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[pancakesandsex]

will probably be hard to find but an exp party at 57 should yield some KS. you might even be so bold as to ask the party if you can lot them. explain to them you just need some for limit break.

what server are you on anyway?

Lol he's Grahf from SoD

 

[Shouta]

Not a lot of folks need KS anymore so it'll be easy to get if you need them. I can also go hunting with folks if I'm on as well. Regain empowered automatons are hilarious for farming.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Not a lot of folks need KS anymore so it'll be easy to get if you need them. I can also go hunting with folks if I'm on as well. Regain empowered automatons are hilarious for farming.

Enjoying those knuckles are you?

 

[Shouta]

Enjoying those knuckles are you?

They are so broken, it's awesome.

 

[jiggle]

i miss this game :<
daily dynamis sounds crazy...
how many lv90s are needed to clear a city zone?

 

[pancakesandsex]

i miss this game :<
daily dynamis sounds crazy...
how many lv90s are needed to clear a city zone?

Can full clear with 18. And I mean nothing left.

 

[ithorien]

Can full clear with 18. And I mean nothing left.

That was possible when 75 was still cap in a good LS, I'd argue less.

 

[Desi]

i guess i should sell all of my dynamis currency to the guy shouting in port jueno then?

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Hard to say.
Without knowing more about the changes that are going to happen, it's pretty much impossible to know how currency prices will be affected.

I would, however, be surprised if they ended up going up.

 

[pancakesandsex]

i guess i should sell all of my dynamis currency to the guy shouting in port jueno then?

No, he's undercutting. Check the FFXIAH and idle somewhere till it sells at the normal price.

 

[B.K.]

Is the fight against Maat in Limit Break 5 a one-on-one battle?

 

[Feep]

Is the fight against Maat in Limit Break 5 a one-on-one battle?

Yes.

(lurking, haven't played FFXI in five years)

 

[ZetaEpyon]

One-on-one, no sub-job.

Which makes the difficulty vary quite a bit, depending on your job.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Is the fight against Maat in Limit Break 5 a one-on-one battle?

Read the guides on the wiki and stock up on some meds. If you need to borrow some situational gear lemme know.

 

[B.K.]

One-on-one, no sub-job.

That fight is going to SUCK.

 

[hgplayer1]

That fight is going to SUCK.

What job?

Ive done the Maat fight with SAM and DRK and can honestly say even when you do everything "right" you can still get unlucky and fail.

I would recommend not doing the fight until you cant gain any more exp and try not to go in with your combat skills too under leveled.

Other than that have fun with it cause your probably gonna have to attempt it a few times anyway.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Servers may be going down temporarily as a result of the quake. Just a heads up.
http://twitter.com/#!/FFXI_EN

 

[Shouta]

Yeah, it'll be off for at least a week, I guess. I just got MNK to 74 too.

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

This is lame. I canceled my subscription because I lost interest in the game, but I've been randomly kicking it around because I already paid for my month. Now I'm being told the only way to get a refund is to play in April as well? Weak.

I understand things are bad in Japan right now, but I would like to get my money back if they aren't going to allow me to play.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Well, the downtime is unfortunate, but totally understandable. Game servers are not exactly a high priority thing when there are power usage issues going on.

Basically puts me offline for the next 2 weeks though, since I'll be out of town for a week after this one.

I wonder if this will affect the version update plans in any way...

 

[pancakesandsex]

This is lame. I canceled my subscription because I lost interest in the game, but I've been randomly kicking it around because I already paid for my month. Now I'm being told the only way to get a refund is to play in April as well? Weak.

I understand things are bad in Japan right now, but I would like to get my money back if they aren't going to allow me to play.

Consider it a 12$ donation to the relief effort and move on dude.

 

[DrForester]

There's going to be no charges for POL services in April to make up for the downtime.

I'm going to take that and donate to the red cross right now.

Stay Classy Square!

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

Consider it a 12$ donation to the relief effort and move on dude.

I'm cool with that. Spending money on a gaming company is practically equal to giving to the red cross.

 

[DrForester]

I'm cool with that. Spending money on a gaming company is practically equal to giving to the red cross.

You're getting next month free...

 

[pancakesandsex]

I'm cool with that. Spending money on a gaming company is practically equal to giving to the red cross.

That's totally what I was going for. Let me know how that phone call asking for a refund goes.

You're getting next month free...

He's upset he's not getting a refund for the lost 2.5 weeks on his last month on the game. He's already canceled.

 

[B.K.]

I wonder how much money they'll lose by not charging for April.

 

[DrForester]

Well. FFXIV is still free, isn't it?

I don't know how many users there are now. I'd imagine they still have a few hundred thousand users on FFXI.

It's not a painless gesture for SE, that's for sure.

