smithing 60

I’ve been levelling smithing on one of my mules. I’ve finally reached 60 with very little losses (guesstimated 200k loss). It took me a long time because I chose to skill up on items that sell for profit on the AH but take a long time to sell.

I wonder how far I can go until I have to experience huge losses.

It’s kind of fun doing this slowly and making small profits along the way.

Let’s see if I can take it to 100 without spending millions!

the great December 2006 update

Well, FFXI just got updated with a few new stuff. I’ll just go through it briefly on those that concern me most. DRK75, PLD75.

Mog Locker can now be expanded to 70 slots.
At the cost of 5 Imperial Gold pieces. Good thing I have 70,000 Imperial Standing points to spend freely.

Shortcut to Tu’Lia aka Sky.
3 clear chips are needed and they cost 21k each. Or you can just buy 1 but you’ll only be able to warp to sky from the crag you traded your chip to. You will also have to finish the CoP 8-3 pot battle. Because you’ll need the title you get from that BC.

Excellent. Because I go to sky a lot.

Update: blah, seems like there’s a random chance for the chip to break so you’ll have to spend 21,000 to buy a new one to fix it. Not sure if you have to register again.

5 sets of new equip.
I feel lucky the Ares’s set can be used by PLD and DRK. But then again, to obtain the materials needed to make these new equip would require lots of Salvage battles and about 10~12 pieces of the already expensive orihalcum ingots and other hard to obtain items. Oh, and the Ares’s set looks very cool.


(*´д`*)ハァハァ

If I can, I’d choose the flanchard first! But it’s going to make my DRK’s TP gear look very very ugly…

Sentinel, Rampart and Shield boosts.
Sentinel is tested to give 50% damage reduction. Someone got 90% reduction but he tested it using cactuar’s 1000 needles. Could it be possible that there’s a higher damage reduction for monster’s WSes? Also, with Valor Leggings (relic feet) equipped, he got a 100% reduction from 1000 needles.

I did my own tests, only noticed damage reduction from normal attacks. I tested it with /rdm. I got 0 damage even when I didn’t shield block but my target was just an EP.

Didn’t get to test Rampart. All I know is it gives stoneskin effect against magic spells.

When you cast spells and you shield block when attacked, your spell won’t be interrupted anymore. Good news for the PLD/NINs?

Absorb spells reduced to 2 seconds.
From the previous 4 seconds. I wonder if DRK can create skillchains on their own now. I’ll wait and see if other DRKs can pull it off.

Now, best of all…

Lord of Onzozo will no longer drop Kraken Clubs!
Instead, SE are thinking of new ways for everyone to get the club. It would be damn awesome if I can get my hands on 1. I would like to experience Soul Eater, Blood Weapon + Kraken Club for myself. I may also have to level NIN to 37 for utsusemi too… Oh well, let’s see what the new methods of acquiring it are first!

Read the official update here.

to a certain dumb cat

You dumb cat! (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ==== ┻━━┻

I had a feeling you were going to quit but I didn’t expect you to sell your account. But yea, Strawberrie is right, it’s your choice. I guess you find it hard to delete us from your friendlist, drop those linkpearls and say goodbye so it’s easier if you just sold it off and cut it clean.

Meh, I had so much I wanted to tell you when you came back. I was happy when I saw your name online in my friendlist and waited for you to log into the game, it took a few hours so I guess you’re getting the updates. Then when "you" finally logged on, I found out it was a different person.

The new guy seems pretty bad at communicating and he looks like he’s set to dirty the skilled-player reputation you’ve built up over the years. But at least he’s not a gilfarmer from what I’ve observed so far. Bah, I hoped he’d at least tell me first that he’s the new owner instead of making me feel stupid.

I hoped you would have let me know so I didn’t have to feel dumb trying to talk with the new person. I felt glad for Tuufless for being able to quit so I would feel the same for you. Although he’s been showing signs of wanting to return, I think I may just stop him now instead of encouraging him.

I levelled PLD to 75 for a friend who quit, to show my appreciation of him. I will level WHM to 75 (of course not in a hardcore manner!) if you bother to email me or if you don’t have my email, PM me in our sky LS forum. But if you wish to totally break off with the friends you’ve made in FFXI, I’ll understand too.

Wish you all the best in your new relationship! (´з`)y-~

Shikaree Ring

LV30~ Accuracy +2 (命中率), Ranged Accuracy +2. All jobs 全ジョブ.

I killed about 80+ Stroper Chymes I think. I have about 4 stacks of Slime oil.