Welcome!

First things first… “Hey everybody in Vana'diel and thanks for coming over to read this site.”

Second, for those you know me in Vana'diel you might be surprised in a thing or two. I am currently a 3rd year male student in college. I am NOT in Middle school or High school.

The story of the young eleven. Told by the poor lad himself.
“Poor” in my case is having little or no money, ill fated, and lack of knowledge

My first experience with FFXI was when it was released in Oct. 28th 2003. It was a very interesting and memorable day in itself. Two other friends and myself was waiting on the game to be delivered by the post office, as it turns out I was the one who received it first. Afterward I was informed that I need to go out and gain some money fast in order to purchase this item called a “WorldPass” so they can join our same server. So after going out as a monk for about two hour (at this point we all realized mob drop 1-3gil if we are lucky…) and selling the goods to NPCs; I was able to attain about 150ish gil. With my two buddies on the phone and gilding to me to NPC this little event folds out.

“Ok you found it right?”
Ya, I hope my 150gil is enough
“Na I really don’t think it going to cost more then 100gil”
Shit….. You got to me shitting me?!
“What wrong?”
It cost 1567 gil (something around that number) this going to take forever
“Damn it…Well keep killing more monsters”
Wait I got an idea! (So I went around and found a Japanese player and with really bad Japanese I asked “Okane Kudasai”, this translated to “Money please”. With great luck I received the donation, Thank you who ever that was)
“Oh my God!!! We can’t believed that you did that and it work!!!”
>>>>>> Three hour latter<<<<<<<
“So what server are you in?”
I don’t know
>>>>>> 30 min later <<<<<
Oh I think the server is the name that appear as I logged on. Its called “Ba ha mut”.
“Bahamut????!!?? THE BAHAMUT???”
Ya, what so special about it?
”It the first server for FFXI, and it it should be loaded with Japenses players”
(Looks around) Ya seems like it, Seems we going to have a good time.

Being new to the whole MMORPG was kind of different from my ‘first one’, which was “Dark Age of Camelot” (I only played for one day). I tried running to town’s NPC guards when I was in danger, but they didn’t save me. I didn’t understand the whole idea of “Partying”. Being so I leveled up a Monk/Red mage. “I can solo AND heal myself”. But when you die soloing, your past hour was for nothing…… Around Dec. after I reached level 30, I had became too busy with school and gave up on the game. Also I hardly played with my friend because his internet was crap-tastic. He played till level 40ish and also ended in Feb. the following year.

In 2005 we played a bit of WOW. But due to my crap-tastic internet and work I stopped playing again.

In 2006 Feb. it had been to my knowledge that both of my friends been playing FFXI for a few months now, but didn’t care to join them. But on that ill fated night visiting my buddy house, he show me this Japanese translated flash call “Meeting Again”. The flash was very powerful and heart felt. It connected to me with my inner feeling; dreams and hopes that was wasn’t realized, friends that was lost. Then my friend told me “I got a thirty days trial, your semester is rough this time isn’t it? Take it and relax for a bit”. I knew that deep down once I begun playing that I wont be able to stop myself. But I wanted to experience Vana'diel once more.

I began as a Red mage, since it a good job to help you decided if you want to be a mage type or battle type char. But around level 20 I realized gil is pretty hard to come by. At this moment is where my painful memories of a THF begun. Hyourin told me about “Treasure Hunter” and how it helps with the whole farming process. Hence I agree to level up the THF. I wanted to stop at 15, but ended up at 25. Once at 25 Hyourin wanted to party with his PLD and my THF. So we really party together for the first time in Kazham, reaching level 30 for myself.

Since my THF reached 30, I went ahead and went and got my NIN job. Took my around six hours for the whole event. 7AM…Afterward it took me an extra four days to gain enough fame for Utsuemi quest. Then Hyourin found another party, so I decided to join him. He also mention that I should just level up to 35 for my Treasure Hunter II. So I did. I was also told that a THF at lvl 35 can solo o Goobbue (Pashhow Marshlands) for tree cuttings at lvl 32…..BS.

My THF inches toward 37 and I still haven’t decided what my official job would be. But I decided once I reached 40 to become a Corsair. But at 40 I was only two levels away from my first AF ever! So I decided to get to leveled to 42. Then I found out that Treasure Hunter II was level 45, argghhhh…. POS Hyourin. So now I am 45 just for Treasure Hunter II . I decided to farm for Cockatrice Meat to make some Meat Mithkabob. But the Cockatrice owned me… At this same time I meet a guy called “Matsutake” with a WHM 75second account. So with his help Hyourin and I level up to 50… So at this point I had level 50 THF, but only a level 10 Cor…Now I can hunt the Cockatrice.

Leveling up my Cor proved to be an really annoying. Since we needed to sub ranger, which was at level 1 for me…. Time to go level it up…

Then I meet up with Auto and Yellowbluebus. We party till level 55. Since I was level 55, it was ‘only’ two levels away from being able to wear “a” Scorpion Harness. Key word “A” not didn’t purchase on until level 61. At level 57 I then stopped FFXI for two month. During that time I tried out WOW again and Phatasy Star Universe (Piss Sucky Unplayable). All and all I then returned back to FFXI again..

So I am 57 now… I was really going to stop there.. Reallly I was because I hate being a THF. But….Hyourin showed me the THF level 60 weapon skill, “Dancing Edge”. Once I cam back to FFXI on Nov. 2006 the 12th on my last day at work, I had a dream….no an epic vision. THF 60 with Dancing Edge, RDM 30 (from 25), RNG 30 (from 25) and getting Cor and THF AFs.

Hyourin said “Man you are trying to get your AF in a week? It took my two month. You are rushing too fast, got to space yourself out. THF to 60? You where at 57 for two whole month!”

So I reached 60…… Then Coldwind from my LS wanted to PT with me…. So I reached 61….Cor at 50.

My vision was realized through sheer will by Nov. 18th with an extra day.

Dec 20th is the day my Cor officially became my highest class at level 62.

Same day I realized that level 75 Cor sub WHM. Not RNG. My WHM is at level 1.

So I begun as a RDM. Got a THF for money, had to level up WAR for THF sub. But at level 30 had to sub Nin instead for THF. I didn’t want to a ranger, but I had to do it for my Cor (back to Shitty Valkurm Dunes to Garlaige Citadel again).
Now it seems I have to do it once more… just once more. With WHM…. Then it be over….. I hope.

But playing a Cor is really fun, other then the fact that I throwing 35k and hour using bullets. So I am forever farming for money to toss at the monster. Sigh… I wish I wasn’t soo damn poor.

Dec 21th 2006-Yukimu