 

[B.K.]

It's not a painless gesture for SE, that's for sure.

Of course not, but I just wonder what their monthly revenue is from the game.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Well. FFXIV is still free, isn't it?

I don't know how many users there are now. I'd imagine they still have a few hundred thousand users on FFXI.

It's not a painless gesture for SE, that's for sure.

14 is still free yes.

 

[B.K.]

It's been two days so far. Is anyone having withdrawal yet?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I can usually exercise pretty good control. But when I can't play even if I want to, that's when I get the urge the most.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

I can usually exercise pretty good control. But when I can't play even if I want to, that's when I get the urge the most.

Totally. Something about knowing that you can't makes it worse.

At least my huge backlog of games will finally get some attention.

 

[B.K.]

The next major update and server merge have been pushed back to sometime in May.

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

When I called about my refund they said that the servers should be up next week, so the wait shouldn't be that much longer.

 

[pancakesandsex]

I can't believe you actually called for a refund.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Servers come back March 25th.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news20551.shtml

 

[wwm0nkey]

Ok just bought this and since the servers go up Friday what all should I be expecting from this game?

Got the complete edition for $10 for the 360.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Ok just bought this and since the servers go up Friday what all should I be expecting from this game?

Got the complete edition for $10 for the 360.

Expect a strong need for patience.

 

[hgplayer1]

Ok just bought this and since the servers go up Friday what all should I be expecting from this game?

Got the complete edition for $10 for the 360.

Expect lots of grinding early on. Its gonna look like theres not a lot of people around in the starter areas but theres lots to do in this game.

You can solo pretty easily these days but take advantage of any and every thing to make that solo experience easier.

Things such as Field of Valor Field Manuals, Experience bonus rings, open blue treasure chests for temporary items, always have signet on, dont try to upgrade your armor and weapons too much early on, dont throw away crystals or anything that stacks.

Last but not least make your character on Sylph and get in our Linkshell so we can help you along.

 

[wwm0nkey]

so basically I just have to make it past the grinding parts then there is a lot of fun shit right?

 

[pancakesandsex]

so basically I just have to make it past the grinding parts then there is a lot of fun shit right?

Try talking to everyone in town and racking up a bunch of quests too. They usually have some kind of little vignette attached to them which may string into others almost like a dragon quest game at times. Often times you'll see the more complex quests share npcs with the simpler ones even if they are part of a different or unrelated chain, so everything builds off of everything else. You could be doing a quest a year from now that takes place in in the past or something, and an npc you're familiar with from some insubstantial farming quest might show up in a cutscene. It's crazy like that.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Ok now since I have yet to install anything on this, how long will all of this stuff take?

 

[DrForester]

Ok now since I have yet to install anything on this, how long will all of this stuff take?

Can you get update files now, with servers down?

If you can, you should expect maybe 2-4 hours of downloading and installing. The timer might say 8 hours, but it's very conservative in estimates.

 

[hgplayer1]

so basically I just have to make it past the grinding parts then there is a lot of fun shit right?

depends on what you consider fun shit lol

EXP parties later on can be a lot of fun but those are for the most part a thing of the past if you have the Abyssea add ons.

I personally think all the main story and expansion missions are fun to do but some of them require a lot of time to complete and a good guide.

Assault, Dynamis, and Limbus are all fun end game stuff.

Dont expect the grind to ever end though. Any new thing you start will be grinding over grinding.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Can you get update files now, with servers down?

If you can, you should expect maybe 2-4 hours of downloading and installing. The timer might say 8 hours, but it's very conservative in estimates.

Nope have to wait till Friday when the servers are back up.

Also I don't mind grinding, I did play Phantasy Star Universe after all XD

 

[DrForester]

Nope have to wait till Friday when the servers are back up.

Also I don't mind grinding, I did play Phantasy Star Universe after all XD

Then yeah expect 2-4 hours. Except for update days, the download system in FFXI (and even XIV) is pretty Fast.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Ok so exactly compared to Phantasy Star Universe how much better is this? Because my friends only play on the 360 and that was the only MMO they have tried (i did play it with them though)

 

[pancakesandsex]

Ok so exactly compared to Phantasy Star Universe how much better is this? Because my friends only play on the 360 and that was the only MMO they have tried (i did play it with them though)

It's very, very different in terms of pacing and structure. For one, it's an enormous persistent world.

 

[wwm0nkey]

It's very, very different in terms of pacing and structure. For one, it's an enormous persistent world.

Well I would like something that is more complex than PSU and A LOT bigger than PSU too.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Well I would like something that is more complex than PSU and A LOT bigger than PSU too.

That's what you're getting. It's also a lot less user friendly than PSU, but if you can get used to that, it's so so good.