Gamer Grub #1

Kim Chee Saimin with Vienna Sausage ★★☆☆☆

Befitting the stereotype, I cooked saimin noodles (similar to ramen) and added a little spiciness using kim chee. I also added some vienna sausage and kamaboko (fish cake) for a bit of sustenance. Simple and cheap!

Preparation time: N/A
Time to cook: Less than 10 minutes

Shrimp-Flavored Saimin Package: $0.50
Bottle of Kim Chee (6-8 servings): $2.40
Can of Vienna Sausage: $0.90
Block of Kamaboko (5-7 servings) $1.75

Dish Total: ~$2.15

Notes:
While cooking the noodles, add the kim chee a bit before you add the soup base so it has time to cook and spread the flavor. Also add the kamaboko a little early so it can soften up a little.

Debrief - Dynamis-Windurst 08/20

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.2 Parry - Acers
BLU - Punisher (SS)
WHM - Daisylala (SS)
WAR - Dilitolilla (SS)
DNC - Carion
PLD - Godimgood (SS)
BST - Carion
BLU - Token
PLD - Kirisawa
PLD - Tombal (SS)
NIN - Izz
WAR - Lanryia
BST - Clave
BLM - Catse
NIN - ???

Upcoming ZNM Schedule

08/20/09: [T3] Achamoth
08/27/09: [T3] Dea
09/03/09: [T2] Anantaboga (?)
09/10/09: [T3] Armed Gears
09/17/09: [T4] Sarameya
09/24/09: [T4] Sarameya

Usukane Sune-Ate 1/3

Short post.

Sunday I woke up right before Dynamis, which means I missed Limbus again. They did Omega but no body drop. And because I was late for Dynamis, and I also didn't sign up apparently, I got to come on SAM. Maybe I should do that more often... XD It would only cost me half my <3 Bank gil. Yep. Not worth it. Today was short and satisfying. Feel free to interpret that however you want. I logged into the shout/chat area of Aht Urhgan Whitegate and, for some random reason, I was compelled to involve myself. In the end...

I dunno.

Then it was time for pink pearl Salvage. We did Ramparts today. Gate Winow, or -----"clow" as I misread ("c" from Chigoe" next to the "l" in Barlow = "d"), decided not to show up. Next floor however...

Skirmish Pephredo spawned a miracle four times! The Sune-ate dropped the first two times, for Barlow and myself, respectively. It was pwnsome! People at the cafe were staring at me because I was verbally excited by the constant action. I need to control myself a little bit more. *^_^*

Off to Walmart and Don Quiote for food and supplies. I should be online later tonight to farm gil/zeni, depending on what Sanraku wants.

Up And Down

Where to begin...

Last Wednesday I helped Rrynn get her two of her final spells as a BLU. At the same time, I got to finally explore Beaucedine Glacier [S] and Xarcabard [S]. It was pretty fun! If painful = fun, then it was lots of fun!

These guys are super grumpy. AoE/Conal moves that take multiple or all shadows. Not to mention they hit freaking hard, can terrorize you, and strip you naked. Yes, they're perverts like Yagudos.

Again very grumpy. They weren't as bad as the Ruszors, but they link like crazy. It's sight link, but they can link from over 25' away. Evil evil thingys. They can also terrorize.

I got lucky this week. Sanraku wanted Wamouras, and so I got him Wamouras. 99 zeni each! So I got a total of... 120 pictures (60 each character)... that's around 5k zeni each... Then I went and killed Brass Borer 4x solo. Not so difficult, just boring. This is after the BLU hunting, so I was pretty damn tired. I got a quick nap and moved onto ZNMs.

Oh so very true.

Margulis decided to kill me. Well, he was charmed, so I don't blame him. But the other BLMs took vengence into their own hands. Good job guys!

After four Dahaks, we went to Dynamis-Qufim.

Grats! It only took you a couple years. ;)

During the run, PUP Cape dropped and Vegetto won. He just recently leveled it. Toth, who has been fighting for it for a while, and was the first PUP pretty much on Fairy server, lost the lot. He also lost his control and vocalized what he considered was... how do I put this into words... unfair?... it was for him not to have priority whilst using pretty vulgar language. Not only was this insulting to Vegetto (who didn't care anyway), he disrespected the entire Linkshell by exclaiming how he wasn't protected. Well Toth, too bad for you. We have rules that you accepted upon applying for membership and we followed through. I'm really sorry buddy, but I hope you have better luck in the future. I'll miss your long AFKs on Sundays most definitely.

Onto real life!

Today I found out I got a raise at work. A very nice 15%! I also got a bonus check! But I lost my bonus check at poker. Not too shabby.

Anyway, it's almost 5:30AM and I have work in 7 hours. So I should get some nap time. Bai!

Karma Payback

This is from Monday, I forgot to post it. We failed to pop NM at the higher floor. But we got to play as frogs!

So anyway, that bad day turned around and I had damn good luck. All my lots were 900+ in Dynamis-Beaucedine for a while and people were starting to think I stole Homero's lot bot (joke).

(picture turned out better than I expected)

Inventory +10! Wewt!

The Etoile Tights gives me a full amount of 21% haste in TP gear. Thank goodness for inert DNC accuracy!

Mia being random. <_<;

Tonight I played poker at my friend's house. I actually won! I won't put an actual amount, but let's just say I'm about even in my winnings and losses now. So good for me!

