[EXEcution]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 18 2004, 09:42 PM
I've logged 30+ hours of game time and have not noticed any lag at all, even in populated cities.
Thats superb, when i was playing a free 15 day trial of Asherons Call 2, the lag got really annoying, especially during confrontation. Pins was constantly in the 150's
The graphics are way better then DAC as far as i can tell.
If you still like this game in June, i might join in for the three month of Summer vacation. :thumbs:

[Slice]

This is a cool interactive map of Vanadiel. You can click on the flow charted boxes and it displays the area map. :cool: Linky (http://ffxi.ogaming.com/content/information-vanadielinteractivemap.php)

[Dissectional]

I finally bought the game today...looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me... :bawling:

[SALvation]

If you want to play on the server I'm on, its called Leviathan. You can't pick your server when you create your guy so if you want, you just keep creating and deleting until it shows Leviathan as your server name.

[Slice]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Feb 25 2004, 03:06 PM
I finally bought the game today...looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me... :bawling:
Awesome man, it is the best game I have ever played in my life. It will seem a bit overwhelming at first but just take it one steppe hair at a time. :P

[Slice]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 25 2004, 03:30 PM
If you want to play on the server I'm on, its called Leviathan. You can't pick your server when you create your guy so if you want, you just keep creating and deleting until it shows Leviathan as your server name.
Or you could be a nice guy and get him a world pass. :P

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Slice+Feb 25 2004, 02:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Slice @ Feb 25 2004, 02:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SALvation@Feb 25 2004, 03:30 PM
If you want to play on the server I&#39;m on, its called Leviathan. You can&#39;t pick your server when you create your guy so if you want, you just keep creating and deleting until it shows Leviathan as your server name.
Or you could be a nice guy and get him a world pass. :P [/b][/quote]
MarX is going to hook me up with a Worldpass... :thumbs:
Good thing some of my clan mates are already knee deep in the game&#33;

[SALvation]

What server are they on? Any idea what job you plan on taking?

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 25 2004, 02:52 PM
What server are they on? Any idea what job you plan on taking?
MarX is on Bismark, I am not sure where ZeLL is and [EvL]Dakota is on Siren.
I will most likely try to get to Bismark.

I was going to go for a BM...I love those guys. But I want to see all the classes first. I might go for something I am not famaliar with (if that exists).

I am kind of hoping that I see a job like in FFV...Like a blue mage or a summoner.

[[EvL]Dakota]

There are Summoners but it is an advanced job and you have to get to level 30 before you can do the quest.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Feb 25 2004, 05:14 PM
There are Summoners but it is an advanced job and you have to get to level 30 before you can do the quest.
Gah...bummer...but still... :hmmm:

[SALvation]

There is a red mage which is a cross between a mage and a warrior. The downside to a black mage is that it takes forever to level and is expensive. The good news is that everyone loves you and wants to group with you, and you are usually the main damage dealer.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 25 2004, 08:59 PM
There is a red mage which is a cross between a mage and a warrior. The downside to a black mage is that it takes forever to level and is expensive. The good news is that everyone loves you and wants to group with you, and you are usually the main damage dealer.
You mean the red mage isn&#39;t a mix of white/black like in the old days?

[SALvation]

Red mage is a mix of black and white mages, and also the skills of a warrior. Jack of all trades, master of none.

[Dissectional]

Ahhh...well that may be the route I go. I am assuming however that the red mage won&#39;t have the ability to cast high level black spells....I have time, I am updating the game right now anyway.

[SALvation]

Don&#39;t forget there are subjobs in FFXI. Once you hit lvl 18, you get to pick a second job and gain the abilities of that job also. Right now I am a black mage, but when I hit 18 I plan on making either red or white mage my subjob so I could heal myself while causing uber damage.

[SALvation]

Bah, I forgot about the update tonight. After you get the initial 2 hour update, there is a new one today which adds a new area for high level players and a bunch more stuff. Lots of extra goodies for a free update. :)

[Dissectional]

:bawling:

I am thinking a BM/RM/Summoner?

Or maybe a BM/Samurai/Summoner?

I don&#39;t know...I know that I want bring the hurt, that is my immediate goal.

[SALvation]

Here&#39;s a list of changes from today&#39;s update:

http://www.playonline.com/comnewsus/200402264502.html

[Slice]

Actually the servers were updated at 12:00 PM Eastern time today and all along I thought it was tonight at midnight. :P The upgrade takes about 30 min.

[Dissectional]

Good, then I should be all set seeing as I got the updates at about 11 last night.
Everytime I start the game though, it is telling me to install and register Rise of the
Zilart. Well, I know I installed it according to the instructions, but where can I register it?
And is it supposed to show up in the PlayOnline game list?

[SALvation]

It doesn&#39;t show up in the games list. You have to register it through PlayOnline but I forget where. I think you go into the menu screen which lists your content IDs. I can grab the screen tonight if you still need it then.

[Dissectional]

Kewl. I will look for it later on then, and let you know if I can&#39;t find it, but I am sure I won&#39;t have any issues.

[Mr Clean]

Questions:

Is there a monthly fee for this and how much?

