Category: FFXI

A wiki is a web application that can be freely edited by anyone. Allowing anyone to freely edit it helps a wiki to grow fast. To grow into a huge knowledge base many people can benefit from.

So how does one make big money with wiki?

Step 1: Setup a FFXI wiki
Step 2: Invite the FFXI community to contribute
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!

This is a true story! The FFXIClopedia admins sold FFXIClopedia to Wikia and earned up to $200,000USD worth of cash and stock options.

Fantastic!

"By the way, I recently ran a fundraiser where I put the donations into my personal bank account together with my savings. For some unknown reason, I have about $2300 of donation money missing! OMG! Help!"

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"No problem. Ask and ye shall receive."

"We are the good guys, we are the good guys~♪ We’ll fill in your missing funds, without any questions asked~♪"

My thoughts? You guys are good guys!

Once again, congratulations on using the FFXI community to earn big money for you!

Sources:
BG Forum – Dear Ganiman
BG Forum – Dear Ganiman, Gahoo, Mierin, Wikia
BG Forum – Dear BG
Euphidime – Regarding FFXIClopedia’s recent move to Wikia

P.S. FOR GRANITE!

Last Sunday, helped a friend with Jailer of Fortitude and Justice, 2 battles each. Won lot on Fortitude Axe, no torques dropped on Justice. Thanks to the 2-hand weapon adjustment, we killed Justice in less than 5 minutes, full alliance. :o

Went on a merit PT where there’re no tanks! DRK/NIN SAM/NIN SAM/NIN WHM/BLM BRD/NIN RDM/BLM. We fought qutrubs and lamias in Caedarva, a camp around NW of the staging point. We only chained up to around 17+ then the BRD puller DCed a few times.

High chains or exp/hour doesn’t matter to me as long as I get limit points.

Merits wise, I have finished desperate blows to LV3 (15%). With about 9% haste gear, March x2 (20%), haste(15%), I had about 59% haste when using last resort. I swung faster than a sword. XD

Now to work on getting Last Resort recast to LV5 and then it’s STR merits.

Started chocobo raising too, now that the market prices for chocobo food and chocobo raising have stabilized. I named it PaprikaParfait. I hope it’s either red or black.

I’ve tried DRK on Kirin for like 2 minutes. Stupid random teleporter. >_> My hits range from 30 to 90. I had TP but couldn’t do a SA Spinning Slash in time. /sigh

As for my lolAegis, now that I’ve completed PLD relic AF, I’ve begun spending points for 100 pieces. I think I’ve gotten about 3~4 pieces over the past few runs. I’m close to LV3! But this is just the tip of the iceberg…

Recently, I lost the urge to level MNK because of the 2-hand weapon adjustment. But now that I’ve lotted an unwanted MNK relic AF body, maybe that will give me the motivation to level MNK again! The only thing I hate is preparing for EXP PTs. I have so much gear for DRK and PLD which I don’t store on mules, so I have to do lots of muling for my MNK equip.

That’s all. Next FFXI related post will probably be in 2 weeks. I’ve acquired quite a few movies that I’m going to spend time watching when I get home from work instead of playing FFXI!

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900K loss. *sigh*

First of all, the Despot adjustment!

After SE changed Ulli to a forced pop NM, Ulli’s popularity fell as everyone farmed furiously for those Diorites.

As a result, Despot’s popularity soared.

I’ve seen like 3 LSes camp along the Despot corridor and the situation was as bad as Ullikummi’s room before the Ulli adjustment.

Now, I assume Despot is claimed by whoever kills the PH, which is like Steam Cleaner?

Then again, this may or may not fix the RMT problems as the RMTs on Odin have 5~6 BLMs standing by, a THF does a massive pull of Groundkeepers and then the BLMs all do a synchronized thundaga.

Oh well. Next item, grips!

A list of the new items are available for viewing here. I’ve already decided on the grips that I’m going to get for my DRK.

Platinum Grip: Acc+2, Additional effect: Stun. Probably for HNM, full ACC setup. Low priority.

Sword Strap: 2-hand weapon delay -3%.

Pole Strap: Double attack +2%.

Claymore grip: Critical Hit +3%, for use with my unlocked Subduer.

I’m also anxious to see how much damage my DRK will do to high level monsters now. And also to see what has been changed for Cross Reaper. Will it be as strong as Spinning Slash?

Chocobo Racing‘s up. I think it will be nice for us to watch while waiting for a PT invite. And I think it’s a good time to start raising a chocobo now that the whole chocobo raising fad has calmed down. I remember back during the first few weeks of chocobo raising, tokopekko grass is being sold at 100,000gil for each single piece!

Mog lockers accessible from Nomad Moogles. About time!

Shield Bash and Weapon Bash have been enhanced! :D :D :D

Oh, and I just heard this from Sireen and verified it. Each 1 STR now gives 1 Attack and each 1 DEX gives 1 accuracy for 2hand weapons only. Previously it was 2STR = 1Att, 2DEX = 1Acc. My attack total now exceeds 500 without food! Cross reaper now gives better damage. Or perhaps it’s giving better damage because of the STR/Attack adjustment?

Can’t wait to test DRK on Kirin. >:)
This is the only HNM that I have a chance to touch by the way. 

I guess that’s all for a list of updates that I really like. I hope DRKs will be more wanted in merit PTs now!

Finally finished PLD Relic AF. I got the legs piece in our previous beaucedine run. Now I think I’ll start spending points on 100 pieces to work on my lolrelic shield.

 

My dynamis LS has taken a different approach to some things. We use only 1 PLD in sleepga PT now and 1 NIN tank as main. I get to go as DRK/NIN and sometimes help to tank a little, which keeps me awake. Seeing the BRD and BLM keeping all the mobs slept makes me sleepy. >_<

As to why I feel sleepy, the times of my dynamis runs are 12am and 4am, local time.

My NIN static is slowly approaching to an end. Just 2 more levelling sessions and I’m quitting it for good. Our last PT, a JP RDM disconnected a few minutes after levelling up and never came back. Instead of finding a replacement, we just continued on as 5 members (WHM BLM SMN MNK NIN). Even though we are only 5, we could chain #5 and get around 180~266exp per kill. :D

I begin to have interest in MNK and WHM. I’m playing WHM just to experience the different aspects of battle in FFXI; Tank(PLD,NIN), Damage-Dealer(MNK,DRK,WAR), Support(RDM,BRD), Healing(WHM). Is there any category that I left out? I’m playing MNK because a friend keeps telling me it’s the best DD job, thus I decided to try it out and see for myself. MNK also seems like a job that can solo stuff well.

The upcoming update looks very good for DDers who use 2-hand weapons. SE’s going to adjust the damage formula so we can deal more damage against high level monsters. Hopefully it applies to NMs too. They’re also going to introduce "grips" which is to be equipped in the sub-weapon slot.

Screenshots from POL site show an example of a grip that reduces delay by 3%. 2 good news for DRKs, SAMs and DRGs. :)