Holiday week

Pretty productive week in FFXI... mostly exp though. Got MNK and SAM both half way through AF levels (50s). I blame Ascii, I originally just planned to exp those jobs on Friday and Sunday static parties, but I ended getting a lot more exp than that... so much that I skipped Friday since I needed a little breather.

Both jobs at this point are pretty fun... as I like playing DD and being 50+, I have access to some fun toys. For MNK, its Retaliators which is the best MNK weapon from 50-70. That's 20 levels I don't need to worry about a new weapon. SAM gets Soboro, which is awesome for tp burn parties, as I get tp like crazy... though during exp I couldn't break the 200 dmg mark with Soboro ; ; It's pretty weak, so I'm leaning toward an attack and STR build, and pass on haste and accuracy pieces.

I might start focusing more on MNK from here on out, as it's a little easier to 2box. Basically, MNK just engages and just punches away, activating berserk, dodge, and focus when necessary. At 100% tp, Raging Fists. Rinse and repeat. Putting out 400-600 Raging Fists is pretty cool =D.

SAM is still doable 2boxing, but requires me to pay attention to it more. With Soboro, I constantly have to monitor my TP and use it ASAP to maximize my damage output. I also have to switch between Seigan and Hasso when appropriate, and Meditate whenever that is up. It's a little bit more micro management with SAM X.x I'm still able to pull it off, but I want to relax a bit 2boxing!!! D:

SAM 57, MNK 56 (I want them both to 75 D:). MNK AF complete and SAM AF 2/5

Things should be interesting now... I just bought Fallout 3 and CoD5 and I'm forseeing myself spending more time on PS3 again. I really enjoyed CoD4 and so far CoD5 online play is very similar to CoD4, just in WWII setting. It's a welcome change of pace to FFXI, since I get to get back into the competitive mode.