Has anyone played this FF and DAOC (or Everquest) and how do the two compare?

[Slice]

If you get a good party like one warrior (tank) a dark knight a white mage a red mage a thief and a black mage and are around level 17 go to D-6 in the dunes. Camp at the base of the mountain there and have the warrior pull goblins from the woods and bring back to camp. We were getting 200 exp each per monster there. I leveled 2 times yesterday doing this.

[Dissectional]

Well, seeing as I just started, and I can&#39;t even find the dude to give my coupon too (I have since then, I just have to do it) I don&#39;t think that Goblin hunting is quite ready for me yet.
But, I will get with MarX and keep that in mind.

[SALvation]

Originally posted by Mr Clean@Feb 27 2004, 12:25 AM
Questions:

Is there a monthly fee for this and how much?

Has anyone played this FF and DAOC (or Everquest) and how do the two compare?
Yes there is a monthly fee of &#036;12.95/month with a 30-day free trial. Also, if you want more than one character, it is an additional &#036;1/month per character. The good part is that there really is no need for additional characters because your main toon can have 2 jobs at once and freely (kinda) switch between any job, and level that job and skills independently of others.

I have played both this and DAOC and like FFXI MUCH more. You may have seen a mysterious character named "GameMecca" hanging around the outlaws house last month...that was me seeing if DAOC was for me again (I played it when it forst came out too).

The basic idea of the two games is pretty much the same, except FFXI has a slight storyline. The level cap in FFXI is 75 opposed to 50 in DAOC. There are 1000+ quests, plus almost a hundred missions which pertain to the story. FFXI also has an auction house feature which acts like an in-game eBay for items and equipment.

Grouping is much more necessary in FFXI than DAOC which is good and bad. The good is that there are a ton of people on the servers and its easy to find groups. The bad is once you get passed level 20, its almost impossible to solo.

Also, FFXI is the first cross-console MMORPG. On March 23rd, it will be released for PS2 and they will be in the same world and servers as the PC people. That should be pretty interesting.

There&#39;s a ton more to the game but my hands would get tired typing. Here are some links you should check out for more info. Bottom line is the game is at least worth the price of admission just for the free trial.

Official Site (http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml)

Great FFXI Forums (http://vnboards.ign.com/FFXI_General_Board/b22412)

GameSpy Stories (http://www.gamespy.com/lostinvanadiel/)

Good Read (http://www.gamespy.com/articles/january04/ffxi/)

[Slice]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 26 2004, 12:01 AM
Don&#39;t forget there are subjobs in FFXI. Once you hit lvl 18, you get to pick a second job and gain the abilities of that job also. Right now I am a black mage, but when I hit 18 I plan on making either red or white mage my subjob so I could heal myself while causing uber damage.
You don&#39;t just get the job though, you have to do the quest. You need a Damsil worm, crab apron, and some skull off of a ghoul. The skull is supposed to be the hardest to get. I am doing the quest now. :bawling:

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Slice+Feb 28 2004, 06:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Slice @ Feb 28 2004, 06:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SALvation@Feb 26 2004, 12:01 AM
Don&#39;t forget there are subjobs in FFXI. Once you hit lvl 18, you get to pick a second job and gain the abilities of that job also. Right now I am a black mage, but when I hit 18 I plan on making either red or white mage my subjob so I could heal myself while causing uber damage.
You don&#39;t just get the job though, you have to do the quest. You need a Damsil worm, crab apron, and some skull off of a ghoul. The skull is supposed to be the hardest to get. I am doing the quest now. :bawling: [/b][/quote]
:rofl:
Good luck sucka&#33; I am content at the moment with my Lvl 2 BM quests...here, bring this salve to my dumbass husband...lol

I have bought Poison tho...phear

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Dissectional+Feb 28 2004, 07:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dissectional @ Feb 28 2004, 07:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Slice@Feb 28 2004, 06:37 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-SALvation@Feb 26 2004, 12:01 AM
Don&#39;t forget there are subjobs in FFXI. Once you hit lvl 18, you get to pick a second job and gain the abilities of that job also. Right now I am a black mage, but when I hit 18 I plan on making either red or white mage my subjob so I could heal myself while causing uber damage.
You don&#39;t just get the job though, you have to do the quest. You need a Damsil worm, crab apron, and some skull off of a ghoul. The skull is supposed to be the hardest to get. I am doing the quest now. :bawling:
:rofl:
Good luck sucka&#33; I am content at the moment with my Lvl 2 BM quests...here, bring this salve to my dumbass husband...lol

I have bought Poison tho...phear [/b][/quote]
Okay, I lied. I just ran the stretch to get batagreens for the Inkeeper, and that was tedious. Almost lost it on account of a nervous Goblin Mugger.

I know that I have just started, but when do the &#39;real&#39; missions and quests start?

I could have taken on a mission to trounce some Orcish Scouts, but I have feeling that I am not quite ready for that.

I noticed that when I run through the city, I am being &#39;examined&#39;...what is that all about?

[SALvation]

When people check you (CTRL-C) to see your level, equipment, and bazaar, it will say you are being examined.