Anyway, I might be online tomorrow but there's a poker tournament I'm invited to. So... I don't know. Depends on my friend if she's going or not. And also whether I have permission. ^_^

Good night!

When Will I Ever Learn?

NEVER say, "It can't get any worse." It can. God has a sense of humor.

ZNM Sunday

I'm starting this ZNM Sunday group in hopes of getting a couple more seals to push for the Thursday group, as well as getting some items for those who have never done ZNM as well. Depending on the amount of people that join, the intial focus will be on Tier I and II, and a few from Hydra Path Tier III.

Also, if you're interested in becoming a Zeni Farmer for this day rotation, there are 2 spots open.

Gather time: Sunday 3:00PM EST (2 hours before Malloreon Limbus)
Start time: 3:15PM EST
End time: 5:00PM EST

Confirmed Members:
Maikeru
Kurtziza

Interested Members:
Demenic
Briganna
Cman
Clemz
Amageus
Nyava

From AMK to Zeni

First of all...

DISCLAIMER WARNING: This post contains images and information pertaining to the new FFXI Expansion "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat," also known as AMK. This posting contains spoilers. Please be advised.

That being said, this post is going to be pretty long as it covers a bunch of stuff. So let's dive in!

I figure I'd start with the sexy Nightfall. This was during Dynamis-Valkurm and she was supposedly talking about needles from Cactaurs... yea. ^^

Randomness...

I got this from the ??? Sash from Red vs. Blue Assault. No one wanted it, so yay for me! This is arguably the best piece for WHM if you want to max out your -Enmity. Good piece once my WHM hits 75. I get to sell my Penitent's Rope! :D

We fought this bastard two weeks ago for some seals. Awful awful bastard that I want to stab. Luckily for this run we had support from Senkei. It was a good thing. I sort of doubt we would have been able to beat him without the help. Basically, this guy has a combination of charm, Astral Flow, and multiple AoE attacks. Just an overall badass. I'm sad we have to keep fighting him. We need seals from this guy for Sarameya.

Along with AMK, this past update also introduced the new Union system to Campaign. Basically, after getting your Allied Tags, you register for a random union. At the end of a campaign battle, depending on how well your union fought, you receive spoils from the battle. It's pretty random, but some items are worth a bunch, and of course the highly sought out Dynamis currency also drop. The more members in a union, the greater the number of drops at the end of the fight because your union is more likely to kill more beastmen. However, the more players, the more competition. So it's a tossup.

With the update, you can now augment pretty much anything. This is one of the new crafted items and the possibility of augments. There are a whole bunch of screenshots on KI and BG forums of some possible awesome augments. This is a screenshot of a random galka passing by. I might try for this one day. I think Demenic is trying to get a group together for it.

Like I said earlier in the disclaimer, if you do not wish to see spoilers, do not read on.

Overall, this expansion was pretty decent. The quests are not as irritating as ACP, and the final BCNM wasn't so aggravating. The best part was the fact that I did not have to climb Delkfutt's Tower. Just thinking about that portion of ACP makes me want to punch this screen. They also did a great job on the cutscenes. Maybe it was just the fact that it was mooglicious, but the details were executed very well.

Storyline: 6.5/10
Cutscenes: 8/10
Music: N/A (sound was off lol)
Value (Reward): 9/10
No Delkfutt's Climb: +5

Overall: 28.5/30

Here are some screenshots of my journey...

This was the protagonist of the storyline. Cute little fella.

Poor little guy got stuck in the treasure chest!

Ok maybe it's because I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to some of these images... BUT DAMN! I was so freaked out watching this cutscene. I mean, it doesn't look too scary as still pictures, but while it was animated I was getting chills. The eyes were pretty freaky and I had flashbacks of Evangelion. What freaked me out the most were the bloody handprints. Can anyone say Elfen Lied? Maybe I just watch too much creepy, religious, and symbolic anime.

I found this NM wandering around while doing one of the quests for AMK. I remember Azulmagia trying to camp this guy for drops or something... idk. XD

Hello Kitty?

The antagonist of the storyline, the boss moogle was... well... the boss! I didn't take pictures of the last BCNM fight (because I was doing my best not to screw up), but basically this guy goes crazy and gains huge powers. Keyword: huge.

And is it just me or does the second picture look like the resurrection of Jesus? I wonder if it's a sin to compare God to a video game...

Also the boss takes triple damage. Nice little e-peen going here!

Trojan Taru~~~!

The reward of my endeavors. This is a big "FUCK YOU" to Maat's Cap, Wyvern Helm +1, and Shura Zunari Kabuto +1. It is possible to get a full STR+6, but according to the SAM Union on KI, WS+2% is > STR+2. What makes this awesome is the WSACC+15. That's freaking amazing to be combined with a STR piece.

There are only two things that can be arguably better than this: Wyvern Helm +1 with STR+3 augment, or Gnadbhod's Helm. Both of which are a bitch to obtain, or, in the Wyvern's case, pretty much impossible.

I could have also gotten a full accuracy helm with Acc+10/Atk+5, WSAcc+15/STR+4. This would be awesome for THF, MNK, or any other multi-hitting weapon skills. But I enjoy SAM more than any other melee job, so I went with what I have.

Anyway, it's been a long day, and a long post. Good night!