Starting Back Up....

[Grenomar]

Yeah I know....this is probably going to be a pretty shitty experience, but i'm going to give it one last shot.

I'm going to play FFXI again (third time) starting next week. Everytime i've tried it, i've started as a warrior and things just didn't go so well, so i'm kicking it off as a whm going to try and lvl fast. If anyone is interested in lvling quickly with a static healer (which i completely understand if you cant touch this game ever again) just hit me up in this thread or in a pm.

I'll probably start thursday. Wish me luck!

[Swendle]

heh good luck man, i would take the dive with ya but i just cant do that to myself lol

[Faelor]

Maybe you shouldn't be playing it :p

[Tronco]

Soon Gren's blog will also look like this:

Things I Will Miss^^

Banned.
What a wonderful word.
/em waves goodbye to :
LFP
Bullshit time sinks designed to fuck you out of time and money
Failing a level 5 synth at level 65
Needless airship and boat rides that last 10-45 minutes, and the same useless cut scenes associated with them.
Having to pay to recharge a fucking whistle
In game shops that are closed
Being owned by easy prey
Elitist fucks that insist on the best gear but look down on gil buyers
SE doing nothing about RMT
Needing to buy gil in order to have fun
Retard farming
Needing at least 5 other players to do the simplest things
Limit breaks
Shitty drop rates
Lousy travel options
Stuck up BRD’s
FFXI Fanbois
Crap storage options
Spoiled brats that play FFXI for 10 hours a day and call other people lazy when they use income from a JOB to buy gil.
Shitty sneak and invisible timers
Trash rewards for quests and garbage drops from mobs
Sold out items at vendors
Vendors who can’t get stock because beastmen control a region, or some such shit excuse.
TP burn only jerks
SMN must main heal idiocy
Dying as you zone
Down leveling
Bastock
1 million gil sending limit nonsense
8 item delivery limitation
BST getting screwed over
SMN getting ignored every update
ToAU only party mentality
Lousy customer support
Lack of definitive answers because SE refuses to answer the simplest questions about moon phase, directional facing and drop rate influences.
The moronic sub-job concept
Being level 30 to unlock SMN and then just be a sub par WHM
/WHM only for SMN
/NIN plague now infecting everyone
RDM’s thinking they are pimps
Kwetarded chocobos
People to stupid to have oils and powders
Over nuking BLM’s
NIN’s that suck at recast timing
WAR’s that think they have a giant dick because of their rampage damage
Mobs that hit you with melee weapons from way beyond melee range
Players that think OP warps are worth a shit
WAR’s that insist on saying “Provoking” in party chat in their macro

And all the other needlessly stupid and lengthy time sinks that turned what could be a great game into a steaming pile of shit good only for chatting to friends made while commiserating about this annoying game.

My son, my best friend and his sons still play, so I will no doubt still hear about how shitty and useless (except for BLU) the updates are, and how chocobo racing still hasn’t been implemented 10 months after it was talked about, and how SMN still only main heal even if they get 10 more avatars.

That Salvage is just an excuse to force you to do the interesting concept, but shittily executed, Assault. And another way to force you to XP in ToAU to get ISP or whatever requirement is needed for it.

Time to start working on getting my son and friend banned so they will pick up WoW.

posted by Squeenix

[Tronco]

lol, this one is fucking hilarious too!

http://ffxitruth.blogspot.com/2006/11/ffxi-at-burger-world.html

[Waimzey]

Soon Gren's blog will also look like this:

Things I Will Miss^^

Banned.
What a wonderful word.
/em waves goodbye to :
LFP
Bullshit time sinks designed to fuck you out of time and money
Failing a level 5 synth at level 65
Needless airship and boat rides that last 10-45 minutes, and the same useless cut scenes associated with them.
Having to pay to recharge a fucking whistle
In game shops that are closed
Being owned by easy prey
Elitist fucks that insist on the best gear but look down on gil buyers
SE doing nothing about RMT
Needing to buy gil in order to have fun
Retard farming
Needing at least 5 other players to do the simplest things
Limit breaks
Shitty drop rates
Lousy travel options
Stuck up BRD’s
FFXI Fanbois
Crap storage options
Spoiled brats that play FFXI for 10 hours a day and call other people lazy when they use income from a JOB to buy gil.
Shitty sneak and invisible timers
Trash rewards for quests and garbage drops from mobs
Sold out items at vendors
Vendors who can’t get stock because beastmen control a region, or some such shit excuse.
TP burn only jerks
SMN must main heal idiocy
Dying as you zone
Down leveling
Bastock
1 million gil sending limit nonsense
8 item delivery limitation
BST getting screwed over
SMN getting ignored every update
ToAU only party mentality
Lousy customer support
Lack of definitive answers because SE refuses to answer the simplest questions about moon phase, directional facing and drop rate influences.
The moronic sub-job concept
Being level 30 to unlock SMN and then just be a sub par WHM
/WHM only for SMN
/NIN plague now infecting everyone
RDM’s thinking they are pimps
Kwetarded chocobos
People to stupid to have oils and powders
Over nuking BLM’s
NIN’s that suck at recast timing
WAR’s that think they have a giant dick because of their rampage damage
Mobs that hit you with melee weapons from way beyond melee range
Players that think OP warps are worth a shit
WAR’s that insist on saying “Provoking” in party chat in their macro

And all the other needlessly stupid and lengthy time sinks that turned what could be a great game into a steaming pile of shit good only for chatting to friends made while commiserating about this annoying game.

My son, my best friend and his sons still play, so I will no doubt still hear about how shitty and useless (except for BLU) the updates are, and how chocobo racing still hasn’t been implemented 10 months after it was talked about, and how SMN still only main heal even if they get 10 more avatars.

That Salvage is just an excuse to force you to do the interesting concept, but shittily executed, Assault. And another way to force you to XP in ToAU to get ISP or whatever requirement is needed for it.

Time to start working on getting my son and friend banned so they will pick up WoW.

posted by Squeenix


Too true ;;
LOL

[Khristah]

It's a Nice Day For a White Wedding

Dammit. Now that song is stuck in my head.

Damn you, Billy Idol. DAMN YOU!

Anyway, as you may already have guessed, I recently got to take part in an in-game wedding.

No, no. I was not the groom.

/equip "Ball and Chain" Legs

(( Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass. ))

It honestly got me thinking about the process of in-game weddings.

The whole system is kind of strange.

Now, if you already know the other person, then an in-game wedding is cool. I mean, you're in a committed relationship and want to express it via your characters.

It's sweet, really.

But, if you don't know them, the whole thing becomes just a wee bit scary.

And no, chatting with them online does not count as "knowing them."

Let's not even start about internet romances.

You want insight into an internet relationship? I can explain it very clearly.

You're both men.

One or both of you is pretending to be a woman.

One or both of you lives in your parents' basement.

One or both of you looks nothing like you say you do.

One or both of you is going to suggest getting together.

One or both of you is going to be very, very, very disappointed.

And that's an internet relationship in a nutshell.

Psssssttt. She's (read: he's) not really a model, either.

Well... maybe a "before" model.

And by "before," I mean "before the operation."

And by "before the operation," I mean "she has a penis."

Unless you're a fan of swordfighting, you might want to get the hell out now.

Meeting someone over the internet is like going to a restaurant you've never been to and picking something randomly off the menu.

You don't know what you're getting, you're probably not going to like it, and you won't know until it's already in your mouth.

Okay... that analogy sounded less graphic in my head.

My point is that anyone you meet over the internet is a stranger. Even after those hours and hours and hours you spent talking, they are still a stranger.

So, I find the whole idea of in-game weddings just plain hilarious.

My favorite are the stories that go "I met her, I fell in love, we got married, she had a penis, she took all of my stuff."

These are not isolated incidents. This happens quite often.

You realllllllllllly take your life into your own hands when you get hooked up with someone in-game.

Unfortunately for one cute little couple (of guys), I decided to officiate their wedding.

Lucky them.

Yesterday evening, just before 7 pm, the "bride" and groom, along with their invited guests started to arrive at the Chapel in San d'Oria.

Seeing the Temple Knight NPC preparing to deliver the service, I made a few quick changes and removed him from the area.

And took his place.