From what I&#39;ve heard, you need to be at least lvl 20 to start experiencing the game. If you are a BLM, the level grind is slow but once you hit about 11, people really start to ask you to be in a group. I suggest concentrating on leveling for a bit, then look for groups. Then the game starts getting really fun.

[SALvation]

Dis, if you&#39;re a BLM, check out this forum:

http://vnboards.ign.com/The_Black_Mage/b22534/

Great info there.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by SALvation@Feb 29 2004, 01:28 AM
Dis, if you&#39;re a BLM, check out this forum:

http://vnboards.ign.com/The_Black_Mage/b22534/

Great info there.
:thumbs:

[Slice]

I finished the quest for subjob and am starting it today. I asked higher people to help me get the skull from a ghoul and they did so I lucked out.

[Dissectional]

Kewl. MarX helped me out today by following me around casting Protect and Cure on me while I fought monsters that I had NO business fighting. I managed to get an orcash axe for my first mission, and now I am level 5 and have learned water.
I just started this new character yesterday&#33; :w00t:

[[EvL]Dakota]

If you have problems finding a group around Selbina you can take a boat ride to Mhaura and do the subjob quest over there. I think the Mhaura quest seems to be a little easier.

[Mr Clean]

Originally posted by SALvation+Feb 27 2004, 03:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SALvation @ Feb 27 2004, 03:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mr Clean@Feb 27 2004, 12:25 AM
Questions:

Is there a monthly fee for this and how much?

Has anyone played this FF and DAOC (or Everquest) and how do the two compare?
Yes there is a monthly fee of &#036;12.95/month with a 30-day free trial. Also, if you want more than one character, it is an additional &#036;1/month per character. The good part is that there really is no need for additional characters because your main toon can have 2 jobs at once and freely (kinda) switch between any job, and level that job and skills independently of others.

I have played both this and DAOC and like FFXI MUCH more. You may have seen a mysterious character named "GameMecca" hanging around the outlaws house last month...that was me seeing if DAOC was for me again (I played it when it forst came out too).

The basic idea of the two games is pretty much the same, except FFXI has a slight storyline. The level cap in FFXI is 75 opposed to 50 in DAOC. There are 1000+ quests, plus almost a hundred missions which pertain to the story. FFXI also has an auction house feature which acts like an in-game eBay for items and equipment.

Grouping is much more necessary in FFXI than DAOC which is good and bad. The good is that there are a ton of people on the servers and its easy to find groups. The bad is once you get passed level 20, its almost impossible to solo.

Also, FFXI is the first cross-console MMORPG. On March 23rd, it will be released for PS2 and they will be in the same world and servers as the PC people. That should be pretty interesting.

There&#39;s a ton more to the game but my hands would get tired typing. Here are some links you should check out for more info. Bottom line is the game is at least worth the price of admission just for the free trial.

Official Site (http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml)

Great FFXI Forums (http://vnboards.ign.com/FFXI_General_Board/b22412)

GameSpy Stories (http://www.gamespy.com/lostinvanadiel/)

Good Read (http://www.gamespy.com/articles/january04/ffxi/) [/b][/quote]
Thank you Sal...

I did see you hanging around the guild house...I thought we finally got a cleaning lady... :P

[Dissectional]

Mr Clean, you should check it out. You need another monthly fee, don&#39;t you?

[Mr Clean]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 1 2004, 03:32 PM
Mr Clean, you should check it out. You need another monthly fee, don&#39;t you?
Like I need another wife :P

I am ordering Call of Duty but after that I think I will eventually check out FF :thumbs:

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Mr Clean+Mar 1 2004, 06:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mr Clean @ Mar 1 2004, 06:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dissectional@Mar 1 2004, 03:32 PM
Mr Clean, you should check it out.&nbsp; You need another monthly fee, don&#39;t you?
Like I need another wife :P

[/b][/quote]
:rofl:

[|SCK|Sephiroth]

I am about to star up ff11 after a month and 1/2 off. When I left I was lvl 28 war and lvl 8 mnk. once I hit 30, I am going for dark knight and start the process of lvling up all over again :/

Luckly my great sword skill is maxed for my lvl and I am almost capped with sycth. So my Drk days are about to begin&#33;

[Slice]

I just leveled my white mage to 7 and learned protect. Yay :) There are 9 of us playing on the same server and we all talk to each other on Ventrilo while playing. Our plan is to all get to 25 and then we will always have party members. A couple of us are at 25 already and they are waiting for the rest of us to level.

[Dissectional]

Sweet...I just got my butt kicked again by those killer sheep&#33;

The thing that is really bothering me is my lack of armor for the black mage. I don&#39;t mind having to fight weaker monsters, and having to rest often to recover my MP, but the best piece of armor I have is a robe, and now someone wants me to get 3 sheepskins for them...sheep are tough, that is all I have to say. I swear I have been all over San&#39;Doria looking for armor and have come up empty.

No wonder you don&#39;t see many BLM&#39;s around. :bawling:

[SALvation]

The first few levels suck for BLMs. You have to melee and you don&#39;t have a great arsenal of spells. It&#39;s all worth it though when you hit the teens and groups send you invites the minute you log on. Everyone wants a BLM in their party. :)

[Slice]

Diss did you try the armor shop rather then just the auction house?

