Final Fantasy XI Then...

[C']

Yeah the 'secret' Ark Angel TT one was Japan only.

[dataDave]

If I didn't have anything bigger on my plate at the minute I'd be right back on this in a shot.

My housemate wants to start playing, I'll suggest he starts now and then I can show him the basics, as well as play his account when he's not around maybe.

[Rep]

If I didn't have anything bigger on my plate at the minute I'd be right back on this in a shot.

I know how that feels man, i'm at breaking point with Uni (there's literally around 6 weeks left) and am totally fed up. Could easily sink 18 hour days back into this again at the drop of a hat. Thankfully my bank and girlfriend won't allow it.

[djtickle]

This game is a drug, ive "almost" come back soooo many times. Thank god for CoD and FF13 this week. Hopfully after 13 this week we will see some facts for 14 that will hold me off.

[Apathy]

Hey, if I was to reactivate my POL account and buy the UK version of FFXI what steps will I need to take to get it working?

Just changing the billing address or more?

(I have/had/lost the US CD's. But I've still got all the info to reactivate my POL act and character)

[Rep]

You can download *nudge nudge wink* the US cd's from torrent sites etc if you can get hold of them. Just make sure they are the US ones. So long as you have your playonline ID/Password that should activate them.

[Adam]

Did you guys read that your character names will need replacing if someone has yours on the server you're merging with and all the Linkshells will break? Might wanna claim those names now if you can create any more characters, I'd be livid if mine was taken. Good thing I'm on Odin

[Rep]

Yeah that's pretty ****ty as most of us (Seraph) will end up on Bismark (was it?). Discussed this with Rare (C') briefly the other day and after some checking seems our names are safe.

Almost lost Tobal though

[vwilsonuk]

Hey, if I was to reactivate my POL account and buy the UK version of FFXI what steps will I need to take to get it working? Just changing the billing address or more? (I have/had/lost the US CD's. But I've still got all the info to reactivate my POL act and character)

If you use the POL client from a different region to the one in which you registered, you won't be able to manage your account information in POL.

Since Vista they've made POL available for download, haven't they (for Vista at least)? Or maybe it was just 64-bit Vista. If you can download POL then in theory you can get the right POL client for your account (US) and use a UK copy of FFXI to play. In practice, keeping the different regions separate while simultaneously installed is a bit of a headache. I never got the US and Japanese version to coexist peacefully - always had to remove one to use the other without crashes.

Hope that helps.

Sad news about Seraph. Although it makes no practical difference, I just can't imagine FFXI on a different server.


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[Daragon]

When is the merge happening? Any ideas?

Will I need to log in before it happens, or will I get moved automatically even if my ID is still deactivated?

[Apathy]

Cheers for the help Rep and Hicory.

I've managed to download and install the game and all its expansions, however the character reactivation service is suspended until after the world merger. I guess that will happen in the next week or so.

Oh well i'll have to find something else to do this weekend.

peace!

[Tsingtao]

World merge is happening in parallel with the update, current rumoured date is 22/03 but nothing confirmed yet. If you have anyhting on AH or in delivery box on migration you will lose it so make sure you tidy everything up before the migration.

Be interesting SoU will obviously come online in Dragon's Aery and see how the HNM scene is on Bismarck.

[C']

So far this week I've claimed all 3 Argus that have spawned as well as a Leech King.

Seriously, considering the incredibly awkward spawn conditions (long spawn window and chance that he won't spawn at all) and the drop is EX, is it really necessary for the droprate to be so bad?

I feel like if people manage to even kill Argus three times considering the above, they should get a PCA.

[Darwock]

You probably feel like I felt after hunting and killing the Noble Mold three times (hours and hours of my life & sleep gone in the process!) and getting diddly squat for it. Other than a few screenshots of me fighting it.

The fact I never got the drop from that NM might be my biggest regret from the game... whenever the Zi'tah music comes on my music player it literally makes me wince.

[Tsingtao]

I thought Argus was 1/1 ...

I got so lucky I parked there to find window, 3 other campers there and I went to make food just popped in to check log and it was up. claimed from right in front of someone AFK, kill and drop. Now Rose Garden was another story 1/37 or something!

Noble Mold I haven't got yet, I'm 0/11 on Taisaijin which is a pain as well.

Current anoyance is still farming moblumin ingots in oldton for gold smithing.

Just selling a few bits of gear before we go to Bismarck as stuff is cheaper there. Can't decide if I can bring myself to sell my avalon breastplate or not. Still wating on my gaiters my play time is so low now no real chance. Given I only really need that and the D Ring now everything else is abolsute virtue, limbus, dynamis, nyzul, salvage or einherjar.

Missed our beaucedine farming for sword and shield testimony the other week still need BLM and RDM from there.