Final Fantasy XI Then...

[Tsingtao]

Gears for the BCNM20 are cheap, what we've been suing are bone harnesses (+1 if you've got the gil but by no means required), a pair of low delay daggers and I've been using AGI rings assume the RDMs have been using INT boosts for sleep and silence. The body has to be Bazaared after you have it but seems 700 - 800k are reasonable for it. Don't wait for Hicory and I as our schedules have been awful lately, when we have time we'll give a shout and see who wants to come, always felt this BC was the more the merrier really.

As for Lewis yes he has a pearl for Rargh. -.-

[vwilsonuk]

Who's Lewis, I've seen his name mentioned a few times recently - I thought he was an LS member?

Technically, yes. It seems he made a big impression.

Anyone got lvl15 job there feel like levelling.

Got a level 14 WAR but not sure I'm going to be on the same time as you are (Sat/Sun). If the opportunity presents itself, though ...

[Darwock]

Ooh, too many titbits and no details - what's the story with Lewis then?

[Tsingtao]

Ok in my view he's a git, spends his time talking rubbish and demanding help for things whilst maintaining an unusual level of obnoxiousness. He's the first person on an LS I've ever had to /blist to avoid having to listen to.

Seems to me he has an opinion on everything but knowledge about nothing, drives me round the twist. A prime example is during the ZM4 when we were stuck in the paintbrush room and we're trying to open the door to the Den. Whilst we're trying to sort that out on LS chat I had

"So when we doing ZM5, so when we doing ZM5, Invite me to ZM5, when we doing ZM5, don't forget me for ZM5"

Which I wouldn't mind except we had answered after his first 4 question that we were busy and it would probably be next week, eventually Hic told him to shut up.

I really don't know what it is but he just seems to constantly talk cack, I really don't know what more to say. On the up side Tobal seems to have the knack of shutting him up

Oh and I have a smaosa it's ace!

In low level job new I want to level Ranger and Red Mage through Valkurm soon(ish) so if anyone fancies proposing a low level static 1 night a week after Christmas I'm game.

[Darwock]

OK, I think I get the picture now - so he's still a member, just not a very popular one? Still, he must be doing something right before he's trading in 4 million gil equipment!

[Tobal]

I have feeling he buys gil, in the 1/2month's he's been with us he's farmed once and has never joined in or talked about crafts. The week he brought the Hagun, he had Brought Haubie+1 by what he said at the time trading Haubie+triumph ring +2m and said he was broke, and then from nowhere has 4.6m to buy a Hagun and then carelessly sell it for 600k less a few days later, while also planning to get SH+1 at the same time.

Shady

[C']

He's sent me a couple of tells last few days. Whilst I don't know whether or not he buys gil (his story about the Haubie+1 sounded legit, as there was a complex trade/barter situation involved) he is definately much less obnxious when speaking on a 1-1 basis.

Then again, his very first /ell to me was complimenting my equipment so maybe I am just a sucker for ego-boosts

Sort of speaking of which I just splashed out on another pair of Fuma Kyahan (I sold my original pair to fund Scorpion Harness) which has left me close to the poverty line but I feel happy. Been at a loss the last few days as I'm waiting on O.Hat/ZM5 shouts in Jeuno and it was getting me down but now I have a reason to farm again

Also means my level 40 cap gear is close to complete so me, Moot and Apathye will likely be progrressing through CoP again soon.

[Tobal]

Why didn't you join tsing and the others doing zm5, seems a bit stupid you did bother.

[Kerushi]

Aye luckily none of you lot have had the pleasure of partying with the brat. I was unfortunate to have that experience in CN between lvls 40 and 50. He was a bit better then but he still did a few things like telling me how to do my job (which I was already good at with the war/mnk setup) or flaunting his equip at the time.

The current Gil climate is insane. I know im gonna be heart broken when I eventually buy the hauberk ... dunno if I should just go for a an admam hauberk at 75 ...

Does anyone know the reason why people wake up with headaches even though they don't drink and didn't have a headache before they went to sleep?

I can't believe my timing yesterday ... my uncle came back from a trip and its kinda a family thing to go mob the returning traveller for preasents. I was hoping the stay would not last too long after 8pm but as these things go and family politics things got dragged out.

was a suprise that the ZM5 party handt left but now I know why they didnt leave ... (thanks Bayan I'll buy you a drink later lol) I'm gonna read up on ZM6.

I like the LS Event idea.

About the Gil Buyers ... another reason that gil buyers exists is ebcause of competition between friends that play this game. They begin bragging umongts themselves that they have better equipment and that makes them a beter player so their friend then goes out and buys gil to either match or out do their friend.

The Rare/Ex items that SE implelemted last year could have played a further advantage to the gil sellers but this methodwould be like taking a big risk. they could still camp the Rare/Ex mobs and have another branch of their company BCNM the items like mad. the Gil sellers then will probabily gain a large foothold in the market and then bring the prices up higher making more need for gil movement but this would take up more of their time and recources.

There is not really much SE can do about this because as soon as you blcok one account of a gil seller the gilseller has alredy made enough money to buy another copy of the game/content id and just sees it as a meeger task.

To combat gil sellers you must find a way to close down gil making methods in such a way that it wont paralyze the legit player base.

[Tsingtao]

Heh I'm suprised that one stuck in your mind K following the lovely little chaps behaviour on that ENM run. I wasn't logged in but I got home while Hicory was on the run and given what he actually said to both you and others I'd gladly avoid him for the rest of the time I play. There's no excuse for that sort of thing on the server let alone within the LS.

In the brighter news though 3 more profiles are now up online with Keushi, Vanicent and Bayan all added to the site last night. We have Talizkers profile just waiting review from the pimp and Darwocks information has shown up so come on lets see some more. We're up to 10 now and looking like things are going well, some new features will show up on the site early in the New Year to aid mission planning etc.

[Darwock]

Love this line in Van's profile:

Vanicent always keeps himself prepared... as a Ranger he always has at least three ranged weapons and, where appropriate, ammo for them as well

[Kerushi]

10 levels of lewis aint fun and is hard to forget even with a headache that takes up the right hemesphere of your your head/brain

[vwilsonuk]

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[Bayan]

Happy Christmas All See you soon Have a good day ^^

[Vanicent]

Yes, thank you Bayan, same to you.

Merry Christmas to all of RarghLS, and I hope you all have a great day.

See you all back in Vana'diel soon.