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Slice@Mar 3 2004, 01:21 PM
Diss did you try the armor shop rather then just the auction house?
Yep, that is how I got wrapped up in the "Sheepskin Quest"...and my multiple untimely demise.. :rofl:

[SALvation]

Hey Dis check out this page for a good guide on being a BLM.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/fil..._black_mage.txt (http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/final_fantasy_xi_black_mage.txt)

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by SALvation@Mar 3 2004, 02:24 PM
Hey Dis check out this page for a good guide on being a BLM.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/fil..._black_mage.txt (http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/final_fantasy_xi_black_mage.txt)
:thumbs:

[Dissectional]

Frustration abounds&#33; Man...being a BLM is tough...I have died at least 4 times today, and even leveled down... :bawling:

If anyone is going to be a black mage, make sure you have someone to help you get past level 10...or maybe 13 so you can at least use Aero and Fire.

Water just isn&#39;t cutting it anymore.

[Slice]

Just stay close to the castle in West Ronafare and kill decents and easy stuff. The decent with high defence you might want to avoid. Stay away from Orcs and gobs that are close to each other. Oh and at night watch out for Bones and the wolf.

[SALvation]

Actually you should soloing as a BLM until 10-12. If you group you will just get less exp. Also, as a BLM, you should never attack anything more than an "easy". "Decents" will kill you most of the time. What I did was go around and kill "easy&#39;s" by doing:

Bind
Water
Aero
Water
Aero

Also try and get Blaze Spikes as its super important when you are soloing in the early levels. It gets easier as you get more spells and keep at it. Also make sure you have as much +INT equipment as you can buy as that is the main factor for BLMs and their spell strength.

[Dissectional]

Yeah, I guess I am resigning myself to a long slow level up for the time being.

Maybe I will do a little fishing on the side...

[Slice]

Just buy some gil and pimp out your black mage. LOL, 1 million gil sells for &#036;559.99. Imagine having a million gil. http://www.ige.com/mg/default.asp?gid=6

[Sepra]

I was always wondering who that gamemecca person was hanging around the guild house ph34r :D

Anyway, the game looks cool. Are there any sites that have player made movies of some sort to show gameplay?

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Slice@Mar 6 2004, 10:09 AM
Just buy some gil and pimp out your black mage. LOL, 1 million gil sells for &#036;559.99. Imagine having a million gil. http://www.ige.com/mg/default.asp?gid=6
That is crazy....I am sure some dumb ass is buying it tho.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Sepra@Mar 7 2004, 03:57 AM
I was always wondering who that gamemecca person was hanging around the guild house ph34r :D

Anyway, the game looks cool. Are there any sites that have player made movies of some sort to show gameplay?
You should see if Slice has made any. You wouldn&#39;t want to see any of me...dying a lot...running around in circles...sitting by a tree and crying... :rofl:

On another note, Sal, you have thrown out some good info. Being a RM do you use any macros? Do you know of any place that has some decent ones I can look at? Most of these boards want you to have a paid subscription to look at macros.
I wrote a couple simple ones last night, but I would like to see a more advanced macro so I could do something silly like have my character say "Sit still&#33;" while I cast Bind on him...or something to that effect.

[Slice]

I got my new job ability last night. It is called flee. I can use it every 5 minutes and can run as fast as a chokobo for 30 seconds. Let&#39;s me get away from anything attacking me. It is so funny running that fast.

[SALvation]

Take a look at this page as there are some good guides here:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/27610.html

You can find a macro guide there too. As a BLM, it is pretty much required that you have all your spells macroed by the time you start grouping. I use macros for every spell and job ability, and I highly suggest you do too. Some of the more pro groups will actually kick you for not having macros set.

All my macros have just 2 steps, the action and the description to the group. For example:

/ma "Fire" <t>
/p Casting Fire on <t>

The above will cast fire on your target and then say you are casting fire. You want to make sure you tell your party what you are doing so that they can time magic bursts (described in the guides). My macro for bind is:

/ma "Bind" <t>
/p casting Bind on <t>

I&#39;ll link to a good page on macros when I get home, but this should be a good start for you.

[Dissectional]

:thumbs:

[Sepra]

What are the oportunities for higher level toons? Is it entirely based on NPC gameplay?

[SALvation]

Actually, very little of the game is based on NPC interaction. The game is 98% group oriented with interaction with other real people. You just interact with the NPCs for normal stuff like quests and missions. As for high levels, Square just released an update which contained an entirely new area for high levels only. It&#39;s about the size of a DAOC expansion pack for free. Also, "higher level" has a much different meaning in FFXI as the level cap is 75 and the grind is a little bit harder. It would probably take at least a few months of gametime to get up there.

[Sepra]

Ahh yes, I understand there is interaction with people behind the characters but is there a PvP aspect? (player vs player) Or is it entirely Co-op? The game looks very cool but I really enjoy the intense gameplay of PvP and was wondering if it also had the same oportunity.