[GM]Dave>> Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...
Groom>> Wait...
Groom>> Isn't an NPC supposed to perform the ceremony?
[GM]Dave>> Usually, yes.
[GM]Dave>> But since you two read my blog, I made a change.
Groom>> We don't read your blog.
[GM]Dave>> Seriously?
[GM]Dave>> Not even once?
Groom>> Nope.
Bride>> I'm sure it's nice though.
[GM]Dave>> Oh...
Bride>> You can still do the service.
[GM]Dave>> Well, goody goody gum drops.
[GM]Dave>> Thank you, quote unquote miss.
Bride>> What do you mean by...
[GM]Dave>> Please stop interrupting.
[GM]Dave>> Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...
[GM]Dave>> To join this man and this man...
Groom>> Woman.
[GM]Dave>> What?
Groom>> She's a woman.
[GM]Dave>> ... Yeah. Sure she is.
[GM]Dave>> Can I continue?
Groom>> I guess, yeah.
[GM]Dave>> We are gathered here today to join this man...
[GM]Dave>> And this man pretending to be a woman.
Bride>> HEY!!!
Groom>> Knock that off!
Groom>> She's a woman.
[GM]Dave>> Listen, man. It's cool with me.
[GM]Dave>> There's nothing wrong with it.
Groom>> SHE'S A WOMAN!
[GM]Dave>> Okay, okay.
[GM]Dave>> ... To join this man and this woman. Wink, wink.
Bride>> You Bastard!
[GM]Dave>> What now?
[GM]Dave>> Damn, you people whine.
Groom>> You called her a man again.
[GM]Dave>> I did not.
Groom>> You winked.
[GM]Dave>> You can't prove that.
Groom>> YOU SAID WINK, WINK!
[GM]Dave>> Okay, that...
[GM]Dave>> That you can prove.
Bride>> You're a terrible, terrible man.
[GM]Dave>> So are you.
Groom>> SHUT UP!!!
[GM]Dave>> Okay. I'll do it right.
[GM]Dave>> ... To join this man and this woman.
Groom>> DIE, YOU BASTARD!!!
[GM]Dave>> Dear God, what now?
Groom>> You're doing air quotes!
[GM]Dave>> ...
[GM]Dave>> And...?
Bride>> I'M A WOMAN, DAMMIT!!!!!
[GM]Dave>> Calm down, buddy.
Bride>> GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
[GM]Dave>> Maybe we can work out a compromise.
[GM]Dave>> What if I say "Shim"?
Groom>> I HATE YOU!!!
[GM]Dave>> I know, I know!
[GM]Dave>> WoMAN.
[GM]Dave>> You can barely tell, right?
Groom>> I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!
[GM]Dave>> Uh oh.
[GM]Dave>> I'm sorry, but we have to cut the ceremony short.
Groom>> YOU ALREADY RUINED IT!
[GM]Dave>> Threatening a GM with physical violence is a crime.
[GM]Dave>> A serious crime.
Groom>> But you RUINED MY WEDDING!
[GM]Dave>> Oh, you'll have a wedding.
[GM]Dave>> In Mordion Gaol.
Groom>> ...
[GM]Dave>> And you'll probably be the bride.
Groom>> YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!
[GM]Dave>> Let's find out.

*WARP*

[GM]Dave>> Okay, he's in Mordion Gaol.
[GM]Dave>> Do you have any questions?
Bride>> What happens now? *sob*
[GM]Dave>> Well, I just cleaned out his inventory and gil.
[GM]Dave>> You get half.
Bride>> ...
Bride>> I do?
[GM]Dave>> Well...
[GM]Dave>> You are the "woman".
Bride>> Cool.
Bride>> I was getting sick of pretending anyway.
[GM]Dave>> I had a feeling.
Bride>> Thanks, man.
Bride>> I'm going to go mail this stuff to my main.
[GM]Dave>> How "far" did you go to get his stuff?
Bride>> Have you seen the price of Sniper Rings lately?

As I understand it, Jormungand and the Groom had a very lovely ceremony.

They're registered at the Goldsmithing Guild if you want to pick something up for them.

::i thought since we were posting about in game horrors..this one was rather fitting...AND funny!!.....i guess we all cant be as lucky as Tronco... LOL

[Khristah]

i did realize that this took place in ffxi....lol

why cant all GMs be like this guy haha

[Grenomar]

updating as we speak...err....post :)


gonna take a while :(

[Khristah]

i think FFXI is the only MMO without a free trial...wtf is that about =p

[Grenomar]

there's sort of a free trial. You pay like 4 bucks for the game and a month's subscription, but no expansion packs. Pretty good deal if you ask me.