Been slacking a lot since the last post. Guess there just hasn't been much stuff happening.
As far as FFXI goes, I'm close to finishing up my 9th job to 75. My FoV thief is about 1/3 of the way to 73. I think FoV works for me for a couple of reasons. On average, I can get about 3000 exp in about 15 min if timed right, i.e. if I start FoV near the end of the game day, I can finish it for 1300 exp (plus exp I get from actually killing mobs) then start another FoV when the day changes. I usually then either log off and do other stuff, or do my crafting or other misc tasks until the next game day. There's never any downtime (as apposed to seeking endlessly) which is great. And I don't get stuck in long exp sessions and get burnt out. Alternatively, instead of timing my FoV sessions, I just start a training regime then log. Come back about one hour later or whenever, do the training regime, then immediately start another regime. Easy.
I should have it finished in a couple of weeks, then maybe see what kind of things I can 2box. Couple things I've been considering getting are Sirroco Kukri, Ungur Boomerang, and of course Joytoy. But we'll see how that goes... last time I tried camping Joytoy, I gave up after 6 or so hours due to Chary not popping and not wanting to compete for it. Other NMs are on similar pop conditions :(
Been considering Maat's cap too... most of the remaining Maat jobs are already 37, with SMN at 10. I just need them to 66 and just slack after that. DRK, DRG, RDM, BST, RNG, SMN. BST and SMN might be a pain to get parties with... but then again there's always FoV!
I've also started to craft again, this time leveling leathercraft. I've leveled cooking up to 93, and my leathercraft is now 63. I'm not exactly sure if I'll be able to bring leather up with my cooking already so high, considering you only get 40 levels to distribute to crafts that are above level 60. I'll keep leveling it and see what happens. It hasn't been to bad to get leather up to 63. I've probably spent a few hundred thousand to get it this far, which is pretty good. Most crafts were break even/small loss synths, with the exception of the raptor skin levels (50s). Couple thousand loss per synth, and for some reason I barely got any skillups, maybe like 1/10 got me 0.1 skill D:
Non-FFXI, let's see. Started to play Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta after reserving a copy at Gamestop. Deathmatch is fun... sorta. I feel it's just kind of a novelty thing right now, and I'll probably get bored with it soon-ish. I'm not really used to over the shoulder type games, but as long as it tides me over till Modern Warfare 2, I'll be happy. On the horizon, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, Super Mario Bros Wii, Uncharted 2. Fun times.
And, rl-wise, I am in escrow for a home purchase. Should close next month. Maybe all my plans for FFXI will get put on the backburner, for a long time, with house and upcoming PS3 games coming up. We'll see. Definitely won't be doing any hardcore anything in FFXI.
And Wu, if you still check up on this, sorry to see you go like that. I always thought you'd still be playing long after I was done with FFXI. You were the more dedicated and model FFXI player. My inconsistency with helping out on stuff is pretty well documented I'm sure, but you've always helped out whenever! Thanks for that. You came through big time for some of my CoP! GL in whatever you do!
Tune of the Moment: Richard Durand - Into Something