[Jive88]

Originally posted by Dissectional+Mar 7 2004, 06:51 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dissectional @ Mar 7 2004, 06:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 6 2004, 10:09 AM
Just buy some gil and pimp out your black mage.&nbsp; LOL, 1 million gil sells for &#036;559.99.&nbsp; Imagine having a million gil.&nbsp; http://www.ige.com/mg/default.asp?gid=6
That is crazy....I am sure some dumb ass is buying it tho. [/b][/quote]
Yeah your right, what kind of dumbass would do that? ;)

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Jive88+Mar 11 2004, 06:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jive88 @ Mar 11 2004, 06:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 7 2004, 06:51 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 6 2004, 10:09 AM
Just buy some gil and pimp out your black mage.* LOL, 1 million gil sells for &#036;559.99.* Imagine having a million gil.* http://www.ige.com/mg/default.asp?gid=6
That is crazy....I am sure some dumb ass is buying it tho.
Yeah your right, what kind of dumbass would do that? ;) [/b][/quote]
What&#39;s funny is I saw the other amounts...like 9 bucks for 10k gil.
I may have to retract my statement.. :hmmm: :rofl:

[SALvation]

Originally posted by Sepra@Mar 11 2004, 06:21 PM
Ahh yes, I understand there is interaction with people behind the characters but is there a PvP aspect? (player vs player) Or is it entirely Co-op? The game looks very cool but I really enjoy the intense gameplay of PvP and was wondering if it also had the same oportunity.
There&#39;s no PvP yet but its planned for an upcoming update. I&#39;m not sure exactly when or in what way PvP will actually happen, but Sony said its coming.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by SALvation+Mar 11 2004, 06:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SALvation @ Mar 11 2004, 06:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Sepra@Mar 11 2004, 06:21 PM
Ahh yes, I understand there is interaction with people behind the characters but is there a PvP aspect?&nbsp; (player vs player) Or is it entirely Co-op?&nbsp; The game looks very cool but I really enjoy the intense gameplay of PvP and was wondering if it also had the same oportunity.
There&#39;s no PvP yet but its planned for an upcoming update. I&#39;m not sure exactly when or in what way PvP will actually happen, but Sony said its coming. [/b][/quote]
I heard that it was going to be in the update later this month.

[Dissectional]

I have seen a whole bunch of places that will sell/auction characters. items and equipment on a per server basis, and once the transaction is complete with deliver the items to your mog house. How in the hell do they have access to my mog house? Do they use that delivery service to do that, the same way money is delivered when you buy something from the AH?

[Slice]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 12 2004, 11:53 AM
I have seen a whole bunch of places that will sell/auction characters. items and equipment on a per server basis, and once the transaction is complete with deliver the items to your mog house.&nbsp; How in the hell do they have access to my mog house?&nbsp; Do they use that delivery service to do that, the same way money is delivered when you buy something from the AH?
LOL, they don&#39;t have access. You can send items through the delivery service which is usually a person standing next to the auction house or auction area.

You can also do bazare and sell items on your person. So when someone examines you they can check to see what you have for sale. You can also buy from other peoples bazare. Lots of times people will hang out in front of the auction house and offer cheaper prices.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Slice+Mar 12 2004, 01:02 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Slice @ Mar 12 2004, 01:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dissectional@Mar 12 2004, 11:53 AM
I have seen a whole bunch of places that will sell/auction characters. items and equipment on a per server basis, and once the transaction is complete with deliver the items to your mog house.* How in the hell do they have access to my mog house?* Do they use that delivery service to do that, the same way money is delivered when you buy something from the AH?
LOL, they don&#39;t have access. You can send items through the delivery service which is usually a person standing next to the auction house or auction area.

You can also do bazare and sell items on your person. So when someone examines you they can check to see what you have for sale. You can also buy from other peoples bazare. Lots of times people will hang out in front of the auction house and offer cheaper prices. [/b][/quote]
That is what I thought...I have the bazaar thing and the AH figured out. But I have never used the delivery service...and I was like "How would this fool get items to this other guy?" Pshht...

[Dissectional]

w00t&#33; One of the guys in my linkshell GAVE me the Hermits Wand yesterday&#33;
And MarX helped me with the Missing Boy mission&#33;

[SALvation]

Cool, i just finished the Windurst 1.3 mission last night. Also, we have a FFXI linkshell now on GM so scroll down to the bottom and talk more FFXI&#33;

[[EvL]Dakota]

I spent all weekend playing this. I even took off Friday from work for it. I finally got the chocobo license. That quest is a pain. It takes close to 6 hours from start to finish.

[Thundarr]

OK, since I keep dying so darn much, it&#39;s taking me a while to level up, I even got to level down briefly right after I went to level 4 and got killed... So I am Lvl. 5 Red Mage for now... :rolleyes: Fun though&#33; :thumbs:

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Mar 15 2004, 10:55 AM
I spent all weekend playing this. I even took off Friday from work for it. I finally got the chocobo license. That quest is a pain. It takes close to 6 hours from start to finish.
:rofl: You&#39;re sick bro... :thumbs:

[Slice]

Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated. :rofl: I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times. Two more till my advanced job. :D

[[EvL]Dakota]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 15 2004, 04:37 PM
:rofl: You&#39;re sick bro... :thumbs:
:rofl: Actually I wish I really was sick so that I could be at home playing instead of working right now&#33; :lol:

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota+Mar 16 2004, 09:45 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE ([EvL]Dakota @ Mar 16 2004, 09:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dissectional@Mar 15 2004, 04:37 PM
:rofl:&nbsp; You&#39;re sick bro... :thumbs:
:rofl: Actually I wish I really was sick so that I could be at home playing instead of working right now&#33; :lol: [/b][/quote]
I hear that&#33;

[Viper]

Originally posted by Slice@Mar 15 2004, 04:56 PM
Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated. :rofl: I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times. Two more till my advanced job. :D
wow i see where your mind is slice&#33; THANKS FOR HELPING THE REST OF OUR LS OUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; you have the patiences of a ****in 3 year old slice&#33; man you piss me off&#33; we all are waitin for the other people like jarvis (which is only level 22) and you have to have it your way&#33;&#33;&#33; why don&#39;t you spend some more money and buy some gil&#33; GOD YOU PISS ME OFF SLICE&#33;

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Viper+Mar 16 2004, 05:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Viper @ Mar 16 2004, 05:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 15 2004, 04:56 PM
Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated.&nbsp; :rofl:&nbsp; I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times.&nbsp; Two more till my advanced job. :D
wow i see where your mind is slice&#33; THANKS FOR HELPING THE REST OF OUR LS OUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; you have the patiences of a ****in 3 year old slice&#33; man you piss me off&#33; we all are waitin for the other people like jarvis (which is only level 22) and you have to have it your way&#33;&#33;&#33; why don&#39;t you spend some more money and buy some gil&#33; GOD YOU PISS ME OFF SLICE&#33; [/b][/quote]
:rofl:

[Dissectional]

I went to the other cave at King Ronperre&#39;s tomb last night with another BLM and two WAR...we got our butt&#39;s whooped...ugh.

[[EvL]Dakota]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 17 2004, 01:11 PM
I went to the other cave at King Ronperre&#39;s tomb last night with another BLM and two WAR...we got our butt&#39;s whooped...ugh.
Yeah. That place is tough. The enemies are so close together in there and I think all of them aggro.

[Slice]

Originally posted by Viper+Mar 16 2004, 06:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Viper @ Mar 16 2004, 06:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 15 2004, 04:56 PM
Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated.&nbsp; :rofl:&nbsp; I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times.&nbsp; Two more till my advanced job. :D
wow i see where your mind is slice&#33; THANKS FOR HELPING THE REST OF OUR LS OUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; you have the patiences of a ****in 3 year old slice&#33; man you piss me off&#33; we all are waitin for the other people like jarvis (which is only level 22) and you have to have it your way&#33;&#33;&#33; why don&#39;t you spend some more money and buy some gil&#33; GOD YOU PISS ME OFF SLICE&#33; [/b][/quote]
:rofl:

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota+Mar 17 2004, 09:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE ([EvL]Dakota @ Mar 17 2004, 09:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dissectional@Mar 17 2004, 01:11 PM
I went to the other cave at King Ronperre&#39;s tomb last night with another BLM and two WAR...we got our butt&#39;s whooped...ugh.
Yeah. That place is tough. The enemies are so close together in there and I think all of them aggro. [/b][/quote]
Yah, we attacked a Goblin Tinkerer and the end result of that was being attacked by a frickin&#39; squadron of Wind Bats.

[Ms Dara]

What linkshell are you guys in? I&#39;m on <span style='color:purple'>Leviathan and my linkshell is WondrousSouls</span>

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by Ms Dara@Mar 17 2004, 01:37 PM
What linkshell are you guys in? I&#39;m on <span style='color:purple'>Leviathan and my linkshell is WondrousSouls</span>
Bismarck server and my linkshell is Burnination.
Me being the junior member of said LS.

[Viper]

Originally posted by Slice+Mar 17 2004, 02:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Slice @ Mar 17 2004, 02:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Viper@Mar 16 2004, 06:16 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 15 2004, 04:56 PM
Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated.* :rofl:* I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times.* Two more till my advanced job. :D
wow i see where your mind is slice&#33; THANKS FOR HELPING THE REST OF OUR LS OUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; you have the patiences of a ****in 3 year old slice&#33; man you piss me off&#33; we all are waitin for the other people like jarvis (which is only level 22) and you have to have it your way&#33;&#33;&#33; why don&#39;t you spend some more money and buy some gil&#33; GOD YOU PISS ME OFF SLICE&#33;
:rofl: [/b][/quote]
i am glad you unequip the linkshell and aren&#39;t on ventrilo anymore so i don&#39;t have to listen to your drunkin ass and have to baby you around. so i can at least say thank you for that :lol:

[Slice]

Originally posted by Viper+Mar 18 2004, 12:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Viper @ Mar 18 2004, 12:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Slice@Mar 17 2004, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by Viper@Mar 16 2004, 06:16 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Slice@Mar 15 2004, 04:56 PM
Lol, I don&#39;t know what to do for the next 4 hours while the servers are being updated.* :rofl:* I just played for like 12 hours straight and leveled 3 times.* Two more till my advanced job. :D
wow i see where your mind is slice&#33; THANKS FOR HELPING THE REST OF OUR LS OUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; you have the patiences of a ****in 3 year old slice&#33; man you piss me off&#33; we all are waitin for the other people like jarvis (which is only level 22) and you have to have it your way&#33;&#33;&#33; why don&#39;t you spend some more money and buy some gil&#33; GOD YOU PISS ME OFF SLICE&#33;
:rofl:
i am glad you unequip the linkshell and aren&#39;t on ventrilo anymore so i don&#39;t have to listen to your drunkin ass and have to baby you around. so i can at least say thank you for that :lol: [/b][/quote]
Are you glad or more like mad. Seems like you have a problem with me and you shouldn&#39;t be dragging it in to this forum. Grow up and stop being such a p uss y.

[Viper]

hey what is everyone level i am just curious and i am to lazy to go back and look.


26RDM/12BLM
elevan male

[Viper]

FF cartoon (http://www.fluidweb.net/ffxi_animation.htm)

[Viper]

thank you slice for hosting this at GODS&#33;

http://www.godsclans.com/forums/uploads/post-36-1078532337.gif




Burning Blade + Combo = Fusion
Burning Blade + Serpha (sp) Strike = Fusion

anybody else now how to do any other level 2 SC?

[Sepra]

Did anyone find a video/trailer of the game? I&#39;m curious too see what the gameplay is like and was having trouble finding anything through google.

[SALvation]

Here&#39;s the TV commercial that&#39;s running:

Commercial (http://www.gametrailers.com/vault-f2.html)

Just pick it out of the list.

[Sepra]

Originally posted by SALvation@Mar 18 2004, 11:20 AM
Here&#39;s the TV commercial that&#39;s running:

Commercial (http://www.gametrailers.com/vault-f2.html)

Just pick it out of the list.
:thumbs: "The Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicals-Gameplay" was exactly what I was looking for. Thx&#33;

[[EvL]Dakota]

Try going here. http://square.radix.accelia.net/v1.asx It&#39;s a live cam on one of the servers. Not sure which one though. It actually spends a lot of time showing towns but you occasionally see gameplay outside.

[SALvation]

Are you thinking about joining up Sepra?

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Mar 18 2004, 12:08 PM
Try going here. http://square.radix.accelia.net/v1.asx It&#39;s a live cam on one of the servers. Not sure which one though. It actually spends a lot of time showing towns but you occasionally see gameplay outside.
That link is teh win&#33; I just hogged my employers bandwidth and wasted 40 minutes of my day just watching what was going on... :rofl:

[[EvL]Dakota]

Yeah I used to watch that all the time before buying the game. I think watching it helped me decide that even though monthly payments suck, it&#39;s still worth it.

[[EvL]Dakota]

Hey Diss. I see your level 12 with your Black mage. Since your home town is Sandoria you may want to check this out. http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view...ory_select_id=3 (http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view=Quests.Detail&id=177&category_select_id=3) I think I ended up buying the beastman&#39;s blood from the Auction which was a whole lot less than the price of the Drain scroll itself. You have to be rank 2 to get into the castle to talk to the guy though.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL
Dakota,Mar 19 2004, 09:47 AM] Hey Diss. I see your level 12 with your Black mage. Since your home town is Sandoria you may want to check this out. http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view...ory_select_id=3 (http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view=Quests.Detail&id=177&category_select_id=3) I think I ended up buying the beastman&#39;s blood from the Auction which was a whole lot less than the price of the Drain scroll itself. You have to be rank 2 to get into the castle to talk to the guy though.
Cool, I will check that out. I am rank2 now and the Drain Scroll was next on my list

How do you check your fame?

[[EvL]Dakota]

Im thinking about paying a monthly extra dollar for starting another character. I was wondering if I can start that character on a different server? I would think that I could but wasn&#39;t sure.

[SALvation]

Originally posted by Dissectional+Mar 19 2004, 09:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dissectional @ Mar 19 2004, 09:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-[EvL
Dakota,Mar 19 2004, 09:47 AM] Hey Diss. I see your level 12 with your Black mage. Since your home town is Sandoria you may want to check this out. http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view...ory_select_id=3 (http://db.ffvault.ign.com/db/View.php?view=Quests.Detail&id=177&category_select_id=3) I think I ended up buying the beastman&#39;s blood from the Auction which was a whole lot less than the price of the Drain scroll itself. You have to be rank 2 to get into the castle to talk to the guy though.
Cool, I will check that out. I am rank2 now and the Drain Scroll was next on my list

How do you check your fame? [/b][/quote]
There is a certain person in each town that will tell you your fame. Unfortunately I don&#39;t remember who it is. :)

[[EvL]Dakota]

I read this off of another site&#39;s forum so im not 100% sure if it&#39;s right or not. Try talking to Namonutice in South Sandoria at position K-6. I wasn&#39;t sure who to talk to either. Guess I just had enough fame at the right time.

[Dissectional]

:thumbs:

[Sepra]

Originally posted by SALvation@Mar 18 2004, 12:52 PM
Are you thinking about joining up Sepra?
Graphics are awesome but not too sure, maybe I&#39;ll try it if they come out with a PvP expansion. The feeling of leveling up and building your toon (hoping you made the right choices), then going into the high lvl PvP battling in combat with somtimes over 100 players simutaniously is incredibly intense and I&#39;m kind of addicted to that aspect of gameplay right now. Almost like survival of the fittest.

[Dissectional]

Bad...bad....bad...

last night while running around in teh Dunes I leveled twice&#33; Later on, I got with a party and DIED&#33; Level down....bah....

Think I may head back to Sandy and see how my plant is doing.

[[EvL]Dakota]

Did you ever end up getting your Drain scroll?

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Mar 24 2004, 09:44 AM
Did you ever end up getting your Drain scroll?
Nope. The night I was going to go after it, one of the guys in my LS dragged me down to the Dunes, so I still don&#39;t have it. I am thinking about heading back to the city tonight, razzin some ps2 noobs, then working on the Drain scroll quest.

[[EvL]Dakota]

So have you worked on any other classes yet Diss? Here is the update on my classes. Thief lvl23, Black Mage lvl20, White Mage lvl13.

[Dissectional]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Mar 25 2004, 12:01 PM
So have you worked on any other classes yet Diss? Here is the update on my classes. Thief lvl23, Black Mage lvl20, White Mage lvl13.
Nope...been stickin to BLM right now.

I may start to monkey with other classes here soon, but I am itching to do more quests and missions right now.

[ZeLL]

LV 31 War, LV 24 Drk, LV 8 Blm, LV 7 Mnk

i think i&#39;m going to quit, haven&#39;t played in a couple weeks.

its too time consuming :WTF:

[Dissectional]

Don&#39;t be a sissy. I died 5 times yesterday and I am still playing.

Word of advice. Don&#39;t group with noobs who don&#39;t know how to use Provoke...or who pull with Provoke. :bandhead:

[Thundarr]

Originally posted by Dissectional@Mar 28 2004, 10:16 AM
Don&#39;t be a sissy.&nbsp; I died 5 times yesterday and I am still playing.

Word of advice.&nbsp; Don&#39;t group with noobs who don&#39;t know how to use Provoke...or who pull with Provoke.&nbsp; :bandhead:
Or group with noobs who are too much lower level than you to even draw aggro for ya...LOL :angel:

Don&#39;t stop now, Zell&#33; Unless it&#39;s cutting into other more important things like work, school, friends and family... :blink:

[[EvL]Dakota]

I finally decided to start another character. It&#39;s kind of nice because when my friends aren&#39;t playing I can play as my new character without having to run all the way back to town to switch classes.

[Dissectional]

That is an idea.. :hmmm:

But, I think I am going to work on making my BLM the UBER BLM of the Millenia&#33;

Or something like that...

[Slice]

I agree Black Mage is really fun. :thumbs:

[[EvL]Dakota]

Black mage is a lot of fun. I started a Warrior with my other character and it seems so boring after playing a mage.

[Slice]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Apr 6 2004, 02:49 PM
Black mage is a lot of fun. I started a Warrior with my other character and it seems so boring after playing a mage.
I don&#39;t even think I am going to bother leveling my thief anymore because it got so boring. We had a party last night with 3 blm, 1whm, 2war at lvl 8&9 in the dunes and we did so much damage with 3 blm and I lvl&#39;d to 11. :)

[Slice]

Originally posted by [EvL]Dakota@Apr 6 2004, 02:49 PM
Black mage is a lot of fun. I started a Warrior with my other character and it seems so boring after playing a mage.
I don&#39;t even think I am going to bother leveling my thief anymore because it got so boring. We had a party last night with 3 blm, 1whm, 2war at lvl 8&9 in the dunes and we did so much damage with 3 blm and I lvl&#39;d to 11. :)

[[EvL]Dakota]

Yeah my main job on my other character is a Level 26 theif. I like playing as a thief but I have a lot of trouble getting in groups when I do.

[[EvL]Dakota]

Yeah my main job on my other character is a Level 26 theif. I like playing as a thief but I have a lot of trouble getting in groups when I do.

[Slice]

I don&#39;t like the fact that all your damage attacks have to come from behind as a thief. It gets really frustrating when you miss a sneak/trick attack combo because somebody in your party either provoked as you were about to do it or the monster moves or something.

[Slice]

I don&#39;t like the fact that all your damage attacks have to come from behind as a thief. It gets really frustrating when you miss a sneak/trick attack combo because somebody in your party either provoked as you were about to do it or the monster moves or something.

[Dissectional]

I think that is just a lack of party communication...

Rarely, I will get in a party that really has their sh1t together. I was lucky enough one time, I had a party that had everything macro&#39;d, our Pally held aggro, and we had a designated renkei. I had just learned Blizzard also. We were going through Damsel Flys like a hot knife through butter. I was able to pop off a MB on each MOB we pulled.

[Dissectional]

I think that is just a lack of party communication...

Rarely, I will get in a party that really has their sh1t together. I was lucky enough one time, I had a party that had everything macro&#39;d, our Pally held aggro, and we had a designated renkei. I had just learned Blizzard also. We were going through Damsel Flys like a hot knife through butter. I was able to pop off a MB on each MOB we pulled.